As this is my introductory blog post for eXcessica, I figured it might be prudent to start with why I began writing erotica at all.
A few years ago, I was looking for an adult chat room online, just something to pass the time. I found a few before clicking on one that was associated with a site called Literotica. I didn’t care for the chat room too much, but the site itself intrigued me, especially when I saw the wealth of posted stories.
Having been a writer since my teenage years, I’ve dabbled a little here and there in writing down some of my erotic fantasies. I never thought any of them would ever be read, of course. I wrote them mainly for my own titilation. But now, suddenly, I had discovered a place where such writing was accepted and encouraged. And the best part was that anyone could submit to the site.
So I created the name of slyc_willie for the site and began posting stories. Admittedly, they really weren’t more than tales of pure sexual fantasy and deviation at first. I thrilled at writing them, because I felt a sense of taboo-breaking. My writing had always been mainstream, and while I had only had a few short stories published, I longed to write something more risque that would be accepted. I guess I had always been something of a pervert. 
The response, both on the Literotica forum, and through comments left on my stories and sent to me via email, was unexpectedly, and overwhelmingly, positive. Over the following couple of years, some of my stories were recognized as contest winners. I received touching responses from readers telling me how my stories had affected them, and not just sexually.
For the most part, all of my writing now is erotic. When Selena asked for authors to join her in eXcessica, I was hesitant at first. But eXcessica offers a chance at publication in a market which shies away from stories that involved highly detailed sexual acts. And that is what I write, for the most part. I write what I like to read, and what I like to read is detail.
My first novel for eXcessica, Pretty Baby, is due to be released soon. It is the story of Alyssa Green, told from her point of view, as she realizes a long-held fantasy of becoming a prostitute. The novel was originally released on Literotica as a six-part series, but the story, available through eXcessica is markedly different. It is cleaner, more concise, and while holding to the original descriptive detail, contains a bit more of a story.
There will be more coming from me in the future, that much I can promise. Some of it will be quite dark, but then, what do you expect from someone named Gabriel Daemon?
I absolutely love your name! Now to your entry, Thank you for sharing how you choose the genre you write in. I would love it if next time you could share some of your fantasies that started before you started writing though. Thanks for blogging with us.
Caitlin
Hi Gabriel,
Great post. I love the “interwebs = awesome!” stories. I also like your pen name - very cute.
It’s amazing how many people just start out writing erotica for themselves without realising that there’s a market for it. It was much the same for me and it’s always interesting to find out how other authors got started.
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Gabriel,
Dark definitely works for me and I have always been a reader, but since I have found erotica, I somehow feel complete and I know what I was missing before. I want, actually love explicit sex. I want to know everything in extreme detail. Paint me a picture and make me feel as if I’m there. If I may ask, are you a male or female writer?
Pretty Baby sounds interesting. I have a fantasy of being a stripper.
Deidre
Ah, yeah. Dark erotica is great.
I have a fantasy of being a stripper too, but I’m not nearly pretty enough. I’d rather be a pole dancer…but then, I’m not pretty enough for that one either.
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Been thinking of joining Literotica, but am worried about people taking stories. Are they pretty good about just reading and not copying?
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I apologize for not responding sooner. I have a pretty iffy Internet connection that only seems to work best at night.
To Caitlyn and Limecello: Thanks for the comments. The pen name came to me as I was having a conversation with one of my fellow authors. We sort of inspired each other.
Caitlyn - sharing fantasies may be something I’ll do in the future, although much of what I like is readily apparent in my stories.
Deidre: Pretty Baby is not exactly a dark story, although it does have it’s moments. The more diabolical stuff will come out with a rework of my Literotica Halloween story contest winner, “Shock Radio.”
D.N. Lyons: Literotica is a great venue. There are occasional instances of work from lit popping up on other sites, but there are several very dilligent people who look out for such things, and those stolen stories don’t remain stolen for long.
Good. I could really get into that site. I think I’ll post a couple of short stories on it.
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