The Library of Erotica

There are a lot of aspiring erotic writers out there in SL, and the Library of Erotica has got a meeting/sharing place at their own sim, where you can buy (free) examples of the writers' work.

I'm not going to even attempt to review any of it, or infer it's of 'varying quality'. It's, more accurately, of 'various erotic themes', and I can only judge the work from a personal perspective, that is, some have more appeal to me than others. Which is why I'm not going to single anyone out. If the quality varies, it's only because certain themes have more personal appeal to me than others. Your tastes in erotic writing may differ substantially from mine and you may disagree wholly with my choices. The danger is that 'everyone's a critic', and I'm not going to do that. I can merely admire the effort put in by the people involved, and the manner in which they have done something positive and creative with their time, as opposed to passively watching television. It's impossible to say it's 'bad writing', merely 'not to my taste' in some instances.

The library also appears to run a monthly short story competition, with a L$5000 first prize, so if you're an aspiring erotic writer, why not submit an entry?

Why don't I? LOL, I've read last month's prizewinners, and my writing isn't in that league, baby! But, you never know...it might be an interesting exercise to participate in the competition, at the very least. If I'm going to be using this blog to address issues of eroticism and sexuality in SL, then I should really walk the walk, right?

The 1st prize winner and runner-up stories are available to grab as notecards at the TP point, and I thoroughly recommend that you grab, and read, both. Utterly compelling reads!

Also available is the group's own magazine, Darkest Desires, now up to Issue 4, also available as a notecard.

And I really did enjoy the experience of being a hooker, waiting for a client, under a lamp post, at the TP point, lol. (see photo). I'm guessing that the pose is just a bit of fun, rather than an exhortation to 'escort' within the sim.

What's exciting about this sim is the fact that there's a collision between RL and SL, the RL creations being brought directly into SL, and that it exists as a two-way thing for its group members or visitors. It should also be essential viewing for newbs (and even seasoned SL campaigners) whose idea of eroticism is a poseball, missionary position sex that looks like they're suffering from severe spinal damage, and textual intercourse confined to phrases like 'oh, yeah, baybee...so hawt!'