Ask the Author: Ian Saul Whitcomb
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Ian Saul Whitcomb
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Ian Saul Whitcomb
I squeeze my imagination and my libido together until the pressure makes a bunch of crazed perversity pop out, and then I throw away any elements that I think are too outrageous for human consumption. Some people might argue that I'm not quite selective enough when I'm throwing things out.
Ian Saul Whitcomb
I'm revising a novella called "Gloria's Daughter." It's about a guy who's a long-time client of a suburban prostitute, and what happens when he accidentally meets her college-age daughter. It's more real-world and more serious than my normal projects, although there's a fair amount of character-based humor in the dialogue. I've attempted to make it as respectful as the subject matter allows, which may cause some readers to find it morally ambiguous and may make others say I'm idealizing a terrible profession. But I think it walks the right line between creating sympathy for the characters and acknowledging the darker side of what they're involved in.
Ian Saul Whitcomb
Write. It's surprising how many aspiring writers fail to understand how important it is to do a LOT of the thing they say they want to do.
Ian Saul Whitcomb
The best thing about being a writer is knowing that what's inside your head is much cooler than 90% of what's going on outside your head. (That's also the worst thing about being a writer.)
Ian Saul Whitcomb
I write erotica, so I never get writer's block. If I did, I'd just write down whatever I was thinking about in the shower that morning. I hope that's not TMI.
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