Shaun Meeks's Blog - Posts Tagged "erotica"
Zombie/Erotica?
Two days ago, I started to write a story called Body Bag for Angelica Knight Press. They have an upcoming anthology called Fifty Shades of Decay and as you can tell, it is going to have a zombie/erotica theme to it.
I know what you are probably thinking, as I was too. Who could ever think of mixing the two together? I mean could anyone with a somewhat normal mind ever think the two genres could meld together? I didn't. In fact when I saw the post for the submission call, I actually laughed and said to Mina, "Well, there is one I won't be submitting to!".
Yet that same night, I came up with a great idea for it and wrote a first draft in less than three hours.
Normally, there is little to no sex in my writing, but obviously for this I had to step out of my comfort zone a little, and I was surprised to see that it actually worked out. It is really one of the creepiest and most disgusting things I have written, and that is saying something. There are times when the story may even border on a Bizzaro story, so if you are a fan of Brian Keene, Edward Lee or Wrath James White, this may be right up your alley.
Mina is currently trying to build up the courage to edit it at the moment. After how much my last story disturbed her, and the subject matter of this one, she seems a little more hesitant. I think that's a good sign!
I know what you are probably thinking, as I was too. Who could ever think of mixing the two together? I mean could anyone with a somewhat normal mind ever think the two genres could meld together? I didn't. In fact when I saw the post for the submission call, I actually laughed and said to Mina, "Well, there is one I won't be submitting to!".
Yet that same night, I came up with a great idea for it and wrote a first draft in less than three hours.
Normally, there is little to no sex in my writing, but obviously for this I had to step out of my comfort zone a little, and I was surprised to see that it actually worked out. It is really one of the creepiest and most disgusting things I have written, and that is saying something. There are times when the story may even border on a Bizzaro story, so if you are a fan of Brian Keene, Edward Lee or Wrath James White, this may be right up your alley.
Mina is currently trying to build up the courage to edit it at the moment. After how much my last story disturbed her, and the subject matter of this one, she seems a little more hesitant. I think that's a good sign!
Body Bag
My latest story, Body Bag, will be appearing in the upcoming Angelic Knight Press anthology called 50 Shades of Decay. If you couldn't guess by the play on the title, this one is a zombie erotica collection. It wasn't as hard to write as I would have thought, trying to add sensuality to a story that at the same time makes you queasy. When I first handed this one over to my editor, she was unable to finish the edits on it due to how disgusting it was. I let two others read it afterwards and had similar reactions to it. Not sure if that's good or bad, but I look forward to seeing what others think about it.
Later this week, I will be able to post the full ToC, which will include all 50 stories in the anthology, as well as the cover art. Stay tuned for more.
Later this week, I will be able to post the full ToC, which will include all 50 stories in the anthology, as well as the cover art. Stay tuned for more.
