I'm probably just being pretentious.

My struggle with Love Taps, and indeed with short story writing in general, is that I find it too easy. I just wrote a new short, in 10 minutes on my cellphone during a lull at work.

Short stories, especially in erotica, distill everything down to the heat. For me, its everything around that heat thats hard. If I simply want to write a few paragraphs about nameless and nameless in the throes of passion then I can pump out an anthology every other month. It would certainly be profitable but would I be satisfied?

I like to push myself, to try new things and experiment. My shorts are hot and fun as a diversion but I struggle to hold them in the same regard that I hold my full novels. Then again I may be falling into the classic "artiste" trap where I poo-poo successful work in favor of my own ego. I'm not sure.

I suppose I can do both. Why not jot down shorts during my down time and craft complex novels when I can really set a few hours aside for it? All I can do, I guess, is follow my instincts.