Whose Line is it Anyway?

Or Co-writing a book… erm… an erotic book.

Oh, the joys of someone seeing you misspell various parts of anatomy or accidentally add another breast to the equation. Yes, we’re talking about the wonderful world of co-writing erotic fiction. Writing with another author on regular fiction can be challenging enough. The addition of erotic bed play can add another level to the tangled web we writers weave.

Stumbling over the sometimes blunt prose needed to make a scene really work certainly takes writing relationships to new levels. Michelle and I decided to try our hand at co-writing together. Our first attempt is the (still going) free online story—The Raven. This, while it had a few hiccups, wasn’t something so out of the realm of possibility that we had trouble merging our minds. Scary thought. I know. Then, one of us got the bright idea to try our hand at writing an erotic together.

*blinks innocently, hoping Michelle doesn’t start pointing fingers*

The first stages were awkward. You know, that how many dates do you need to have before you end up in bed together kind of awkward.

*Michelle covers eyes*

“Mandy, the rumors will fly on the web now. You know that right?

*clears throat*

After several bottles of wine, a lot of nervous laughter and then a Nike—Just Do It—approach to life, we dug in and our first erotic joint title was born. After birthing more, we’ve found we can almost finish each other’s sentences. We also found that too many bottles of wine and late night phone conversations make for headaches and unreadable notes the next day. Oh. And Barbie Jeeps. Its best you not ask.

*Michelle gets duct tape in hopes of stopping any more equating books with birth talk from Mandy*

*Mandy dances out of the way, laughing*

Thanks for letting us take a minute to share with you, the joys of co-writing erotic fiction.
About the Authors

Michelle M. Pillow and Mandy M. Roth are published romance authors. Michelle’s newest release, Recipe for Disaster, will be on bookshelves June 10th. Mandy’s newest release, Daughter of Darkness 3: Bella Mia, comes out the end of June. Check their websites for more details.

Michelle’s Links
Website, www.michellepillow.com
Blog, www.michellepillow.com/blog

Mandy’s Links
Website, www.mandyroth.com
Blog, www.mandyroth.com/blog

The Raven
Website, www.ravenhappyhour.com
Radio Show, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravenradio

Mandy M Roth

www.mandyroth.com

Bella Mia—Now Available!

Michelle M Pillow

www.michellepillow.com

Recipe for Disaster—Now Available!