False Praise

I've come to learn that people say a lot of things they "agree" with because that is what they think you agree with. A friend was referred to my website and decided to call me to discuss my writing career. He talked about how he believed I would one day have works published in University English book to be studied and went on and on and on in that direction. He talked about how real my website was and wonderful the writing was. I listened intently to his monologue before calling him on his crap. He didn't actually read my stories, he read enough of the welcome page to reference what he thought were a few key phrases and went from there. If he had read the site, he would have known that you will never find a story like Late Night Craving in any University book. He would not have said what he thought a writer wants to hear. He would have said something like I would be a best seller and horny men/women everywhere would sing the praises of the brilliant Renise B. Yes, this is a conceded thought but I'm an artist, that's how I am. When I broke that down to him, he admitted to not having read the site, but only reading the introduction. We artists are a sensitive people. We love praise but dislike false attempts especially when you aren't even familiar with our work. If you want to make me happy, the best thing to do is actually read my work.

Or lack thereof

I am one of the many African American erotic writers who is attempting to make themselves known in the literary world. Browsing the internet to check for blogs, websites etc. is something I do on a regular basis. I want to know what's out there being written and try to get an edge over those writers. One thing I've found interesting is the lack of written material on the internet. Let me rephrase, there is PLENTY of erotica on the web, but it is mostly Caucasian. The web is full of websites, blogs, short erotic stories, news articles, associations for writers and readers, the list goes on but rarely include Black people. Everything I've come across has a large picture of a White couple in a romantic embrace.

The exception would be Zane's website which isn't as great as it used to be since it was reconstructed. The "Featured Erotica" page still says "coming soon." Sure the page with Zane's stories is nice but if you are a fan then you own/have read her books and have therefore already read those stories. Other sites that I have come across feature stories written by aspiring writers, whom I respect, but are extremely difficult to locate. I guarantee if you Google "african american literotica" you will not find a single link to a website that actually contains any. Next, try searching "african american erotica." This will actually take you to links for/by Black people. A big improvement from the first search. However, they are mainly sites that sell/review books.

So where do readers turn when they want to read short erotic stories written for and by African Americans? My completely biased suggestion would have to be to visit The House of Blerotica at http://www.blerotica.com/. You will find numerous short erotic stories, updated bi-weekly, for your reading pleasure. There are also stories that are a bit more tame but just as exciting written by the talented M. Satch. With hours of reading material, this site will finally give us hot, erotic literature where the main characters look like us!