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ChuckEPoo
Over 90 days ago
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Have a good one Chris.
Chuckanator
Quote by Buz
•Surfing seems like it will be tough to pull off. The actual competition will have to be at an ocean beach capable of producing great waves, so it may be held quite a distance from the other Olympic events. For instance, in the USA if a city in the eastern half gets the Olympics, the Atlantic Coast is just mediocre as far as surfing. That would need to be done in California or Hawaii.
I agree. As a long time surfer it is not a sport you can just pick a date to do like track and field. Even if you pick a traditional place like North Shore Hawaii, there is no guarantee there will waves. I’ve been there when it’s ripping and when it’s like a lake. The competition would probably have to be late or early winter because that’s storm season. Plus there are only a handful of top surfers anyway.
Chuckanator
As both a former military pilot and private pilot I get nervous with someone else at the controls. But... I’m that way in a car also. Statistics show flying is the safest way of traveling.
I often think how the people of the nineteenth century would view us with our microwave food, advanced technology and portable communication devices. Always in a hurry. Jet travel fits us perfectly. But... I think somewhere along the line there is a price to pay for the rapid paced lifestyle.
Oh, the thread was about flying. Yeah it can be scary I suppose.
I often think how the people of the nineteenth century would view us with our microwave food, advanced technology and portable communication devices. Always in a hurry. Jet travel fits us perfectly. But... I think somewhere along the line there is a price to pay for the rapid paced lifestyle.
Oh, the thread was about flying. Yeah it can be scary I suppose.
Chuckanator
Quote by nicola
Worth it for a bit of fun / titillation, as a writing exercise and to enjoy the feedback and social interaction, sure.
For financial gain? To be perfectly frank, 99% of people will never make a dime from their erotica writing - not here, or anywhere else.
We shelved our ebook publishing section, because even after publishing 30+ erotic ebooks, our revenue didn't even reach $50 most months - even with the site's backing and all the traffic it gets.
The trouble is, every man and his dog, thinks writing erotica is easy, and Amazon is awash with hundreds of thousands of (primarily dross) titles. Unless you are an incredibly gifted marketer, you are going to struggle getting your name out there.
If you're looking to make money from your writing, I'd suggest you'd be better off getting qualified, then going into copywriting, journalism or editing.
You do of course hear of the odd success story, but most of the people I know who've made any kind of decent money from writing erotica, started churning out ebooks 5-10 years ago, when it was all rather novel.
What are you looking to achieve? A side income? Career in writing?
This is all true. Before Lush I didn’t read or write erotica. I like the mental stimulation verses Porn. In my opinion the biggest sex organ is the brain. Since I’ve been on Lush, it has done wonders for my wife and I sexually. Whereas porn becomes a substitute for real life sex, erotica is a stimulant.
A real plus for me is that writing has become a great hobby and I’m expanding my skills to main stream attempting to write a complex science fiction novel. I look at my early work and I am amazed at my own improvement through practice.
Erotica is a great way to learn basic writing skills. I find myself focusing mainly on the interaction of characters and dialogue rather than the sex itself. I have no delusions of anything more than hobby writing.