Hello all! To celebrate the release of the He Will Obey Anthology, I’ll be featuring a few of my fellow anthology authors on my blog. Erotica is a new-to-me genre (I write erotic romance) but the community has been more than welcoming and I’m excited to feature some of these great writers here on my blog. Today’s feature will be Jaymie Wagner!
Author Jaymie Wagner
Jaymie Wagner is a queer trans author, computer nerd, and giant robot enthusiast.
She lives in the Twin Cities area with her two cats and a rotating cast of friends and lovers, practices erotic hypnosis, and is a Very Good Pet.
In her much more boring real life, she works as a data analyst for a big company and spends far too much time watching Adam Savage building stuff on youtube instead of getting her work done.
We talked about writing, life, and new projects she has coming up, along with where to find more of her work.
How did you get started writing erotica/erotic romance? Was there a specific event that made you go, “yes this is the genre for me”?
I’ve always loved reading and writing stories, and when I started getting interested in sex and such, I found erotic writing always did way more for me than just looking at a picture or five seconds of porn before the scrambler on the TV kicked in. (And oh, boy, did I just date myself!)
I started writing stories that became more and more erotic as I began to explore my gender and transition, and it was such an amazing way to play with those concepts and fantasies - and even better when others enjoyed them, too!
What is your favorite platform for your work? Ebook, literotica, your personal website? Why?
I started writing on twitter in the “micro story” format as an experiment. It was a way to get ideas out of my head, but it was also a very deliberate decision to separate my writing from my “vanilla” web presence - easy to drop away if I decided it was unsuccessful or too close to home.
I knew the tweet format was going to put a lot of limitations on what I said and how I presented it, but working within those limitations and finding ways to play with them has been a really fun way of challenging myself and making my writing better!
What’s your favorite genre to read?
For someone who has several stories featuring fantasy elements, I’m actually a huge Sci-fi nerd. I cut my teeth on authors like Asimov and Ben Bova, then moved on to Lois McMaster Bujold, John Scalzi, N.K. Jemisin, Charles Stross and many others. I certainly enjoy a lot of other genres, but sci-fi that really has a galaxy sweeping scale or challenges my assumptions is a good comfort read for me.
Erotica is one of the genres in which it’s vital to help the reader experience the fantasy of your work along with the characters. Do you have an ideal reader in mind as you write? What characteristics do they have?
I think my ideal reader is someone who is willing to let themselves be swept up into the story, to sink into the fantasies. I think they’ve got a curious and open mind, and they don't mind having some fun along the way.
Do you have any upcoming projects you’d like to talk about?
Well, I have a new twitter story in progress right now that I hope to release soon, but the biggest thing on my plate is actually a novel I’ve been working on for the last couple of years. If you like lesbian werewolves, ancient magics, and intrigue, you may just be interested in what I’m cooking up!
“With no active fishing at the moment and most of the crew below decks checking email or playing cards, it was as if he had the entire sea to himself, and Liam loved it like nothing else.
He took a long deep breath of the salt-tinged air, letting it fill his lungs before slowly exhaling back out, and closed his eyes to better hear the sounds of the ocean on the wind.
On nights like this, he could almost imagine the rushing air and soft chop blending into a haunting melody.
Come down, come down, down to me love.
Come down, come down, and find me now.
Come down, come down, into the sea.
Come down, come down, and be here with me.”
That’s a beautiful passage! To check out more of Jaymie’s work, please see her Twitter page https://twitter.com/FantasiesFract1. She writes micro-fiction on Twitter and you can find updates about all of her work on her page. One of her favorite stories can be found here.
Jaymie, thanks for participating in this blog feature!
To read more from He Will Obey, find the e-book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Q4KPCKK?pf_rd_r=DBNNG3BW1H3GRTT7V48T&pf_rd_p=65ab0b11-841c-426b-9aa4-db936a6924ad
If you enjoyed any of the stories from the anthology, please consider leaving a review on Amazon or Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56233049-he-will-obey).