This week we’re interviewing the writer with a pose for every mood – Jeremy Edwards!

Jeremy has his own unique ways...

Jeremy has his own unique ways...

Jeremy Edwards is a pseudonymous sort of fellow whose efforts at spinning libido into literature have been widely published online (at Clean Sheets and other sites), as well as in numerous anthologies offered by Cleis Press, Phaze Books, and Xcite Books. His work was selected for the two most recent volumes in the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica series. Meanwhile, out on the newsstand, Jeremy’s stories have been seen in Scarlet and in Forum (UK). In addition he appears in the star-studded line-up of erotica authors in SWING! Adventures in Swinging by Today’s Top Erotica Writers, published of course by us at Logical-Lust! His first erotic novel will be unveiled soon.

So, Jeremy, what’s one of the nicest things a critic or fan has said about your work?

“I’ve been reading your stories to my lover.”

What makes your writing different from your peers? What kind of reading experience can you give your audience?

I love how, as writers, we all have our own distinctive voices. I think some of the elements of my writing personality that inform my particular flavor of erotica are a passion for witty, self-actualized women; a taste for offbeat “romantic” situations; a keen interest in the subtleties of language; a bottomless appetite for gentle laughter and both physical and psychological euphoria; and a zest for the elemental, animal urgency at the foundation of human sexuality.

Does your significant other know and support your writing?

My wife has been familiar with my erotica-writing efforts from the first, and once I got a feel for how to do it she became an enthusiastic admirer of my work. She’s truly wonderful and always supports me in everything I do; but it’s great to know that she actively appreciates my erotica, beyond simply supporting it out of general supportiveness.

Does your writing turn you on?

Yes indeed! (But not by the time I’m on the fourteenth draft)

Name a few references every writer (or writer in your genre(s)) should have.

I’m a big fan of the Chicago Manual of Style. There are other style manuals, of course (and I’m not familiar with all of them); but one thing I especially like about Chicago is the way it combines an authoritative, well-considered, and remarkably comprehensive and detailed exposition of the many stylistic questions that a writer can face with a refreshingly realistic acknowledgment of the gray areas, compromises, judgment calls, and shifting sands we encounter as we attempt to make our prose conform to standard conventions. Using the manual not only answers my specific questions, it also enriches my overall perspective on language use.

How do you overcome writer’s block? Any suggestions?

If you have the luxury of spending many hours at a time in your writing place, I recommend leaving the stubborn writing project open on your screen while you nibble away at other tasks. Keep going back to that open document, from time to time, to glance at what’s there and give your subconscious something to chew on . . . and—if you’re like me—after a while, on one of those visits, you’ll probably find you can add a little something to what you have there. By the end of the day, maybe you’ll find that you’ve added a bunch of little somethings, or perhaps even a medium-sized something, and that you’ve reestablished your engagement with the work in progress.

Going for a walk is also often helpful, in my personal experience. (And even if it doesn’t immediately help you surmount the writer’s block, well, hey, it’s good for you in other ways.)

Thank you, Jeremy, for a great interview! Jeremy Edwards can be followed at his blog

Jim Brown

Logical-Lust Publications