Zoning Out

I don't think it's too far from the norm to quit writing as much erotica after having a baby. It's just such a struggle to get back into that mindset.

Part of it is the hormones. Since I'm breastfeeding, hormones are released to keep me satisfied. Or so they tell you.

Have you ever tried to write erotica when your hormones say you have no interest in sex? Maybe things will change soon. Until then... I'll find something else to write about. Emotions, for instance, are not nearly so elusive at the moment.

Emotional or Hormonal?

Is it difficult for most women to tell? I always think of myself as sappy when I cry for no good reason - and there have been those times.

However, I wrote a story that keeps having a big impact on me. That ought to be something. I strive to be like a great lady I sat next to today, who gave all of us chills with her poetry. There's something about the image of a man taking his wife to bury by the light of his neighbors lanterns in their windows - alone - because they were afraid of contagion. True story, and all the more touching for it.

So do you know it's the story and the wording when it hits you over and over, or because I'm the writer will I always be biased toward my original intention?