Every once in a while an erotic story will get stuck in my head, and for me, I’m finding that this is true but not so much for just one story, but the stories of one writer: Logan Zachery. I first came across his wonderful story telling whilst reading The Big Book Of Orgasms and his story entitled: ‘Remote Control’. Since reading that story I swear I have not been able to look at a remote control without a wicked smile spreading across my face, and some even wickeder images entering my head.
I was then treated to another of his stories in the anthology, Nasty Boys, Rough Trade Erotica, called, ‘Call-Boy Killer’ which had a similar effect on me. The characters in that story as wonderful, the plot twists enthralling and the sex is great, which makes for some great erotic reading in my mind at least.
I decided to ask Logan, if he would be good enough to allow me to interview him, and I’m so glad to say he said yes. The following is the result of that interview:
1: Why did you choose to write in the erotic genre in particular?
I have written mystery, horror, and children’s stories, but I enjoy writing erotica. I love the challenge to come up with fun characters and storylines unique and different and have fun with a sexy scene added to the story. Why close the bedroom door? A fellow romance/erotica writer said she likes to kick the bedroom door wide open. I like to see what I can come up with, and it is scary what has come out of my minds and some of the characters that have come and spoken to me. I love the creative aspect of writing and solving the creating fun new characters and stories.
2: When you’re writing, which comes first in your process: The story or the title?
I fly by the seat of my pants when I write. I see what my characters see behind the door when they open it. I am a horrible outliner, so all my stories grow organically. My characters help tell me what they want to do and should do. When I try to control them and send them in the wrong direction, they use a writer’s block and prevent me from guiding them in the wrong direction. When I listen to them or ask them, “what do you want to do or what should you do?” They usually tell me.
I sometimes come up with a clever title (Taking It For The Team, In Good Hands, Bite First, Ask Questions Later, Spank You Sir, May I Have Another, and Front Door, Back Door) and that guides the story and sometimes the story has to be finished to find the right title. Being open to makes the process go easier than trying to force it to happen. If I’m having fun, it is easy.
3: Are you a full-time or part-time writer? How does that affect your writing?
I work full time in a hand therapy clinic, so I write in the evenings and on weekends. I have deadlines and a bunch of calls for short stories, and then I come across calls for something that sounds fun, but I have to find the story and characters before I can write the story. A friend tried to collect his stories for an anthology, and he found it was the same story over and over with new names and settings. He was angry at me for having each one of my stories being different, and I struggle hard to make each one unique and true to the