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Revised Short Coming Out

Over the past few month, I pulled down several of my better short stories from literotica. I've been working through them, re-editing them, revising them in some case, and generally cleaning them up and improving the quality of the stories.

I am re-issuing the first of these as a short on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Cottage-Cuckolding-Shorts-Book-ebook/dp/B00NY1CQAE. It is now available for pre-order.

If you've already read it, you'll find only a few minor improvements. Some of the other stories will be more thoroughly re-written, but I thought this one held up pretty well.

Either way it is only $0.99, so give it a shot. The cover is worth the price by itself!

Good News and Funny Cat Picture

First the good news. My latest book, Honeymoon Hazards has been doing very well on Amazon recently. For the first time, I have title in the top 100 best sellers in the erotica category. Not 50 Shades of Grey territory, but still neat. So thank you all.

If you haven't bought it yet, you can get it here: http://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-Hazards-Ben-Boswell-ebook/dp/B00N84NIRM

Now, and more importantly, a funny cat picture. I love this one because my dog used to always be sniffing around my cat and this is what I always imagined he wanted to do there. My cat never allowed it, but this one here seems a little... and I mean a little... more tolerant. Happy Caturday.

More funny cat pictures are... well... everywhere. But I found this particular one at The Chive.

Honeymoon Hazards is Available!

My new book, Honeymoon Hazards is out and available for purchase at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-Hazards-Ben-Boswell-ebook/dp/B00N84NIRM

So take a break from looking at stolen Jennifer Lawrence pics and check it out!

Honeymoon Hazards Cover and Blurb

My new book is in final production. Below you can see the lovely cover designed by Kenny Wright as well as the description of the book. It should be available on Amazon some time early next week.

Honeymoon Hazards

After being together for seven years, John and Claire marry and jet off to beautiful Hawaii for their honeymoon. It is a paradise of hard bodies in tiny bikinis, mixed drinks consumed in the hot sun, and a resort built for private encounters.

But when John is struck down with a stomach flu, he can do nothing but sit on his balcony and watch others have fun. Discovering his inner voyeur, he finds that spying on a resort full of sexy and adventurous guests is an enjoyable distraction.

That is, until he spots his new bride flirting with an oh-so-handsome stranger by the pool. Things really heat up when Claire disappears from view, and he can't find the stranger, either. As John’s imagination runs wild, the line between fantasy and lust blurs until he can no longer tell where his worst fears end and his fondest desires begin.

Is Erotica Realistic?

I am finishing off edits on my new book -- tentative titled Honeymoon Hazards -- so I've been thinking a lot about writing in the abstract.

One of the things that I try to do when I write is create characters and reactions that feel realistic. I think a lot of people confuse realism with commonality.

A story, whether long or short, is inherently about an uncommon situation. No one wants to read a story about an ordinary day. What's more, no one wants to read a story that develops in real time. So as a writer, you're inherently creating something that is "unrealistic" in a very important sense -- you are writing about an exceptional situation and really, usually, only focusing on certain key moments.

Most of my writing revolves around the theme of sexual betrayal and exploration. My characters cheat on their partners, they get into inappropriate relationships, and they seek out novel sexual experiences. All of these things tend to resolve themselves over the course of a couple of hundred pages as the characters struggle with their emotions, grow (usually), and reach some sort of accommodation with their new situation. The speed at which all of this occurs is also unrealistic. Again, a story is about focusing in on those transitions, not in all the down-time in between.

Finally, a lot of my characters tend to have exaggerated physical attributes. The women are all beautiful. The men handsome. There are an uncommon number of sexual dynamos in the narrative. Now, I'll admit there is a lot of fantasy there. Writing about beautiful people having exuberant sex is more fun that writing about out-of-shape people have missionary sex under the covers. But, more importantly, I tend to write in the first person. I just feel more comfortable with it, and first person narrative is inherently in someone's head. Since I am writing about attraction and emotions (lust, jealousy, insecurity, etc.), there is is inevitably going to be some exaggeration. In those moments of first attraction, we notice and exaggerate certain attributes. We see that long, silky hair, the full breasts, and not the thick ankles or beginning of crows feet at the eyes.

But given those factors, I do try to capture some essence of realism, or truth. People do cheat. Their partners often do forgive them. In my stories, the timelines are compressed. Characteristics are magnified, and yet I'd like to think that the characters feel plausible and whole.

I'll post an update about Honeymoon Hazards later this week. But it is COMING SOON!

New Book Coming Soon

Hi folks, sorry for the radio silence of late. In a post about six weeks ago, I mentioned that I was having a bit of writers block. I ended up putting the book I was completing on hold and turning to a new project.... which, amazingly, I just finished up. Well, a first draft at least, but a pretty solid one. I am vaguely hopeful I can get it out by the beginning of September.

The story is firmly lodged in the "wife watching" genre. Newlyweds on their honeymoon get into all sorts of adventures. I'll keep updating you as it moves forward.