Sunday, August 28, 2016
What Makes Me Write I?
I just completed my first ten-chapter
erotica story this month, a book that I started over 20 years ago. It took me
three weeks to edit it. I wrote many stories and poetry over the years but
never published them formally. “Maestro Island,” my latest published tome, well
sort of as this book is part of an erotic series titled Erotica Manifesto – is
a self published digital book through Kindle Digital Publishing. The printed
version of my story will be released in three weeks. What an amazing impression
to have accomplished writing a substantial book and then seeing it uploaded
onto Amazon’s self-publishing platform. This gives me a sense of control over
my own literary business. Of course, it will be a challenge, as I do not have
an agent or a publishing machine to promote my book. What the hell? I’m
learning all about the publishing industry and what I do and don’t want for my
literary creations.
You see, I caught the travel bug
early in my life. That nasty bug first took me to Britain where I enrolled at
Cambridge University in Economics and British English courses during my college
days. I considered myself a very good writer and I do love to write, but
writing daily journals was not going to get me very far. After returning to LA
and finishing my education at USC, I went back to traveling globally, all the
while writing about my experiences while on the road, or in the air. Such
countries as China, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Dominican Republic, Japan,
and Thailand – I visited and in half of these countries I lived, even with my
daughter by my side as she grew up.
When I went
on the KDP website a few months ago, I thought excitedly, ‘OMG, I’ve been
saved!’ Over the years, I’ve submitted sample chapters of manuscripts I had
written and always received rejection letters from various publishers around
the country. Several months I would wait for an answer only to get a rejection.
None of the letters ever gave me a critical reason why my books were
unacceptable for publishing. Was it subject matter, was it poor quality, or was
it not marketable enough? These publishers gave me no clue.
It wasn’t
until this year that I felt that I should pick up the pin, literally, pull out
my old works, dust the pages off and start back to writing again. I am still
accustomed to writing down my thoughts and stories free hand in a notebook, and
then I type it out when I think my story is completed. However, I type all my
research for my stories into a word doc, as most of it is gathered by my
research assistant. Then I transfer it to Google docs so that I can share it
with my editor to do the necessary corrections.
Recently, I’ve gotten an itch to
write erotica. Though I’ve written on such subjects as socio-economics, secular
humanism, and corporate power fictional stories, I’m drawn to the subject of
sexual expression and freedom in today’s world. Something is lacking in a pure
and clean way we look at sexual passion in our society. Why does it all have to
be so capitalistic, turning sex into porn, $2.99 chat rooms, Vegas prostitution
and dirty magazine smut? Why does sex have to be associated with love to be
beautiful? I create tasteful erotica that is explicit but has sophisticated quality
and well-researched topics. I veer away from the typical smut and allusions to
pornography. You’ll get no ‘50 Shades of Shit’ in my stories. All scenarios and
characters that I develop in my stories are based on real experiences, real
people I’ve encountered and real places I’ve visited while on my travels. What
comes out of my head is what I’ve seen, done or witnessed. It is rare that I
would write something fabricated. Instead of just publishing what I’ve written
in my journals over the years, I’ve decided to put my journals into erotic
fiction.
I will eventually write about the
dichotomy between the impression of sex and its taboo stigma in our country’s
Christian community. Another subject that is important to me is the man’s role
in a woman’s sense of creativity and expression and how much the male presence
tends to skew the pure female experience in her creation. Then I’ll blog about
the educational system in America or lack of and the reasons why I give a
failing grade to our K-12 system.
Chez Sans Frontiere - 4th Chapter of Maestro Island by Mo Townsend
Chex Sans Frontière
Monique, Melissa and Lisa walked in silence, affected by the
rum shots taken at the jungle bar, while regarding the beauty of the island’s
jungle life with its unusual birds and fauna. Monique moved through a thicker
part of the jungle in awe, not paying attention to where she was going. In the
back of her mind, she thought that if she wandered aimlessly on the island, she
would inadvertently find her instructed hiding place. When she saw that there
was no more foot trail to follow and that the jungle became denser as she
walked, Monique stopped in her tracks and took a more conscious look at her
surroundings. Her apparent lack of direction combined with the approaching
storm clouds unsettled Monique’s nerves.
Looking around her, Monique lost track of Lisa and Melissa.
She did not notice that they strayed in a different direction while she
explored the jungle. She felt that it must have only been a few minutes that
she wandered around the pathless trek. Monique called out her friends’ names
but she received no response. She thought that this was strange that they would
not hear her in the jungle when she only wandered off not so very far from her
friends. Monique continued to call out for her companions and again was met
with no response. In her anxiousness, Monique started walking faster, trying to
retrace her steps back to the bar. She felt that she was walking in circles
with no point of reference. She knew that she was only getting herself even
more lost because her surroundings seemed so unfamiliar to her. Monique thought
‘that if only I could find that little trail from the island bar that I walked
along with Lisa and Melissa just to get my bearings.’
Monique’s
trepidation about the weather was warranted as the day gradually transformed
from an exotic island playground to a threatening and ominous environment. Her
original thoughts of the safe island haven were distracted by ominous storm
clouds. In what seemed like a few minutes, dark clouds completely hid the
intense, warm sun. The solar orb disappeared from sight. Monique’s cheerful, rum-induced
mood changed to soberness as she watched storm clouds race over her. A light
wind blew through the tall palms that towered above them. Then the light breeze
touched Monique’s skin with a moist yet comforting feeling. She felt impending
rain about to hit her cozy space.
Introducing 'Maestro Island - An Erotic Thriller by Mo Townsend
Monique, a young, experienced journalist embarks on a private island adventure to land a coveted one-on-one interview with the world famous, darkly mysterious multimillionaire Julian Stockwell. Honored to receive an invitation as a guest at Julian’s private Maestro Island, Monique discovers that the seductive island escapades that she thought were mere rumors, are actually a real part of her host’s tour de force. The magazine story of a successful businessman turns into a story of voodoo, dark magic and S&M where she reluctantly becomes part of Julian’s sensually sadistic story. Join Monique and Julian as together they unravel a dark secret of ancient island rituals, hedonistic fantasies and life after death experiences - forces that surround them and attempt to control them.
Maestro Island is the debut of a series of sexual adventure stories called the Erotica Manifesto, that are centered around Monique’s erotic discoveries mixed with her mysterious voodoo background. The series start during the early 1990’s and takes place on a private island in the Caribbean seas. As the story progresses, Monique explores the power of a dark, mysterious curse that shrouds Julian Stockwell’s very existence. This black curse is threaded throughout the book series. This black curse takes Monique on a quest from the Caribbean islands, to Africa, Haiti, the US and Montreal - in search of the ‘truth.’ Cover art by Emil Keff Photography.
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Introducing Erotica Manifesto - An Erotic Series for the Adventurous Spirit
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