Your Creative Push

331: Planners and Pantsers and Plantsers, oh my! (w/ Suzanne Clay)

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Suzanne is an asexual woman with a great love for writing erotic romance and enjoys spending her time confusing people with that fact. She believes there is a need for heightened diversity in erotic fiction and strives to write enough stories so that everyone can see themselves mirrored in a protagonist. Her new book, Playing Around, is available April 15! Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/suzanneclay In this episode, Suzanne discusses: -Writing erotic romance as a way for her to investigate the wide range of sexualities and sexual behavior. -How she was able to see sexual interest and activity as a form of character motivation. -Why she felt it was important to start writing queer romance. -How and why she began sharing her work. -The experience of working with NineStar Press. -How she lets her characters explore and tell the story (and how that affects the editing process). -Being a “Plantser.” -The initial fear and guilt because of her religious upbringing. -Aphantasia and how that affects her wr