HOW TO WRITE EROTICA by Nitoo Das
Treat it like a hoax. Wear suitable clothes. Gauzy. Be slippery. Create calligraphic circles. Cite flowers. Reveal the vanilla, declare the hibiscus. You’re allowed to be slightly long-winded. Also, abstruse. Don’t be afraid. Be kaleidoscopic. Fractalise. Read Nin. Better still, read Sappho. Surreal and slow. Steer clear of the opaque. Quirkiness is useful, so is translucence. Spank words carefully. Include lots of skin, mouth, tongue. However aesthetic breasts work the best. Linger. Startle with a sudden mention of death. It should be clear, you’re not improper. Sigh, hush, hiss a bit. Confuse memory. Clarify: there could be two or three or four bodies involved, but not necessarily. Be serious. Throw in a few bones to close.
