Month: May 2017

The Pseudonym’s Loneliness

/ Jaye Elise / 8 Comments

shhhWhen I first decided to make the push to publish my erotica, for multiple reasons, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to publish under my given name. Here are just a few of the many reasons I came to this conclusion:

  • I have a full-time, fulfilling, uber-vanilla career and don’t want to mix business with pleasure…but, oooh, the pleasure.
  • If my parents ever got their hands on the kind of smutty goodness I write, I don’t think I’d be able to look them in the face again. Yes, we’re all adults. Yes, it shouldn’t matter. Yes, I haven’t lived under their roof in years. But still. Mom doesn’t need to read the delightful sexually warped fantasies of her favorite (and only) daughter.
  • Some of my earlier (unpublished as of yet) stories hit pretty close to home. While not completely autobiographical, for anyone who knows me even reasonably well, there would be plenty of telltale signs that I’m tapping into my own personal experiences. Best to keep my true identity in the background.

So, I came up with a pseudonym. My pen name. My nom de plume. And effectively shut out every last person I’ve ever known.

I can’t tell my family that I’ve published a book. I can’t share my latest efforts with my coworkers. I can’t call my best friends and tell them I finally achieved a major life goal of mine. Because Jaye Elise is a writer. And writers are solitary creatures.

My pseudonym reminds me of that every single day.

I’m published…and my husband has no idea!

/ Jaye Elise / 7 Comments

CoverAdmittedly, I pretty much screwed up the whole “cart/horse” thing by having my first book published before I had a proper vehicle with which to engage with readers, other authors, curious bystanders, closet smutaholics, etc. But hey, at least I’ve started now, right? This isn’t my first blogging rodeo, but it’s been a while since I’ve been in the saddle, so let’s just say I may be a bit sore for the foreseeable future. Thanks for your patience.

I’ve been writing for about four years now – primarily in the BDSM and fetish erotica genres – but haven’t published until about a week ago. When I finally saw my book available for sale on Amazon, I bawled my eyes out in a happy, sloppy, ugly cry. Believe me, you’re happy you weren’t witnesses to it. But the best part of all is that my wonderful husband has no idea that I’ve gotten published. We have a big family celebration coming up in about a week and a half and I’m planning on sending him a copy of my book as a gift. I’ll be sure to let you know how that plays out!

And before I forget, what would a blog be without some occasional shameless self-promotion. I’m extremely proud to announce my first published novel – Doctor’s Orders – published by Stormy Night Publications. It’s available on Amazon and I’d love to hear what you think about it: Click Here

I’m looking forward to engaging with you and posting here regularly with updates, new publications, mental meanderings, and possibly even some serialized erotica.