I'm old enough to remember when Comedy Central had hour after hour of stand-up comedy. A comedian, Richard Jeni, had a joke about the internet and porn. He'd type in "sex with a goat" and the search engine would suggest that to limit the number of hits, he should specify the breed of goat.
Which is funny and also illustrates what I learned. No matter how unconventional your sexual interests or activities may be, there are thousands of readers who are also interested in them. Before the internet, they had trouble finding one another, but now not only are there communities of like-minded individuals and meet-up sites where they can get together online and/or in real life, but there are also lots of stories and novels written expressly for their interests.
The other thing I've learned is that while some people believe the bar for quality is set lower for erotic fiction than in many other genres, the best-written material is far more likely to find paying customers, whether it's commercially or self published. The days of slapping together something and selling it are gone.
Maryn, bidding them good riddance
