Why I Write Dinosaur Erotica
The short answer: The porn books sell better than my mystery novels.
To this day, the above image is the most successful piece of art I have ever made. It’s still making its way around the internet, popping up as a new meme once or twice a year, which typically leads to a mini-surge in book sales. I can’t explain it. It’s not even my best dinosaur erotica illustration.
Dino Erotica in the Mainstream Media
The year was 2013, and I was a frustrated artist looking for a way to make a living doing what I loved so I could finally stop pretending to be a personal trainer.
I had a realistic understanding of my strengths and limitations and knew that my best bet was to find a niche market to work in. Something where my twisted sensibilities would be an asset rather than a detriment.
That’s when I stumbled upon an article in the Huffington Post about this new phenomenon called dinosaur erotica.
My assumption was that nobody really wanted to fuck dinosaurs, so if this subgenre was getting mentioned in a relatively mainstream publication, there must be some kind of ironic or satirical element to the material.
The article itself was pretty tongue-in-cheek, but the writer didn’t seem to be casting judgment or…
