With her pseudonym loosely translating to ‘citric and spicy’ in Portuguese, Pimenta Cítrica aka Ana Ornelas is an erotic writer living in Berlin with her pen planted firmly into the city’s thriving sensual scene. She offers both online and in-person services, including custom-written smut, erotic writing workshops and readings at private events.
- Could you introduce yourself and what you do?
- What was your journey into this world?
- How would describe your approach to erotic writing?
- What services do you provide on Sensuali?
- Do you have a mission?
- Favourite piece of erotic writing that you have written?
- What is interesting about the medium of writing for erotica?
- What’s your favourite part of the writing process?
- Top tip for writing a sexy erotic scene?
- What do you wish more people knew about erotic writing?
- Who are your erotica inspirations?
- Do you think about an audience when you write?
- Advice for aspiring erotic writers?
Could you introduce yourself and what you do?
I am Pimenta Cítrica – aka Ana Ornelas. I’m an erotic writer and pleasure activist from Brazil. Currently I am based in Berlin, where I work creating sex-positive content for a multitude of platforms, focusing on an inclusive and feminist perspective.
What was your journey into this world?
That’s a hard one! It’s been developing over many years.
I started writing erotica when I was 12 years old and I never wanted to stop. I basically spent all my teenage years either reading or writing smut.
As an introverted weirdo, I didn’t have many friends, and used the Internet as a subterfuge (as it usually happens).
It went like this for many years – I had a secret, separate identity online under which I would post what I wrote. It was only in 2016 when I moved to Berlin that I decided to “come out” as an erotic creator. Since then, it has slowly but surely become my full time job.
How would describe your approach to erotic writing?
For me personally erotica is my favorite medium to express human emotion. I usually say feelings are the feedstock of my work. I think sex is an intimate, vulnerable thing, and combining it with art can express and bare the human soul in colorful, beautiful ways.
What services do you provide on Sensuali?
I’m here to fulfill any fantasies that come to your mind, and I love working with people’s ideas and prompts. I would love to make any of your wildest fantasies come true.
I can transform your fantasy into a customized erotic story. I can create scripts for both audio and video.
I can also provide fun templates for sexting. I work as a sex educator and I’m also available to create content around sexual health and sex education.
And I can be at your events! Whether online or in person. I facilitate workshops around erotic writing to help you find your inner voice and get in touch with your fantasies. Also available for private coaching around erotic writing.
I facilitate seminars and workshops around sex education, cliteracy, and pleasure activism. And I am available for readings in private events and play parties.
Do you have a mission?
I’d like to think my mission is to help people have more pleasure in their everyday lives. Whether it is through reading something that spices up their afternoon, or learning something through a soundbite about their anatomy that helps them achieve their next orgasm. That is my goal at the end of the day.
Favourite piece of erotic writing that you have written?
Right now my favorite is the latest uncommissioned story I wrote, which is going to come out soon. The name is Brausepulver. These days I write mostly commissioned stories, which I absolutely love, but I really enjoyed writing this piece because it is very personal.
It’s a story about a special turning point in my life, finding myself and finding joy in life again while I was traveling through Colombia and I think I managed to translate these feelings to the page. I can’t wait to see it out!
What is interesting about the medium of writing for erotica?
Erotica is a very interesting medium because it makes your imagination work along with the piece. While video porn, for instance, provides with you everything you need to know – so it’s basically only consumption of information – erotica has a lot of gaps. And those gaps can help you find out things about yourself. For instance – if I read a bed has nice sheets, for me they could be lilac satin sheets, but for someone
else they can be white cotton. It’s a simple thing but it can help you understand what you want and don’t want.
Erotic writing is a medium much more concerned with sensations than visuals, and in this way it’s much more body positive and focused on pleasure rather than performance.
What’s your favourite part of the writing process?
There’s something that happens sometimes once you’ve spent a while building the universe you’re creating. It comes to a point where you don’t need to think anymore to come up with the way things work, because the universe starts creating itself. It stops being just an idea, but it is a living thing.
Those moments are rare, and they require work and dedication, but to be honest, those are the moments that I live for. It’s completely magical.
Top tip for writing a sexy erotic scene?
Create a structure beforehand. A good sex scene still has to be a good scene – meaning it’s not enough to just have sex. You need to have a beginning, middle, and an end.
Also, focus on words that evoke sensations. Think about adjectives connected to the five sentences, so the reader can really feel the scene while reading it.
And last thing – read a lot of smut. This will expand your vocabulary and have you constantly inspired.
What do you wish more people knew about erotic writing?
Erotica is not this second class literature it’s sometimes painted as. It’s art, and it can be an incredible tool for self-discovery and self-empowerment.
Who are your erotica inspirations?
One of my biggest inspirations is Brazilian playwright and author Nelson Rodrigues. He was a misogynistic and conservative asshole, but a genius when it came to writing. He wrote about sex with refreshing candor and rawness, it really resonates with me and it deeply influences my work.
I’m also proud to have worked with incredibly talented contemporary authors – names like Ida J., Brad Beau Cohen, and Sophie Iremonger are a great source of inspiration for me.
Learn more about erotic literature on Sensuali.
Do you think about an audience when you write?
It depends. With commissioned work, I cater to the clients’ needs and I love to see what I can create based on other people’s prompts (I play with this with my audience sometimes as well and it’s super fun). But I have my own style and also stick with it. I feel like it needs to be authentic for people to connect with it.
Advice for aspiring erotic writers?
Take up space. Don’t be afraid to go to Spoken Word Nights and readings, and bring smut. Also let people find your work! Chances are there is someone out there looking for what you want to offer. Don’t let your writings collect dust in the drawer.
Social media is a great tool to help you find the audience even with the censorship we experience. And remember to get in touch with other erotica writers. Having a sense of community will make you feel much more accepted and connected to your purpose.
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Iso
Iso is a writer and filmmaker based in East London. She is passionate about all things erotic and leads a sexy, shame-free life in hope that she can inspire others to do the same. Originally from a Northern seaside town, she is naturally drawn to the best things in life: candyfloss, trashy karaoke bars and heart-shaped sunglasses.
Pimenta Cítrica
Ana aka Pimenta Cítrica (meaning something like citric & spicy in Portuguese) is a Berlin based erotic writer and pleasure activist. Her work consists of creating sex-positive, inclusive, and feminist content for various platforms.
