I've been using horse analogies all along with these columns so it seems very appropriate to wrap up this year's work for ERWA with another one. If you want to stay in the saddle as an erotica writer (or any kind of writer, for that matter), there are definitely tips...
Selling books directly to readers is a very personal, hands-on approach to marketing your titles. It can give you instant feedback on what readers are looking for, like, and buy. It can earn you some cash sales. And it lets potential readers meet and feel invested in...
Many of the authors I work with get a little confused about beating. No, not with leather strops or other implements, but beating up a scene with physical actions. It can be tricky and sometimes gets mixed up with dialogue tags and interior monologue, so here are some...
Setting can be defined as the time, place and scenery of a book or story. It can be as overwhelming and sweeping as the Civil War backdrop in Gone with the Wind, or it can be as subtle and small as the plastic handcuffs used on Clarice Starling's washing machine in...
Ask an editor about their pet peeves about working with authors and wow. Stand back! From the cluttered litter box/Inbox to the pain of scooping poop in a story's metaphorical lawn, editors have definite opinions on author behavior, and what they consider...
In the past six years, I've sold over thirty erotic short stories to various print anthologies, e-book publishers, and online markets using the RAWPET method. No, RAWPET doesn't mean serving up your animal companion sans cooking. It means Research, Analyze, Write,...
Just thirty years ago, Stephen King got his start writing—and selling—short stories. Short stories used to be a place to start writing; as a writer learned and advanced then he or she moved on to the novel. But in the past decade, the short story market has virtually...
Maybe you've made a New Year's Resolution: this year, I'm going to get serious about my writing. I'm going to get something published. Maybe you've sold a couple stories here and there, and want to know how to leverage those successes. Or maybe your Significant Other...