Category: General Interest
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The Erotica Gold Rush Era
My erotica career began in 2012, at the end of a “gold rush”. I owe it to new authors to help set reasonable expectations on writing income between then and now. When I first published in late 2012, I caught the tail end of a “gold rush” which had started a few years prior. The…
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In case you didn’t know, Erotica had its own Muse – Erato
Although I knew since I was a kid that the Greeks believed in nine Muses, I recently discovered that one of them in particular is responsible for erotica. Her name is Erato, and her specific responsibility is erotic poetry – which makes her the Muse which we erotica writers seek favor from. Yes, of course,…
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Guns, Girls, and Download Spikes
It’s not a secret that I’m involved in the US firearms community. For that matter, it’d be possible to deduce that from the fact that a lot of my stories involve firearms. Cupid’s Armorer, for instance, is about rearming the Cupids with guns, and the entire “She Wore…” series is the story of a gun…
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Amazon’s mystical hidden category keywording
I recently told a woman I’m dating that I’m an erotica author – just not which one. Lo and behold, this sparked a fire of curiosity in her which has launched a grand quest for my identity. She had a clever idea: Navigate into Amazon’s erotica section and get a list of all the sci-fi…
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Spousal sex deprivation really is a form of abuse
…and I’m really surprised I now know women suffering from it too I wrote “She Only Wore a Shirt to the Funeral” in early 2013 or so. At the time, I knew that sometimes men just wouldn’t sleep with their wives after they’d borne them children. I’d heard Elvis had that issue, but I…
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A couple of interesting pieces on indie publishing
So, I stumbled upon these interesting articles earlier today. The first one is more slanted towards publishers – both large and small. Basically, it makes some really good points about what the KDP Select program does and doesn’t do for authors. http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2014/06/06/how-to-compete-with-amazon-if-you-really-want-to/ Now, one variable which isn’t tracked in this article matters overwhelmingly to erotic…
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Ominous future for Nook readers and Barnes & Noble
Picture is only related in that I’m presently working on the Brent Allen universe a little right now. But, the main thing I’m writing about is the ominous happenings in the Barnes and Noble world. B&N has been a nice little company to me – not as worked up about censorship as Amazon, with a…
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Got my mac dialed in – writing is so much nicer!
Oh geez, writing on a mac again is so much nicer! Yep, getting to write with a mac again is awesome, and I’m pretty sure my previous laptop really is the reason I wasn’t getting anything written for a while. I’m inordinately happy with the keyboard on this thing vs the PC I was using. …
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I’m done writing on non-Mac keyboards
A lot has gone on in my life over the last year. Unfortunately, writing hasn’t been a huge part of it lately. I’m officially divorced. My cheating ex-wife has been my ex for a bit over two months now, and it’s a good feeling. As an erotica author, I can’t stand on a high horse…
