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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
On Fiction4All’s fascinating failed experiment in pulling erotica – and their perfect response to it
I signed up with Fiction4All as another distribution source for my stories back in April, and have been happy to get a few sales from them. They have a few domains which sound kind of “adult”, and then Fiction4All, which has a mix of everything. A few weeks ago, they … Continue reading
Another erotica distribution network: Fiction4All
So, I’ve now added Fiction4All to my list of distributors. I recently saw a list of erotica distributors, and noticed that there was one I hadn’t heard of: Fiction4all. I took a look at their author options, and it seems that they act as a distribution hub for a few … Continue reading