7 X 7: Seven-Years of Herotica 7:
Writing, Publishing, Diversity and Political Correctness
Herotica 7, a collection of erotic fiction I edited in 2003, has suddenly and without fanfare finally been published. (The first print run of 2000 sold out, but a second printing is on the way.) Amazon shows it as a re-issue, [...]
As some readers may know, I recently uploaded my novel, Halfway to the Stars, on Scribd, a relatively new service that offers unpublished/unpublishable books for sale. I’d only sent it out to a few agents/editors since completing it two years ago, and then stopped trying to publish it: after four previous novels I no longer [...]
You can buy a copy of my novel, Halfway to the Stars, at Scribd, for a mere 5 bucks. I’m trying this out. If anyone else has used Scribd I’m interested in hearing your stories.
Porn star Marilyn Chambers died two weeks ago, at the obscenely young age of 56. Cause of death still hasn’t been established, and I can’t help wondering if she took her own life.
Marilyn Chambers reigned supreme during what is widely considered to have been the heyday of porno movies–after the 1973 Supreme Court Miller decision [...]
Writing is a little bit like prostitution. First you do it for love. Then you do it for a few friends. Then you do it for money.–Moliere
Last week I posted a blog about publishing erotica, and foolishly promised I’d soon post another about how to write the stuff. I say foolishly because I normally restrain [...]
Someone posted a comment on my blog the other day asking how I go about submitting erotica for publication. I decided to answer the question in a post, since other readers might be interested and find the information useful.
When you’re writing within a clearly defined genre like erotica, as opposed to writing anything and everything [...]
