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--- Writing Porn For Fun and Profit! --- ========================================= Happy new year, everybody! And TGIM! Not that I usually look forward to Mondays, but this is the one where the kids finally go back to school after a two week vacation and and I get to actually go back to work. Yeehaw! (No, I'm not a cowgirl, I just type like one. Must be because the stock show's in town...) Hope you all had a great new year, we stayed home as usual and watched Denver try to make up for last year's dismal failure at a millenium (or not) celebration. They did a pretty good job, do you any of you live around here? Did you see the D & F tower fireworks? Fairly impressive. I'm filled with hopeful resolutions for the new year, career-wise anyway. I've got my goals set as to income and acceptances and manuscripts submitted. How about you? What do you plan to do this year as far as writing/submitting/getting published? Let me know, maybe we can make it a topic for "What Do You Think?" In the meantime I've got plenty of good stuff in this newsletter. I'm particularly psyched about the short story contest! As of right this moment we have 351 subscribers so I'm looking forward to reading some excellent entries. I've also got a couple of markets for you, another stellar article by Don Vaughan on his interesting but short lived career as a "porno hack", an inspiring essay by Lisa Ramirez and info in "Goings On" about a sale for Mike Marcoe. I'm also soliciting feedback again (many thanks to those of you who shared your WordPad wisdom). I'd like to put some editor Q and A's in the markets book that I'm (still) working on. I've got the basic questions ready, but would like to know what you would ask an editor if you could. Let me know what kinds of issues/topics you'd be interested in. Keep in touch and enjoy this issue! Katy
=========================================== On your mark...get set...GO! You've got one week to craft the perfect blend of plot, characterization and hot sex! For those of you who weren't around for the first two contests (and I believe that's most of you, I had less than a hundred people on the mailing list then), here's how it works. First you write the perfect story, then you enter (there's a five dollar reading fee), and finally you send your story to me via e-mail. Voila! You, like Kelly Kesner (twice!) could be the winner of $25.00, not to mention fame as a published author of smut on our Winners page! If I get enough entries, I'll add an honorable mention as well, with a smaller cash prize. Visit here for all the juicy details (aka Rules and Regulations, such as they are.) In the meantime, you can check out Kelly Kesner's winning entry here! =========================================== Anais Nin did it for a dollar a page. Ed Wood Jr. - the mastermind behind Plan 9 From Outer Space - did it between movies. Henry Miller turned it into a cottage industry. Some of the world's greatest talents (and Ed Wood Jr.) have tried their hand at writing pornography. I have, too, though not nearly as successfully as those named above. In fact, my stint in the literary smut biz turned out to be one of the weirdest, most twisted experiences of my life - and a hard lesson in how not to get rich. The whole thing started with a Greenleaf paperback cutely titled Eager Beaver Bride by Nick Eastwood. A friend had tossed this much-read classic in the trash, where I found it and started reading. Five pages later I, too, threw the book away. "Christ," I muttered. "I can do better than that!" So I got the addresses of ten porno publishers and sent away for writer's guidelines. Greenleaf and Beeline kindly wrote back. The guidelines for a Greenleaf book seemed the easiest - 40,000 words; heavy on the sex; no kids, animals or male homosexuality ?? so I decided to try them first. After much mulling, I came up with the basic outline for what would turn into Weekend Wifeswap: Three couples who have known each other since college meet for a weekend getaway and have sex with each other. Pretty simple, I thought - and the numerous character combinations would easily help me meet the 40,000-word requirement. I needed some conflict, though, so I decided to make the main character - Shelby Martin - a newcomer to the group. Initially she would be a little shocked by the freewheeling sexual ways of her new husband and his hedonistic pals, but eventually she'd learn to get in the groove. And this set-up would lend itself nicely to a terrific orgy at the end. No problem. My first task was defining my characters. I decided to name them after my closest friends for easy reference, and outlined the story into several, easy-to-write chapters. Then I wrote down as many words for male and female anatomy as I could think of, since I didn't want to use the same ones over and over. The actual writing was a piece of cake, or would have been if I hadn't been using a rickety Commodore 64 computer, a black and white TV as a monitor and an obsolete General Electric printer. I've since upgraded to a superfast HP Pavilion, but back then I made do with what I had, which wasn't much. Nonetheless, I persevered, often enlisting my wife for help with "research." Almost daily I would spring from my chair with a question that could only be answered by actually doing it. Was THIS position even possible? Could you really do THAT without ending up in traction? Never before had a writing project brought us so close together. I'm not ashamed to admit, either, that I would often find myself writing frantically as a monstrous erection strained at my jeans; a sure sign, I felt, that I was on to something truly great. It wasn't art, but I knew what I liked. Over the course of the book, Shelby became quite the little love-monkey, having sex with several men at once, as well as participating in a fun-to-write lesbian three-some. Forty-thousand words later, I mailed my precious, unsolicited manuscript - and was quickly rewarded with a sale! Four hundred dollars would be mine if only I would sign the contract, accept a name-change (Weekend Wifeswap became The Weekend We Swapped, by Doug Vincent) and attest in writing that I hadn't stolen the work from someone else. I did all three gladly, only to realize later that I had made a whopping one cent per word. Oh well, at least the research had been fun. And I was a published pornographer! I couldn't wait to tell my family and friends, most of whom were happy for my success, glad I was being paid - and shocked that I had lowered myself to penning such crap. "But," I reassured them repeatedly, "it's good crap. Better than any of the other crap on the market." Of that I was positive. A lot of friends asked to read my file copy of Weekend Wifeswap, though not very many of them finished it. Well, not very many of the women finished it. In fact, only one was able to get more than ten pages into it, and she was one of my character models. All my male friends loved it, however, and told me they couldn't wait for the next installment. Not surprisingly, my parents - who have always had a keen interest in my writing career - never asked to read Weekend Wifeswap, and for that I'm grateful. There are some things a son shouldn't share with his mom and dad, and I think a six-way orgy filled with nymphos screaming "Do me harder! Do me harder! Unnnggggg!" is one of them. Call me old fashioned. Fired up by my success, I immediately started the outline for my second magnum opus, Mother's Wild Urges (published as A Mother So Naughty, again by Doug Vincent). I decided to stretch myself as a writer, creating a complicated, character-filled study of marital strife, loving neighbors, horny teens and sex with grocery store stock clerks. There's also a sex scene involving the rubber handle of a claw-hammer, though the less said about that, the better. --- Donald Vaughan is a full-time freelance writer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. His adult-oriented work has appeared in Hustler, Penthouse Forum, Screw, Draculina, Back Door, Sextra and elsewhere. His most recent book is "The Everything Civil War Book" from Adams Media. =========================================== Paying: FETISH BAZAAR: Bon-Vue Enterprises - P.O. Box 92889 - Long Beach, CA 90809-2889. E-Mail: rdante@fs2.bondage.org or margie@bondage.org. Website: WWW.BONDAGE.ORG. P(562) 529-3333. F(562) 529-3399. CONTACT: Robert Best, Editor. Bon-Vue Enterprises publishes quarterly magazines for an adult audience of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission. Magazine includes fiction, drawn artwork and photo features. Fetish Bazaar is similar to Bondage Fantasies but a little more "off the wall. Includes horror and sci-fi." 85-90% freelance written. Enjoys working with new writers. Responds in two weeks. Purchases ALL rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes manuscripts approximately 3 months to 1 year after acceptance. Guidelines available via email or with SASE. Sample copy available upon request. Send complete manuscript with hard copy and disk or send by email. Brief bio helpful. SASE not necessary IF writer does not want to receive story back after submitting. CURRENT NEEDS: Quality, imaginative fiction featuring female and male dominants with female submissives; explicit, intense, erotic, 1,500-3,000 words. PAYMENT: Top pay 2.5 ¢ per word OR double this amount in Bon-Vue product (600 BDSM videos in our catalogue). REPRINTS: No. SUBSCRIPTIONS: $22.00 per year. PHOTOS/ART: Submit original artwork only; piece is bought outright. Comics and comic strips negotiated. Photos purchased as complete sets, not individual photos. Average pay is $1 per photo. HINTS: Material that is not acceptable for print publications may be usable on our popular website for a lesser fee. Avoid trite scenarios with lots of sound effects, but be descriptive. Especially looking for work with an "edge" - horror (with bondage, SM), sci-fi (with BDSM), psychological terrorism - will consider almost anything, except kiddie porn and bestiality. We especially like to work with new writers, but once they've made a sale to us, it's more likely we will work with them again. Non-Paying: BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED - 130 W. Limestone - Yellow Springs OH 45387. P(937) 767-7416. E-mail: BNI@AOL.COM. CONTACT: Richard Freeman, Publisher. Monthly "politically incorrect newsletter on the Sexual Underground". 100% freelance written. Works with new writers. Responds in 1 day for e-mail, 1 week for post office. Publishes manuscripts approximately 3 months after acceptance. No guidelines. For sample copy send $3. Submit complete manuscript. CURRENT NEEDS: Non fiction writing on classic pornography. Amusing writing on human sexuality. No minimum/maximum word counts. REPRINTS: Yes SUBSCRIPTIONS: $36 U.S. - $48 Foreign PHOTOS/ART: No photos. HINTS: Please do not send fiction or poetry, Batteries Not Included is non-fiction only. =========================================== Thank you, Sascha Illyvich, for sharing your thoughts... --- I usually have plenty of time since I'm currently jobless but it seems to be a matter of what comes into my head and when. Do I have an idea when I want to write? Or am I just trying to feel busy? Or can I squeeze out anything when I come sit down to write? That's my current observation. When I pick up work however I will simply have to make time, because it's what I really want to do. Especially since I've got an e-book coming out in Febuary and another project I'm working on, there'll be a need to find time regardless. As for a nom d'plum? Sascha Illyvich...I'm Hungarian not Russian. But I use a penname because it has become an alternate persona for me. Sascha is much more free than my real self and eventually the two will mold. But for now, Sascha writes erotica and is sensual. *smiles* Sascha =========================================== My dream is to become a self-sufficient writer! I can't remember when or how that interest came about, however it has become my passion, and I have made it a habit to write everything down. I keep writing journals and little spiral bound notebooks everywhere. They're in my purse, by my bed, under my bed, by the couch; because otherwise I find that if I don't write it down when the muse strikes me, it is gone with the wind. I also have 20 or so miscellaneous pieces in " My Documents" on my computer. I have found that my goal of becoming a writer is like everything else and is going to be a journey. Much to my disappointment it is not going to happen overnight, and will require some discipline and belief in myself. My problem, other than knowing where to start, has been "What genre should I write in? " I know a little bit about lots of things in which I can build on, but get overwhelmed when I try to sit down and put on paper that thing which should happen to strike my fancy. Then, an interesting thing happened. In the mid-spring of last year, when Persephone was returning from the underworld bringing back life to the earth, I found myself with an awakening of sexual energy. I was approaching 40, and in a now romantic relationship having evolved from a 10 yr. platonic relationship. I was experiencing a newfound sexual freedom that I was almost afraid of. I was actually being open about what I wanted, what turned me on, talking him through the fantasy. I dressed in sexy lingerie, and was just downright Naughty, and loving it! At the time I was a graduate student not working, but going to school full time, and just enjoying giving more time to parenting. During the day I found myself writing about these fantasies and giving them more life and embellishments, instead of writing about the aspects of the nursing theorists that I was suppose to be studying! As I would write, I found myself getting really turned on, and more, well let's just say enthusiastic, about my topic! I would put exotic music on, dress in one of my outfits, and then return to my keyboard finish the story. There were times after rereading a part that I would feel almost embarrassed, blushing and shaking my head at some of this stuff. I backed it up on a disc, and deleted it from my files, as I feared something would happen to me, and somehow that information would fall into the wrong hands! However, I continued to feel this great sense of freedom, and aliveness that I had never experienced. While doing this, it seemed that my imagination and sexual appetite heightened, as well as the intenseness of the romantic rendezvous' with my mate. There were times when I thought I might turn him off with some of my fantasies and ideas, but I didn't. Nope, he wasn't complaining one bit. Au contraire, he was very turned on. I continued to write and fantasize and have great sex. As a psychiatric nurse, I found this to be very therapeutic, as a way of gaining insight into myself. I don't know if you're familiar with the weekly newsletter by Angela Adair Hoy - "Write Markets" - it is a lot of fun. Full of inspiration, real life, and lots of listings for writing jobs: no porn or erotica. But that is where I learned about "Writing Porn for Fun and Profit." This E zine is very down to earth, with tips and instructions that are do-able. To date I have compiled about 10 short porn stories that I am preparing to turn into an Ebook and sell it on "Erotica E-Books." This is a first for me: that is, taking a risk, trying something new, and pushing fear of rejection to the wind. In closing, I have found this genre to be a lesson in self-discovery as well as being fun. This exploration into your true sexual self can perhaps heal a bad sexual relationship, or accent a good one. Just sit down and let yourself go! Lisa Ramirez --- Do you have a story to share? Are you happy with your writing career? Struggling, frustrated, inspired? Please send your thoughts, other writers are interested in knowing how you feel! =========================================== Mike Marcoe wrote to say that Amoret, hitherto a non-paying market, is going to pay him for seven stories that they previously published. None of his pieces are available to read just yet, apparently they're working on archives, but you can check out (and submit to?) the site here. --- Tell me what's going on! Have you made a sale? Do you have a piece being published? Let me know and I'll print it here for all to see! --- Check out my column at http://www.AbsoluteWrite.com on - what else?! - writing porn. This week I cheated (again!) and used a second partial chapter from my book on how to tell if porn writing is the genre for you... =============================================== =========================================== Send me your questions! I'll answer the most common ones here, and if I don't know the answer, I'll do my best to find a pro who does. =========================================== I'd love articles on specific markets. There are so many sub-genres of porn and it's hard to know the subtleties of each. If you've got a specialty, from BDSM to Watersports to Leg Sex to Amputeeism, feel free to share your knowledge. You can either suggest a topic (query) or send something whole. I'll get back to you within a week as to whether or not I'll be able to use it. Right now I'm paying with a copy of the updated It's A Dirty Job...(plus credits) but as SOON as this site is self-supporting I'll be able to offer some cash. ============CLASSIFIEDS==================== ========================================== Writing Porn For Fun and Profit! Katy Terrega |
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