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Hope y'all had a happy and safe new year! My family and I spent a quiet night at home; watching the ball drop and thanking the powers that be that the old year was over ;) We had kind of a rough 2001 and are definitely looking forward to the changes 2002 may bring. I made a bunch of work related resolutions, namely that I want to spend more time actually writing and sending out submissions and queries (both porn and non.) I've been quite busy the last two weeks keeping those resolutions and I hope to keep up this pace for the entire year. I made a few decisions about the newsletter. First, I think I'd really like to keep it bi-weekly, it feels like I'd lose contact with all of you if it went to monthly. (Of course, I reserve the right to change my mind on that one at any time!) Second, given the time and money spent to keep it going, I'm going to institute a voluntary subscription policy. This will, I hope, help to defray some of the costs, and allow me to start paying contributors as well as increase the monetary prize(s) on the quarterly contests. See below for the details. And feel free to send me your feedback, good or bad. (Although, just for the record, I like "good" better!) We've got a big 'ol issue for our first of the new year. Adrian Hunter's written a great article on e-book publishing plus we've got a review of "Zsuzannah’s Bedroom: A Collection of Erotica" from Kevin Tipple. There are three good markets, an answer (of sorts) about Siren Magazine (in Market News) and a question (of sorts) about S/M (see Q & A for that one.) And there are a bunch of new sales in Goings On. As usual, enjoy the newsletter and please keep in touch! Katy ********************************************************** Writing Porn For Fun and Profit - The Bi-Weekly Newsletter helped you get your work published or motivated you to finally put pen to paper? If so, please consider making a voluntary subscription payment of $5 per year to help defray the many costs inherent in running a webzine. Your contributions will go toward:
Interested contributors can also choose to have their name (or pseudonym) and comments posted on our 'Thank You!' page. Order your voluntary subscription Here =========================================== Reports of the demise of the e-book are greatly…accurate. Two years ago, publishers watched in horror as horror fans download 400,000 copies of a digitized Stephen King short story. They figured they were about to get Napstered (in which customers abandon traditional atom-based entertainment products like compact disks for fast, free online bytes) after barely recovering from being Amazoned (in which customers abandon traditional atom-based retail outlets for online stores). They were both nervous and giddy over the prospect of getting rid of the printing process while maintaining a pricing structure that values new hardcover books just south of tickets to The Producers. They were wrong. Electronic versions of popular culture are a tricky beast to tame. Playback is the key; it’s easy to turn a computer into a decent stereo, but nobody reads TV, which is how e-books work today, given the paucity of dedicated devices that work as well as paper for the display of rows of tiny type in a form factor that fits in your pocket. And it turned out that the market for literature not worthy of immortalizing on dead trees was about the same size as the market for proprietary content on the Internet in general (i.e., nonexistent), which led to the demise of dozens of companies like MightyWords that specialized in selling electronic text. In other words, the professionals say that e-books are just another dot-coma sob story…shut down the web site, cue the pallbearers and sell the Aeron chairs on eBay. They were wrong, too. E-books are going to be a huge success in specific categories where paper is actually a liability. Let’s see, what kind of reading material do people not want lying around their coffee tables? Three guesses, starts with a “p”… Pornography is the perfect field for e-books, especially in categories that appeal to niche audiences like my chosen specialty, bdsm. Before the Internet, commercially-available bondage novels were limited to The Story of O, Anne Rice’s genre experiments, John Norman’s Gor series and seedy F.E. Campbell potboilers sold exclusively in adult bookstores. Dog-eared photocopies of treasured tomes were surreptitiously traded by aficionados, which presumed the reader was brave enough to join the local knitting circle in the first place. Distribution options increased exponentially with the advent of Amazon and other online storefronts that provided a much higher level of privacy for people who wanted to read quality fictionalized accounts of their favorite obsession. New imprints quickly filled the void with dozens of distressed-damsel titles that could be shipped in ye olde plain brown envelope. Today, you can’t swing a bullwhip without cracking it against some great bdsm porn. But just because it’s easier to read bondage books doesn’t mean it’s easier to get them published. Either we sell our 100,000 carefully-crafted words for fractions of a penny to traditional bookmakers who handle printing and distribution, or we give them away for free on the Internet. Enter the lowly e-book, and its digital cousin, print-on-demand (POD) services. Instead of playing “pitch ‘n pray,” writers can sell their stories as e-books directly to an audience that’s often willing to put up with the inconvenience of reading text on a PC monitor in exchange for the cloaking capability. Of course, this isn’t exactly easy. First, you have to have an audience, which implies you’re pretty good, and you’ve published a few pieces to prove it. In this case, posting stories on newsgroups or web sites absolutely counts. The goal is to develop brand awareness in which your byline is equated with “erotica worth paying for.” Besides, if readers don’t like your tail tales when you give them away, what makes you think a publisher is going to pay for the privilege of trying to sell them? Giving away samples helps seed the search engines, too. Second, you have to put together an e-commerce operation in which you convert your masterpiece into an appropriate format like Adobe Acrobat and program the software to collect the fees and deliver the goods. It’s not rocket science, but it’s definitely fiddling with liquid hydrogen. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll have to hire someone who does, or (insert vicious circle) work with an established purveyor of similar works who will naturally exact a significant percentage of your profits for their services. Third, you have to actually sell your e-books. Perversely paradoxical as it sounds, the best marketing ploy is to make the electronic version available as traditional paper-based one, hence the earlier POD reference. By self-publishing your pornographic novel through a 21st-century vanity press such as Xlibris.com or ImprintBooks.com, you tell the reader that the e-book they’re buying is a “real” book and not some shady “paid content” drill (the difference between The Wall Street Journal and Salon). A paper-based book also establishes a higher price ceiling, so the $7.99 you charge for the e-book looks like a heck of a deal compared to $21.99 for the trade paperback. The real paradox is, you’ll probably sell one “real” book for every 20 e-books, which is just dandy since the per-copy net is higher for the enhanced-electricity version versus the inky tome. There are upfront costs involved. You will have to pay the POD publisher (a minimum of $100) and the credit card processor (up to 20 percent of each transaction). But you can cut corners by using an advertiser-supported web host such as Yahoo! Geocities and subscribing to Adobe’s Acrobat conversion application for $9 a month instead of buying the software for $250. Yes, it can be a hassle when readers have problems downloading files (hint: immediately send them the e-book via an email attachment…to be successful on the Internet, you can’t afford any unhappy customers). But the benefits of controlling your own destiny and reaping most of the profits definitely outweigh the downside of becoming intimate with CGI scripts. Hey, your DIY labors might even catch the eye of an established publisher. Since you didn’t sell the rights to your book to anyone else, you’re free to sign on the dotted line. Under any circumstances, selling your own e-books sure beats beating the bushes and/or begging. Then again, bondage authors are experts at those particular sports, not to mention related perverse paradoxes like pleasurable pain. Like we say on Usenet, YMMV (your mileage may vary), but at least you’re the one who’s driving. *** Adrian Hunter began posting his fiction on the Internet in 1993. Four years later, he compiled his stories on a web site, AdrianHunter.com, which has attracted more than a million visitors. In 2000, he was the recipient of the "Best Bondage Writer" award from SIGNY. He has published two anthologies of his short stories, Crash Your Party Dress and Something Just Clicked, as well as a full-length novel, Once Bitten, with co-author Chelsea Shepard. For more information, please visit http://www.adrianhunter.com, or write to him at admin@adrianhunter.com.
Only $3.95! As Originally Published In AbsoluteWrite.com! "Targeting Your Markets" "Fetish Writing Can Be Fattening" "Lifestyles Of The Dull And Boring" And Lots More! This Ebook Brings Together Some Of Katy's Most Popular Columns! Click on http://www.KatyTerrega.com/Porn101.html for excerpts and information or Order your ecopy at http://www.katyterrega.com/writersorderform.html =========================================== CLITERATURE: Hard Copy Submissions to: CLITERATURE c/o Montiel
WORLD’S WORST EROTICA:
It's time for a little parody parity in the literary erotica market. It's time for unapologetic cheese, for shameless sleaze, for smut with all the pretension of a Happy Meal--plus a hefty side of humor, and maybe a couple of those li'l Ronald McDonald finger puppets. It's time for World's Worst Erotica. Here's the catch: the smut has to be bad, but it has to be so bad it's good. It has to make the editor and several of her colleagues laugh, preferably so hard they either snort their coffee out through their noses or piddle their pants, maybe both. It has to have some good old-fashioned rip-roarin' hot triple-X action. I don't much care what kind of sex it includes, as long as it's dirty and fun to read about. It can be vampy, campy, kitschy, bitchy, lewd, rude, sleepy, dopey, bashful, or Doc-oh, shit, sorry, got mixed up with that Seven Dwarves thing again! Anyway, you get the picture. Subject matter restrictions are two traditionals, and three not-so-traditionals: No depictions of sex involving characters under the age of consent (18). No snuff. Absolutely no nonfiction. (Hint: fictionalizations are a-okay, but do a good job of it. You have to be willing to sign on the dotted line that it's fiction, not autobiography or nonfiction. And if it's not adequately disguised… well, you don't want that kind of lawsuit. Trust me.) No @$!*!&$$#! poetry. Yes, that includes dirty limericks. Works must be original, and must be your own. Please, no forwarded nethumor or things found on Usenet. Yes, they're awful, but generally not the kind of awful I'm looking for. Other than that, I look forward to seeing what your twisted little cerebrums bring forth. Yes, contributors whose works are accepted will be paid; no, I don' t know how much yet. Here's the down 'n' dirty: World's Worst Erotica Submissions Guidelines:
Word Count: Up to 6000 words. How to Submit: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT AS HARD COPY. NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Submissions should be typed/word processed, 8.5x11" paper, 12-point type in some relatively conventional typeface, double-spaced. Pages should be numbered. Submissions should be STAPLED and should include the COVER SHEET, stapled to the submission. Submissions must include a COVER SHEET that includes the following information: Your Legal Name
DO NOT SEND A COVER LETTER. DO NOT SEND BIOGRAPHICAL DATA, PREVIOUS PUBLISHING CREDITS, OR RESUME INFORMATION. PLEASE DO NOT SEND SUBMISSIONS VIA FEDEX, UPS, OR OTHER SERVICES THAT REQUIRE SIGNATURE UPON DELIVERY. If you want to be sure I got it, please see "receipt confirmation" below and follow the instructions. Previous Publications: If the work was previously published, please list where and when it was published on the cover sheet. You must retain rights to your work if you submit it. Multiple Submissions: If you send multiple submissions, each submission must have its own cover sheet and must be stapled as a separate unit with its cover sheet. Reciept Confirmation: If you wish confirmation that your submission has been received, you must include a self-addressed STAMPED postcard. Non-US residents please just include a self-addressed postcard, since non-US postage won't work from this end. Submissions will NOT be returned. Submissions not chosen for inclusion in the book will be recycled. SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:
DEADLINE: Submissions must be postmarked before February 1, 2002.
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Includes Paying Markets! By Katy Terrega This e-book has EVERYTHING the aspiring porn writer needs to know! Click on http://www.katyterrega.com/dirtyjob.html for chapter headings and excerpts. Or order here - http://www.KatyTerrega.com/writersorderform.html =============================================== Kevin's Book Review Corner =============================================== Zsuzannah’s Bedroom: A Collection of Erotica By Zsuzannah BasReisa Double Dragon Books (http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com) ISBN # 0-9689630-8-0 Rating: **** This 227 page erotic novel features four separate long stories with a little something for everyone. The content of the stories range in time from the distant past, around 1150 AD, to the not very distant future. Humor and a willingness to poke fun at the concept of sex is a refreshing major component of the work. With elements of straight, bisexual and lesbian sex interwoven into some very interesting stories on their own, it becomes a very enjoyable read where the stories stand alone beyond the sex. The novel opens with the story titled, “Courtesans.” This one was my personal favorite of the four and features Melisande Des Anges. Melisande practices white magic and is living in the year 1150. She is also a courtesan and is spending time with Jason, Lord Ravensbrook, as the story opens. Suddenly, as he is enjoying himself with her body, he demands that she tell him where her mother’s spellbook is. It seems that Jason is a practicer of Dark Magic and she does not want to tell him. However, with his every magic enhanced thrust, she is losing control and should she orgasm, her power will flow into him making him stronger. As a last act of desperation, she is able to leave her body behind and is thrown across time to the year 2001. Melisande wakes up in the body of Lacey, living in Central Park and Mistress to Senator Jake Morgan. Senator Jake Morgan is just finishing his business with her and must soon get dressed and go about various duties. Once he leaves, she is left to confront the strange world she now finds herself in. The spirit of Lacey has the same problem, because she is now in Melisande’s body back in 1150 and Jason is very, very unhappy. Not only do both ladies have to adapt to the environment they now find themselves in, they also have a slight magical problem to deal with. The problem goes way beyond the issue of Jason and the dark forces he is aligned with. Melisande lost her powers when her spirit was thrown to present day. Lacey discovers that she has the powers, but lacks the knowledge to handle them. Quite an interesting problem and definitely my favorite of the four in this novel. Not to say that the rest of the book is bad—far from it! The next story, titled “Quid Times”, seems to be a nod to the television show, The X-Files. In this case, FBI Special Agent Derick Raftery agonizes over the fate of his fellow agent and partner, Rachel Kennedy. Rachel was injected with a deadly cancer and while she is still able to function somewhat normally, her life hangs in the balance. Both partners have wanted each other and now, with time apparently running out, they act on their long repressed needs and desires. Next, is “Misty Goldstein and The Cult of Isis.” In this enjoyable story, Misty is a bisexual and loves Xena of the show. She fantasizes about being Xena to the point when her good friend and male lover Niles Russell is killed; she asks herself what Xena would do. The answer leads her to Egypt and the Cult of Isis as well as one heck of a good time for body and soul. The closing story is titled “An American Love Story.” In this one, Blackie is to write the screenplay version of “Bridges of New York.” But, if they want him in Los Angeles to write the screenplay then they will have to wait, because the man don’t fly. (Right there, I liked him!) Since he is on the Times list, they agree to wait and he hits the road, headed for the West Coast. But, he plans to see some sights along the way and gets quite a few unexpected surprises as the miles pile up. This is a very enjoyable read with plenty of interesting characters in a variety of settings. While “Courtesans” was my personal favorite, the whole book is very good and appeals to a wide audience. This is definitely one to check out courtesy of Double Dragon Books. ========================================== Several readers wrote saying that Siren had not responded to their repeated emails. I sent them several emails, also, and didn't receive a response. One reader, however, says that the magazine is still alive and kicking. She said that Siren is an all volunteer organization and she assumes that the editors are just busy trying to make a living. She gave this contact info: Siren Magazine - 128 Danforth Ave. Box 109, Toronto Ontario, M4K 1N1
Hope this helps! (And thanks, Aurora!)
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========================================== Lisa Bishop writes: I was published in Cyber-Mistress in August with story "Pierced" and November with poem "No Tops." My story "Becoming Venus" has been bought by Playgirl and will be in the March 2002 issue. Thanks for all your help and encouragement. I love your newsletter! --- Sean MacReady had two more stories, "The Miracle" and "Characters," published in the Christmas issue of Ruthie's Club, http://www.ruthiesclub.com --- Greydon Winters writes: I just wanted to share that my poems "Jump" and "Honesty" were accepted for publication in Clean Sheets, tentatively for March 2002. They are the first acceptances in the erotica genre! --- Roxanne Sebastien writes: I love your newsletter! Thanks to all your helpful info, my stories "Washing Puppygirl" and "Dirty Dog" (its "puppyboy" counterpart--both role-playing BDSM stories.) have been accepted by Fetishnetwork. Yay! --- Lady Mary writes: I sold my short story "New Student" to CF Publications. It's my first sale after getting back into writing erotica. --- duana r. anderson's new article: "Avoiding Rejection: on writer/editor etiquette" is now up in the new issue of "Unhinged" here: http://www.unhinged1.co.uk/. Also, please check out her ongoing column "Sexoterica: taking you to the edge of the sexual fringe..." at BrilliantSmut here: http://www.brilliantsmut.com/ Also, duana has posted a Bisexual Survey at BrilliantSmut on the messageboards and would appreciate any imput from others: http://www.brilliantsmut.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=60&forum=11& -- Sascha Illyvich has a new writing gig at D/s World. That URL is http://come.to/ds_world. And, she writes: I've launched "Painful Poetry: The Poetry of Sinful Kink" in which I'll explore BDSM with different styles of Poetry from around the world. This month I've started with Tanka, and there are five pieces up from "Sensuous Dreams: A Pillowbook for Lovers and Mistresses" which is available for free by dropping a request to SSSCB@hotmail.com or STPBIGBANGBABY@yahoo.com and asking for it. --- Danielle Smith writes: My short story, "Fighting Angels", got awarded an honorable mention at Bethany's Woodshed, and is currently published there. My short story "Ice Princess" is currently featured on the ERA site. My flasher "Conservation" got accepted by Amoret for August. My first novella "Learning a New Discipline" is currently being serialized on http//www/bethanyswoodshed.com. --- Congrats! If you sent me your Goings On but don't see it here, just let me know and I'll get it out. --- 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! (Be sure to include your psuedonym if you're using one.) --- I've got my revamped website up and running here - http://www.katyterrega.com/ ---
Check out my column at http://www.absolutewrite.com/ on - what else?! - writing porn. This week, I talked about working with porn editors in "Editor Etiquette." Check it out here: =========================================== I could give a basic description of the terms, but since I'm not terribly fluent in these genres, I doubt that I'd do them justice. So, c'mon, all you fetish writers, help me out! Send me your definition of these terms and I'll print 'em here... --- 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. (Of course, failing that, I'll ask y'all for help...)
=========================================== Send Me Your Stories And Ideas! I'm looking for essays/articles that will inspire and/or instruct other porn writers. Success stories, how to break into certain markets, unique views on the genre, etc. Around 800 words is good, although I'm flexible. 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. I pay with a copy of the updated 'It's A Dirty Job...Writing Porn For Fun And Profit' or 'Porn 101: 12 Essays On The Art Of Writing Porn And Erotica,' plus a lengthy bio and url if you'd like. Do you have a product or service that might interest over 900 (and growing) writers? Advertise here (six lines maximum) for only $5.00! E-mail me if you're interested. =========================================== -----THE PERFECT EROTICA DOMAIN FOR AUTHORS!----- Yup - "smutterings.com" is for sale. It's the perfect site for erotica authors or erotic e-book publishers. Going for just $500 with advice and a free consultation. Please send serious offers to the seller at starman_za@yahoo.com for details. ----------------------=*=------------------------ =========================================== IT'S A DIRTY JOB...WRITING PORN FOR FUN AND PROFIT! INCLUDES PAYING MARKETS! By Katy Terrega. This e-book has EVERYTHING the aspiring porn writer needs to know! Order here - http://www.KatyTerrega.com/writersordereform.html Or click on http://www.katyterrega.com/dirtyjob.html for chapter headings and excerpts. =========================================== PORN 101: 12 ESSAYS ON THE ART OF WRITING PORN AND EROTICA! Some of Katy's most popular columns, originally published in AbsoluteWrite.com! Only 3.95! Click Here - http://www.KatyTerrega.com/Porn101.html for excerpts and info or Order Here - http://www.KatyTerrega.com/writersorderform.html ==============END CLASSIFIEDS============== ========================================== Writing Porn For Fun and Profit! The Bi-Weekly E-Letter Copyright 2001 - All Rights Reserved Katy Terrega
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