Katy

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The Business Of Writing

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CB Potts is a freelance writer living in Upstate NY. She specializes in adult fiction, although recently she has begun to branch out into other genres. Upcoming stories are schedule to appear in Options, Beau, and Indulge magazines. Feel free to contact her with questions, comments, job offers :) at ctpotts@juno.com

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Paying Markets:

New Concepts Publishing

Currently, New Concepts Publishing is looking to put together new anthologies targeted to the growing erotic and spicy romance readership.

New projects we're accepting stories for:

CAPTURED: a Romance Anthology featuring romance novellas with a SPICY or CARNAL rating and a high level of sexual tension. Novellas in this collection would fall between 20,000 - 39,000 words.

CAPTURED stories can take place in any setting, time period, or romance subgenre including: medieval, futuristic, time travel, regency, etc.

Some examples of what could be done for this anthology include: Bounty Hunter, Medieval Siege, Stolen Brides, Viking Pirate, Alien Abduction, etc. The capture can play a large or small role in the story but must include this theme as well as romance elements.

We are looking to release the electronic and trade edition simultaneously with this collection in the next few months. Please email AndreaDePasture@newconceptspublishing.com (subject heading: Captured anthology) with your query letter and detailed synopsis. If you are a writer unpublished by NCP, please include your first ten pages of the story.

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ALIEN ENCOUNTERS: a Romance Anthology featuring novellas with a SPICY or CARNAL sensuality rating and plenty of sexual tension. These novellas would be 20,000 - 39,000 words. ENCOUNTERS stories are limitless with possibilities and can take place in contemporary or futuristic settings but must include some alien elements in their theme as well as romance.

We are looking to release the electronic and trade edition simultaneously with this collection sometime this year. If you are interested in participating, please email AndreaDePasture@newconceptspublishing.com (subject heading: Alien Encounters Anthology) with your query letter and detailed synopsis. If you are a writer unpublished by NCP, please include your first ten pages of the story.

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DARK and DANGEROUS: a Dark Romantic Anthology featuring novellas with a SPICY or CARNAL sensuality rating and a high level of sexual tension. Novellas in this collection would be 20,000 - 39,000 words.

We're aiming for an October release for this anthology. Stories would be similar in vein to our DARK DESIRES series. DANGEROUS stories would include the darker elements of romance and the paranormal: vampires, werecreatures, ghosts, demons, incubus, etc. These can also be gothic in nature. Essentially we're looking for erotic romantic horror with ultra sexy heroes including some romance elements.

We are looking to release the electronic and trade edition simultaneously with this collection sometime this year. If you are interested in participating, please email AndreaDePasture@newconceptspublishing.com (subject heading: Dark and Dangerous anthology) with your query letter and detailed synopsis. If you are a writer unpublished by NCP, please include your first ten pages of the story.

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Another anthology we're hoping to bring out in the coming months would be fairy tales with your own personal slant, written to SPICY or CARNAL ratings. Again, these would be 20,000 - 39,000 words and would include romance elements.

We are looking to release the electronic and trade edition simultaneously with this collection sometime this year. If you are interested in participating, please email AndreaDePasture@newconceptspublishing.com (subject heading: Fairy Tale anthology) with your query letter and detailed synopsis. If you are a writer unpublished by NCP, please include your first ten pages of the story.

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NCP is also accepting short stories (10,000 - 15,000 words) for our LOVE BITES series. This is a great way for interested authors to break into a new market and target new readers eager for erotic fiction. We also feel stories can be written fairly quickly for a good return on royalties and will be priced $2.00 - $2.50, download only. Stories can take place in any setting or subgenre but must include romance elements as well as fall under the SPICY or CARNAL rating system.

If you are interested, please email an editor with your query letter and detailed synopsis. If you are a writer unpublished by NCP, please include your first ten pages of the story.

Madris Gutierrez, Editor-in-Chief:
Madris@newconceptspublishing.com

Andrea DePasture, Senior Editor:
AndreaDePasture@newconceptspublishing.com

Tiffany Ayers, Associate Editor:
TiffanyAyers@newconceptspublishing.com

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We are also accepting novella to full novel length books for CARNAL PLEASURES and DARK DESIRES.

SENSUALITY RATING:

SPICY: heavy sexual tension; graphic details and more sexual encounters

CARNAL: graphic sex and language; may be offensive to delicate readers; contains many sexual encounters and can include unconventional sex not normally found in romance; may or may not be romance; typically known as erotica

For more information, please visit our submission guidelines at http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/submissionguidelines.htm

New Concepts Publishing
4729 Humphreys Rd.
Lake Park, GA 31636

www.newconceptspublishing.com

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Leather, Lace & Lust: Putting It On To Get Off
Edited by Sage Vivant & M. Christian
To be published by The Venus Book Club

Sage Vivant (of Custom Erotica Source, www.customeroticasource.com) and M. Christian (www.mchristian.com) are currently seeking erotic short stories for their anthology project Leather, Lace & Lust: Putting It On To Get Off. Stories may be serious essays, humorous stories, life experiences, or similar but must be straight or bisexual, erotic, and always be respectful of orientation and preference.

All aspects of costume play, fetish dress, and cross-dressing are welcome; including lingerie, role playing, domination games (forced dress-up, etc.) and similar clothing sexuality. Of particular interest are stories that explore the sensuality of fabrics; alternative personas; exhibitionism; pr demonstrate a true knowledge of fetish clothing, costume, and clothing styles from different eras (where necessary).

Stories should be positive and playful in tone. Please no horror or non-consensual sex, underage characters, incest, or trite themes. Authors are encouraged to tell their stories with erotic flare, wit and style, demonstrating and celebrating the erotic allure of clothing and costumes.

Stories: 3,000 to 7,000 words
Deadline for Submissions: March 1, 2003
Payment: $25 for original stories, $20 for reprints
Rights: First North American Anthology Rights

Submissions should be sent to:

M. Christian
41 Sutter Street, #1012
San Francisco, CA 94104
Email submissions should be sent to: sagevivant@yahoo.com

Questions? Contact M. Christian (zobop@aol.com) or Sage Vivant (sagevivant@yahoo.com)

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THERMOEROTIC.com
Submission Deadline: February 10th, 2003

So you want to submit a story/illustration/articles to thermoerotic?

Here are a few things you need to know....

All stories must fall under one of the three laws, but the sky is the limit as to the story content. Read on for details on how to submit.

How do I submit a story/ illustrations/articles?

For stories: All text must be emailed as part of the body. Make sure it is sent in PLAIN TEXT. No simultaneous submissions. Stories previously published will be considered. All attachments will be deleted. Please state which law of thermoerotica you feel your story best fits under in the subject line. ( This is a must or your story will be rejected.)

For illustrations/photographs: All images must be e-mailed .gif or .jpg. The nature of the illustration (BDSM, Supernatural, etc.) along with the word ILLUSTRATION next to it must be in the subject line.

Articles: Query first.

How many stories/articles/illustrations can I submit at the same time?

For stories: No more than one story at a time. Once you have heard a response from us about your story, then feel free to send another one.

For articles: Query please.

For illustrations/photographs: We will accept up to four pieces. If you would like to showcase you work. We will accept no more than seven pieces.

How long can my story/article be or how big can my illustration be?

For Stories: must be between 1,000-5,000 words. Please add the word count at the top of the page. However, if you have a REALLY good story and it is longer than 5,000, then email us. We can discuss how to make it work.

For illustrations/photographs: We would prefer the ranges be between 5 inches by 5 inches to 8 by 11.5 inches. Anything bigger or smaller will be considered. Just email us with a small explanation and we'll go from there.

Articles: Query first.

How do I know if my story/illustration/article has been accepted?

For stories: We will email you telling you if we like your story or not. Stories that show promise, but need some tweaking... we will accept, but we will email you telling you to refine your work and you can submit again. Please pay attention to the basic structure of your story. And our biggest pet peeve-- words that are spelled incorrectly and lots of grammatical errors. That is what spell and grammar check is for.

The general wait for story/illustration/article acceptance/rejection is 2-3 weeks.

For illustrations/photographs: Same as above.

Articles: Same as above.

How long do I have to keep my story/ illustrations/articles posted on thermoerotic?

For stories: We ask that once you submit your story that it remain on the site for three months, then it will be archived. After the three month duration, you are free to reprint your story anywhere you chose to. This is strongly advised because the longer you keep your story/illustrations on the site the greater chance you have of becoming familiar to other writers/illustrators. Use this site to your advantage and build up your credibility in the writing/illustrating field.

For illustrations/photographs: See above.

Articles: Varies-(More times than not, articles will stay for the duration of the month. Which is four weeks.)

What kind of stories, articles or illustrations does thermoerotic accept?

For stories: We have very open minds, but we do not want the generic erotic story of 'dirty words' thrown here and there. Such words do not make a good story. What we are looking for is rich stories filled with character, unique writing style and detail, especially ones that exploit one or all of the five senses. Excite us. Give us stories that are unique and stand out from the traditional erotic story. Make us want to reach out for our vibrators to quench the undeniable hunger that has overtaken our minds and bodies. It doesn't have to contain a lot of sex, sometimes an erotic story with just a hint of sex sends us over the edge. We LOVE stories that are well written with a well thought out plot. If you are just looking to see your name in print, it will show in your story and the chances of it getting rejected are high.

For illustrations/photographs: We have a particular liking to couples, but do NOT let that deter you. Illustrations and Photographs can be subtle, which hints at erotica to the all out erotica. You are the artist, so do what tickles your fancy, but be sure to read what is not acceptable. You will find that the rules are simple. (Yes, charcoal, watercolors, pastel, black and white and the like are acceptable. If you are not sure, query.)

Articles: Query first, but we like articles featuring people, interviews, how to's...the list is endless.. If you have a great article idea then submit... We're always looking for fresh articles to read.

What kind of stories/illustrations/articles are not acceptable?

Stories and Articles: Underage characters, mostly because we do not want to read stories of young children. So, all characters must be +18. Bestiality, snuff, and violence. (If you are going to write BDSM make sure that it's Safe, Sane, and Consensual.)

For illustrations/Photographs: Graphical violence, snuff, bestiality, underage characters. We also will not accept computer generated images or animation.

I'm ready to submit, what else do I need to know?

Please add your real name and your pen name, this is for copyright protection. We will not give out your name for any reason, but we need it for publishing purposes. Please enclose the title of the story, category, word count, and a 100 word or less bio about yourself. If you have been previously published, please state where and when. Don't forget to add your email address.

How much do I get paid for submitting?

As much as we would like to pay everyone as much as Playboy offers for erotic fiction stories, all we can offer is a small payment, recognition, bios, and links. The payment for stories is not a whole lot. It's bigger than a breadbox, but smaller than dinner for two at a nice restaurant. Right now, all we can do is pay for stories and that is all. We will announce when we will be accepting illustrations and articles.

Later, Thermoerotic will be compiling an anthology, and if your work is selected for inclusion, there will be payment in the form of two print copies.

Please hit the SUBMIT button, or email to: submissions@thermoerotic.com if after reading through everything and you feel that your story/illustration fits thermoerotic standards.

There you have it ladies and gentlemen. Now it's up to you to create erotic stories within those laws. Remember the sky is the limit and have fun!! We look forward to your articles/stories/illustrations and photographs.

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Chris Tanglen's erotic thriller WEEKEND GAMES will be published by Liquid Silver Books (http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com) on January 15th. His MFM threesome comedy A THIRD PARTY, currently available from Ellora's Cave, was recently featured at Hoot Island (http://www.hootisland.com), which called it "one hot and steamy sex scene after another, with lots of hilarious dialogue throughout."

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Congrats!

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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! (It helps if you write it in the format above; makes it easier for me to just cut and paste.)

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If you sent me your Goings On but don't see it here, just let me know and I'll get it out.

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Check out my column at http://www.absolutewrite.com/ on - what else?! - writing porn. This week I cheated and sent in a reprint - "Targeting Your Markets" - that talks about the importance of writing specifically for your markets. Check it out here (altho it may not be up just yet...) - http://www.absolutewrite.com/specialty_writing/porn_101.htm

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Check out the new and improved, totally revamped story site at KatyTerrega.com and let me know what you think! Or there's always the (now free) Daily Jack-Off Stories to peruse...

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--- Q & A ---
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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.

Payment varies; From $5-$10 per article (depending on site income for the month) OR a copy of one of the books on the Order Form. I'll also include a lengthy bio and url if you'd like.