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From the Editor
Sex-Writer.com Update
Hustler Busty Beauty News
Article: Write What You Want
By Seducedtocheat
Market Listings
Column: Kevin's Book Review Corner:
Cliterature Edited by Madelena M. Christian
Goings On
Q & A
Looking for Writers
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The Xmas/Holiday Flash Fiction contest was a rousing success! So much so that I might even try another soon. Hmm, Valentine's Day, President's Day, St. Patrick's Day (think leprechauns,) the possibilities are endless! But I'll have to schedule it better, this time I had several big deadlines
to finish before I could even think about the newsletter and the contest. (See, you knew I'd have a good reason for being late, didn't you?!)
Anyway, as usual for me when I run contests, I had a ridiculously hard time picking a winner, so instead I picked 3, plus an honorable mention. I couldn't help it, they were great stories! Plus I had to enlist
the help of Kathy Ptacek (yeah, I really had to twist her arm) of Gila Queen fame as well as my husband to help me narrow the field. But the turnout was excellent and the entries superb! You can read the winning entries at www.sex-writer.com/flashcontest1.html
And on an unrelated note...
You know I don't usually pass along any of the (sometimes) clever stories or pictures that find their way to my inbox, but I thought this one
appropriate for a group of sex writers, especially with all the snow so many of us had had lately. (How're you doing out east by the way?) Warning: There is some nudity involved...well, kind of. Check it out here - SnowBlowing
Now onto business. Yes, I know, usually I chatter on endlessly about non-business related topics but hey, it's late and I gotta get this thing out. Not to mention the fact that 6 am comes awfully early these days...
Thanks to all of you who responded to my email a couple of weeks ago, the one that I sent from home because the Yahoo newsletter's being bounced out of many inboxes as spam. I've added several dozen of you to the manual list. Hopefully it's covered now but if any of you are worried about missing some issues, let me know and I'll add you to the list, as well.
We've got a great issue for you. Four great market listings (and some sad news about the demise of yet another porn mag,) a really good article (one that goes against all my teachings, but makes a lot of good points) called Write What You Want by Seducedtocheat, some good Goings On and a review of Cliterature by Kevin Tipple.
And a special thanks to the anonymous donor who chipped in $20 to help cover site costs!
For those of you who would like to contribute (this being a free site and all,) there is a $5 'voluntary subscription' box on the order form.
Happy holidays to all of you!
Hope you enjoy the newsletter and please keep in touch!
(Oh, and check out Jan Springer's newest, A Hero Escapes, below)
Katy
Futuristic Erotic Romance!
The Sequel to A Hero's Welcome
A Hero Escapes
By Jan
Springer & Lauren Agony
On Paradise women rule and men are sex slaves!
US Astronaut Ben Hero is captured
by The Breeders and
forced to mate
with the seductive Queen Jacey.
http://www.ellorascave.com
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Katy's Blog
Sex-Writer Success Stories - A Brag Page!
Penthouse Variations News and URLs
Hustler Busty Beauty News
4 Updated Listings
1 New Category:
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1 New Article:
Watching My Wife by D.L. Tash
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3 New Q and A's:
The Two Terrible Infants of Suspect Thoughts Press
An Interview with Greg Wharton and Ian Philips
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New Bedfellows: Sex & Science Fiction
A Conversation between Cecilia Tan and M. Christian
The Bachelor Machine and The Future of Sex
An Interview with M. Christian By Sage Vivant
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New Writer's Guidelines!
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--- Write What You Want ---
--- By Seduced2Cheat ---
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While most of the articles on this site and in the
newsletter deal with making money I have decided to
write about a different topic. I believe there may be
other writers out there who are like me and have
struggled to break into some of the bigger markets, or
are just having trouble putting words on the page.
When that happens I tend to find myself becoming
discouraged and not wanting to write at all.
I have solved this problem and the solution was easier
than I ever expected.
I write what I want.
Now, I know what you're going to ask. Do I make a lot
of money? Good question. The answer is.no. That's
when I begin to think that if I wrote something for a
magazine according to their guidelines and the formula
that glares up at me from their glossy pages, maybe I
can make more money and eventually quit the Dreaded
Day Job. So, I sit at my computer, coming up with the
standard 2,000-3,000word story complete with two sex
scenes and the obligatory climax.
After writing the story, I reread it, looking for
grammatical errors, ways I can make the characters
stand out, and polish my prose until it gleams. There
is only one thing missing. Me. Having written a
3,000 word story for someone else, I no longer feel
invested in the characters, the plot or anything
concerning this baby to which I have just given birth.
As a result, the story comes out bland and, somehow,
false.
I finally realized, after attempting to publish in the
major markets, that I have never read a story in those
magazines that has actually turned me on. For me,
being turned on is a major component of writing an
erotic story. So, why waste time writing for a market
that doesn't trip my trigger? There was no reason,
except the big payoff. For me, that just wasn't
enough to keep writing.
So, I began writing stories like I did before I
started thinking about money. I focused on my
particular fantasies and created my little worlds
where the ending is not always a happy one. I write
about vampires that feed on emotions and demons that
trap people in webs of their own lust. I write about
wives who cheat on their husbands while they watch and
Wild West outlaws who take advantage of the Marshal's
innocent bride. These are just some of the
perversions that have come out of my head, and you can
bet, there are many, many more!
So, what is to become of writers who shuck the
formulas and begin to write for themselves? Believe
it or not, there are markets for you. While I have
not made enough money to quit my day job, I have had
stories published. That's why Sex-Writer.com and Katy
Terrega's newsletters are so important to me. In
them, you will find markets that are looking for new
writers and, more importantly, are willing to post
things that don't conform to formulaic standards. I
have had stories published by Justus Roux, both on
www.justusroux.com and in an upcoming anthology,
"Tales of the Paranormal".
I have also taken a page
from D.L. Tash and posted stories at
WatchingTheWife.com. This site seems to suit me
perfectly as it deals with cheating or horny wives
exclusively and I have yet to get tired of the
different ways I can twist these plots. For stories
that don't seem to have a market, at least not yet, I
post to free sites like ASSTR and Literotica.com. The
feedback I get from someone who likes my story is
sometimes better than pay. I also find it easier and
quicker to submit online, so I stick mainly to
websites or markets that allow email submissions.
Currently, I am working on a longer work of fiction
and trying to teach myself how to illustrate my
stories. I have earned enough money from my writing
to pay for some art programs that I hope will enhance
my work. At some time in the future, I plan to have a
website of my own.
Most of all, when I sit down to write, I do it for
fun. If I have a story that happens to fall into a
magazine category, I will submit it, but writing just
for the money makes it seem too much like, well, work.
So, if you're sitting down to write a story and your
unsure whether it will fall into a specific category
or market, think again. Believe me, it is OK to write
for yourself. Let yourself out of the box and create
any world you feel like. In most cases, the writing
will seem more real, more vibrant and when you read
that piece of fiction, you will see yourself reflected
in the words and you will know that what you have
written is true.
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Carrie White's Scrawlings Newsletter - Submissions
I am seeking erotic short stories, poetry and letters. Scrawlings is published once every two months but this will change to monthly in the near future and is a non-paying market at present. This is an ongoing submission call. Published and unpublished work accepted.
- 1. I am accepting Erotica, Erotic Horror and Horror.
- 2. Please submit short stories or poetry in the body of an email to: mail@hentracks.co.uk. Please put Scrawlings Submissions in the subject line.
- 3. No incest, sex with children or animals please.
- 4. Word count to be betwwen 500 and 3,000 words for short stories and letters.
- 5. Only one story or poem per submission please.
- 6. I do not pay for submissions but will provide guaranteed viewing from Scrawlings subscribers (the numbers are increasing daily) and contact information i.e Name, email, copyright and website. Please include all information required to be included in with your submission. If you are not a subscriber of Scrawlings but wish to be sent the issue that your work is featured in, please do request that with your submission.
- 7. Please proofread and edit your stories! If you don't they will be immediately rejected.
Scrawlings will be sent out to all subscribers and the most recent Issue will be available for viewing at http://www.hentracks.co.uk/newsletter.htm for approximately two months.
If your work is accepted for publication I will contact you within one week.
More details will be added as and when they become available.
I look forward to reading your work!
All the best
Carrie White
http://www.hentracks.co.uk
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inkserotica/
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YONI Books
Website: YONI Books
Guidelines: Guidelines
Contact: Carrie White
YONI Books -- Submission Guidelines
What we are looking for
YONI Books is open to most subgenres (and cross genres) of erotic women's fiction, including: romance, paranormal, horror, dark fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, contemporary, mythological, sorcery, oh-so-light bondage, thrillers and vampires/immortals. Heterosexual, lesbian, bi-sexual, and menage content or themes are all acceptable if likely to appeal to the female reader. The protagonist and primary point of view should be a female character. Further, all manuscripts must contain strong erotic content. (See our Ratings System for an overview.)
Unacceptable content includes depictions of acts of bestiality, pedophilia, and necrophilia. Bestiality is defined within the context of contemporary earthbound society--aliens, shapeshifters (where shapeshifters are in the same form as the character with which they are mating), etc., are not within the definition of bestiality. Content otherwise considered unacceptable would necessarily be integral to the story before it will be considered for publication.
Formatting your submission
All submissions should be sent in the following format electronically to submissions@yonibooks.com: 12 Courier New double spaced with .8 margins on all sides. Additionally, the top left corner should include your legal name, pen name for the manuscript, mailing address and phone number, email address, and approximate word count. Chapters should begin on a new page and the synopsis must include an approximate word count of the full manuscript. Submit as an MS Word file (.doc) or as a Rich Text Format file (.rtf). (Note to authors using their yahoo! email address when submitting—send as .doc.)
Anthologies
Single author anthologies of any length—submit a single story of 12,500 words or less plus a synopsis for each story in the anthology.
Multiple author anthologies—submit a query with a short synopsis of each story with background on each author, including publishing credits. In general, we are interested only in multiple author anthologies if theme is generated and authors are selected by our editors.
Single title (includes short stories, novellas, and novels)
Single title under 12,500 words—submit the entire manuscript with a synopsis between one to two pages in length.
Single title 12,500+ words—submit the first three chapters (but limited to 30 pages) with a synopsis/outline of no more than five pages.
A note on lengths
YONI Books is accepting single titles from short story (Brief Interlude) length to plus novella length. Lengths are classified as follows:
Brief Interlude -- under 12,500 words
Novella -- 12,500 to 30,000 words
Category Novel -- 30,000 to 45,000 words
Novel -- 45,000 to 75,000 words
Plus Novel -- 75,000+ words
Response times
Because we cannot, as a new publisher, anticipate the volume of submissions we will receive, we cannot accurately predict turn around time on submission. Our editorial policy is to respond to an unsolicited partial submission within two weeks. We currently do not acknowledge receipt of unsolicited submissions. Consequently, if you haven't received any status report on your submission within two weeks, you are encouraged to send a second email to submissions@yonibooks.com, requesting a receipt confirmation and inquiring as to the submission's status. Once we have requested and received a full manuscript, we will acknowledge receipt and provide you with an estimated response time.
Terms
YONI Books licenses all rights to the manuscript for a term of three years from publication date. This specifically includes print rights despite our not currently having a print program in place. Royalties on ebooks sold through the YONI Books web site are 35% of the retail price (list or club) paid by the customer. YONI Books may use other distribution channels (e.g. Fictionwise), with the 35% royalty applying to the post-distribution costs and discount amount. Should YONI Books expand to print publication, print royalties would be separately negotiated. YONI Books provides its author with a specified number of promotional copies of the book and also submits copies of the book to review sites. Authors are not paid royalties on the books sent to review sites. These terms are provided only as guidelines, with parties bound by the
terms of the signed contract.
Cover artists
YONI Books is looking for talented cover artists using 2D, 3D, or digital photography technology. YONI Books licenses all rights to the image for three years, with 5% royalties on ebooks (subject to the club discounts and distributor costs and discounts noted under author terms, above) and separately negotiated for print and merchandising (for example, cover art calendars or posters). During the three-year licensing period, YONI Books and its authors are able to use cover art without royalty payments to the artist for such promotional purposes as on the YONI Books web site, as the cover of free author copies of the ebook or print edition, author web sites, banner exchanges on other web sites, print advertisements for the book, and advertisements on distribution or promotional web sites. These terms are provided only as guidelines, with parties bound by the terms of the signed contract.terms of the signed contract.
Because YONI Books licenses all rights to the cover art, Poser/etc. artists must have commercial rights to any textures, backgrounds, etc., used in creating the cover art. Also, you will be required to read enough of the book to accurately portray the characters, their relationship, and the setting.
If you are interested in being a cover artist for YONI Books, send an email to covers@yonibooks.com with a URL to online versions of your work.
Do not send samples!
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The Odd Couple - 2004 Anthology
(Amatory Ink)
Website Amatory-Ink.co.uk
Contact: Roy@amatory-ink.co.uk
Guidelines: www.amatory-ink.co.uk/guidelines.htm
Deadline: December 31, 2003
2004 Anthology - The Odd Couple
The 2004 anthology from Amatory Ink will be titled 'The Odd Couple'
Stories should be imaginative, original, as different as the imagination allows and even humour is welcomed. Stories that cross boundaries into other genres are welcome provided they are erotic, plot driven and not just a sex scene.
So, who are The Odd Couple? Odd as in mismatched by age, size, race, creed or from other times in history/future or other worlds? Odd as in a situation they would not normally be in, their lifestyle, outlook on life? It's up to you, but don't be afraid to stretch the imagination, or be off the wall.
Stories must be 3,000 to 4,000 in length and submitted as RTF files attached to e-mails. Anonymous or attachments to blank e-mails will not be considered, neither will bestiality, underage sex or non-consensual violence. As Amatory Ink is currently closed to short story submissions, it is essential to include in the subject line '2004 antho'.
Payment will be £25.00 per story when the antho is published. Closing date is midnight 31 December 2003. Shortlisted stories will be notified as soon as possible after receipt and the final will be advised in January 2004. Publication will be in July or August 2004 in e-book format only.
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Desdmona’s Erotic Short Story Contest!
Contact: contest@desdmona.com
Website: Desdemona.com
Guidelines: http://www.desdmona.com/contest.asp
Deadline: January 1, 2004
Desdmona.com is pleased to announce Desdmona’s Erotic Short Story Contest! This is the second of what we hope will become a continuing series of judged contests featuring the best erotic fiction on the Internet.
In appreciation for the talented authors of erotica out there, Desdmona.com will be offering cash prizes for the winners.
First prize: $200. Second prize: $100. Third prize: $50.
Honorable mention prizes of $20 will be allotted at the discretion of Desdmona.com and the judges. The three winning stories, plus any honorable mentions, will be prominently displayed in Desdmona.com’s contest section.
This second contest is an erotic short story contest. Stories must be between 1500 and 3500 words. We anticipate a lot of well-developed erotic stories that pull us in, make us hot, and deliver satisfaction. Heterosexual stories are a mainstay in erotic fiction, and we love them. But we also encourage gay and lesbian authors to participate. Be creative and original. Seduce us with your words!
The submission deadline for this contest is January 1, 2004, so get those keys a-tapping.
Before submitting a story for the contest, carefully read the rules below.
Contest Rules:
1. PURPOSE. To promote the art of erotic literature on the Internet.
2. AWARDS. $200 First prize — $100 Second prize — $50 Third prize. Honorable Mention prizes of $20 may be awarded at the discretion of Desdmona.com and the contest judges. Prize money will be awarded in the form of a bank draft drawn on a US bank in US dollars. Alternative payment methods will be permitted if agreed to by both Desdmona.com and the winning author.
Winning authors agree to have their winning stories published at Desdmona.com for a period of one year. Stories that do not win a prize will not be displayed at Desdmona.com
3. ENTRY FEE. None.
4. ELIGIBILITY. Entrants must be at least 18 years old. Employees of Desdmona.com and their families, and contest judges and their families are not eligible to enter this contest.
5. SUBMITTAL. Stories must be submitted by email. We can accept Microsoft Word documents as attachments, and we can accept plain text. Plain text entries should be single-spaced with a blank line between paragraphs.
- Only one story is permitted per author.
- The subject line of the submission should include the words “2004 SHORT STORY CONTEST.” The submission email must include a valid reply address. Upon receipt of the story, Desdmona.com will email the entrant that the story has been received.
IMPORTANT! All entries must include the ENTRY TEXT which appears at the end of these rules. Pleast copy this ENTRY TEXT and paste it into the body of the entry email. Entries without this text will not be accepted.
- The entrant must be the story’s author. The author must own the copyright of the story. The submission should include the author’s name or pseudonym to be used should the entry become a winner.
- The story must have a title.
- The story must be between 1500 and 3500 words.
- Our provider does not permit child pornography; please, no underage sex.
- The story must not have been published, in whole or in part, prior to the contest deadline. The author agrees not to publish the story, or permit the story to be published, before the winners are announced on January 15, 2004. After the announcement of winners, all entrants, including winners, are free to publish their stories in any venue they desire.
- Stories must be received by 11:59 PM EST, January 1, 2004. No late entries will be accepted.
6. JUDGING. A pre-screener will check all stories for adherence to contest requirements. The pre-screener will remove the author’s name and format the story as an HTML document before passing the stories to the judges.
The judges will decide the best stories based on each judge’s estimation of the story’s worth and erotic appeal. The decision of the judges is final.
7. NOTIFICATION. The prize money will be awarded by Desdmona.com in accordance to the decision of the judges. Contest winners will be notified by email on January 15, 2004 (or as soon as practicable thereafter). All contestants will receive an email announcing the winning stories and authors. In addition, the winning announcement will appear at http://www.Desdmona.com, and the winning stories will be published there.
8. ADDRESS. Email stories with your name, email address, and the following ENTRY TEXT by January 1, 2004 to contest@desdmona.com .
ENTRY TEXT. (must be included in contest entry email):
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Cliterature
By Madelena M. Christian, Editor
2003, Doublewide Press
www.doublewidepress.com
ISBN # 0-9711986-2-4
Large Trade Paperback
$12.00
Written and edited from a woman's perspective, this collection
brings together a number of women who, while they each write erotica from
different viewpoints, share a common passion for desire. Each uses a
different written method to get their point across. For some it was fiction,
for others it was poetry and for others it was more of a personal narrative
but in each case it works as they write of passion and desire.
As the
editor explains in the introduction...
"While putting Cliterature together, I looked for
that kind of buzz, a sense I got when a writer was getting off on her own
work and even more intriguingly-by her self. When a woman is fully engaged
in her desire there's a sort of fearlessness, an urge that overtakes and
pushes the work out. Things happen faster. Words hit the page with more
power. I know this feeling because I experience it when I write erotica.
There's a high I get from working myself into a state of wanting."
For writers, I think this fits under the heading of "write what
you know." Clichéd certainly, but those things that we know and care about
bring a certain vibrancy to our writing and it shows whether it
is erotica as in this case, or something else. The whole point of writing,
especially in fiction, is to bring the work alive for the reader so that he
or she responds. It certainly works in this case, as this is a very
interesting collection. Space limitations prevent me from detailing each and
every contribution, so the following three are examples of just some of the
enjoyable contributions in the book.
"Iola" by Ms. Cynthia features Iola, new and naive to the world
of training. She had applied to serve a Dominatrix and been accepted and she
has no idea what is in store for her. Soon she finds out just how personally
liberating it can be to be totally submissive. There is a lot packed into
this short story of just a few pages.
"Push Play" by Carolyn Caizzi revolves a young coed living in a
dorm. She is a lesbian, a bit of an exhibitionist and loves to record her
entire life by hidden camera for a college project. After being seen naked
on the way to the shower by a female visitor to the dorm, the visitor shows
up at her door to continue things. What will the camera see?
"My Cyber-Sexual Master" by Lizbeth Dusseau is a story
about a woman learning about what it really means to be worthy of a Master.
By e-mail commands, the Master tells her what to do while she is at work and
asserts his control; control that she wants, desires and craves until she
is left spent. This is a story that will leave you looking at your
co-workers a little differently.
While these examples as well as a number of the other
contributions feature bondage at some level as a theme or background
setting, all the stories, poetry and personal narratives share a commonality
of pushing the envelope. In each case, the woman involved is seeking a
higher level of pleasure and desire and is willing to do, or allow done to her,
what is needed for that goal to be attained. While she may or may not be in
control of events, the women depicted are firmly in control of their quest
for desire and pleasure.
Written by women, edited by a woman, this collection is clearly
designed for a female readership. However, it also works from a male
perspective and could be very useful for couples to use as they see fit. At
156 pages featuring twenty-five submissions by eighteen contributors, there
is something in here guaranteed to please every reader. This collection is
well worth your time to read and enjoy.
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Linda Alvarez's first book, the anthology DYKE THE HALLS: LESBIAN EROTIC
CHRISTMAS TALEs, has just been published by Circlet Press, featuring stories by M.
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Jim writes...
I have just had my 125th story posted on watchingthewife.com. I have been writing for this site for 3 1/2 years.
They are one of the very few paying websites. Lately, they have been having financial problems, and are only paying for hits on stories that are two years or less old. At ten cents per hit, the money isn't enough to let me quit my day job.
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Kinky-gurl just accepted my latest story, Juicy Concerto in 2D........
This story is the THIRD acceptance, since Verocity.com accepted another story for their January 2004 edition, which makes two stories accepted (one for Dec. and one for January)
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Terri Pray had a story titled Winters Fire accepted by the anthology 'A Wet Taste of Passion,' which is due out next year.
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