Roll Call

veinglory · May 26, 2005

Hi erotica writers! What are you up to?
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I have just finished the first draft of a novella called 'the Pilgrim Heart'. It is intended for the epublisher loose Id and will follow on from, the short story 'Knowing Patrick' and form the first part of a novella. It is MM erotic romance fantasy, elves and ghostly nuns (oh my!).

Maryn · May 26, 2005

Alas, I can't report a damned thing. I now have kids underfoot once again and will probably write very little until autumn.

Doesn't mean I can't think about it and jot down ideas, of course!

Maryn, grumbling

Kate StAmour · May 26, 2005

Well, I have a few projects I am hoping to complete and begin to submit to e-pubs. Probably Liquid Silver, EC, Aphrodite Unlaced, and Loose ID will be my first choices--dare to dream. My mainstay remains reviews though, particularly since life has been tossing me curve balls and my creativity just isn't up to par(or is it bat?).
Thank you for starting a check-in!

Kate

pepperlandgirl · May 26, 2005

Based on the comments I've received, I'm expanding a F/F short story into a novella, and I plan to submit it to Single Shots (an imprinte of Torquere Press). (Thanks veinglory! It really was a huge help)

I am in the final draft stages of a WiP. Sending it to betas and critique soon.

I have another WiP in the first draft stage. I'm about 10,000 words from finishing it and starting the second draft.

arrowqueen · May 26, 2005

My 'Saxon Slave' comes out on Saturday. (A fact which I shall inflict on the board via the Bragging thread.)

Mind you, I think it might be another month before it reaches the States.

sunandshadow · May 26, 2005

I'm trying to get the plot outline for my m/m, m/m sff romantica novel Learning To Kiss Dragons finalized so I can finally start writing the damn thing (it's been stuck in the concept stage for 2 years now

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veinglory · May 27, 2005

Definitely time to start writing then! M/M is a hot sub-genre, and I'm not just saying that because I write it

gina · May 27, 2005

I am working one MM WIP that is looking to be a novella. I think it'll end up around 15,000 words. Maybe more. Maybe less. We'll see how long it takes to tell the story. Also working on a few MM flash shorts that I'm sending to out to various contests in the coming week. Shelved a MF erotic romance to work on later.

S.Anders · May 30, 2005

My advice DON'T ever do sequels! Unless maybe you write them right after the the first one and not a year later. I am stuck writing sequels to two of them and I feel the pressure now to make them as good as the first parts. Both M/F erotic adventure and they'll never be as good as the first two.

S.Anders

veinglory · May 30, 2005

Well I have just sent my latest novella to the epublisher. Hope they like it. It is a sequel to what was meant to be a stand alone short story that was part of a st Patrick's day promotion. However my editor decided it was more of a prologue. It was probably the first longish story I 'made' myself write. I was a bit worried but my beta-readers seem to have liked it.

So that's one submitted and one awaiting editing at Loose-Id. I think it may be time to diversify a little and try a different market. I like Loose a lot but a saying about eggs and baskests is haunting me

Deanna Lee · Jun 3, 2005

Deanna's never ending WIP pile

Okay---

I'm finishing up Blood Moon, the second book in the Kyra Moray series that I started at www.loose-id.com

I've plotted 2 novella's for an anthology with Sable Grey, a werewolf book that will be off to my agent hopefully by August, and I should be starting edits on The Fathoms Below this month (my first fantasy).

I also have about 20 other projects in various plot stages-- but I'll spare you guys that mess. LOL.

arrowqueen · Jun 3, 2005

Wd, everyone - and good luck with your projects.

pepperlandgirl · Jun 4, 2005

Well for good or bad, I just submitted "California Stars" to Liquid Silver Books and Venus Press.

Now the wait begins.

veinglory · Jun 5, 2005

Best of luck. I'm waiting on a Venus sub too.

pepperlandgirl · Jun 7, 2005

I sent a query and synopsis to Whiskey Creek Press tonight in response to their "Twisted Fairy Tales" submissions call. I really hope they don't take forever to get back to me, but either way, I start the next MS tomorrow.

veinglory · Jun 7, 2005

Congratulations! (and good luck!)

pepperlandgirl · Jun 7, 2005

Whiskey Creek has already requested the MS! I just emailed it! WOO!

arrowqueen · Jun 7, 2005

Congrats, Pepper. Well done!

veinglory · Jun 8, 2005

Perhaps a good idea to check out what it says about Whiskey on the Bewares board too?

pepperlandgirl · Jun 8, 2005

Are you just be cautious or have you heard something? They look like a standard e-publisher to me.

pepperlandgirl · Jun 15, 2005

Ha! One week later, I have signed the contract with Whiskey Creek Press for The Highwayman Revisited! WOOHOO!!

Senta · Jun 15, 2005

cross over

I am writing a cross over novel - erotica and literature.
very little 'non-sex' plot, plot progresses through sex. which means that the sex is not standardised 'happy' all the time, it goes through all the emotional permutations that other states of life go through

has anyone here experience of selling this kind of novel?

Writer2011 · Jun 15, 2005

Well to be quite honest i've never written erotica...However I would be willing for someone who has written it to read what I have written...see if it's any good

Bill

pepperlandgirl · Jun 15, 2005

Senta said:
I am writing a cross over novel - erotica and literature.
very little 'non-sex' plot, plot progresses through sex. which means that the sex is not standardised 'happy' all the time, it goes through all the emotional permutations that other states of life go through

has anyone here experience of selling this kind of novel?

I have experience trying and failing. But, to be fair, I haven't tried that hard because it's my baby and I'm a coward.

EmmaMac · Jun 18, 2005

I need to start cracking the whip on myself to get writing. I have a short story I'd like to finish for tit-elation, and a novella I also need to finish. Unfortunately, I've gotten lazy about my erotica because I've been contracting for someone to do some copywriting. Ergh.

And congratulations, pepperlandgirl, on your recent contract!

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