Catching up thread

1) Poppy (don't really have a pen name for my erotica...yet)

2) I mostly write poetry and greeting card ideas. I'm trying/hoping to break into some romance and erotica markets soon. That's my goal for this year. To stop talking about it and just do it.

3) My main problem right now is not being able to "flesh out" my ideas. They're in my head, but when I go to put them on paper...I got nothing. I'm so used to writing shorter stuff, it's like my brain can't grasp a story longer than one page. Practice helps though, and I've noticed that the more I write, the more I write.

4) My ultimate goal is publication. Mostly for poems and short stories right now. I might try for a full-length book or e-book later.

5) I don't know that I have a favorite, I usually just browse around the web and read whatever strikes my fancy.

6) Um, not sure. You list markets and such and bring up interesting and important topics. Main problem lies with me getting off my you-know-what. I'm getting there though, slowly, but surely.

Sorry for being a lurker and not participating in this forum that much, just don't have anything to contribute yet. I've already set a goal for myself to complete one erotic short story and one erotic poem before the end of January so we'll see how that turns out.

Alrighty here I go.

1) name/pseudonym

Kristin Battestella-remember it well! I've thought about a pen name before, but I like my real name the best. Suggestions?

2) Genres written

Mostly science fiction and horror, with some childrens and humor mixed in. Vein knows my new dabbling in erotica. For gas money I write a local news beat and opinion column.


3) Anything you'd like to say about yourself

Uh, dunno really. Ask me a question.

4) Are you seeking publication, taking courses, writing for yourself and partner, published (e-pub, small or large press, online, subscription, tailored stories?)

Totally seeking publication on anything and everything anywhere.

5) What are you favourite erotic authors, magazines and websites.

me?

6) What could I do to make this forum more fun, or more useful, to you--and which is more important?

I like it just the way it is. I came in out of nowhere and was loved!

Catching up, or rather speaking up

In response to Veinglory's "Catching up thread."

Err, I'm new here.
My name is Catherine, or Cat, Pseudonym, same, so its not that pseudo actually.

I write erotica, horrotica, humor erotica and humor without erotica, both for me and for publication. Though, the actual return is still microscopic.

Although I have lots of erotic anthologies, I can't claim a fave author. Guess I have to read more, wink.

The forum seems friendly. That seems enough to go on, for me.

Cat.

1) name/pseudonym
*nothing published yet, so who cares?

2) Genres written (e.g. romantica, non-romance erotica, letters, sex ed non-fic and articles, horrotica...)
*written a fantasy novel for kids/young adult, i soon gone try publish. Earlyer i wrote mostly romatic cliss *s*

3) Anything you'd like to say abotu yourslef
*i am a noob when it comes to writing

4) Are you seeking publication, taking courses, writing for yourslef and partner, published (e-pub, small or large press, online, subscription, tailored stories?)
*Dreaming of been published yes. If i manage i gone donate half of the royalty income to a children fondation. And travel around and make fun for kids at hospitals. (for free offcourse)

5) What are you favourite erotic authors, magazines and websites.
*None really. Only read it when i travel. Otherwise i prefer to "live" it... he he
(i am more of a krim/fantasy/sci-fi girl when it comes to reading

6) What could I do to make this forum more fun, or more useful, to you--and which is more important?
*First of all i want to say this forum is the best i have found out there.
If its someting i would like to se more of, its maybe some kopies of contracts (to look at the differences) - and even more feedback (if possible) about who manage to give out what, How much they sell of their books. And all in all more stories that can bring a hope to us all. That we see ppl manage. Specially that new writers make it into the cold hard publisher world

(sorry for sucky english)
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veinglory said:

I write short stories only for the promotion value. the only useful money I earn if from novella ebooks whose steady sales pay some of my monthy bills. Placed with the better epublishers they can be relied upon to yeild 3c a word or more.

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What kind of ebook sales figures are you seeing, if you don't mind me asking?
Does the income justify your time spent writing them? Who are the epublishers your using currently?

Mike

I'm not sure what my pen name will be... As for genre..well I like Erotica as well as Mystery and Thriller...

1) Bliss (aka Bliss DuJour)
2) erotica, letters, sex ed non-fic
3) Anything you'd like to say abotu yourslef
4) I'm seeking publication and I have one published poem (e-pub). I currently have: one poem subbed and waiting for a response and one short subbed to an anthology.
5) I don't have any favorite erotic authors, magazines, or websites but I do read a wide variety of all of the above.
6) I think fun and useful are equally important. I'm not sure what you could do to make either happen... Maybe we can all participate a little more by posting more often?