Publicists?
Has anyone here had any experience working with a publicist? As a hybrid author with much of my work self-published, I'm beginning to think the only route to getting anywhere is to hire someone who has...
View ArticleWhat do you do when you run out of places to submit?
One of my new stories just got its first rejection. I really like this one. So, I went on duotrope to look at where I should send it next. I have a lot of other stories out so I wanted to make sure I...
View ArticleHello Everyone!
I really thought that I'd introduced myself. That's what ADHD does to me, I suppose. I am relatively new here. I've been distracted by a lot of life stuff lately. But I'm a single writer living in...
View ArticleFinished My First Draft of My First Novel
So I just finished my first book (now starts editing, eek!). I couldn't believe the sense of pure joy and elation I had when I wrote "The End", I was crying, laughing, did a little dance. I just can't...
View ArticleSomeone is using my dad's work: or What to do when you really want to break...
So here's a new one for the world to ponder. My dad, who died at 54 16 years ago, wrote three novels. I love my father, but they were bad. He was a decent plotter but didn't want to edit, and was prone...
View ArticleAbundant April - 500 words/day or editing - all genres welcome
Here we are in April, with all of it's April-y goodness! How was your March? Did you meet your goals? Were your goals thwarted or changed? Was life good to you, with or without words? Tell all! What...
View ArticleCan an Irish Author submit to a US agent?
Hello! The Irish literary agents scene is extremely small (there are only three big names really!) and the majority of Irish authors submit abroad to the UK. The UK would be much more ideal for me to...
View ArticleOption proposal terminology
I hope I am posting this in the right forum! In an option proposal (book to movie), what do the following terms mean: Budget Bonuses Net profits/participation Standard passive payments to Author If...
View ArticleBlurb Your BookÂfor Another Century
This is the place to write a different version of the blurb which appears, or will appear, or would appear, on any erotica title you've written. (The blurb, for the uninitiated, is the little teaser on...
View ArticleClean-Up on Aisle AW
Retell a classic or well-known erotica story set in the past, only make the bawdy, graphic, or otherwise sexual content suitable for readers 13 and up. Lady Chatterly's Crush, Reasonably Safe Liaisons,...
View ArticleEmily Dickinson and Bugs Bunny: Kin Under the Skin
As I was idly poking through a library shelf of old cookbooks, in a small town in Connecticut last summer, I picked up an odd collection of recipes titled Tasty Beasts: Cooking and Seasoning Wild Game....
View ArticleLaw Enforcement training materials and investigation manuals?
Hi I'm writing a thriller where I explore how an event, ex. a terrorist attack, impacts distinct individuals and various agencies. I am particularly interested in highlighting how individuals on the...
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Little Wars: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty
(and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books) So, I don't know if you guys have heard of this new war game that's coming out, but it looks pretty rad. Just look at those...
View ArticleBest country for writers?
In US and UK today live the richest writers. Had not English been so powerful in the world, one would wonder if US and UK writers would rank highly in money. Moreover, life in both countries is so...
View ArticleBreaking News: McConnell Indicted
And the day just keeps getting weirder: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Indicted for Hiring Ben Carson to Transplant Scalia's Brain into Merrick Garland Quote: In a sinister twist to the blatant...
View ArticleWriting huge amounts, ditching projects left and right
I am producing massive quantities of text every day. I can't say that I have writers block at all. BUT I'm worried because I keep getting to a point and realizing that I don't like the way things are...
View ArticleCIA leaves explosives on school bus for days after a drill
Unfortunately, this is not an April Fools Day joke. The CIA forgot some of their explosive stuff and left it on the school bus they had borrowed for their exercise. The bus stayed in use for two days...
View ArticleSUBMITTING TWO BOOKS AT THE SAME TIME
I have a question. I have two books that have been edited by a free-lance editor who does work for outfits like Dreamspinner Press. I also have a list of seven publishers that accept e-mail submissions...
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