Alana Melos's Blog, page 16

Dominating Her Vampire is Now Live!

Yes, that's right, another in the Dominating anthology... what can I say? They're fun and fast to write! This one is Dominating Her Vampire, and of course, it's free on Kindle Unlimited. A little different with the cover too... but I like it!

It Takes So Little to Thrill Me...

I'm an easy date, and by "easy" I mean, "I don't demand much". I really don't. Dinner could be anywhere, could go out for a movie... it doesn't have to be big or special or anything like that. I'm usually just happy going anywhere with the person I want to be with and hanging out.

It translates to online too. I'm absolutely thrilled when someone friends me on Facebook or adds me on Google+, even if it's not a big deal to them. When Reed James reviewed The Shagging Tree , I was on Cloud Nine for...

Backmatter or How I Learned to Love the Ass

Not really. I just really like Dr. Strangelove.

Backmatter! What is it and why does it matter to you, the erotica writer or reader? Well, it's what an author puts at the back of their books, simply put. When I write backmatter, I do so in a very particular fashion:


I usually put a fancy page break line in between the backmatter and the story, just so that the reader knows for sure the story is over.First, I put the title and author again, as well as the copyright notice. I do this to bookend th...

Dominating Her Biker Now Live!

Wow, in my "social media blitz" (which is pretty pathetic, don't ask, I don't like spamming) I completely forgot to post on the blog that Dominating Her Biker is now live! This is the dirty, dirty romance I was talking about earlier... I didn't realize I was writing a romance until it was done! It still contains the femdom and bondage I love and love to write about, but it's a bit softer, with more character development. I still hope you enjoy!


I should be working on the next Dominating Her Ma...

I Just Wrote a Romance, and Now I Feel Dirty

Well, I just finished up ten thousand words (almost) of Dominating Her Biker... and it's a romance. It's a really character driven romance. It's short, to the point, has a couple of sex scenes in it... but the sex totals probably 3,000 words or less of it. That leaves about 6,500 words of dirty things like "character development" and "plot". Pfft.

The reason why I feel dirty is because it legitimately is a romance... and I'm debating whether or not to put it under the romance category. Everyth...

Black Hat Tactics

I'm interrupting my writing process because, well, the story is still brewing and I'm procrastinating, but also I was doing a little research. I often look at other erotica writers because it gives me an idea of what sells and what doesn't, how other people are doing, and so on. Now, there's some of them that use some pretty disingenuous tactics in order to get people to read their stuff and to make money. One of them I've sort of covered before, which is mirroring. Amazon is fine with mirror...

Social Media

Social media... keeps everyone connected yet apart at the same time in today's age, eh? You just can't do anything without a Facebook page and a Twitter account, and now I have both. Well, I had a Twitter account before, but a FB page has joined it. It looks lonely there, no friends. Le sniffle. It won't stay that way for long, of course, but it looks all weird, and pure, and virginal the way it is.

Is social media needed as a writer? On my Twitter account, I do often get retweets which is nic...

Dominating Her Boyfriend Now Live!

Number five in the anthology series Dominating Her Man (yeah, I put them into a series--similar cover, similar theme, it just makes sense to do so), Dominating Her Boyfriend is now live! This one is a little different. First, it's more about a their relationship than the others, with maybe the exception of the Senator one. Second, it's written from the feminine dominant's POV instead of the masculine submissive's. We'll see if it's popular! If it is, I may change it up slightly from book to b...

Rump Raiding Raptors free May 8th - May 10th!

To celebrate my birthday this weekend, I'm giving away my first book Rump Raiding Raptors from May 8th through May 10th! I did a brief one day give away on this book before, but hopefully people who haven't yet discovered my work will have a chance to find it and enjoy it. And, you know, advertising it in advance might give people a chance to pick it up, heh.

Pooper Probed by Poseidon now Live!

Yes, finally Jotham got off his butt and got the cover done (the story had been written for a while), so Pooper Probed by Poseidon is now live! The title should read "Pooper Probed" as one verb, heh. It may be a little confusing, but I'm just happy it got through. Else, the title would be "Probed by Poseidon".

Also, some news, Reed James has agreed to review one of my stories, hurray! I wanted 1001 Erotic Nights, but it's a little long, so I chose "The Shagging Tree" instead since he seemed in...