Morgan Hawke's Blog, page 4
April 11, 2014
BDSM Chat on GoodReads!
The BDSM Chat
on GoodReads!
April 23rd 2014
Read the
Question and Answer Session
HERE!
Books I recommend for writing BDSM:
Screw the Roses, Send me the Thorns
Miller & Devon
SM101
Jay Wiseman
The Topping Book
The Bottoming Book
Easton & Liszt
The Sexually Dominant Woman, a workbook for nervous beginners
Lady Green
The Fine Art of Erotic Talk
on GoodReads!
April 23rd 2014
Read the
Question and Answer Session
HERE!
Books I recommend for writing BDSM:
Screw the Roses, Send me the Thorns
Miller & Devon
SM101
Jay Wiseman
The Topping Book
The Bottoming Book
Easton & Liszt
The Sexually Dominant Woman, a workbook for nervous beginners
Lady Green
The Fine Art of Erotic Talk
March 9, 2014
Plagurism?
I've been getting unsettling letters from my fans. According to them, a certain book has passages copied almost word for word from my book "Victorious Star."
This Book: Ravenous Virtue
-- It's self-published by Smashwords -- a vanity press.
Has anyone read this book? Should I be concerned?
This Book: Ravenous Virtue
-- It's self-published by Smashwords -- a vanity press.
Has anyone read this book? Should I be concerned?
March 3, 2014
A Note on Internal Monologues
Art by Kaori Yuki
A Note on
Internal Monologues
“I was just wondering what you think about interior monologues, long passages of reflection?” -- Curious Kitty
Whether
you are considering adding a lengthy monologue to a story, or intend
the monologue to be the story itself; where the focus of the entire
story is on one character’s thoughts and feelings with very little
action,
A Note on
Internal Monologues
“I was just wondering what you think about interior monologues, long passages of reflection?” -- Curious Kitty
Whether
you are considering adding a lengthy monologue to a story, or intend
the monologue to be the story itself; where the focus of the entire
story is on one character’s thoughts and feelings with very little
action,
March 1, 2014
How Much Smut for Your story?
Note: This article was specifically written for smut scenes, but
truthfully, it can be be for any type of scene: horror scenes, angst scenes,
kissing scenes, fight scenes... Just replace the word Smut with the
scene of your choice.
How Much Smut
Should go into Your story?
Before you can even approach this question, first you'll need to decide:
WHO is your target audience?
truthfully, it can be be for any type of scene: horror scenes, angst scenes,
kissing scenes, fight scenes... Just replace the word Smut with the
scene of your choice.
How Much Smut
Should go into Your story?
Before you can even approach this question, first you'll need to decide:
WHO is your target audience?
February 25, 2014
Dealing with Creative DOUBT
Dealing with Creative DOUBT
----- Original Message -----
...I'm at the point where nothing seems right. Everything I write
down is cliche, badly written, and has bad pacing. Yet when I was
younger I would turn out stories one right after the other like a
non-stop machine. But now...thanks to all those instructors and classes,
the creative edge is now limping along like a dog with only
----- Original Message -----
...I'm at the point where nothing seems right. Everything I write
down is cliche, badly written, and has bad pacing. Yet when I was
younger I would turn out stories one right after the other like a
non-stop machine. But now...thanks to all those instructors and classes,
the creative edge is now limping along like a dog with only
February 24, 2014
New Novel!
For those waiting ever so patiently for a new book by me, your wish has been granted with a brand new Erotic Fantasy novel.
Splintered Mirror
March 1st 2014
From: MojoCastle Press
No Good Deed Goes UnPunished...
Julian, valet and occasional bodyguard to a literal fairy tale prince, wants nothing more than to keep her job. However, that entails keeping anyone from finding out that she's female. Prince Alberic, tall, blond, gorgeous, and more than a little sadistic, is not only one of the very few people aware of Julian's secret he fully intends to take advantage of it by making her his secret mistress -- whether Julian wants to be one or not.
Ordered by his father the King, Prince Alberic and his faithful valet, Julian, take off for Lyoness and a Unicorn hunt to win a princess bride. However, not only are there two princesses instead of one; Rose Red and Snow White, there really is a Unicorn, and that unicorn intends to claim both princesses for his own.
However there is one more contender for the hands of the two princesses and their kingdom, a Black Sorcerer with a penchant for unleashing Monsters.
Read Excerpt?
Splintered Mirror
March 1st 2014
From: MojoCastle Press
No Good Deed Goes UnPunished...
Julian, valet and occasional bodyguard to a literal fairy tale prince, wants nothing more than to keep her job. However, that entails keeping anyone from finding out that she's female. Prince Alberic, tall, blond, gorgeous, and more than a little sadistic, is not only one of the very few people aware of Julian's secret he fully intends to take advantage of it by making her his secret mistress -- whether Julian wants to be one or not.
Ordered by his father the King, Prince Alberic and his faithful valet, Julian, take off for Lyoness and a Unicorn hunt to win a princess bride. However, not only are there two princesses instead of one; Rose Red and Snow White, there really is a Unicorn, and that unicorn intends to claim both princesses for his own.
However there is one more contender for the hands of the two princesses and their kingdom, a Black Sorcerer with a penchant for unleashing Monsters.
Read Excerpt?
February 23, 2014
SMUT Does Not = POPULARITY
Ten-Second Tip:
SMUT Does Not = POPULARITY.
Whether you're posting on an Erotic story site, a fan-fiction site, or writing a hot short for a paperback anthology...
No matter what you've been told about making your stories popular, Sex isn't everything. People will like --and Favorite-- a damned good story Without sex faster than they will some slap-dash PWP (Porn without Plot). Believe
SMUT Does Not = POPULARITY.
Whether you're posting on an Erotic story site, a fan-fiction site, or writing a hot short for a paperback anthology...
No matter what you've been told about making your stories popular, Sex isn't everything. People will like --and Favorite-- a damned good story Without sex faster than they will some slap-dash PWP (Porn without Plot). Believe
Stuck on a SHORT Story?
10 Second Tip:Stuck on a SHORT Story?
Stuck on what to put in your story?
-- This is the list of things I check off when I create a story:
Do you have a Setting in mind?
- Sci-fi
- Historical
- Modern day
Do you have ONE big Main Event for the story to focus on?
- A battle
- An escape
- A love scene
- An act of revenge
- A sacrifice
- A treasure to claim
Do you know what you want to
Stuck on what to put in your story?
-- This is the list of things I check off when I create a story:
Do you have a Setting in mind?
- Sci-fi
- Historical
- Modern day
Do you have ONE big Main Event for the story to focus on?
- A battle
- An escape
- A love scene
- An act of revenge
- A sacrifice
- A treasure to claim
Do you know what you want to
Choosing a Story's Title
10 Second Tip:
Choosing a Story's Title
----- Original Message -----
Do you have a tutorial on how to decide the Title for your story?
-- Nervous Beginner
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I can't decide on a title, I fall back on how the professionals do it.
One word is considered ideal for a title.
No more than Three words, preferably Two.
You can have Four if the word is 'And,' 'The,' 'A,' or
Choosing a Story's Title
----- Original Message -----
Do you have a tutorial on how to decide the Title for your story?
-- Nervous Beginner
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I can't decide on a title, I fall back on how the professionals do it.
One word is considered ideal for a title.
No more than Three words, preferably Two.
You can have Four if the word is 'And,' 'The,' 'A,' or
Plot Device: Foreshadowing...!
Foreshadowing is when the opening scene of a story
acts as a kind of nutshell prophecy for the whole story.
In a Horror, this is when the originating Bad Thing happens.
In a Mystery or Crime story, it's when the first victim is slain, and/or object (McGuffin) goes missing.
In a Romance this is where the main character meets their soon-to-be lover for a fleeting but memorable moment.
acts as a kind of nutshell prophecy for the whole story.
In a Horror, this is when the originating Bad Thing happens.
In a Mystery or Crime story, it's when the first victim is slain, and/or object (McGuffin) goes missing.
In a Romance this is where the main character meets their soon-to-be lover for a fleeting but memorable moment.
