Elizabeth Schechter's Blog, page 46
February 14, 2014
Writer, on writing
As the mother of a seven-year-old debate captain, complaint department and future lawyer, it occasionally becomes tempting to use the time-honored, albeit arbitrary, way to win an argument:
“Because I’m the Mom and I said so!”
Likewise, as a writer, your fictional characters fight back (and I challenge any writer out there to tell me that their characters don’t talk back to them in a way that would put a teenage Loki to shame). When this happens, it’s very tempting to point at your outline and...
February 3, 2014
Writer, on writing
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Here’s a new one.
The difference between romance, erotic romance, erotica and porn, in layman’s terms.
Romance: Your conventional soap opera on network television, or something you’d see on Lifetime or Hallmark.
Erotic romance: Something you’d see on HBO or Showtime
Erotica: Something you’d see on Cinemax (anyone else remember when we used to call Cinemax Skinemax?)
Porn: Something that would only show up on the special channels with the blue filter...
January 29, 2014
Save Amaya Papaya!
I wrote House of Sable Locks atAmaya Papaya – Play Lounge, a fantastic place here in Central Florida. If you actually read the dedication page of the book, you knew that already. Well, Yolonda (the owner) has had a bad run of luck over the past year, bad enough that 2014 might be the year that Amaya Papaya closes the doors for good.
She doesn’t want that to happen. So she’s started a GoFundMe campaign to save her place.
If you loved the book, please help save the place that helped a working mom...
January 27, 2014
Another sale!
The short story Infernal Machine, which originally appeared in the anthology Carnal Machines, has been accepted into the 2014 Best Men’s Erotica from Burning Book Press!
Infernal Machine was written by my close personal friend Elias A. St. James. (wink)
January 21, 2014
Giveaway!!!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Tales from the Arena
by Elizabeth Schechter
Giveaway ends March 21, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
I’m giving away three copies of Tales from the Arena: Opening Gambit. So check out the Goodreads page to enter!
Another top-notch review!
This morning brought another top-notch review for Tales from the Arena: Opening Gambit. 4 out of 5 stars!
Thanks to the JeepDiva website, and to Eva, the reviewer!
January 19, 2014
New cover art and upcoming short
I have a new short story coming out from Forbidden Fiction. I had fun with this one.
When First Mate Daniel Walker is captured by pirates, things don’t go as expected. He expected interrogation, torture, and possibly being made to walk the plank. He didn’t expect to be tied up, alone in the captain’s chambers, awaiting her pleasure.
I’m not sure when it will be available for purchase, but soon.
January 8, 2014
Enter ALL the contests!
Nominations opened today for the Hugo awards.
You know, it seems that I have this little steampunk novel that just might be eligible. If, you know, someone wanted to nominate it.
Anyone?
December 30, 2013
First review of Tales from the Arena: Opening Gambit.
My dear friend Richard Raiment, all out of blue, contacted me the other day with this lovely review. It just went live on his Tumblr and his Blog.
He also let me know about the rather egregious typo that he caught when no one else did. Fixed that. So if you bought a copy already, you should check and see if the update is available to download on your platform. If it is not yet, hit the contact me page, and I’ll make sure you get the update.
December 11, 2013
Dead Trees.
When we got home from school, there was a Tweet notification waiting for me.
Look what just arrived! Proof copy of @EASchechter ‘s new paperback. pic.twitter.com/IvxXkZFve8
— Cecilia Tan (@ceciliatan) December 11, 2013
Wow!
