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Erotica Today

After Fifty Shades of Grey and countless copy-cats, I almost hate to say I write erotica. I like porn as much as the next person, so let me explain my hang-up. 

You see, real erotica is not usually about pleasure or sex, just as sex is not always about the body. Sex can leave you wanting or satiated, physically and emotionally. Sex involves emotions (even for men, despite what some would have

10 Easy Things to Give up to Improve Your Writing

I got an email recently from a client, asking how I write so many short stories and books while sometimes working full-time, being a wife and a mom, starting a business, working with other writers, and doing a million other things (including dealing with three surgeries in two years, and not writing or working at all for a long time).

Here's my secret: Doing more didn't work (and wasn't

"Tales of a Vampire Hunter" Omnibus Collection

This Omnibus Edition collects the three Tales of a Vampire Hunter novellas into a single volume. It is for those who arrived late to the party and wish to save a few bucks while picking up the same stories in a single package plus a bonus short story and an audio-story offer.
The first Tales of a Vampire Hunter story (Vacancy) was released as a standalone short story in July 2012. Due to

Tales of a Vampire Hunter Omnibus Collection

This Omnibus Edition collects the three Tales of a Vampire Hunter novellas into a single volume. It is for those who arrived late to the party and wish to save a few bucks while picking up the same stories in a single package plus a bonus short story and an audio-story offer.
The first Tales of a Vampire Hunter story (Vacancy) was released as a standalone short story in July 2012. Due to

Water me, Baby

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One from the vaults . . . still true today.

Some people search their entire lives for a place to call home. Some, born by the shore, never feel quenched until the dry, arid heat of a desert causes their internal landscape to gush like a waterfall. Others, surrounded by wide-open flatlands, only feel unbound and free atop high mountains, cosseted by trees.

Raised by nomads, I always wanted

Themes and Symbolism in Erotica - 5 Tips (and Reasons Why)

I write erotic fiction, not pornography. Often, I share my work here and ask for nothing in return because it allows me to write what interests me. I choose themes that examine the human condition. Symbolism is a way to shine a comforting light into places where eroticism intersects with the familiar in our lives or where dark and scary things lurk.

If you want to sell work to quality

Book Reviewer's Cheat Sheet

Many readers tell me they'd love to review more books, but since they are not writers, the whole idea makes them nervous. Reviews mean so much to writers, and so few real readers leave them.

Feedback keeps us going and gives us direction. Reviews allow our work to be seen in places like Amazon and BookBub (which is why so many writers resort to paying for reviews).

Here's a brilliant cheat

Book Review Cheat Sheet

Many readers tell me they'd love to review more books, but since they are not writers, the whole idea makes them nervous. Reviews mean so much to writers, and so few real readers leave them.

Feedback keeps us going and gives us direction. Reviews allow our work to be seen in places like Amazon and BookBub (which is why so many writers resort to paying for reviews).

Here's a brilliant cheat

My First Time

When Kay Jaybee (winner of the "Best Erotic Book Brand" and "Best Erotica Writer" awards pretty much every year) asks you to participate in her erotica-author interview series, you say,"YES!" 

Then, the questions arrive and (if you are like me) you ask, "Do I really want to admit some of this truth about what writing erotica has been like for me?" Then, you do it, because what's the point of

Immoral: Tales of a Vampire Hunter #1 . . . Then and Now

Immoral: Tales of a Vampire Hunter #1 (early cover idea)


Today, someone "liked" this 2013 cover idea I posted in a Facebook group way back then and gave me such a thrill. How lucky I am to have had the support of readers for all this time. You made the book #1. You turned it from a short story into a trilogy, and you have kept it in the top 100 on Amazon since 2013. The Omnibus Edition comes