Tabitha Levin's Blog, page 6

First Draft of First Novel – 60% complete

Writing a novel has proved to be more challenging, rewarding, and frustrating than I ever thought possible and I still haven’t finished the first draft yet.

I’m aiming to have this draft done by the end of September, or if I can manage it (although probably not) by mid September.

Of course, once the first draft is done does not mean it will be anywhere near ready for publication. I’ve got 2nd drafts, 3rd drafts, editing, cover design, formatting and goodness knows what else.

I’m committed to mak...

Desperately Delicious – The Sexy Romance Short Story Collection

The Desperately Delicious collection is now up on most stores, as both electronic and print versions.

It contains all seven stories from the Desperately Delicious series and represents the best value if you want to get all the stories in the one edition.

The sex scenes are mild to medium (except for All Tied Up which is raunchier and contains light BDSM), and most of them follow the typical romance structure of having a happy ever after, although I have thrown a few curve balls for some of the...

How I Feel About Bad Reviews

I was asked recently by a fan how I felt about the negative reviews for Stranger Delight.

To be honest, while all negativity can hurt sometimes, I feel for the most part that people are allowed to express their opinions and that if they didn’t like something they should have a chance to express it.

Art is subjective. What one person likes, another doesn’t. It’s perfectly natural and should be encouraged – it would be a boring world if everyone all liked the same things.

When you make something f...

Writing a Novel

I’ve mentioned before whether short stories sell well or not and while I only have my own and a few other author results to go by, I still stand by my original statement that while they do – and are increasingly becoming more popular – it’s the longer works that sell better.

I already can see that the collections do better than the single stories (although All Tied Up is doing particular well – I guess the trend for BDSM stories is still well and truly hot at the moment).

It will be interesting...

All Tied Up – #7 Desperately Delicious Series

You may have already noticed,since I’ve got a few sales already, but the last story All Tied Up is now live on a few retailers.

It’s the final story in the Desperately Delicious Series and follows Amy and hervoraciousappetitefor sex.

Is your fantasy to be tied up, spanked, and pleasured for the ultimate release?

Amy’s is.

Lots of BDSM and lust is the only way Amy can truly let go. She must relinquishall control to her husband David to experience true ecstasy.

This short story contains four sex sce...

Double Delight – #6 Desperately Delicious Series

I wanted to give Samantha a happy-ever-after ending before the series finished up, but before that, I wanted to let her experience her ultimate fantasy. Making love to two men at the same time, and it get’s even better, because they are twins. Yes. I said twins. ;)

Double Delight is the sixth story in the Desperately Delicious series, and is one of my favorite stories for Samantha, because we really see her grow up and perhaps fall in love again.

But before that happens, she gets to have some f...

Are We Becoming Zombies?

No, I’m not talking about the recent spate of people eating homeless men’s faces off – and by the way – eewww.

I recently read an article that talked about how our addictions to technology are making us depressed, stupid and brain dead. It’s turning us into mind numb addicts where we can’t focus or concentrate unless we are starting at a screen.

At first I laughed, as I read the article from my iPad before getting out of bed for the day. Come on,I had to check my emails, rss feeds, and twitter...

What Genre Should I Write Next?

I’ve now finished all seven erotic romance stories from the Desperately Delicious series, the last two (plus the collection) will be published soon. They are currently in editing, and/or waiting on cover design. Then they’ll alsoneed formatting before they will be available on Amazon, Nook, iBooks etc.

But it shouldn’t be too much longer. I’m estimating one week for everything to be finalised, and then another week before they are all for sale at Amazon, and probably three to four weeks before...

Writing Sex Scenes. Easy or Hard?

With the rise in publishing there seems to be a little rumor circulating writerly forums that I hang out at, that writing erotic romance is a sure-fire way to riches.

Just add a few cock and pussy references, a bit of heavy breathing, and you have a story that will pay for all those expensive shoes that you like to buy.

But is it really true? Can you make good money by writing erotica?

Err, no. Not so fast sunshine. Sure if you write GOOD sex scenes your stuff should sell. But then, if you write...

Do Short Stories Sell on Amazon and other Retailers?

Do short stories sell, and can make you some quick cash on places like Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks (among others)?

Let’s get right to my answer. Since we are friends here, I’m going to tell you the truth. They do, but certainly not to the extent that novels and longer works do.

Recently well-known author Dean Wesley Smith wrote about a plan about making a living writing short fiction. According to his plan, if an author was to write 50 short stories per year (averaging one short story per...