A quick writing update
It might appear to some that I've been a bit quiet of late and that's kind of true: lots of real life stuff has got in the way of writing for a while now.
The other factor is that increasingly I've been writing longer stories. There's a stable market in erotica for short stories of around 5,000 words, and that's an area I like to work in: a nice length to develop a story, but also just the right length for someone who, to get right to the heart of the matter, wants to get off on a story. For this market, 15,000 words is too long - imagine the arm-ache!
But recently I've been drawn to longer stories and serials. At this length there's space for characters to develop and for strong stories to emerge.
One consequence of this is a very practical one. Longer stories take longer to write, and so my publications have become more spread out. The stories in my The Object of his Desire series, for example, are 15 to 20,000 words long, so that when the series is complete it will add up to a complete novel. Even my Billionaires's Sex Club series, where the action is a bit more full-on, are twice the length of my other stories.
It's fun to do, and I'm getting stuck into volume three of The Object of his Desire right now (although I did take a break for a 5,000 word, more explicit, story called Lizzie and Cara Make Three ).
What next? The fourth and final instalment of The Object of his Desire should be out before Christmas; the third and final instalment of The Billionaires's Sex Club will be out around then, too. In the new year there will be compilations of both series, so you can get the complete story in one book. I also have plans for a couple more series to work on over the winter, both of them my take on the alpha-male/billionaire story that is so popular right now.
Hasn't the billionaire thing gone its course by now, though?
Probably not immediately, with big traditional publishers desperate to bring out books in the Fifty Shades of Grey category (watch out for the fantastic Sara Fawkes, due from St Martin's press soon). But yes, it'll probably fizzle out at some point.
But alpha males? Surely we all have space in our lives for a man who knows what he wants and a woman who finds that intensely horny? In our fantasies, at least!
The other factor is that increasingly I've been writing longer stories. There's a stable market in erotica for short stories of around 5,000 words, and that's an area I like to work in: a nice length to develop a story, but also just the right length for someone who, to get right to the heart of the matter, wants to get off on a story. For this market, 15,000 words is too long - imagine the arm-ache!But recently I've been drawn to longer stories and serials. At this length there's space for characters to develop and for strong stories to emerge.
One consequence of this is a very practical one. Longer stories take longer to write, and so my publications have become more spread out. The stories in my The Object of his Desire series, for example, are 15 to 20,000 words long, so that when the series is complete it will add up to a complete novel. Even my Billionaires's Sex Club series, where the action is a bit more full-on, are twice the length of my other stories.
It's fun to do, and I'm getting stuck into volume three of The Object of his Desire right now (although I did take a break for a 5,000 word, more explicit, story called Lizzie and Cara Make Three ).
What next? The fourth and final instalment of The Object of his Desire should be out before Christmas; the third and final instalment of The Billionaires's Sex Club will be out around then, too. In the new year there will be compilations of both series, so you can get the complete story in one book. I also have plans for a couple more series to work on over the winter, both of them my take on the alpha-male/billionaire story that is so popular right now. Hasn't the billionaire thing gone its course by now, though?
Probably not immediately, with big traditional publishers desperate to bring out books in the Fifty Shades of Grey category (watch out for the fantastic Sara Fawkes, due from St Martin's press soon). But yes, it'll probably fizzle out at some point.
But alpha males? Surely we all have space in our lives for a man who knows what he wants and a woman who finds that intensely horny? In our fantasies, at least!
No comments have been added yet.
