Category Archives: SOS (resources for #BoldWriters)
Gaga Feminism
I want you to read this book: Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender and the Edge of Normal, by Jack Halberstam. I want you to read it, because it’s smart, funny, provocative–occasionally aggressively obnoxious, occasionally just a tad weak on the empirical
Gaga Feminism
I want you to read this book: Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender and the Edge of Normal, by Jack Halberstam. I want you to read it, because it’s smart, funny, provocative–occasionally aggressively obnoxious, occasionally just a tad weak on the empirical
Erotic Astrology
So here’s the thing. Say you’re writing a romance, or just a fucking hot sex scene, and you know he’s a Capricorn and she’s a Virgo, and you want to make the scene astrologically true… What? It could totally happen.
Erotic Astrology
So here’s the thing. Say you’re writing a romance, or just a fucking hot sex scene, and you know he’s a Capricorn and she’s a Virgo, and you want to make the scene astrologically true… What? It could totally happen.
Goodreads for Authors
I am going through all sorts of Squee! moments right now, and an absolute high was when one of my people said, “OK, now go create an author profile on Goodreads,” and I sighed, and moaned, and said, “God, another
Goodreads for Authors
I am going through all sorts of Squee! moments right now, and an absolute high was when one of my people said, “OK, now go create an author profile on Goodreads,” and I sighed, and moaned, and said, “God, another
Conference Gossip as Resource + 4 days til you can buy Tell Me!
I did something out of character last week. I went to a writers’ conference. Do you go? Yeah? I don’t—I haven’t. This was the first time, ever. Because… this is how I prioritize my time: 1) the things I do
Conference Gossip as Resource + 4 days til you can buy Tell Me!
I did something out of character last week. I went to a writers’ conference. Do you go? Yeah? I don’t—I haven’t. This was the first time, ever. Because… this is how I prioritize my time: 1) the things I do
Canadian Publishers: mostly Literary
You can start here: The Association of Canadian Publishers Membership Directory There are more indie and edge publishers here: The Canadian Writer’s Market (most recent edition!) – but you will also weep at how poorly most Canadian publications pay. (There’s
Canadian Publishers: mostly Literary
You can start here: The Association of Canadian Publishers Membership Directory There are more indie and edge publishers here: The Canadian Writer’s Market (most recent edition!) – but you will also weep at how poorly most Canadian publications pay. (There’s
For the blocked, insecure, angsting & suffering
Want to write but can’t? Goddammit. Just. Do. It. This is what I would tattoo on my chest—if only it would be a little larger—and the chest of every other “I want to be a writer!” person I encounter (if
For the blocked, insecure, angsting & suffering
Want to write but can’t? Goddammit. Just. Do. It. This is what I would tattoo on my chest—if only it would be a little larger—and the chest of every other “I want to be a writer!” person I encounter (if
Bold Publishers: Erotica, Edge
My publisher: Mischief/Harper Collins UK—clearly, the publisher with the most exquisite taste and just enough courage and daring. Right? Their not-so-arms-length US associates: Avon Red Their once-key-competition-but-now-we-own-them: Harlequin—pitch Carina Press or Cosmo Red-Hot Reads JUST FOR FUN: Harlequin’s Erotic Fiction Flow-Chart
Bold Publishers: Erotica, Edge
My publisher: Mischief/Harper Collins UK—clearly, the publisher with the most exquisite taste and just enough courage and daring. Right? Their not-so-arms-length US associates: Avon Red Their once-key-competition-but-now-we-own-them: Harlequin—pitch Carina Press or Cosmo Red-Hot Reads JUST FOR FUN: Harlequin’s Erotic Fiction Flow-Chart
Resources for #BoldWriters
Dare to write on the edge? Good. Welcome. First… write. Struggling? Read Charles Bukowski’s So you want to be a writer. And then, write. Now, explore: AGENT SEARCH BOLD PUBLISHERS: EROTICA, EDGE CANADIAN PUBLISHERS: mostly LITERARY JUMP: SELF-PUBLISHING AND SHAMELESS
Resources for #BoldWriters
Dare to write on the edge? Good. Welcome. First… write. Struggling? Read Charles Bukowski’s So you want to be a writer. And then, write. Now, explore: AGENT SEARCH BOLD PUBLISHERS: EROTICA, EDGE CANADIAN PUBLISHERS: mostly LITERARY JUMP: SELF-PUBLISHING AND SHAMELESS
…and you need to read Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird, because size matters
There are all sorts of higher reasons to read Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird, and if you are interested in having those explained to you, read Maria Popova’s Anne Lamott on Writing And How Perfectionism Kills Creativity or 9 (best)
…and you need to read Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird, because size matters
There are all sorts of higher reasons to read Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird, and if you are interested in having those explained to you, read Maria Popova’s Anne Lamott on Writing And How Perfectionism Kills Creativity or 9 (best)
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
True story: the woman-creator-would-be-artist-am-I? who pressed Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way into my hands still hasn’t read it. She’s still procrastinating, searching. But you should. It is a perfectly imperfect book and Cameron is a perfectly imperfect—so, so flawed—teacher. The
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
True story: the woman-creator-would-be-artist-am-I? who pressed Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way into my hands still hasn’t read it. She’s still procrastinating, searching. But you should. It is a perfectly imperfect book and Cameron is a perfectly imperfect—so, so flawed—teacher. The
How To Find An Agent 101
For Canadian literary agents, start here: Association of Canadian Publishers—Get Published: Literary Agents For US literary agents, start here: Agent Query BONUS: you can search this database for agents who handle erotica For UK literary agents, start here: Wiki List
How To Find An Agent 101
For Canadian literary agents, start here: Association of Canadian Publishers—Get Published: Literary Agents For US literary agents, start here: Agent Query BONUS: you can search this database for agents who handle erotica For UK literary agents, start here: Wiki List
Meet Jennifer Lee and the Right-Brain Business Plan
On-going theme: I’m really struggling with the idea of having to be a marketer and seller of what I write. And the idea of developing a business plan or a marketing plan made me–I don’t want to say gag, but,
Meet Jennifer Lee and the Right-Brain Business Plan
On-going theme: I’m really struggling with the idea of having to be a marketer and seller of what I write. And the idea of developing a business plan or a marketing plan made me–I don’t want to say gag, but,
Blogs on book marketing that I hope you find more useful than I did
I can’t quite remember how I stumbled upon Bob Baker’s Full Time Author blog. I was lost, and probably typing random search terms into Google… and there he was. He really wants to send you this Book Marketing Confidential report,
Blogs on book marketing that I hope you find more useful than I did
I can’t quite remember how I stumbled upon Bob Baker’s Full Time Author blog. I was lost, and probably typing random search terms into Google… and there he was. He really wants to send you this Book Marketing Confidential report,
Top 50 Book Blogs (from BlogMetrics)
One of the things I’m trying to figure out right now is WHERE to try to get Tell Me reviewed. I found this place a useful place to start: BlogMetrics, Top 50 Book Blogs Not all of them are a
Top 50 Book Blogs (from BlogMetrics)
One of the things I’m trying to figure out right now is WHERE to try to get Tell Me reviewed. I found this place a useful place to start: BlogMetrics, Top 50 Book Blogs Not all of them are a
Sharing: If Hugh Howey ran Harper Collins
First, read this: Hugh Howey’s… manifesto, declaration, whatever: Don’t Anybody Put Me In Charge Then, read this: If Hugh Howey Ran Harper Collins (on Publishing Perspectives) Then… I don’t know. Answer this question for me, I guess: The future of
Sharing: If Hugh Howey ran Harper Collins
First, read this: Hugh Howey’s… manifesto, declaration, whatever: Don’t Anybody Put Me In Charge Then, read this: If Hugh Howey Ran Harper Collins (on Publishing Perspectives) Then… I don’t know. Answer this question for me, I guess: The future of
Sharing: 44 essential twitter hashtags every author should know
This is an old (January 2012) post from The Social Media Club’s Caitlin Muir, published on Author Media, about which hashtags scribes should use to connect/share with like-minds on Twitter. This Luddite found it very helpful: 44 essential twitter hashtags every
Sharing: 44 essential twitter hashtags every author should know
This is an old (January 2012) post from The Social Media Club’s Caitlin Muir, published on Author Media, about which hashtags scribes should use to connect/share with like-minds on Twitter. This Luddite found it very helpful: 44 essential twitter hashtags every
Allow me to introduce you to Blaise Lucey
I’ll tell you about how I found Blaise Lucey’s blog in one of the Wednesday confessions. In the meantime: Blaise Lucey: a creative resource for creative people trying to figure out what the heck is going on You’re welcome. You
Allow me to introduce you to Blaise Lucey
I’ll tell you about how I found Blaise Lucey’s blog in one of the Wednesday confessions. In the meantime: Blaise Lucey: a creative resource for creative people trying to figure out what the heck is going on You’re welcome. You
Sharing: The New Publishing Paradigm
From my “writing is easy, selling is difficult, and it feels dirty-to-boot, and not in a good way” file: HuffPost’s Bethany Sales on Fifty Shades of Grey: The New Publishing Paradigm YOUR CHALLENGE: Track back all the other titles and
Sharing: The New Publishing Paradigm
From my “writing is easy, selling is difficult, and it feels dirty-to-boot, and not in a good way” file: HuffPost’s Bethany Sales on Fifty Shades of Grey: The New Publishing Paradigm YOUR CHALLENGE: Track back all the other titles and
Demeter Press seeking submissions for Mothers, Sex and Sexuality collection
Really excited to share this call for submissions from Demeter Press with you. Demeter Press is the first book publisher focused specifically on the topic of mothering/ motherhood: an independent feminist press committed to publishing peer-reviewed scholarly work, fiction, poetry,
Demeter Press seeking submissions for Mothers, Sex and Sexuality collection
Really excited to share this call for submissions from Demeter Press with you. Demeter Press is the first book publisher focused specifically on the topic of mothering/ motherhood: an independent feminist press committed to publishing peer-reviewed scholarly work, fiction, poetry,
She recommends a book she hasn’t read: Get Started in Writing Erotic Fiction
Check this out: Get Started in Writing Erotic Fiction by Judith Watts and Mirren Baxter (Hodder & Stoughton, 2013). A very short review: I haven’t read the book. I bought it, I skipped straight to the list of publishers in
She recommends a book she hasn’t read: Get Started in Writing Erotic Fiction
Check this out: Get Started in Writing Erotic Fiction by Judith Watts and Mirren Baxter (Hodder & Stoughton, 2013). A very short review: I haven’t read the book. I bought it, I skipped straight to the list of publishers in
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