Nobody is a perfect, right-out-of-the-gate writer. We get into this vocation/avocation to tell stories, and that means learning the tools of the trade: spelling, grammar, structure, character, plot, worldbuilding. Notice how I put worldbuilding, a great love of mine, dead last? That’s because in the long run, it’s the least important of our tools. It…
Read More Why we all need beta readers and editorsThis time of year, I live in a blast furnace. I never know what kinds of art or media gatherings I’m going to end up at, but the need for a folding fan is a constant for at least the three months bracketing Summer Solstice. I have plenty of folding fans, from lovely old carved…
Read More more steampunk goodnessI’ll get to the story about emerald, trust me. Well-meaning folks ask: ‘What’s your favorite color?’ I have the same dilemma, from the other direction, as a completely colorblind friend. My friend stalls, or says the question has no meaning – it’s all shades of grey according to my friend’s perception. I’m a visual artist.…
Read More Hello, Emerald!This post is about publishing, art, and the smallest bit of whining that I can include without feeling like a total self-pitying jerk. It’s about our best intentions – and how that’s not enough to carry the day. We exist within walls of preconception and self-doubt. Sometimes there are outside stresses in our lives that…
Read More A matter of timingWARNING: Adult Content ahead. Why? Really? Did you not read the header on this blog? I write smut that is only sometimes uplifted by things like angsty plot development and good characterization. I associate with other authors who do the same. Sometimes, we even share our writing, smutty or not. So if graphic M/M sex…
Read More Jess Buffett interview, NSFWOkay, so some part of my brain got this hop mixed with another, and earnestly thought it ran through the end of the month. (Scratches head.) This stuff happens. We’re ending things on a great note, over at Azalea Moone’s blog. She’s interviewing our one-and-only L.A. Witt, an incredibly talented and prolific erotic romance writer…
Read More The 16th and Final Day of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopOne, I’m not that great at it, which bugs my sense of vanity something fierce. Two, to my immense chagrin, I’m not doing art for anything that will make me money or satisfy a contract obligation. Which sucks, but sometimes you just have to let the creativity monster off its leash for a while. This…
Read More I should not be doing art (that Loki pic people keep asking for)Okay, okay, I’m a little late. I was writing today, and we all know how that can make someone lose track of time. (Wags eyebrows for vaudeville effect.) It was a good writing day. Today’s hop takes us to Erin Lark’s blog, and an interview with Azalea Moone. Moone’s new M/M vampire novel A Rogue’s…
Read More Day 15 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopSome extra goodies today, dear readers. S.A. Meade promises to have an interview with multi-talented author and cover artist Erin Lark today. The blog hop’s main site lurks here, courtesy of L.A. Witt. Honestly, how many times do I have to say it: comment on any of the blogs in our blog chain this month,…
Read More Day 14 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopWander on over to Scarlet Day’s site for an interview with M/M erotic romance author S.A. Meade, whose historical romance Lord of Endersley is making waves in the genre. Our AE blog main page is here, under the tender care of L.A. Witt. Go on, go see the prize package that some lucky comment participant…
Read More Day 13 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopSo, it’s after noon where I am, and I slept in a little. There’s still an update! Today, Anna Zabo is hosting Scarlet Day, who discusses her new menage erotic romance novel Immortally Theirs. Just consider: the historic district of St. Augustine FL, the Fountain of Youth, two hot brothers, and the fascinating woman they…
Read More Day 12 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopToday’s tidbit comes to us from Tara Quan’s site, where she interviews Anna Zabo. Anna discusses her M/M paranormal erotic romance Close Quarter, her follow-up novella Slow Waltz, and what’s next for her heroes Rhys and Silas. The AE blog hop main site is located here, under the watchful care of L.A. Witt, who has…
Read More Day 11 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopGood morning and welcome! Today’s hop features Jocelyn Dex and a great interview with author Tara Quan, who will be showcasing her new M/F erotic romance fantasy novel Warlock’s Pawn. If you like fantasy romances with a kick-ass heroine, a bit of kink, an alpha male who might have bitten off more than he can…
Read More Day 10 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopHappy May 16th, everyone. The Absolutely Erotic blog hop marches on. Our main site is managed by the ever-talented L.A. Witt (when she’s not fending off character assassination attempts by her nemesis Lauren Gallagher.) Today, Ravon Silvius will be interviewing Jocelyn Dex. Follow. Enjoy. Comment. There are prizes to be had. Also today, I’m posting…
Read More Day 9 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopAre we having fun yet? I know I am, and my To-Be-Read pile is getting scary big. I have the giddy honor to be a guest at Cassandra Carr’s blog on 5-15-2013, where I get to blather about my work and writing philosophy until someone bangs the gong on me. (Thanks, Cassandra and Jennifer, I…
Read More Day 8 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopWelcome to a stop on the Absolutely Erotic Blog Hop, where we’re showcasing erotica and erotic romance authors from the Absolute Write forums. Each day, interviews will be posted, and when it’s all said and done, some lucky commenter will win a huge prize! Click here for the entire blog schedule and details about the…
Read More Day 7 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopOn 5-13-2013, J.M. Keep will interview me over at her site. Follow the linky for some behind-the-scenes looks at my writing and inspirations, and some of the background for my debut M/M erotic romance space opera Moro’s Price. Come back here on 5-14-2013, to catch my interview of Jack L. Pyke, fellow lover of dark…
Read More Day 6 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopFrom all the way over at Charley Descoteaux’s blog comes an interview with J. M. Keep, iconoclastic and independent co-author of some hot and thoughtful fantasy and science fiction erotica. Keep and I have a Thing tomorrow, too, so stay tuned for that. The Command & Control for this blog hop resides at L.W. Witt’s…
Read More Day 5 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hop…Because this deserves a separate, if tardy, post. Today’s bloggy goodness comes to you from Thea Landen’s site, where she interviews Charley Descoteaux. One of the projects Charley talks about is the upcoming release A Sunday Kind of Love, of which Charley says: “It would be fun to make this movie, and not only because Ewan McGregor…
Read More Day 4 of the Absolutely Erotic blog hopToday, fellow Loose Id author Mina Kelly will be hosting Thea Landen. I post individual links to the authors on the hop because their blogs merit far more than a cursory skim of the relevant post. Go on. Dig a little deeper. As a group of smutwriters, we have very diverse interests beyond writing hot…
Read More Day 3, Absolutely Erotic Blog Hop