If you think about it, almost everyone finds somebody at some stage in their life. If people were like jigsaw pieces with only a certain few "right" people to join with out of the billions on the planet, then the odds would be very much against this.
So I conclude that there are many possible "right" partners for each of us.
A man after my own heart.
The two are not incompatible - there are novels which are pornographic and pornographic stories which are not long enough to be called novels.
I won't open a whole other can of worms by mentioning erotic v. pornographic!
Hooray
9Erotica is only a shell now with no stories on there.
The one thing that will really put me off is what I call the pathologist's report. You know:
She was 5'6" tall, 256 lbs, 48-18-44 with size 5 shoes and dirty blonde hair that was plaited into her pubes, which were jet black.
If you need advice on the legal aspects the Citizens Advice Bureau will point you to a suitable (and free/cheap) advice service, or solicitor.
Nic's posts have all gone, as have the set I put on there (and my membership), though cocokisses' are all still there, but for how long ...
I have posted a warning on the authors' forum of all the sites on which I have anything published.
The first time my fingers touch her pubes on their way down the front of her clothing beats either of them.. A first kiss may promise something, but that touch means you are going to get all the way.
General things first.
If you are going to submit to a publisher look at what sort of stories and/or novels that organisation publishes. It is no good submitting a hardcore porno short story set in contemporary Washington D.C. to a publisher who specialises in Sci-Fi novels.
Develop your story/novel until it is completely laid out and plotted; not necessarily completely written, but you need to know everybody who will appear as a real character in it, and everything important which will happen to them. You also need to have a good idea about locations. For example if a lot of the storyline occurs in a house you will need rough floor plans for every floor of that house. This is because most publishers ask for a complete synopsis of the novel and at least three chapters, usually the first three. Preparing the characters locations and plot will allow you to give a coherent synopsis.
Read the publisher’s web site and find a copy of their submission guidelines. If they want submissions double spaced on paper it is no good sending them an electronic copy – they simply won’t read it, let alone accept it. This applies to the least detail: If they specify that all paragraphs must be indented on the first line with a tab character – do that. Most publishers are inundated with unsolicited submissions, so ANY submission they can find ANY excuse not to read gets discarded.
Characters come in three sorts: I call them real, cardboard and ghost.
Real characters have names and personalities and are carefully introduced to the reader. I have a file with for each character with their information on it, including where, when, how, and why they appear at each stage of the story line.
Cardboard characters have names and notes on their appearance, but do not appear often, and so the reader does not know much about them.
Ghost characters do not even have names. For example “There you are sir,” said the barman handing him his martini, “stirred not shaken.”
An agent will cost you money, so try without one at first. E-publishing is easier to get into and can be a route to paper publishing.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give anyone ANY money towards the cost of publishing your story, of selling it, of advertising it, or any other excuse. Those organisations are not interested in anything but getting the up-front money from you. They live on money from gullible would-be authors. Real publishers live on their cut from the sales of your book, which means if they don’t sell it they make nothing.
Particular things.
See my PM to you.
Of the two stories I currently have posted on here, one has levity only in the last sentence, but I am told that some readers have laughed out loud at that sentence. The other one is written with the intention of keeping the reader smiling for most of the story, but never getting to the point of laughter. Naturally both are intended to raise sexual interest in the reader.
I'm afraid if I mess with it, it will ruin the story. Advice?help?
