Not surprisingly, this is a topic I’ve talked about before, but I just wrote up a new guideline for my Excessica authors (now that we’re taking new submissions and starting to distribute boxed sets) and realized–the rules have changed again. So I thought I would create another post letting you all know what (unofficial) rules still seem in place and others… Read More
Revisiting the Censorship of Erotica
Hey, does anyone remember when Amazon started banning erotic fiction? Or when Apple removed “certain” titles from their bestseller lists? Or when Paypal stopped paying for “certain types” of erotica? When Amazon began excluding books from its “all department” search? When Smashwords started cracking down on “nipples and floppy bits and dangly parts?“ When Apple began rejecting outright those books… Read More
Predictions for Erotica in 2013
The world didn’t end on December 21. *gasp* I guess I have to actually start paying on all those “No Payment until 2013” furniture loans I took out in 2011! *sigh* The good news is that no 2012 Apocalypse means there will be a 2013 to look forward to writing in (well, unless we all fall off the fiscal cliff… Read More
To Agent or not to Agent
Just when you think you know what’s going to happen in the publishing industry, everything turns upside down again. I spent the summer recuperating from a back injury, and when I came back to the world of the Internet I found something rather stunning had happened. My genre (erotica and erotic romance) had exploded. Apparently, the flood of erotica in… Read More
Erotica Gravy Train
My brother-in-law says he wants to write an erotic book. What he really means is: I want to get rich. Everyone is talking about erotica lately. The words “mommy-porn” are on everyone’s lips, from Dr. Phil to Dr. Oz to the ladies of The View. E.L. James’ “Shades” series has pushed erotica and erotic romance into the mainstream spotlight. Suddenly… Read More
Ch-Ch-Ch Changes!
I met another writer today. It’s funny how many people reveal that they are would-be authors, once I tell them that I write for a living! This particular writer is a financial planner by day (which was the service we were seeking from her) but a young-adult fiction writer by night. When she heard my tale of publishing success and… Read More
Corporate Bullies
The blogosphere exploded last month when Paypal started threatening account holders who published “extreme” erotic fiction – things like incest, pseudoincest, rape for titillation and bestiality. Our little publishing company, Excessica, was contacted directly by Paypal. Mark Coker from Smashwords was too. He fought the good fight, got lots of bloggers and tweeters on board, we all made a great… Read More
Slippery Slope Part 2: Why Frogs Boil
“The difference between pornography and erotica is time…” -author unknown When Amazon started banning erotic incest fiction in 2010, one of the things I heard again and again was, “So what? It’s not censorship. Amazon is a private corporation and they have a right to sell whatever they want. They’re not saying these books aren’t allowed to exist – just… Read More
Slippery Slope: Erotica Censorship
Well, the morality police are at it again. And this time, it’s scarier. First, Amazon started banning books from their site. They backed down on their anti-censorship stance and removed the Ped0phile Guide. Then they went after books that contained incest, bestiality and rape. After the dust settled, it was clear that, while biological incest was a no-no, Amazon would,… Read More
Amazon Censorship Alienates Power-Buyers
I hate to say I told you so, Amazon, but… Okay, I don’t hate to say it. But I DID tell you so! According to the numbers being thrown around, Amazon is alienating its ebook “power-buyer” audience by banning erotic fiction. What!? People are buying PORN on their Kindles? *gasp* Yes, yes they are. They’re buying a LOT of it…. Read More
Selena Kitt Newsletter – V3 – GET A FREE BOOK!
Selena Kitt erotic fiction you won’t forget A BAUMGARTNER CELEBRATION! In honor of the brand spanking new video trailer for The Baumgartner series, I’m having a Baumgartner Celebration!If you haven’t seen it, check out the trailer below done by the inimitable Willsin Rowe. It’s sexy, it’s funny, it’s all kinds of awesome! Don’t forget to leave a comment on YouTube… Read More
Amazon Book Banning Irony
Have you heard the latest? Mark Twain, who once wrote that “the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter” will now have the “N” word replaced with “slave” and the word “injun” replaced with “Indian” in his book, Huckleberry Finn. Oh, the irony. Amazon, who came out and said, “Amazon believes it… Read More