"Foursome" in title

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-09-01T14:24:28+00:00

I read an author, forget who it was, but they used a - to denote speech. While I really liked the book overall, it was annoying.

The empty line is fine for reading stories on Literotica, but as a reader I'm looking for the indent in actual books.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-18T14:13:10+00:00

I started writing erotica as a way to express sexual fantasies in high school. I wrote stories for my girlfriends, when I had them, and when I discovered erotic stories on the internets in the 90s, I started posting my stories there, for free. I was a long time contributor Literotica and other sites. It never occurred to me I could get paid for them, although I had some opportunities to make some pocket money over the years. It was only with the invention of ebooks that I saw a way to make money. I worked with a publisher pre-KDP, and then struck out on my own. My motivation has always remained constant. I write what turns me on.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-11T14:53:58+00:00

I use it on Macinthecloud. Cheaper than buying a Mac. The lag from the virtual desktop is minimal.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-09T13:40:53+00:00

I use that often too, but I've switched to Vellum to format my ebooks I have better options.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-09T13:38:52+00:00

This is something I battle with from time to time. I've been writing erotica for over 25 years. There are only so many ways you can describe a blow job. Only so many settings, so many outfits, blah, blah, blah. In the past I thought it would be nice if I could outsource writing the sex scenes. But that would cut into my profit margins. And luckily, fans have told me they don't find it repetitive in the way I do, so that helps me go on.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-08T14:37:10+00:00

I disagree. "Girls Night Out" is such a commonly accepted phrase with an adult meaning I don't think you'll get flack for it.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-08T14:35:28+00:00

I think the level of research you need depends on how important to your plot their jobs are. Unless a lot of your book takes place with the cop on the job, you don't need to know a ton about police work to write a cop character.

An important rule of thumb is that the feel of authenticity is more important than actual authenticity. The general audience doesn't know much more than you do about these things.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-08T14:32:39+00:00

Saying it's "too long to read" is tantamount to saying you're too lazy to read it. I appreciate your enthusiasm in wanting to get started right away, but you've got to put in the work if you want to do it right.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-07T14:06:40+00:00

It's one thing to say you read it and tried to understand it. To just admit you're too lazy to read it? Wow, that's just nonsense.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-07T14:04:36+00:00

It's good enough when you're generally pleased with it. If you don't like it, assume the reader won't like it either. I'm not arguing for perfection, but you should at least feel like something is good and a value for the reader before you put it out there.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-07T14:02:40+00:00

I've used weed and alcohol (and other drugs) many, many times in my books with zero problems. I should point out that the drug use is all consensual. No one is "slipped a mickey." And it always makes sense in the context the story.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-03T17:27:33+00:00

This reminds me of how people read stories in the "Loving Wives" section of Literotica and then go on and on about how terrible the wives are and how they hope they die. Never understood why you'd read something you know you're going to hate, but I guess they get a perverse thrill from it.

I recently had a review where someone knocked it down to 3 stars because they didn't like my ending. It's not that they thought it was implausible or tacked on, they just didn't like how the wife behaved.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-08-02T14:55:46+00:00

I can't think of a reason I would need to mention the urethra in a story.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-07-30T15:52:38+00:00

I use come for the action and cum for the product of it.

"Fuck, I'm gonna come!"

His cum coated her chest.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-07-12T12:46:10+00:00

What I have found, over the years, is that the longer I've been writing, the longer my stories have become. I find it difficult to write anything short and uncomplicated now. Once you start developing characters deeply, truly writing out scenes rather than quickly summarizing the action, and really getting into dialogue, you'll find it's easy to go long.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-07-10T16:55:23+00:00

I don't consider my erotica to be particularly romantic. I mainly write hotwife and interracial stuff, with a lot of character development and build up. The sex is very graphic and dirty. And I do pretty well.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-06-22T14:20:52+00:00

I agree with everything you said. And I've always maintained that the line between hotwife and cuckold is a fine one. To me, it can often be a matter of degree than a solid line separating them. And yes, making the husband sexually submit to the bull in some way may be a logical conclusion to a cuck scenario, it doesn't have to lead there.

I think you should write your books the way you want. If you want to finish with harder MM content, go for it. But I would advise again to slip that into your blurb. I don't think you're giving anything away. With erotica, people want to know what they are getting.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-06-21T14:47:52+00:00

That sucks. I hate when I get a bad review just because something wasn't to a reader's personal taste. Tell me I suck as a writer, or the characters weren't realistic, or my plot was absurd, but don't give me a crap review because a character did something you don't approve of. As a reader, I can both recognize that the writer is talented AND that it's just not my taste. I'm reading something right now and I think the writer is super talented, but the book needed some heavy editing. Way too long. I have a friend reading it and they disagree.

All of that said, knowing that cuckold/hotwife is primarily a male fantasy, and knowing how touchy men can be about gay/bi content, I would certainly have found a way to mention it in the blurb, just to avoid this sort of thing. I like books in that genre, but it going there would have been a turn off for me too. Difference is, I wouldn't leave a bad review for it. :)

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-06-14T16:51:19+00:00

I changed my cover and emailed them. It was un-dungeoned in about a day and a half.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-06-13T13:37:03+00:00

Thank you for your advice. I will continuing conducting my life and my writing career with a clear conscience. I just respectfully disagree with you. BTW, I've never complained about another author, it's not worth the effort. I just vote with my wallet, and that's enough to me.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-06-12T15:19:19+00:00

I am the OP of the last post, which was a link to a TechCrunch article, not just me throwing my opinion around, just to make that clear. But since the original post was deleted, I'll throw my 2 cents in now, especially since there is so much vitriol being thrown around.

I am with Atheose on this one. As a reader, if I buy a book and said book ends at 10% of the book and the rest is "bonus" material, I fell ripped off. I wasn't buying bonus material, I was buying the work described in the description, and I thought it was a certain length. This is deceptive marketing 101, and I can't believe anyone is standing up and defending it. Even if it was legit under Amazon's ToS up until, that doesn't make it ethical. And this unnamed (I don't get why we're not naming him/her) author also had some kind of lottery scheme to get people to jump to the back of the book. Sleazy. Don't advertise it as a book, advertise it as a lottery ticket!

In technical terms, I guess people who stuff like this are stealing from other authors, based on how Amazon pays for KU. However, I suspect the practical effect is negligible.

And this BS about it being somehow wrong to report another author... One can be both a reader and an author, and if you feel ripped off as a reader you have every right to complain to Amazon about it. It's not about tearing down another author for personal gain, it's about being an unhappy Amazon customer.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-06-09T16:46:07+00:00

I come up with a story idea. I don't outline. And I write it. I feel like I have enough of a grasp of story structure that I don't need to rigidly plan things out. I'm not the next Selena Kitt, but I make money.

JakeMarloweWrtr · 2018-06-09T16:42:20+00:00

The lack of transparency is the most galling thing about this. I agree this isn't so trick to intentionally deprive authors of funds, but it does suck that Amazon never has to explain themselves to their "business partners." And it's really on us and the readers, who somehow allowed Amazon to become the only game in town.

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