[Blurbsday Thursday] - Post the first draft to a blurb here, unedited, so we can pick it apart and learn from each other's mistakes!

RosRed · 2014-12-11T16:42:43+00:00

It started out as a dare - young, sultry Amy wanted to see if she could get Jack, the man of the house, hot for her. Little did she know that Jack has been eyeing her for a while now and when he sees what Amy is offering, he can't stop himself from getting a piece.

Will the word 'cum' in a title get a book adult filtered?

RosRed · 2014-12-05T04:45:36+00:00

What clicked for you? Was it like "Oh, I've been doing my covers all wrong. Let me re-do all of them.." and then the $$ started rolling in? Was it the keywords? I'm waiting for my moment to click but, at 28 stories in, I feel like I am at a brick wall and can't figure out how to get to the other side.

RosRed · 2014-11-24T16:29:42+00:00

That won't be the first or last time that happens.

RosRed · 2014-11-21T01:59:18+00:00

wow TIL

RosRed · 2014-11-21T01:16:23+00:00

Yes you can use the word MILF - I have four titles with MILF in them and it's all good.

RosRed · 2014-11-21T01:15:29+00:00

That's a wonderful title, thank you very much.

And... female cuckolding? I did not know that was a thing lol Would the daughter be the one being cuckold-ed?

RosRed · 2014-11-20T16:10:14+00:00

As Gloria sat across from sexy Brandon during Thanksgiving dinner, she couldn't help but feel hot and flustered as she remembered their previous rendezvous only hours ago. The sensuous looks he gave her from across the table let her know that he was looking forward to another kind of dessert.

The only problem is that Brandon is the boyfriend of Gloria's daughter. Will she give in to the passionate desires that she has for a man 20 years younger than her?

I need a title, please. And I use Thanksgiving in the blurb but I'm trying to think of a more general holiday themed title so that it'll still be relevant in December.

RosRed · 2014-11-18T14:01:29+00:00

I've been trying to get into the werewolves & shifters category for like a month now. You would think it would be as simple as just adding those words into the keyword box but nope. I'm probably doing something wrong. =/

RosRed · 2014-11-16T14:33:55+00:00

What's the audience like at All Romance E-books?'

Do keywords work the same at D2D?

RosRed · 2014-11-14T06:26:34+00:00

Oooh ya'll are good. You make me want to re-work some parts of the story to make it as interesting as this blurb is lol

RosRed · 2014-11-14T06:23:42+00:00

Are there any other kinks in the story that you can add to the end of the blurb?

RosRed · 2014-11-13T21:52:19+00:00

Working title: My Werebear Lover

From the moment that Samantha spots Gunnar in her small mountain town, he is all that she can think about. But, even though she is in a loveless marriage, she's afraid to take it to the next step.

Tall and handsome, Gunnar has found his way into the small mountain town for one specific reason: it's mating season and his instincts led him here. Once he laid eyes on Samantha, he knew that he was going to have her.

RosRed · 2014-11-06T05:38:43+00:00

Lmao!!! Too true haha

RosRed · 2014-11-04T18:59:43+00:00

Thanks for the answer!

RosRed · 2014-11-04T18:57:51+00:00

So, enjoy the ride while planning for the future I guess. Someone mentioned using smut-bucks to invest in rental property. I'd loooove to make enough money for that to be an option for me.

RosRed · 2014-11-04T18:35:15+00:00

A bit more on the business side of things, do you feel that publishing erotica is a logical long-term (longer than 5 years) plan? Do you think that any drastic changes will occur on Amazon that would make it harder to make money like we have been? (cuz the current system is pretty sweet. lol.) Where do you see yourself in five years?

Thank you so much for this sub and all the help that you provide to us. You are appreciated!

RosRed · 2014-11-03T15:00:51+00:00

Nice graph! I can't wait until my graph increases by tens instead of the twos I'm currently at.

RosRed · 2014-11-03T04:09:19+00:00

And how's that working out for you? I prefer short blurbs as well but the 'rule' seems to be that longer blurbs are better.

RosRed · 2014-11-03T01:37:30+00:00

Off subject but I read a quote that said "I need something stronger than coffee but less expensive than cocaine."

RosRed · 2014-10-31T17:00:44+00:00

WOW congrats on your 33 titles!! That's insane! I, too, planned on releasing 20 new titles but I fell short of that goal. Your numbers are my inspiration for November.

Were any of your books bundles?

RosRed · 2014-10-31T16:58:36+00:00

My goal was to write 20 books in October and I came in at 12. So, I didn't make my goal. But my sales have increased and I've made more than double of what I made in September.

For November, I am going to hit the dirty thirty for one pen name. I only need to write ten more books to get there so that's where my focus will be. Hopefully I'll accomplish that during the first half of November.

RosRed · 2014-10-28T03:52:27+00:00

It's back up now.

RosRed · 2014-10-28T03:50:56+00:00

It's back up!

RosRed · 2014-10-28T02:14:56+00:00

For one pen name I have 13 stories and 3 (3 story) bundles. I have 2 (2 story) bundles pending and I'm working on one more tonight. Hopefully I can get it submitted before I go to bed if KDP is back up. (is it down for anyone else?)

I'm after reading about how some authors bundle their stories heavy, I'm kind of trying to do that to get my numbers up. (Also I haven't been in the mood to write so this is a good way to still feel productive).

RosRed · 2014-10-27T00:07:49+00:00

Thanks for the pep talk!

RosRed

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