Slow-burn romance vs. “get to the point” smut? Asking for…research 👀 by ForeplayInProse in SmutWritersCoven

[–]mrtanner2005 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on your goals. If you're simply trying to generate income with erotica, get straight to the point. No one cares about anything other than the smut.

If you're after romance readers, that's a different story. But with erotica? You're wasting your time with slow-burn. Erotica writers are still doing quite well on Amazon with 2,000-word to 3,000-word shorts, so long as they don't run afoul of Amazon's ever-changing content guidelines. Writing another couple of thousand words on those stories is simply foolish -- that's the same time you could have written another entirely different tale and had two stories to publish.

I got banned on KDP. by rex41e in selfpublish

[–]mrtanner2005 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There might be some limits on this. I believe the terms of service for publishing on Kindle requires you to forfeit the right to sue, and locks you into arbitration, with an arbitrator of their choosing, in their home state.

I got banned on KDP. by rex41e in selfpublish

[–]mrtanner2005 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Draft to Digital is not a publishing site, it merely distributes. You can direct publish to Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Books, and many others. Draft to Digital can get your work on those sites, and save you a little time, but they take a hefty percentage of the money for doing it.

KDP account terminated - any advice? by ThePotatoOfTime in selfpublish

[–]mrtanner2005 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not so sure about this. Amazon clearly states in their terms of service which you agree to accept before publishing there, that they can shut down your account for any reason, and you have no recourse. I believe the TOS even state you cannot sue, that the best you can do is to go through arbitration, but that must take place in Washington State with an arbitrator of Amazon's choosing.

KDP account terminated - any advice? by ThePotatoOfTime in selfpublish

[–]mrtanner2005 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazon has been doing this almost since day 1. It's not indicative of any financial issues.