tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:32:17 +0000Posting Calls For Submissions, Tips For Publication & Promotions For Both For Erotica Authors & Non-Fiction Sexuality Writers.<p>Get Your Smutty Gigs Here!http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)Blogger592125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-2043624643581150837Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:17:00 +00002008-09-26T19:18:49.759-05:00NotesCalls For SubmissionsFeministing has a call for submissions: What Made You a Feminist? Might actually submit something... You?(Wondering why I don't blog much here? Your tips stopped; so did mine.)http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-made-you-feminist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-4929159550599623801Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:39:00 +00002008-03-25T17:44:01.943-05:00Calls For SubmissionsFrom the editors at Oysters and Chocolate:Dear Writers,We have great news at O&C! We have signed with a division of Penguin Publishing, NAL, to publish the first Oysters & Chocolate Literary Anthology!We are now seeking submissions for our erotic anthology. If you would like to submit, please keep these things in mind:- Submissions should be between 2,000 and 6,000 words.- We are looking for http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/03/oysters-chocolate-literary-anthology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-2206441175758159461Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-03-25T17:37:33.718-05:00ParticipateMarket WatchVia Alessia Brio I found two good links:* The E-volution of Publishing: The Pros, Cons and Misconceptions of Epublishing, by Jacquéline Roth.* And a Publisher Poll from Alessia (at her LiveJournal).http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/03/publisher-publisher-on-wall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-4735236115337288968Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-03-24T16:49:38.318-05:00Market WatchInterviews with ProsRoxanne reports that thirty-year romance agent Steven Axelrod said the following in an article, The Popular Fiction Report, by Michael J. Vaughn (April 2008 issue of Writer's Digest Magazine)."You give a group of romance writers a couple of drinks and they'll admit it is pornography," he says. "It's hard to see it as true romance, and it has a very limited audience- they can't seem to grow it. http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/03/you-give-group-of-romance-writers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-6415557186927425641Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:05:00 +00002008-01-26T03:12:00.463-06:00PromotionsParticipateCalls For SubmissionsThe Marketing Whore has started High-Five Fridays, which, I'm finding, is not only an excellent way to clean up those links that you meant to post all week but just didn't get to, but a nice way to meet some new folks. Check out High-Five Fridays here.In this week's High-Five Friday post, Marketing Whore had these gems which writers are likely to be interested in:#1 High-Fives for The Sexies forhttp://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/01/author-opportunities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-2206281928537099711Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:07:00 +00002008-01-17T01:09:48.363-06:00Market WatchRoxanne Rhoads has written The Growing Genre of Er*otica at Funds For Writers. Here's a snippet:Women and men are discovering a new breed of 21st century romance novels that are sexier and more erotic. This new genre is erotica. It has evolved from the romance novels your mom read, but these are not mom’s sappy love stories. The sex scenes are hotter and steamier and much more graphic. It’s a http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/01/on-erotica-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-7271686174265144514Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:04:00 +00002008-01-11T12:08:51.724-06:00Other GigsParticipateFranklin Furnace Archive Inc.'s mission is "to present, preserve, interpret, proselytize, and advocate on behalf of avant-garde art, especially forms that may be vulnerable due to institutional neglect, their ephemeral nature, or politically unpopular content."Visit the Franklin Furnace Web site for complete program information and examples of previously funded projects. Request For Proposal - http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/01/franklin-furnace-announces-open-call.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-6286266893157045411Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:52:00 +00002008-01-11T11:58:28.823-06:00Writing TipsAnn Bruce on TSTL Heroines, a.k.a. Darwin Awards’ Newest Category:Romancelandia is plagued with characters, usually the heroines, who are too stupid to live (or TSTL for short; you know there’s a rampant problem when there’s an acronym involved). These women, usually described as feisty or naive [to the point idiocy], rush headlong into dark alleys after they’re told not to, thereby endangering http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/01/female-characters-which-are-too-stupid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-8776445461067528235Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:41:00 +00002008-01-11T11:45:47.777-06:00PromotionsVia Marketing Whore's Thirteen Tips For Better Marketing:4 Get & read one non-industry publication per month. (Ditto details of #2.)Example One: If you're an author or a product manufacturer, consider books on retailing so you can understand their point of view; you can really sell them on carrying your book/product when you know their concerns.http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/01/marketing-tips-for-authors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-9161964234081981040Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:18:00 +00002008-01-10T00:22:38.505-06:00Writing TipsMarket WatchRomance novelist Cassie Edwards has been accused of lifting work from other texts. Via Yahoo & the AP:One example compares a description of black-footed ferrets in "Shadow Bear," which came out last year, with text from a 2005 article in Defenders Magazine, a quarterly published by Defenders of Wildlife, a conservation organization.From "Shadow Bear":"While alone in my father's study one day, http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/01/re-cassie-edwards-plagiarism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-6842821815568036524Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:29:00 +00002008-01-04T07:35:05.444-06:00ParticipateTell us why you and your partner are one of America's most captivating couples and you'll be featured in the February Issue of GO Magazine! Be sure to include a high-resolution photo (300 dpi at 3x3 inches) and tell us: Who's who · Ages · Occupations · Borough/Town/Neighborhood · Hobbies & Interests · How you met · Your secret for a successful relationship · Why you should be profiled in our http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2008/01/most-captivating-lgbt-couple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-9004506054779399932Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:32:00 +00002007-12-29T13:36:48.478-06:00Calls For SubmissionsThis anthology is open to not only single mothers and fathers but also adult children of single parent households. This is an honest, no holds barred account of the joys and pains, the triumphs and difficulties of single family households. This is your opportunity to tell your story and your whole truth beyond the baby mama/daddy clichés.Submission deadline is April 2008.For the full call for http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/12/seeking-submissions-for-anthology-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-4427020762276507655Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:30:00 +00002007-10-26T06:33:06.170-05:00ParticipateCoach Sappho® is looking for writers/reporters.You must be lesbian or interested in serving the lesbian community.Right now positions are voluntary. In exchange you'll network with some very interesting folks.If you are interested in learning more, email Barb Elgin at barb _at_ barbelgin.com.http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/lesbian-writersreporters-wanted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-757236792517309150Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:36:00 +00002007-10-23T01:47:18.848-05:00Calls For SubmissionsIntersections, an electronic journal dedicated to research and teaching in the area of Gender Studies in the Asian region, has a list of issues for which they are seeking submissionsWhile the listing is by theme, they are open to interviews with activists and/or feminists, book reviews, and papers outside the issue's main focus (but on the publication's main theme) for each issue.http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/intersections-gender-history-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-602389400978233353Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:19:00 +00002007-10-16T18:21:19.329-05:00PromotionsI just had a great review (for my other site) at The Naughty Guide. You can find the details on how to submit here, but basically it's just a link to their site and a form submit.http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/naughty-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-5149748782958472896Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:03:00 +00002007-10-16T18:13:48.528-05:00Calls For SubmissionsForthcoming erotic ezine, Lucrezia Magazine, is set for launch in February 2008, to enable reading time for submissions. (Meanwhile, you can keep up at their blog.)The magazine will focus on erotic fiction, art and other pieces (articles, essays, opinion) exploring established erotic realms as well as those which are uncharted, or have fallen into the cracks. Articles, fiction, reviews, art, http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/lucrezia-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-3405088024050749882Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:18:00 +00002007-10-03T20:20:21.781-05:00Calls For SubmissionsBurrow Publishing is seeking submissions for the hottest and rawest erotica (gay and bisexual) book compilation to drop in 2008. Stories should prominently feature men of color (e.g. Brothas, Papis, Caribbean men, Middle Eastern, etc.) and the various types of men (e.g. Thugz, Bears, Bourgie, etc.) Stories should be fresh, unique, and sex-filled, but also have an engaging storyline and http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/men-of-color-erotica-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-4075769892096631160Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:01:00 +00002007-10-02T00:03:21.362-05:00Calls For SubmissionsWinter will be here before we know it so let's get things heated up with another contest! I want to know how you keep things heated up in the bedroom (or in any other room of the house or outside or whatever turns you on)! I want something that's going to steam up the windows and make things combust into flames.The rules are simple:Make it HOT!500 words or less.It should take place in the http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/wicked-winter-escapes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-1158200157780160908Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:10:00 +00002007-10-01T16:12:57.550-05:00Calls For Submissions The Lusty Library (http://www.lustylibrary.com), one of the premiere online communities for erotic literature, is celebrating the month of October with its third annual Halloween Fiction Contest. Any story submitted between October 1st and October 29th that centers on Halloween – be it a hot Halloween night or a sexy story featuring real ghosts and goblins – is eligible, with the first, http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/lusty-librarys-3rd-annual-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-3619018194321325018Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:04:00 +00002007-10-01T16:09:38.634-05:00Calls For SubmissionsPenthouse Variations is a digest-sized magazine, which is published twelve times a year. Editorial content, which varies per month, consists of erotic feature stories and reader letters in some of the following categories:Anal Sex, Bisexuality, Bondage, Casual Encounters, Dominant Sexplay, Exhibitionism, Erotic Fantasy, Exotic Vacations, Female Domination, Fetishism, Group Sex, Lesbianism, http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/10/penthouse-variations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-8923113867352492897Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:40:00 +00002007-09-23T21:43:33.789-05:00Writing TipsParticipateDeclare Your Erotic -Mixed-gender and Women-only Erotic Writing WorkshopsFall sessions begin October 2 and 3!A few spaces still available in each group!Won't you join us?* Tuesday evenings: Declaring Our Erotic meets October 2-November 27.Open to folks of all sexualities and all genders!* Wednesday mornings: Women Declare Our Erotic meets October 3-November 28. Open to all women.Get more http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/09/mixed-gender-and-women-only-erotic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-8694318377718075915Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:03:00 +00002007-09-16T21:04:49.751-05:00Calls For SubmissionsSeeking essays around 2,000-5,000 words (flexible) that address experiences of men working in various areas of the sex industry. This includes but is not limited to dancers, escorts, street-based workers, porn industry employees, webcam folks, strip club janitors, and other forms of sex work. There will be a broad rang of sex work represented and I'm open to an expansive definition of male http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/09/men-in-sex-industry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-761017009994423419Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:36:00 +00002007-09-09T21:39:10.265-05:00PromotionsCalls For SubmissionsJolie du Pre is looking for erotica authors to write an essay: Are you a TOP, a BOTTOM or a SWITCH? And WHY?Essays will be published at The Blushing Ladies Journal.More details here.http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/09/promo-op.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-421891735515974887Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:05:00 +00002007-08-26T23:07:17.042-05:00Calls For SubmissionsThe Legends of Mernac's God of Lust is looking for writers of Erotic Fantasy Fiction to write under him. Request your own folder in our Open Vault where you can publish your writing at will, OR apply to Quont to write in his Age of Erotic Fantasy Fiction. All stories within the main body of Mernac http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/08/legends-of-mernac.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16585433.post-8187483150074138596Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:12:00 +00002007-08-07T22:15:08.400-05:00PromotionsParticipateEye of Venus is a new adult directory, in which all sites are reviewed to meet criteria. The directory promises to be full of more quality sites focused on originality and writing rather than thumbnail gallery splogs.http://naughtywords.blogspot.com/2007/08/directory-listings-for-erotic-authors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Silent-Porn-Star)1