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There’s something about mythology from all cultures that captures everyone’s imaginations, so snuggle up by the fire and tell us a mythological tale — with a Torquere twist! For our Mythologically Torqued 2015 anthology, we’re looking for fully realized, romantic LGBT mythological tale interpretations. Make us laugh, make us cry, or surprise us and make us glow with happy endings!
The holidays are over. The mistletoe has been taken down and the champagne bottle’s empty. My fur-trimmed red velvet corset is back in the drawer, waiting for next year. Chill, dark months loom ahead.
Good thing you have the Erotica Readers & Writers Association to warm you up!
The Winter Edition of the ERWA website is the next best thing to a luxury vacation in the tropics: steamy, exotic, sinfully self-indulgent. And it’s all free!
In the Winter Erotica Gallery, our talented authors turn up the temperature with masterfully crafted explicit fiction that will have you sweating after the first few paragraphs. Lovers, strangers and spies, fetish clubs and sex videos, swinging (in several senses) – the deliciously diverse winter Gallery stories share one common feature: every one is sizzling hot.
By the way: it’s our January tradition to update the ERWA Treasure Chest with the very best of the galleries from the previous year. We’re a bit late this year (overindulging in eggnog can do that!) but we promise to add the gems from 2014 by the middle of the month. Don’t worry, we’ll announce the update right here on ERWA blog.
If the Gallery’s not enough to get you through those long, cold nights, I recommend a visit to our Books for Sensual Readers section. Short story fans will want to grab a copy of Maxim Jakubowski’s MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW EROTICA 13, or perhaps BEST WOMEN’S EROTICA 2015, edited by Violet Blue. (But then again, why not get both?) And what bibliophile could resist Rose Caraway’s collection THE SEXY LIBRARIAN’S BIG BOOK OF EROTICA? For those of you who like longer works, we have lots of novels and novellas, including COVER HIM WITH DARKNESS by Janine Ashbless, a tale of lust, ancient mysteries and fallen angels, and my own BDSM erotic suspense title BANGKOK NOIR. If you’re in the mood for a sexy love story, sample Beth Carter’s menage tale ALONG CAME MERRIE or Alice Clayton’s madcap romance SCREWDRIVERED. In M/M fiction, I recommend Tempeste O’Riley’s CAGED SANCTUARY, the riveting story of a man disabled in a gay bashing attack. BEST LESBIAN EROTICA 2015 is out, edited by the legendary Laura Antoniou. And I’m planning to buy myself a copy of BLACKMAIL, MY LOVE by historian Katie Gilmartin, an illustrated LGBT murder mystery set in the queer underground of 1950’s San Francisco.
We’ve got lots more incendiary titles for you, including classics and non-fiction. You could spend hours browsing our virtual shelves. If anything catches strikes your fancy, be sure to use our affiliate links to make your purchases. Every penny you spend after following our links to Amazon or iBookstore helps to keep ERWA’s fires from going out!
I know lots of my author colleagues are setting goals and making New Years resolutions right about now. For some winter inspiration, pay a visit to the ERWA Authors’ Resources section. Our calls for submissions and publishers’ guidelines list dozens of places to submit your work. We update the page frequently, whenever we get new information. Right now, new publisher Sinful Press wants your erotic novels. Website Bright Desires is seeking erotic flash fiction and stories. House of Erotica needs spy stories. Totally Bound has calls out for half a dozen different sub-genres of erotic romance. That’s just a small sample of the list.
The Author pages also include great archived content on the craft and business of writing, as well as a page of useful links to marketing services, cover artists, review sites, and much more. And while we’re on the topic of useful links, take a look at THE SELF-PUBLISHER’S ULTIMATE RESOURCE GUIDE, a new book for indie authors setting out on their own. For more insight, guidance and support for your literary ambitions, follow us here on the ERWA blog where a dozen established erotica authors post about writing, publishing, sex and society. Or (and!) join our Writers email list, for lively discussions of everything authorly from commas to condom use in sex stories. Go to www.erotica-readers.local/erwa-email-discussion-list for details on subscribing.
The weather doesn’t matter as long as you have a good collection of toys with which to amuse yourself – and your friends. In the Sex Toy Playground, we keep you au courant on the hippest, hottest new erotic equipment. In this edition, the fine folks at Good Vibrations offer sound advice in “Bondage Basics” – just the help you need to get started learning the ropes. Our regular Sex Toy Scuttlebutt column spotlights a variety of intriguing playthings, including the sleek Iroha Minamo vibrator, the Frisky Fox Tail anal plug (I want one!) and the Fleshlight Phone Strap. The latter is a device that attaches your mobile device to your thigh so you can watch arousing videos even when your hands are – um – busy. I’m rolling my eyes, but I’ll bet it sells!
Speaking of arousing videos, no visit to the ERWA website would be complete without a stop in our Adult Movies section. Headlining this month is Brad Armstrong’s “Aftermath”, a searing tale of taboo relationships involving several members of the same family. Also of note is “Exchange Student 3”. The exquisite Anissa Kate stars as a sexy foreign student brought into a household as a decoy by a wife trying to hide her infidelity. On the topic of spouses, don’t miss “I Love My Hot Wife”, tales of a guy who watches his wife get fucked by other men. In the porn classics department, we feature “Tout Est Permis” (Everything Goes), a 1977 French flick about a couple pushing their sexual boundaries.
We give you convenient links after each film we list, just in case you decide you can’t live without it. Use ’em!
Inside the Erotic Mind this edition, you’ll find an extremely active discussion (five pages so far!) on the topic of losing one’s virginity that dispels some of the myths perpetrated by popular erotic romance these days. To share your own experiences of that first time, just click on the Participate link.
You can read and comment on the other discussions on the Erotic Mind page, too. They’re all nicely categorized for your convenience!
The Winter Edition of ERWA is sponsored by Loose Id, a leading publisher of erotic romance. The California-based company is an acknowledged industry leader with seven years in business. It publishes between 16 and 24 titles per month by more than 200 talented authors worldwide, unleashing readers’ fantasies with a full panoply of erotic romance subgenres, ranging from BDSM capture fantasy to yaoi, and including exceptional traditional favorites, contemporary and historical.
The company promotes itself through web and print advertising wherever readers of erotic romance may be found, creating a recognizable brand identity as the place to let your id run free and the people who unleash your fantasies. It is currently pursuing licensing agreements for foreign translations, and developing a print program of 2 to 5 titles per month.
Loose Id is looking for stories that unleash the power of fantasy and the id. Send us your new twists on old favorites, both erotic and romantic. Whether it’s that hot ass cop and the speeder he pulled over, a threesome with your two best gay friends, anonymous sex with the guy you saw pumping gas, capture fantasy, sex slavery, cowboy and city slicker, secret babies, secretary and sheikh, we want stories that tap specific reader fantasies and capitalize on the chemistry between the characters.
Well, that wraps up the Winter installment of the Erotic Lure. I hope this will be enough to keep you simmering until the ERWA Spring edition. As for me – stretched out naked in front of a roaring fire on our bear skin rug, with a mug of mulled cider in one hand and my lover in the other, I’m definitely not feeling the chill!
Welcome to the autumn edition of the Erotic Lure, newsletter for the Erotica Readers & Writers Association. As the smoke-scented nights grow chilly and shadows flit across the hunter’s moon, it’s time to hunker down at home with your honey and enjoy some erotic thrills.
Don’t expect silly comments about risque Halloween costumes in this issue of the Lure. No groan-inducing puns or double entendres. This newsletter concerns itself with magick – specifically, the irresistible power of sexuality to transform the world.
The enchantment begins in the Erotica Gallery. Breaking with the usual practice, our erotic fiction this month is authored by contributors to the ERWA blog rather than members of the Storytime list. Indulge yourself with nine steamy tales that cover the full emotional gamut, from bloody sexual obsession to light-hearted fantasy, written by Donna George Storey, C. Sanchez-Garcia, Remittance Girl, M.Christian, K.D. Grace, Jean Roberta, Elizabeth Black. Ashley Lister, and yours truly. I’m sure you know many of these authors. If some of their names are unfamiliar, then a treat awaits you as you sample their considerable talent.
We’re not completely discarding our ERWA traditions, though. From October 17th to October 31st, the Gallery will be augmented by tales from Storytime authors on our popular annual theme “La Petite Morte”. Expect werewolves, vampires, ghosts, demons and other creatures that go bump in the night, indulging in unmentionable Halloween carnality.
Want more sexy stuff to read? Come browse the ever-changing array of options in our Books for Sensual Readers section. This month we feature COMING TOGETHER PRESENTS: AMANDA EARL, a charity anthology of hard-core stories by long time ERWA member Amanda Earl. Proceeds support AIDS research. Other bewitching anthologies on offer include Delilah Devlin’s HOT HIGHLANDERS AND WILD WARRIORS (worth buying for the cover alone!) and Mitzi Szereto’s Gothic-themed collection DARKER EDGE OF DESIRE. There are lots of new novels listed, many written by authors I haven’t encountered previously. I was drawn to THE GIRL IN 6E by A.R. Torre, a warped thriller about a vampire who hides from society and makes her living providing explicit webcam performances. Meanwhile, erotic romance fans will enjoy Marie Harte’s STEPPING OUT. Her hero and heroine share a lot: a history of cheating ex-spouses, a profound lack of trust for the opposite sex and an undeniable chemistry. Fun!
In the gay fiction category, Charlie Cochet’s A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME caught my eye. This gay historical romance, set in the Roaring Twenties, pairs a street-wise performer in a gay cabaret with an emotionally-shattered ex-soldier. Teresa Wymore’s dark paranormal tale ECHO OF DARKNESS gets my vote in the lesbian fiction category. I haven’t seen her name in a while (she had a story in the ERWA anthology I edited, CREAM); I’m delighted to learn that she’s still writing. And if you’re seeking sexual enlightenment (aren’t we all?), take a look at PARTNERS IN PASSION, a treatise on sex and intimacy by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson.
Of course all these books, as well as the scores more featured on our site, can be yours with a few clicks of the mouse. I’m sure you know that every penny you spend via the ERWA affiliate links helps to support ERWA and lets us continue to provide fabulous, free erotic content – just as we have for eighteen amazing years.
Can sex toys be magic? The ones featured in this edition of Sex Toy Scuttlebutt definitely look that way. Consider the Blue Motion Remote Vibrator, which can be controlled from anywhere in the world via its WiFi connection. Sounds like some sexy sorcery to me… The carnal conjurors from Good Vibrations have penned a fantastic article entitled “What is an orgasm?” Before you dismiss this with a grunt of “I know it when I see it”, read the column. It may change your perceptions about coming.
The Adult Movies pages provide more charmed entertainment. John Stagliano’s most recent collection of “Voracious” episodes is appropriate to the season: artistic, moody, kinky tales of vampires who hunger for more than blood. Erika Lust’s “XConfessions” is a bit more experimental – ten explicit short films of individuals acting out the widely varying fantasies they’d previously confessed to the director. If you crave a bit of love with your porn, I recommend college romance “Second Chances”. What’s a girl to do when the hunk who did her wrong as a freshman reappears in senior year?
As usual, I tried to select a “dirty smutty porn” flick to feature, but all the ones listed seemed to have an excess of plot. You’ll have to choose a favorite on your own. I’m definitely intrigued by the classic “The Virgin and the Lover”, the 1973 debut of the legendary Jennifer Welles.
If my picks don’t suit your mood, browse through the dozens more we have listed. And if you discover some film you just can’t live without – well, you know what to do!
Inside the Erotic Mind, the featured conversation revolves around age and sex. Is sex like fine wine, better when aged? Or does the spark disappear as the years pile up? I think you’ll find the responses encouraging. If you’d like to add your own comments, click on the Participate link. And if you’ve got a few minutes, explore the other ongoing forums on various X-rated topics.
Our last stop in our pre-Halloween tour is the Author Resources pages. If you enjoy writing erotica, and you’d like to share your visions with a larger circle, take a look at our extensive list of publishers and calls for submission. Recent calls include “Desire Behind Bars” (prison-themed lesbian erotica), “Resonator” (Lovecraftian erotica about heightened perception) and “No Safewords II” (a call for stories set in Laura Antoniou’s Marketplace world). If you don’t find just the right place to send your work today, check back in a week or so. We update the list regularly.
By the way, if you’re not sure you’re ready to publish, but want to hone your literary skills, consider joining the Storytime and/or Writers email lists. The former is an online critique group for erotica. The latter offers discussions on a wide range of craft and publishing issues. Both lists include a lively combination newbies and seasoned smutmongers. To join, see the instructions at https://erotica-readers.com/erwa-email-discussion-list/.
This edition of Erotic Lure is sponsored by SilkWords, the go-to source for interactive erotic fiction. We love variety in stories and publish all genres of erotica. We also offer very competitive rates to our authors, whom we consider to be our partners.
All stories and story teasers on our web site are free. With gorgeous custom covers and a clean, sophisticated design, our site offers a secure, upscale reading environment. All of our content is also available for purchase in the standard e-book formats.
SilkWords features two types of interactive stories: “pick your path” (remember the old CYOA books?) and reader-vote (where authors collaborate with readers in developing their stories).
SilkWords is woman-owned and operated by a full-time mom with a background in environmental science, and an RWA RITA-nominated sci-fi romance author for Tor/Macmillan. Our technology guy and site designer was the founder of Microsoft Xbox Live.
I think it’s time for me to cut you loose to explore on your own. Enjoy this season of sorcery and spells, and don’t be afraid to conjure a bit of pleasure out of the ether.
Welcome to the Summer Edition of the Erotica Readers & Writers Association. I’m your hostess and guide, recently dubbed “the sultry Ms. Sarai”. Now I have to live up to my reputation! So no silly comments this July about red, white and blue corsets. No tongue-in-cheek (or wherever) innuendos about firecrackers going off or just how big Uncle Sam might be. This edition of the Erotic Lure has to be pure heat.
Actually, that’s not a problem. Given the content of this edition, I guarantee you’ll be slick with sweat (and possibly other fluids) by the time we’re done with the tour.
Let’s warm up with a stop in the Erotica Gallery, where you can indulge in the erotic visions of our talented contributors. Spend a sweltering summer night with a sexy carny gal. Enjoy the steamy amorous adventures of a lucky HVAC repairman. Thrill to the balmy night breeze caressing your naked body – exposed for all to see. Go ahead, turn up the air con. You’re going to need it.
If the twenty two tales in the Gallery aren’t enough for you, saunter over to our Books for Sensual Readers section and pick up some more high-temperature reading for the beach or the bedroom. Alison Tyler knows exactly what you need, as she explains in her new how-to book NEVER SAY NEVER: TIPS, TRICKS AND EROTIC INSPIRATION FOR LOVERS. Looking for a hot quickie? We have dozens of sizzling new anthologies including THE BIG BOOK OF SUBMISSION: 69 KINKY TALES (edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel), CAN’T GET ENOUGH (female-focused passion edited by Tenille Brown) and A PRINCESS BOUND (naughty fairy tales edited by Kristina Wright). The always incendiary Cecilia Tan has a new novel in her Struck by Lightning series, SOUL SATISFACTION, a tale of lust, trust and secrets. If you like a spark of romance to ignite your sex, check out VARIOUS STATES OF UNDRESS by Laura Simeox. In the gay erotica category, don’t miss Alex Jeffers’ exotic Turkish fantasy THE PADISAH’S SON AND THE FOX, a 2014 Lammie winner. Among our many lesbian titles, I zeroed in on THE PRINCESS AFFAIR, by Nell Stark, about the near-impossible relationship between a visiting Rhodes scholar and a member of the British royal family.
I was about to say this is just the tip of the iceberg, but realized that’s a completely inappropriate metaphor… Let me eschew the figurative and simply state: the ERWA site features information on LOTS more sexy reads. Whatever your preferred pleasure, we have books for you, books you can acquire with just a few clicks on our affiliate links.
Let’s get hard core and head over to the Sex Toy Playground, where Mr. and Mrs. Toy provide a frank review of the Tara Rotating Rechargeable Couples Vibrator. (Try saying that three times fast!) They sound like such a fun couple; I’d love to meet them in person. I suspect we’d have a lot in common – a sense of humor, an open mind, an insatiable libido … The Playground also features an article by sexologist extraordinaire Dr. Carol Queen about the wide variety of sex toys available to enhance male pleasure. And of course you’ll want to peruse our regular Sex Toy Scuttlebutt column, showcasing what’s new and nasty in the world of prurient paraphernalia. I know what I want: that cool Under-the-Bed Restraint System. With our well-equipped dungeon, we don’t really need it at home, but it sounds perfect for traveling.
One problem with summer: sometimes it’s just too darn hot to go outside. A movie’s the perfect solution. Dim the lights, crank up the fan, get rid of those uncomfortable clothes and get ready for some visual stimulation. In this month’s Adult Movies pages, check out “The Sexual Liberation of Anna Lee”. What will it take to break through this repressed young woman’s inhibitions? And how will she know when to stop? Two legal eagles face off in “The Laws of Love”. Martin’s promotion to firm partner jeopardized by the brilliant and beautiful Alexandra. When sex and ambition clash, the results are explosive. If you prefer your porn with minimal plot, check out the self-explanatory “Threesome Fantasies Fulfilled”, or “Mermaids and Unicorns”, a slightly bizarre compendium of filthy fairy tale scenes. Still not inspired? Browse through our classic porn or sexy sex ed pages. How about “A Lover’s Guide to Erotic Submission”, featuring the delectable Allie Haze? Who says learning can’t be fun?
Inside the Erotic Mind for this edition, the topic is masturbation aids. What do you use to enhance your solo pleasure? Toys? Fantasy? Poison ivy? Electric toothbrush? Mobile phone? I am not making this up. Come read our contributors’ diverse answers and share your own. Just click on the Participate link!
Authors – I have not forgotten you! Day after day, toiling away at a hot computer, trying to feed readers’ insatiable appetites for sizzling smut. We salute you! And if you’re trying to get your salacious fantasies out in front of the world, ERWA’s Authors Resources is here to help. Straight, gay, lesbian, or polyamorous – vanilla or kinky – romantic or edgy – short stories, novels, even non-fiction – whatever you write, you’ll find potential publishing venues in our calls for submission and publisher’s guidelines list. Current calls include a collection of Viking-themed erotica edited by Delilah Devlin, a gay cowboy collection edited by Shane Allison, and a new anthology of science fiction tales from the altruistic erotica imprint Coming Together.
You can also explore our archives of past columns on writing and marketing, written by masters (and mistresses) of erotica. For current commentary on sex, society, literary craft and authorial inspiration, follow the ERWA blog (http://erotica-readers.blogspot.com). All month long we have posts by erotica luminaries like M. Christian, Remittance Girl, Ashley Lister and K.D. Grace.
Speaking of writing, our sponsor for this Erotic Lure is Totally Bound, one of the fastest growing publishers of erotic romance on the planet. TB offers top-quality books – ebooks, print and audiobooks – in every sub-genre of erotic romance, at every length and every heat level. Gorgeous covers, meticulous editing and exceptional customer service make TB the place to go if you’re looking for a hot, happy ending. They recently completed a revamp of their storefront and now are the first independent publishing company to offer one-click ordering, including direct downloads to your e-reader.
They treat their authors really well, too. I’ve been publishing with them since they opened their doors in 2006 and honestly, I can’t praise them enough. If you write erotic romance and are seeking a truly professional partner to help you succeed, check out their authors’ site for news about their terms, their opportunities and their marketing initiatives. http://www.totallyboundpublishing.com
So, are you wet yet? After that tour, I certainly need a cold shower.
Dirty Thirty Vol. 1 Editor: Rose Caraway Narrator: Rose Caraway Publisher: Stupid Fish Productions Submission Deadline: July 30th, 2014 (Earlier would be greatly appreciated!) Publication Date: Approximately September 30th, 2014 Payment: $30.00 USD and 1 Audible download code of the published audiobook upon release.
This Publication Is Intended For Audiobook Publication Only
Rose Caraway is seeking the best of the best stories for her Lurid Listeners; the loyal fans of The Kiss Me Quick’s Erotica Podcast. They want their erotica streaming through their ear buds while on the move. They crave Intelligent, Impactful, Hot, Intense and Creative Erotica. Stories that captivate and titillate! This is the perfect opportunity for writers to introduce themselves to a whole new audience!
This audiobook of stories will feature erotica from any of the following sub-categories: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Western, Paranormal, Action-adventure, Historical
Welcome to the spring edition of the Erotica Readers & Writers Association website. After winter’s deep freeze, everything is melting, thawing out and warming up. ERWA is no exception. Take a little walk with me down the primrose path to pleasure and I’ll point out the many deliquescent delights we’ve assembled for your delectation.
The Erotica Gallery is busting out all over with fabulous fiction. Sweet, soulful, dark, funny, ironic, outrageous – you can find every mood among the twenty great tales contributed by our talented ERWA authors. We’ve got several exquisitely erotic poems for you as well. In addition, Cleis Press has graciously provided reprints from two of their most popular anthologies, YES SIR and CHEEKY SPANKING STORIES.
If you want still more literary lust, dip your toe (or some other body part) into the bottomless pool of the ERWA Treasure Chest. We have scores of amazing erotic stories assembled over the past decade, all conveniently categorized by kink.
April’s known as a wet month, of course. Drop by the Books for Sensual Readers page to find out why. I ran out of note paper jotting down the titles I wanted to put on my TBR list. Up near the top is the new Circlet Press anthology JACKED IN: TRANSHUMANIST EROTICA, edited by Gabrielle Harbowy. Prostheses, cyber-enhancement, genetic engineering – the future is strange and bright, and sex will never be the same. Also of note is D.L. King’s new anthology BDSM SLAVE GIRLS (which includes one of my stories) and the delightfully raunchy swingers novel from Stiff Rain Press, MR. AND MRS. AVERAGE JOE, by J.F. Silver. In erotic romance, I was drawn to SOME LIKE IT WILD, by M. Leighton, the story of a preacher’s daughter and a thrill-seeking good-time guy. Among our many gay erotica titles, I honed in on M. Raiya’s novel ANOTHER HEALING. A young man has the power to heal, but it comes with a price. Award winning editor Sacchi Green has a tough new lesbian cop anthology, WOMEN WITH HANDCUFFS. And I was really intrigued by H.B. Kurtzwilde’s transgender mystery, SEA TURTLE INN.
This is just the tip of the iceberg – but no, after this past horrendous winter, I’m sure you don’t want any ice-related metaphors! How about: this is just a nibble from the sensual feast that awaits you as you browse our virtual shelves. I’m sure you know, too, that satisfaction of those urges (I mean, the urge to delve into these great books) is just a click or two away. Buy your erotic reads through our affiliate links and you’ll help keep ERWA alive and kicking.
Our Best Adult Movies page is brimming with possibilities, too. In the sizzling European release “The Ingenuous”, you can follow innocent Sarah’s journey of lust as she’s corrupted by the wealthy and decadent Alicia. Brad Armstrong’s stunning feature “Underworld” stars Jessica Drake as an ICU patient suffering bizarre, hallucinogenic sexual fantasies as the doctors struggle to save her life. The film won eight AVN awards, including Movie of the Year and Best Cinematography. This is one dirty flick you won’t want to miss.
Also of note is “The Temptation of Eve”, a dark menage tale in which a down-on-their luck couple is taken under the wing of a wealthy playboy. And for some reason the French film “Anissa Kate, The Widow” is filed under dirty smutty porn. If it’s French, seems as though it must be “culture”, right?
Did someone say sex toys? Come on, ‘fess up! Of course we’ve got them at the Sex Toy Playground, and the folks from LELO are encouraging you to share them with your partner. True, some of these implements of pleasure look like alien artifacts, but don’t be square! Try something new! The Sex Toy Scuttlebutt column gives you the low down on all the hottest trends in erotic technology. All items are linked to our reputable affiliates who offer these ingenious devices.
Inside the Erotic Mind, our forum participants are reminiscing about their best ever orgasms. Care to share your favorite? Just click on the Participate link to join the conversation.
We’ve had dozens of new members joining the ERWA Writers list over the past few months. I hope they’ve discovered the richness of our Authors Resources page. ERWA has the Web’s most complete listing of publishing opportunities for erotica authors: anthologies, websites, magazines, ebooks, print, even audio books and comics. The listing is updated regularly, as new calls for submission are received. Current solicitations include Best Women’s Erotica 2015 (edited by Violet Blue), Best Gay Erotica (edited by Rob Rosen), Forbidden Fruit (lesbian erotica edited by Cheyenne Blue), Coming Together Among the Stars (a charity anthology of scifi erotica edited by Lynn Townsend) and Smut for Geeks (self explanatory, edited by Kev Mitnick and Jillian Boyd). I also noticed a new paying website that’s seeking lesbian erotica, called “Juicy Pink Box”.
The Authors Resources page is also the jumping off point for our extensive archive of columns on the business and craft of writing. Click on the “ERWA Archives” link at the top left for access to years of great content from renowned erotica authors like M.Christian, Donna George Storey, Shanna Germain and Ashley Lister.
Finally, don’t miss the Writers’ Resources links page, for marketing services, online references, review sites and more. (By the way, if you have a link that should be added, do let us know.)
This month we have two sponsors for the Erotic Lure, VaskoBooks and Lelo.
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Vaskobooks specializes in Contemporary Erotic Romances (short stories) and is proud of the standard and quality of work they consistently produce. All projects are developed organically around the specific skills of each writer as to ensure a positive and encouraging working relationship. For consideration, please contact us and submit some samples of your work for our team to review. Enquiries please visit www.vaskobooks.com
LELO is a group of sexy Swedes who design gorgeous sex toys and bedroom accessories that have helped women, men and their partners enjoy healthier and more fantastic sex lives since 2003, and this month they are sponsoring the very newsletter you are reading right now.
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Alas, all good things must come to an end – at least I hope I was good – and this newsletter is no exception. I’ll be back in June with more naughty allusions and alliteration.
It’s only the first of April, but it’s already pretty steamy where I am. Think I’ll get naked and go sit out on the front porch where I might catch a bit of a breeze. Care to join me?
Eroticon has
been running for three years now and as the organiser I get more out of it year
on year.
I came up with
the idea of the conference to give sex bloggers and erotica writers an event
dedicated to supporting their craft in a safe and non-judgemental space, but it
has become so much more than that.
Every year I meet the most amazing
people who support each other and me to become better writers and bloggers; the
atmosphere is alive with ideas, openness and kindness. The writing and blogging workshops are really
inspiring and of course it’s a great place to network with editors and
publishers, I am so proud when I hear back from writers that have gone on to
have their work accepted into anthologies or signed publishing contracts since
attending.
I’m super proud of this year’s schedule
with a great range of practical and discussion sessions planned. There are writing workshops from Ashley
Lister, Kristina Lloyd and Primula Bond, advice on how to market your books and
blog from Ruby Goodnight and Michael Knight as well as insight into commercial
writing from Cara Sutra and a guide to getting your anatomy in the right place
in your erotica stories from Lily Hastings.
Of course I can’t go without mentioning
the sponsors that make the event possible and who all come along to meet up
with writers and bloggers in the hope of signing them up to their projects;
this year we are welcoming Velvet Books, Constable Robinson, House of Erotica,
Doxy Massager and Give Lube.
With just six weeks before the event I’m
delighted to offer ERWA members a 10% discount on tickets throughout February
with the code ERWA10 when you buy your ticket.
You can buy tickets for the full
weekend, one day only or for single sessions.
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Happy New Year and welcome to the Winter edition of the Erotic Lure. My top New Year’s resolution: to make sure you spend as much of 2014 as possible either in a state of arousal or in blissful post-orgasmic satiety. Now that the fireworks have faded and you’ve finished the champagne, you might be glumly anticipating a long, cold winter, but let me assure you, from the sizzling stories in the Gallery to the vibrating devices in the Playground, we have what it takes to warm you up!
Our talented authors in this edition offer up superbly crafted tales of lust, transgression, seduction, magic and romance. The Erotica Gallery will take you from the backwoods of Civil War West Virginia to the sacred city of Varanasi. You’ll meet spiritual seekers, submissive sluts, shameless homewreckers and hookers with heart. We’ve also updated the ERWA Treasure Chest with the very best works from the 2013 Gallery. Believe me, there’s more than enough incredible erotica there to keep you busy through the chilly months of January and February. And if you’re a writer, check out the free ebook compilation of my Naughty Bits columns – the Erotogeek’s Guide for Technologically Challenged Authors. You’ll find the download link at the bottom of the left sidebar on the Gallery page.
The Christmas/Chanukah gifting season has passed, but Valentine’s Day isn’t too far in the future. Our Books for Sensual Readers pages will get you in the mood, with lots of romantic (and explicit) titles. Kristina Wright has two new Cleis anthologies, XOXO and BEST EROTIC ROMANCE 2014, both chock full of lusciously sensual happy endings. Cecilia Tan’s new novel SLOW SEDUCTION will keep you at a slow burn, as her heroine Karina surrenders everything to find the Dom she loved and lost. If you fancy some man-love, check out Timothy J. Lambert’s anthology FOOLISH HEARTS or BEST GAY ROMANCE 2014, edited by R.D. Cochrane. Radclyffe has assembled a heart-stopping, pussy-warming collection of lesbian romance in LOVE BURNS BRIGHT.
Of course, we’ve got raunchier fiction for you too, like Destiny Blaine’s THE WIVES OF NASHVILLE, a steamy tale of wealth and infidelity. Or you might try Alison Tyler’s THE DELICIOUS TORMENT, sequel to her devastating and delicious DARK SECRET LOVE – not for the faint of heart. For some shadowy steampunk delights, pick up a copy of Elizabeth Schecter’s HOUSE OF SABLE LOCKS or my own outrageous adventure, RAJASTHANI MOON. Plus Ballantine Books has a brand new edition of THE STORY OF O, by Pauline Reage. Never read this classic? It’s time you completed your erotic education!
If desire rises as you browse our virtual shelves, don’t hold back. Take charge of your own pleasure. Follow our links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and the Apple bookstore and get what you want quicker than you can say “Cupid’s Cock”. Every purchase you make via ERWA’s affiliate links helps support the sexy, original, free content you’ve come to expect from the Erotica Readers & Writers Association.
Speaking of hot, who could resist a porn film entitled “Hot Chicks, Big Fangs”? Despite the rather in-your-face title, this scorching paranormal epic is getting rave reviews, especially for the intense performances by voluptuous Bonnie Rotten. Also in the Adult Movie section, Viv Thomas’ lesbian blockbuster “Waves of Desire” looks like another winner. Bring four deliciously different beauties to the beach and the heat is on. No one’s going to have any illusions about the filthy antics in “Having Sex with the In-Laws” Sounds like just the antidote for an overdose of holiday togetherness. And in the classic porn category, we feature Cameron Grant’s 1994 hit “Dinner Party”. This truth-or-dare fantasy fest, starring Jenna Jameson and Asia Carrera, was one of the first adult movies my husband and I ever purchased – on VHS, I might add. Talk about feeling old!
These days I find visiting the Sex Toy Playground to be highly instructive. Not just because we have some great how-to articles in our archives, but because I get to learn all about the latest high tech erotic technology. In this edition, we showcase the Minna Limon Touch Responsive Vibe, with a review by Mr. and Mrs. Toy plus an article by the team who invented this little marvel – a group of Stanford university graduate students studying “smart design”. I won’t spoil the fun by explaining this innovative and somewhat bizarre toy. Go read about it first hand. You’ll find more out-of-the-ordinary toy recommendations in our regular Sex Toy Scuttlebutt column, including the fun-sounding Hula Beads and the Pulse Oscillating Stimulator, which looks like something you find in the Batcave.
You’ll notice we have convenient links to Adam & Eve, Bondara, Good Vibrations, Gamelink… If you like what you see – well you know what to do, right?
Inside the Erotic Mind, we’re talking about the delightful art of kissing. In fact, the discussion is already up to four pages, possibly a new record. Just click on the Participate link to share your thoughts. You might like to browse some of the other forum topics, too – everything from anal sex to wife swapping. You might find, like Kat, that “we always end up messing around after I’m on here” (that is on, the ERWA site).
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve been dedicating quite a bit of my holiday time off to my current work in progress (yes, it *is* kinky…). If you need some inspiration for the new year, drop by our Market News and Calls for Submission pages in Authors Resources, where you’ll find literally dozens of editors and publishers clamoring for your stories. For example, submissions are open for Best Lesbian Romance 2015, Best Bondage Erotica 2015, and the 13th volume of the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica. Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman are looking for queer fairy tales. House of Erotic has calls out for jazz and flapper stories and for steampunk. A recent CFS from Ruby Kiddell seeks erotic stories inspired by the theater. Shane Allison has two open calls for gay erotica. Plus we post (and keep updated) the guidelines for several dozen publishers of erotically themed content, both print and ebook.
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Out with the old, in with the new: here at ERWA we’ve got a few changes happening. The more observant among you might have noticed that this newsletter keeps referring to the “winter edition” of the ERWA site. We’re moving from a monthly to a quarterly publishing schedule for the website, so that we’ll have more time to gather the very best content for your pleasure. (It will give me more time to come up with bad puns and annoying alliteration, too!) Don’t worry, we’ll continue to update the Calls for Submission pages whenever we get new information. And our Erotic Mind forums are open 24/7.
If you want ERWA, why not join our email discussion lists? The Storytime list is an on-line crit group. You can post your erotic stories, receive comments and suggestions, plus read and critique the work of other members. Most of the content that shows up in the Gallery is selected by our editors from Storytime posts. Discussions on the Writers list focus on topics associated with writing and publishing. Meanwhile, anything goes on the Parlor list, our hangout for chit-chat, not restricted to but often devoted to sexual topics.
Meanwhile, visit or subscribe to the ERWA blog for almost daily posts by well-known erotica authors, covering everything from short story structure to censorship. We’re introducing several new features to the blog in 2014. In addition to the dozen or so regular contributors, we’ll be inviting members of ERWA lists to join us with guest posts on the 11th and 25th of each month. Interested in being a guest author? Get in touch with me privately.
Also, we’re designating the 19th of every month as Sexy Snippet day. Any author can post a comment with a short excerpt (200 words or less), along with a buy link. This is a great way for you to showcase your work to the thousands of erotica fans who visit the blog.
Sorry to go on so long, but I won’t see you again (well, except on the Writers list and the blog) for the next three months. The Spring edition of the site and the newsletter will come out in early April.
‘Tis the season! You know what I’m talking about. Mistletoe. Rum-spiked eggnog. Champagne. Office parties that generate plenty of heat, memories and remorse (not to mention opportunities for blackmail). Snowy nights cuddled in front of the fire with your honey – naked on the rug with all the toys scattered about…
It’s time for joy to the world and deck the halls, and the Erotica Readers & Writers Association is here to get you in an appropriately festive mood. I’ve donned my crimson, fur-trimmed mini skirt and shiny black boots in preparation for the traditional holiday tour through the wintery, wanton wonders awaiting you in the ERWA December edition. Step carefully – things could get slippery!
Let’s start in the Erotica Gallery, where ERWA authors have served up a Claus-sized portion of the sensual stories that are our speciality. Some are light-hearted, some less so, but all are guaranteed to warm you up in all the right places. We’ve got sparkling flashers and a steamy page of seasonal erotic poetry, too, including a silly but sexy contribution by yours truly. When you’re burned out from shopping or cooking, stop by to sample a bit of our holiday cheer. You’ll soon be glowing like Rudolph’s nose.
Of course you’re all finished with your Xmas list, right? No? If you’re looking for last minute inspiration, spend a few minutes wandering through our Books for Sensual Readers section. December usually marks the release of many “best of” anthologies, and this year is no exception: BEST WOMEN’S EROTICA 2014, edited by Violet Blue and featuring (for some reason) a delightful black cat on the cover; BEST GAY EROTICA 2014, edited by Larry Duplechan; BEST LESBIAN EROTICA 2014, edited by Kathleen Warnock – and so on! Other collections worth noting include COMING TOGETHER: IN THE TRENCHES, a charitable anthology of military-themed erotica edited by Lady Grey, and LUST IN LATEX, the latest from Rachel Kramer Bussell – with a cover that will have your tongue hanging out even if rubber sex doesn’t float your boat. Jennifer Kacey’s A VERY MENAGE CHRISTMAS may inspire some holiday shenanigans, while Jay Crownover’s erotic romance RULE sounds as hot and sticky as melting candy canes. And don’t miss Arsenal Pulp Press’ gorgeous translation of the classic 17th century Chinese novel THE EMBROIDERED COUCH.
I’m just trying to help, you understand, by giving you some ideas – no, not that kind of idea!- ideas for presents that will be truly appreciated. You’ll find many more titles in our conveniently categorized listings, all available at the click of a mouse (or the touch of a finger tip, if you’re out and about). Please share the blessings this holiday by buying from our affiliates. It doesn’t cost you a penny extra but by using the links on our site you’ll insure that others get to enjoy ERWA’s many sexy delights.
When I was a kid, I’d spend hours poring over the Sears Christmas Catalog, drooling over all the fabulous toys. You too? Okay, I know some of you are too young to remember Sears and Roebuck, but believe me, that catalog fueled a lot of happy fantasies. Now that you’re grown up and your fantasies have changed, check out the amazing offerings in the Sex Toy Playground. I’d love it if someone would buy me a Wink Vibrator (featured in the Sex Toy Scuttlebutt column) or a We-Vibe-4 couples vibrator (reviewed by Mr. and Mrs. Toy). Santa, I’ve been very good. You can ask my master…
I mustn’t forget the movies! Watched “Miracle on 34th Street” just one time too many? Actually, I’m surprised no one has made a porn parody. Not yet, but maybe soon… Featured in this month’s Adult Movies pages you will find “Not the Wizard of Oz” (complete with songs, dances, flying monkeys and the legendary switch from black and white to lurid color) and “Grease XXX”, with a cover practically indistinguishable from the original. If you’re in the mood for something darker, check out the lesbian kink in “The Vampire Mistress” (I get chills just reading about it). Our classic porn pick for the month is the original MILF Juliet Anderson, in her 1978 debut “Pretty Peaches”. She was nearly forty when she started her illustrious porn career. Guess there’s hope!
Inside the Erotic Mind this month, we have an extensive discussion of individuals’ experiences at swing clubs and swing parties – five full pages of fascinating confessions. You’re welcome to contribute your own thoughts or stories. Just click on the Participate link.
Authors, I haven’t forgotten you. As usual we’ve got lots of opportunities in Authors Resources for you to flog your tales to possible publishers. (That’s not what I meant and you know it!) Recently announced calls include space opera erotica; rock and role fantasy (Circlet Press), tales of wild darkness (Muse It Hot), best bondage erotica (Cleis), best lesbian romance (Bold Strokes); and the annual Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica (volume 13). This is just a small sampling from our extensive lists of current calls and ongoing submission guidelines.
If you’ve got a bit of time, click over to the ERWA blog for motivation, education and entertainment. Starting in January 2014, we’ll be adding some exciting new features to the blog, but we’ll have the same high quality content from our illustrious contributors.
And don’t forget the Archives links – your portal to some incredible columns about writing from past ERWA editions, penned by erotica luminaries like Ashley Lister, Shanna Germain, Louisa Burton, Donna George Storey, Vincent Diamond and M. Christian.
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That rounds out my tour, and the year, too! I wish you all a holiday season of love shared, joy multiplied and fantasies fulfilled. I’ll see you in January, with lots more risque allusions and amorous alliteration.
