Monday, October 24, 2005

Wipe Your Ass With Rejection

A damned great idea. Though as a getter as well as a giver of rejection slips I try to make mine as painless as possible. Still, I'm in complete sympathy with anyone who wants to wipe away my option of their work ....

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Blood Lust is Out!

And here's a new one that just hit the shelves: Blood Lust (erotic gay vampire stories). Todd Gregory and I are very jazzed about this new antho from Alyson Books.

Here's the cover:



















And here are the contribs:

Patrick Califia
Paul Crumrine
Wes Ferguson
Jeff Mann
Max Pierce
Jordan Price
Alexander Renault
Max Reynolds
Daniel Ritter
Thomas Roche
Alyn Rosselini
Jason Rubis
David Salcido
Lucas Scott
Matt Stedmann
Bob Vickery
Thom Wolf

-- thanks for the wonderful stories, guys (and gals)!

Not to toot my own horn, but my story in the book ("Wet") has been expanded into my first novel. Running Dry will be out in January from Alyson Books. More on that shortly.

Monday, October 17, 2005

A Heartfelt Recommendation

A.F. Waddell is not only a fantastic writer but a very dear friend. Check out her blog.

Transgender Erotica

It may not be out for a few months yet, but I thought I'd pass along this preview cover for Transgender Erotica: Trans Figures from Haworth Press.




















-- and here's a list of the contributors:

Raven Kaldera
Bree Coven
Annie Sprinkle
Susan St. Aubin
Jean Roberta
R. Greco, Jr.
Patrick Califia
Chris Jones
Shaun Levin
Raven Gildea
Cait
William Dean
Barbara Brown
Jason Rubis
James Williams
Ann Regentin
Greg Wharton
R Gay
Helena Settimana
Kai
Linda Rosenkrans
Thomas Roche
Simon Sheppard

Thanks for all your great stories, guys!

Monday, October 10, 2005

I'm Teaching Again

If you're in San Francisco check out my class on smut writing. There'll be another one in December, which I'll post info on when the Learning Annex updates their listings.

Erotica Sells! with M. CHRISTIAN

San Francisco Classes: Course 0406SF Section V
A Workshop by M. Christian

For the beginning writer, Erotica can be just the place to start, and -best of all-- it earns respectable rates. Even for the experienced writer, Erotica is an excellent place to earn extra income or gain a very respectable resume in editing, publishing, or writing for a wide variety of genres. Erotica today is also a widely diverse field, from the typical "men's" magazines to the humorous cutting edge glossy, book or website.

You will receive:
* A current and comprehensive listing of markets for erotic short stories and short novels
* Lessons in how to tailor stories for certain markets and interest groups
* How to avoid common mistakes in erotic fiction
* Realistic expectations of current market payment rates and contracts.

M. Christian is the author of the critically-acclaimed and bestselling collections Dirty Words, Speaking Parts, and The Bachelor Machine. He is the editor of 20 anthologies including Amazons, Confessions, and Garden of Perverse (all with Sage Vivant). His short fiction has appeared in over 200 publications.

Course 0406SF, Section V
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 from 06:45 PM to 09:30 PM
Location: Downtown

US $49.99/$44.99 VIP members