Check out my latest #HowIWrite Video - this one is on researching sex toys! Research is one of the most interesting parts of my job, and I think you'll really enjoy my opinion on two of the toys I tried out.
10 Writing Tips
10 Writing Tips from NYT Bestseller Alessandra Torre Don't drown your readers in descriptions. Sure, give them a few sentences to set scenes, or to make them feel like they're there. But no one cares what every person in the book is wearing every day. Or what every room of the heroine's home looks like.
Signings and Radio - Spreading the Author Brand
This weekend I flew to New York for two reasons. The first: BookCon. For those who aren't familiar with BookCon, it is a reader event that caps off the end of the BEA Convention: Book Expo of America. BookCon covers Saturday and Sunday and is comprised of a ton of author signings and panels. I signed at 1pm on Saturday. The beauty about arriving at 1pm is that I missed the line for entry...
New YouTube Series: #HowIWrite!
I am excited to announce the launch of my new YouTube series: #HowIWrite!
I will be uploading 3-4 videos a months that show a peek behind the pages: a look into the writing, editing, research and development that goes into each of my books!
The first episode is on Rewriting - a vital stage in the development of a book - the stage I am on RIGHT NOW with If You Dare!
How to Get Your Self-Published Book Copyrighted
So… you wrote a novel. First off, CONGRATS!! Now you need to protect it. ASAP. Remember Napster? There are a hundred sites just like that for books, and they won't remove your title unless you have a copyright certificate in hand. People will always break laws, but you need to do what you can to stop your book from being stolen.
What you need is to copyright your book, and the US Copyright Office has made a simple process ridiculously painful. So sit down, pour a beverage, and feel free to use the below guide to help you through the process.
My Goodreads Group
If you're not already on Goodreads, it is THE Facebook of the online reading community. Everything is focused on books, you can create reading lists, leave reviews, recommend books to friends and chat with your favorite authors.
And now, finally, I'm exploring it the way that I should have, back in 2012. But I'm a little slow, so bear with me. Thankfully, my Goodreads' hand is being held by SueBee, a Goodreads icon and Top Reviewer, who knows everything there is to know about this site and has been invaluable in helping me.
FanFic: what is it and should authors do it?
Male versus Female Erotica Authors
The Girl in 6E: Revamped
The second book I ever wrote was a little baby called The Girl in 6E. At the time, six months after Blindfolded Innocence pubbed, I barely had a thousand Facebook fans. I was stumbling through this industry with no clear path in mind and thought 'Hey! I'll write an erotic suspense!'
The product was Girl in 6E. A 45,000 word long self-published book that sold a fair amount of copies, finding its way into the Erotica Top 100. The book introduced Deanna Madden, a recluse who worked online in the sex industry and who struggled with a desire to kill people. Think 'Dexter in Stilettos' and you'd have a glimpse into Deanna.
Erotica's Rightful Place in the Standings
Amazon recently published their Top Selling Ebooks of 2014 and guess who made the list?
Black Lies, the same ebook that hit the New York Times List three times, an erotic romance about a woman involved with two men.