@libertinewriter
Me too. Right now I'm re-re-re-editing an SF short story I'm going to send of to one of the SF magazines next week. Fingers crossed on this one.
I have enough erotica written that I would like to sell some of that too. This consortium thing just started a month or so ago, and I haven't seen any results yet from my first title with them. If they don't pan out, I'm going to get serious about Kindle.
Yeah, sounds like a way to go. Do you have anyone to edit your stuff? The literotica.com site has a volunteer editor program where people will read and comment on your stuff before you post it. Not everyone listed is still available, and to quality can be spotty, but it is possible to find someone anonymous to read it for you. I have a professional editing some of my more serious stuff. It can make an amazing difference. I wish I could offer to help, but my time is pretty limited. Right now I am on holiday break and trying to catch up with all the things that didn't get done during the school year.
@RebeccaLorenson I've not had anyone edit my stuff no, I also am into "normal" writing but as the market is so huge in kindle for erotica I thought it would be fun to try
Flip a coin. Write it the way you started it. Whatever. The important thing is to write it. Make a choice and get it done.
Once you've finished, let it cool off for a while. Write something else. When you come back to it, you'll have a lot better idea whether your choices are working with the story. If you decide you have to change, you can do it then. "Perfect is the enemy of good." Get the story out while it's in your head then polish it later.
@RebeccaLorenson when finished its gonna be on kindle as a short story with a possible follow up also I have an erotic historical story I was gonna do
I like to let my stuff set for at least three days or so before I go back to edit it. If you want to catch bigger structural things in the narrative, let it set more a month or so after you finish. I'm always amazed how much junk I find.
@RebeccaLorenson definitely I'm gonna ruthlessly edit and add bits too but first I gotta decide my pov and which tense to use, I can't decide
I think the first person can work for this type of story. It's effective for these "discovery" narratives. One thing I would look at is the "I used to" phrase you are using a lot in the first few paragraphs.
@RebeccaLorenson I'm absolutely gonna edit it and tighten it its just rough draft currently, got stuck trying to decide on the PoV
I haven't looked at it enough to notice the "no sex" clause. I do know there is a ton of erotica there. The people at yellowsilkdreams are trying hard to get noticed, but it's hard when Kindle is drowning in the stuff,
Thank you so much for the follow! I don't have the erotic parts of my stories posted here, but they do exist. Good luck to you!
@RebeccaLorenson You can do 3rd by describing what the main character sees: She picked up the pad and looked at the first sketch. There were just a few lines, but those lines captured the shape of her face, the line of her nose, the curve of her mouth, her disheveled hair. The next two pages were similar except for the angle of view. The man’s talent was obvious. Suddenly she realized something. “You didn’t really need to see me naked,” she said accusingly. The first person comes in the conversations between characters, but the narrative describes what the character is doing and seeing in 3rd.
@RebeccaLorenson through the eyes of the main character would be first person past tense no? Not third person surely
@RebeccaLorenson yeah I've been getting replies I think, did you get chance to glance over my story? Kindle is so WIERD cos in the guidelines it says no sex but loads and loads of sex is on kindle
Thanks for the vote on my story, any feedback you had? :)