I have been writing short, dark erotic stories for "friends" for quite a few years. Recently these decided to turn into a series of books that I am currently working on. Other than anonymity and writing the stories, where do you suggest I/any aspiring dark erotic writer start?
First of all, goodluck! Second, I'd recommend trying to build something of a fan following before publishing. Post some of your stories on applicable forums, garner attention, so that you're not shooting a book out into storm alone. What's given us a bit of an edge over so many others in the beginning was that we had fans even before publishing. Oh, and learn how to do the formatting yourself. It's worth the effort. ~J
Right now, competition is incredible for selling books, especially on Amazon, but the most important things for selling is cover, title, blurb, keywords. Those are the things that will help people find you, entice them in, and convince them to click. There's also a lot of words and topics you have to be careful of on Amazon, including dark erotica (though dark romances are able to get away with more). Maybe I'll blog about it soon! ~M
Right now, competition is incredible for selling books, especially on Amazon, but the most important things for selling is cover, title, blurb, keywords. Those are the things that will help people find you, entice them in, and convince them to click. There's also a lot of words and topics you have to be careful of on Amazon, including dark erotica (though dark romances are able to get away with more). Maybe I'll blog about it soon! ~M