Articles & Updates
On Author Branding, Marketing, and Universal Fantasy
So while exploring the concept of author ecosystem and learning that I'm a forest, I also learned that T. Taylor's book, 7 Figure Fiction: How to...
On Deciding to Write Dark Erotic Fantasy
So quite a few things have happened since my last post on where I want to go with my writing, and while it hasn't changed the direction I want to go...
Dark Eroticism + HEA = Dark Romance?
I came across an interesting conversation on social media the other day involving an erotic horror novel that a dark romance reader was raving about...
Writing Career Changes for Q4 2023 and the New Year
Well, it's been a few weeks, which means it's that time again: time to announce that I've once again changed my mind about the direction I'm heading...
Okay, Maybe I’m Selling Out Just a Little
Remember my very first post on this blog, about how I Gave Up Trying to Make It as a Writer? The one I only wrote seven months ago? I've tried to...
5 Excellent Upmarket Novels with Dark Erotic & Romantic Elements
I was going to make this a list of my favorite dark erotic fiction and/or dark romance novels, but as I perused my Favorites shelf on Goodreads, I...
Defining Genres: Literary, Upmarket, and Commercial Fiction
I write upmarket fiction and prefer to read it as well, but it's very much "genre" upmarket fiction. But what distinguishes upmarket fiction from...
The Frustration of Having Unpopular Kinks (AKA Female Harems)
What's funny (read: endlessly frustrating) is that I think my fiction could be very popular if it weren't for one stupid fixation. I find virile,...
To the Writers of Non-Commercial Fiction
The author P.J. Fox has taken up a good amount of space in my brain lately. I don't even remember how I got to thinking about her so intensely...