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Writing Erotic Fiction: And Getting Published,9780844200224
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Writing Erotic Fiction: And Getting Published


Author(s): Mike Bailey
ISBN10:  0844200220
ISBN13:  9780844200224
Format:  Paperback
Pub. Date:  4/1/1998
Publisher(s): NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company

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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
1 The basics
1(10)
What is an erotic novel?
1(1)
Are you sitting comfortably?
2(1)
The word and the flesh
3(2)
How erotica is read
5(1)
Are you up to it?
5(1)
Respecting the reader
6(2)
Researching the market
8(1)
Reading list
9(2)
2 Erotic story-telling
11(11)
Getting going
11(1)
What's the point of plotting an erotic novel?
12(1)
What is an erotic plot?
13(1)
What makes a successful erotic plot?
13(3)
The Blue Rules
16(2)
The Blue Rules at work
18(1)
Outlines
19(1)
Your turn
20(2)
3 Liberating the imagination
22(8)
How do I get ideas?
22(2)
What if?
24(1)
Note-taking and other practicalities
25(1)
The Iceberg Theory
26(1)
Order out of chaos
27(1)
Your turn
28(2)
4 Sexy structure
30(13)
The shape of your novel
30(1)
First moves
31(4)
Do I need a sub-plot?
35(1)
Flashbacks
36(1)
Locations
37(1)
Period novels
38(1)
The erotic imperative
39(1)
Location as character
39(1)
Endings
40(1)
Your turn
41(2)
5 People
43(19)
Who cares?
43(1)
Dead or alive
44(1)
Erotic character development
45(1)
Non-sexual motivation
46(1)
Recognising your characters' needs
47(2)
Licence to indulge
49(1)
Essential characters
50(1)
Viewpoint
51(4)
Looks
55(2)
Names
57(1)
Christening your characters
58(2)
Your turn
60(2)
6 The nitty-gritty
62(13)
Style
62(5)
The language of sex
67(1)
Realms of bliss
68(2)
Turn-on terms
70(1)
Turn-off terms
71(1)
Safe sex
72(2)
Your turn
74(1)
7 Essential tips
75(15)
Your voice
75(1)
Be specific
75(2)
Show not tell
77(1)
Tenses
78(2)
Adjectives, adverbs, etc.
80(2)
Modifiers
82(1)
Dialogue
83(3)
Wandering body parts
86(1)
Repetition
87(1)
Be your own editor
87(1)
Your turn
88(2)
8 Genres within the genre
90(16)
For women
90(1)
What distinguishes women's erotica from men's?
91(5)
SM
96(2)
Gay erotica
98(3)
Fetish sub-genres
101(1)
Science fiction and fantasy
101(2)
Horror and supernatural
103(1)
Selected reading
104(2)
9 Where to draw the line
106(8)
How far can you go?
106(1)
Children
107(1)
Animals
107(1)
Necrophilia
108(1)
Blood and coercion
108(1)
Drugs
108(1)
Incest
108(1)
Copyright
109(1)
Some related copyright points
109(2)
Libel
111(1)
Blasphemy
112(1)
The Ten Commandments of erotica
113(1)
10 You, the author
114(8)
Why do you want to write an erotic novel?
114(2)
Pseudonyms
116(1)
How do I choose a pseudonym?
116(2)
Writing space
118(1)
Computers
118(1)
Privacy
119(1)
Reference books
119(1)
Who to tell
120(2)
11 Seeking publication
122(8)
First steps
122(1)
Publishers' guidelines
123(1)
Submissions
123(1)
Top ten don'ts of submission
124(2)
Must I submit exclusively to one list at a time?
126(1)
Rejection
126(2)
The good -- and bad -- news
128(1)
Do I need a literary agent?
129(1)
12 Being published
130(12)
Acceptance
130(1)
Vanity presses
131(1)
Contracts
131(2)
Proofs
133(1)
Option
133(1)
Cover approval
134(1)
Word count
134(1)
Preparing material for delivery
135(1)
The publisher's point of view
136(1)
The editor
137(1)
Marketing and publicity
138(1)
Self-promotion
138(1)
Covers
139(1)
Titles
140(1)
What you can expect of your publisher
140(2)
Some useful reading
142(2)
Writing guides
142(1)
Reference
143(1)
The Society of Authors
143(1)
The erotic alphabet
144(1)
Index 145

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