Help me please, I'm published!

peterprince

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I'm so excited!

After many years of hard work, my BDSM novel: How to Spank A Woman has been accepted and published by Silver Moon Books.

For those interested in what I modestly believe to be well-written spanking literature, here is the introduction to this modern gentleman's guide to erotic female punishment:

Introduction

Do your girl’s feet twitch too much for your liking when you slipper her pretty bottom? Perhaps you are unsure how hard and how frequent her canings should be, or you wish to safely and intimately interrogate her so that you can enjoy wringing even the most closely guarded secrets from her quivering breast. Maybe you desire to more closely control her arousal and sexual secretions during discipline, or you just need a few pointers on elegant use of the male erection to maximise female discomfort and chagrin during lengthy punishment.
Whatever tools you require to pin that wriggling wench down firmly beneath your sadistic thumb, you will find them here in this, the modern bible of bare bottom beating. It is the definitive dictionary of domestic domination and an essential primer for every persecutor of a pink and pouting pudendum.
In a genre crowded with stories that are sometimes difficult to tell apart, this highly original work stands alone in both the depth of its eroticism and the beauty of its prose. It is a lovingly crafted guide to the sexual chastisement of women, written from the perspective of a real English gentleman, exploring every secret of his licentious subject matter with an enthralling blend of rigorous factual detachment and indulgent, lustful fervour.
This series of deliciously explicit and fascinating confessions paints an exciting picture of the expert sexual punishment techniques of a very refined and profoundly dominant man, completely at home in the modern, liberated world. Written with compassion and wit, it describes in enthusiastic, poetic and often minute detail the ordeals to which he subjects his willing and submissive female consorts for the inseparable purposes of their discipline and his sensual arousal.
It covers the delights of traditional bare bottom caning etiquette, effective and vigorous over-the-knee spanking methods, the Japanese secrets of female genital procedures, as well as the most satisfying way to beat a girl in the interests of keeping her fit and healthy. It is the truly definitive guide to the dos and don’ts of the most noble pursuit of pleasurable and practical power over your willing sub as she quivers irresistibly in submissive heat.
Quite simply anyone who enjoys perusing beautiful prose, and whipping a maiden’s delectable derriere until she squeals, will just love this book and read it many times. It is not only an indispensable guide for any man wishing to learn how to express his masterful side, but is required reading for cultured men and women who crave wonderful stories and detailed descriptions of erotic corporal punishment.

A Health Warning:

If you have now, or at any time in the past, suffered from any kind of serious medical condition, please consult your doctor before reading this book. I cannot be held responsible for cardiac arrests, strokes or any form of babbling delirium induced by the unbearably sensual nature of the material in this volume.
I apologise to anyone whose constitution is not strong enough to enjoy these irresistibly vivid accounts of the most mind-blowing erotic disciplinary practices and incredible sexual adventures. That’s just the way it is, and you’re going to have to miss out on something that would have enriched your presumably quite short life immeasurably.
Sorry.


Having solved the immediate problem of getting my cherished bottom smacking bible into print, I now have two new conundra to address:

1) How do I publicise my book? I have designed a modest website (linked to my signature below) and am looking for places to link it to. Any web tips you can give me for publicity would be gratefully received.

I want this to be as big a commercial success as possible because volume II is in preparation...

2) For reasons of healthy inhibition, I am unable to tell my mum about my book, but I badly need to brag about how happy I am to have achieved this goal of publication.

Thanks for reading this. By doing so you have already helped with problem number 2).

Can you help with number 1) as well?

Many thanks in advance.

Can you give me some advice
 
There are a number of Yahoo groups devoted to "adult" writing, which include ample opportunities to promote your work. There are probably MSN groups as well, though I haven't checked for those. I've just had my first two books (well, short stories that will be published in e-book form) accepted, and I've found great tips for writing and editing as well as support and promotion opportunities in the three Yahoo groups I belong to. They're more devoted to romance, "romantica"(TM), or erotic romance, though, so may not be helpful to you, but there are quite a few others. Some also allow authors to schedule "chats", where for a set amount of time you receive e-mail questions from others, and can answer those and post promotional info, excerpts from your book, etc.

Your own website is a good place to start, but you have to be able to steer traffic there. You've got the link in your signature here, which should bring you some traffic. A link to and/or the cover image from your book can also be posted in your sig. (I haven't posted my book covers in mine only because I can't figure out how to, but I'm working on it.) Also, if you have an email account under the name by which you're being published, put a link to your site and your book in your email signature.

Don't underestimate the effect of Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Social networking sites can be great places to promote yourself. Your publisher may have a page on one or more of those (some do, some don't), and you could "friend" them, thereby linking your personal page to theirs. You can also use your page to keep potential readers up to date on release dates, new works, etc.

Make sure your publisher either submits your book to reviewers or gives you a list of reviewers and an ARC (advance review copy, I think?) of the book to send to them. Reviewers, even if they give you a negative review, will steer potential readers to your book. Of course, positive reviews help a lot more!

As for not wanting your mum to know what you've written, that's understandable. I work in a public school, and I sure don't want my coworkers knowing what I write in my spare time. I have, however, told them that I've had two manuscripts accepted by e-publishers. They've just said, "Congratulations" and haven't even asked what type of manuscripts. So bragging to people without admitting what you're bragging about is possible :)

Congratulations on your achievement! When's it coming out? :D
 
KARENNAC

Being a teacher, its a given that youre a pervert.
 
You're most welcome; I hope it was helpful :)

I checked out your book page. Spanking isn't really my thing, but your book does look interesting. I'm a bit confused, though. You refer to it as a novel, but the description sounds more like non-fiction. Which is it?
 
Congratulations! But it's the publisher's job to publicize the book. They're the ones that thought it would sell, after all.

It doesn't hurt to promote yourself, though.
 
Spanking isn't really my thing,

That's a shame. A teacher should harbour a secret lust for discipline ... :D


but your book does look interesting. I'm a bit confused, though. You refer to it as a novel, but the description sounds more like non-fiction. Which is it?

It is unique in the genre. It's a "how to" manual in which the instructions are interwoven with personal reminiscences to add colour, clarification and unbearable excitement to the proceedings.

The ladies are real, and the procedures are factual, but the details are deliciously blurred in the interests of poetic license and the protection of the guilty.

A novel, a diary, a manual of techniques...?

An orgasm on almost every page, so I'm told. :)

Confusion is a delightful emotion in a sensual context. And you can quote me on that.
 
Congratulations! But it's the publisher's job to publicize the book. They're the ones that thought it would sell, after all.

It doesn't hurt to promote yourself, though.

C'est vrai.

However, in today's reluctant consumer climate, they need all the help they can get.

What can I say, I'm a proactive man.

I am reminded here of a quote by a famous author, who said that the fastest route to commercial success for a writer was to learn about selling, rather than writing. To back up his point, he would point to the cover of his latest book and point to the back of it and say: "It says here 'bestselling author' not 'best writing author'

A shame perhaps, but an interesting point nonetheless...
 
"It says here 'bestselling author' not 'best writing author'

A shame perhaps, but an interesting point nonetheless...
Yep, I'd rather have people buy my writing and not read it, than not buy it at all.
 
Bwahhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahh!

You haven't been published, have you?

:D

Selena, thank you... you took the words right out of my typing fingers!

off2bed, whether you're self-published or published by one of the industry biggies, you're still expected to help market your book. Some publishers even require a marketing plan as either part of your submission or part of your contract. Publishers do publicize your work, but they don't do it all by themselves, any more than, say, a car salesman could earn much just by expecting the dealership to advertise. Think of royalties as a commission, and that's why it's necessary to market yourself as an author.
 
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You mean self-published? :cool:

Ummm, no, she means being published by any means.

John Grisham may not worry (much) about book promotion now (although he still spends nearly as much time in promotion as in writing new books), but he didn't get established until he'd spent time selling books one by one from the trunk of his car (and he wasn't self-published).

Congrats, Peterprince.
 
Ummm, no, she means being published by any means.

John Grisham may not worry (much) about book promotion now (although he still spends nearly as much time in promotion as in writing new books), but he didn't get established until he'd spent time selling books one by one from the trunk of his car (and he wasn't self-published).

Congrats, Peterprince.



Bingo.

And ditto, Peterprince. Congrats ;)
 
There are a number of Yahoo groups devoted to "adult" writing, which include ample opportunities to promote your work.

There don't seem to be any google or yahoo groups devoted to erotic spanking (apart from spammy ones)

Does anyone think it would be worth starting one? I don't know how much effort is involved, and the work/reward ratio might be unacceptably low.
 
Coagulations, that is great news! Please post on your experience. I for one am very happy for you (and jealous!), but I’m new to writing. I would love to hear what works for you, what things you wish (or wish the publisher) would do differently?
 
There don't seem to be any google or yahoo groups devoted to erotic spanking (apart from spammy ones)

Does anyone think it would be worth starting one? I don't know how much effort is involved, and the work/reward ratio might be unacceptably low.

When I suggested Yahoo groups, I didn't mean one about erotic spanking. I was thinking more in terms of you finding one for erotica authors, since from your description it sounds like your book could be considered erotic nonfiction.

Starting your own group might not be worth the effort, since then not only would you have to publicize your book, you'd also have to publicize the group. A better bet would be to find a group for authors in general, and/or ones having to do with BDSM perhaps. "Erotic spanking" is too narrow a category and would be unlikely to garner you many readers, but a more general group would be likely to bring you some who, if they didn't read your book themselves, might pass on information about it.

Joining an author's group would have the additional benefits of giving you access to a great deal of information about the publishing industry and writing skills, and also might enable you to find people willing to beta read or review your future works. Regardless of the genre in which one writes, I would recommend that anyone serious about being an author join at least one author's group, because there's always something new to learn.
 
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