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The Bananas World of Teen Publishing

21st June 2010 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

I wrote this story, you see, quite a while back, and bizarrely I've not been able to find anyone to publish it. Not 'bizarrely' because I wrote it, but bizarrely because... well, who could resist a title like How I Accidentally Fell Over A Crate Of Bananas And Ended Up Saving The World? Um, most publishers can, it seems! Mind you, they must have a long habit of resistance built...

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Miranda Forbes – Editor for Popular Erotic Publishers Xcite

16th June 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

1 So, tell us a little bit about Xcite...

Xcite was founded in 2007 by Hazel Cushion, Managing Director of Accent Press. She felt there was a shortage of quality erotic fiction that was empowering and positive for women whatever their sexual fantasies and kinks may be. The company originally started with short story collections but now also publish novels and some ‘How To’ books.

2. How do you define 'erotica' as...

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Manifold Press – A Great New UK e-Publishing Group

6th May 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

1. What are your aims with Manifold?
We felt that the UK was under-represented in the e-publishing market and wanted among other things to provide a forum for British-based authors. We also wanted to emphasise plot and romance as opposed to graphic sexuality, which is already abundantly available in other publications.
2. What do you do that other people don't?
We are prepared to explore unusual or unconventional scenarios which may not be...

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Chris Power (Chris Quinton) – The Interview

25th February 2010 | 2 comments | 1 person likes this

 1. What made you decide to be a writer?
It wasn't a decision, really. It was something I've been doing for as long as I can remember. Even my school essays turned into adventure stories whenever I was given a free rein. And sometimes when I wasn't...
 2. What do you write?
Strewth – um, practically everything. Mysteries, gay fiction, contemporary stories, historical fiction - all plus Sci Fi, fantasy, and...

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Cassidy Ryan – The Interview

25th January 2010 | 4 comments | 2 people like this

So, you're an erotic writer. What made you decide to write erotica rather than anything else?

I don’t think it was ever really a conscious decision. I always wanted to write romance, and sex was an element of that. When I started writing Sleeping with the Past I always had in the back of my mind that I would have to write a sex scene, and I was nervous that I wouldn’t...

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When Children’s TV Gets Sex Right

11th January 2010 | 3 comments | 2 people like this

I never thought I'd be quoting CBeebies to sum up my position on sex. It just shows what you may come to! But let me introduce you to the theme tune of children's television program 'Big and Small':-

It doesn't matter if you're tiny or tall,
It doesn't matter if you're BIG or SMALL.
If you wanna have sex, it doesn't matter at all.

Okay, I admit it. I might just have changed one...

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JL Merrow – The Interview

21st December 2009 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

I'm a writer of romance and erotica, mostly but not exclusively m/m (gay male).  I'm quite new to published fiction; my first story came out in June 2009, although I'd been dabbling in writing for a couple of years prior to that.  Although most of my published stuff so far has been contemporary short fiction, I've also written a couple of
historicals and some urban...

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