This erotica book is touring the world, literally, and you can win a copy from Rose Caraway

I love this project that my favorite audiobook narrator Rose Caraway is doing with her first anthology, The Sexy Librarian's Big Book of Erotica, by sending it around the world to all the contributors to sign it before giving away a signed copy. It was so fun to be part of this project and brought home to me the value of an erotica writing and reading community. I've signed my copies and sent them off to the next contributor. Want to win a copy? Leave Rose a comment now. If you can't wait to read this hot and sexy book, you can get your copy in print, ebook or audiobook (read by Rose, of course), or at your local independent bookstore or directly from Cleis Press. My story "Book Swap," very loosely inspired by an actual airplane ride, opens the book. Also be sure to check out Rose's two podcasts: The Kiss Me Quick's and The Sexy Librarian Blog-Cast.

Rose Caraway interviewed me on her Sexy Librarian podcast!

Last night I had a long chat with Rose Caraway about everything from erotica writing, editing and consulting to my tips on doing erotica readings, like we're doing on Monday, September 15th at 7:30 at The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco (join us, it's free and I love The Booksmith), my love of coffee, my favorite and least favorite erotic words and much more. Listen here:



Last time Rose interviewed me it was in her studio and we discussed sexy remote controls, nipple clamps and more.

Catch more of her wonderful author interviews on her blog.

And of course, read "Book Swap" and 20 other sexy stories, complete with fun card catalog entries, in her new anthology The Sexy Librarian's Big Book of Erotica! It's out now in print and ebook, and of course the best narrator in the business is going to be narrating her own book, out very soon from Audible!

On sexy librarians and book nerds

I'm honored that my story "Book Swap," about strangers who swap books on an airplane and what happens afterward, opens Rose Caraway's debut anthology The Sexy Librarian's Big Book of Erotica, out now in print and coming soon as an audiobook recorded by Rose and, I believe, Kindle and Nook versions. The book has card catalog images before each story, and the one for mine has it tagged Cougar, Airplane, Spanking. That pretty much sums it up. I'll be reading the story alongside Rose, whose story in the book is called "The Mating Chamber" (tags: Shackles, Breeding, Matriarchal) and sharing other erotica tidbits live at our free event on Monday, September 15th at 7 p.m. at The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco. They haven't put it on their site yet, but it's confirmed, and I will also be signing copies of my two new summer books The Big Book of Submission and Hungry for More. See you there! You can also check out Rose's sexy librarian blog and Sexy Librarian podcast as well as her The Kiss Me Quick's podcast

Listen to me chat about erotica, nipple clamps and more on Rose Caraway's Sexy Librarian podcast

Yesterday I had the pleasure of talking with Rose Caraway in person for her Sexy Librarian podcast, about everything from writing, reading and editing erotica to nipple clamps, BDSM, sexual fantasies, erotic remote controls and more. Rose is the most excellent narrator of the audiobooks Gotta Have It: 69 Stories of Sudden Sex and my favorite of my books, The Big Book of Orgasms: 69 Sexy Stories and, if I'm very lucky, hopefully more in the future. She is a genius with a sexy voice, a smart take on erotica, her own Cleis Press anthology out in my birthday month, November, The Sexy Librarian's Book of Erotica, her audiobooks outsell all my other ones many times over, with the Gotta Have It one outselling print and ebook combined lately. She also loves to give readers free stories, so here are a few from my beloved The Big Book of Orgasms that we mention in our discussion: Pushing Boundaries on Public Transport" by Victoria Blisse, "Book Lover" by Donna George Storey and "Forced Orgasms" by Shoshanna Evers, with more coming soon. Happy listening!

Call for submissions: The Sexy Librarian's Big Book of Erotica

A call from Rose Caraway, who also narrated the audio versions of Gotta Have It: 69 Stories of Sudden Sex and my dishwashing erotica story "Doing the Dishes."

Call for Submissions
The Sexy Librarian’s Big Book of Erotica
Editor: Rose Caraway
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: August 1st, 2013 (Earlier would be greatly appreciated!)
Payment: $50.00 USD and 2 copies of the published book upon publication. Please note that Publisher, (Cleis Press) has final right of refusal on all submissions. Unpublished stories only, no simultaneous submissions. Please do not send me a story that is being considered elsewhere.
Rose Caraway is seeking a “library” of “Hand Picked” authors who write Intelligent, Hot and Engaging Erotica. Highlighting her favorite authors and their wonderful writing talents, as well as discovering new writers and then sharing them with the world, is what Rose Caraway takes great joy in doing.
Your plot must be very well developed, rich in detail and hold the story together but not be so complex that you lose the reader. Characters need life and the eroticism must be hot, hot, hot! The most important thing is to make these stories fun; for you and the reader. Capture their imaginations with your own. Pull the readers into your head and give them the full tour. This book of stories will feature erotica from any of the following sub-categories:
HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, WESTERN, PARANORMAL, ACTION-ADVENTURE, HISTORICAL
Within these sub-categories, I would be happy to see (but do not require), a variety of added ingredients. Feel free to add any of the following delicious spices:
MÉNAGE, KINK, ROLE PLAYING, SPANKING, BDSM, STEAM PUNK, FUTURISTIC
Rose Caraway will not accept:
Already Published Works, Underage Sex, Non-Consensual Sex, Incest, Scat or Bestiality.
This book is targeted towards hetero stories, but the editor will be delighted to consider f/f, m/m, etc., stories as well. Just remember that believable engagement must occur between characters. Be creative and write from your heart. Make the readers want to come back and read your story again!
How to Submit:
Early submission is strongly encouraged. Please send your submission (one story per author) to:
Email: sexylibrariansbigbookoferotica at gmail.com
TO: Rose Caraway
Subject: The Sexy Librarian’s Big Book of Erotica – Submission

Please submit your work as follows:
• Word document with your name in the heading of each page and all pages numbered. (.doc or RTF)
• Use double spaced, Times New Roman ,12 point, black font
• 2000k to 6000k (strict) word count.
• Indent the first line of each paragraph 1 inch
• Do not add extra lines between paragraphs
• Only submit the final version of your story
• Include your full contact information (legal name/pseudonym, mailing address and phone number) and a bio of 50 words or less written in the third person. If you are using a pseudonym, please make it clear which name you want to be credited as.
The publisher has final approval over the stories included in the manuscript.
Payment will be $50.00 USD and 2 copies of the published book upon publication.
Authors will be notified upon approval of the manuscript from the publisher.