Xcite Books Authors and Readers discussion

Hi - welcome to this new group for readers and writers of Xcite Books. I hope it will become a fun and lively place where we can all connect.

I'm Miranda and head up the editorial team at Xcite Books. Xcite is now three years old and this year we've won the ETO Best Erotic Book Brand and Jade Erotic Awards: Erotic Publisher 2010 - yahoo!

None of this would be possible without our brilliant, international team of authors - you're the best!

Hi Miranda, hi all!

I'm Victoria Blisse and I'm one of those author type things! I live near Manchester in the UK and have been writing Rosy, Raunchy romance for ten years or so now. I've got stories in Ultimate Curves, Big and Beautiful and Seriously Sexy Stocking Filler and you can get my eBook Restoration from Xcite too.

I write stories about curvy ladies because big girls are beautiful and I got fed up of reading about waif like women in romance books. I wanted to read about women like myself sometimes too.

Lets see, what else? Well, when I'm not writing I love to read, fantasy is my favourite genre, I love to bake and I'm getting back to enjoying sewing too. I started a dancercise class about 6 months ago and now thoroughly enjoy exercise that disguises itself as fun dancing!

I think that's enough for now, you don't need my life history do you!

Hi - I'm Lucas and also edit for Xcite - mostly the gay and lesbian titles. Really looking forward to meeting readers and finding out what you do and don't want from Xcite.

Hi!

I'm KD. My novel, The Initiation of Ms Holly is just now available on Xcite. It's my first, so I may sound a bit like a proud mother:-) Big launch party in London coming up 15 October. Hope to see lots of you there! VERY EXCITED!

I've been writing erotica for three years now. I've had stories publishd with Xcite (yay!) Black Lace, Cleis, Mammoth,and others. I didn't start out writing erotica, I just always enjoyed writing the 'sex scenes' in whatever I was writing, and one day decided to send something off. It got published! Haven't looked back!

Writing is my passion and my obsession, but when I'm not writing, I am looking for ways to expand the vegetable garden that is already exploding out of our yard, I LOVE long distance walking -- just walked the Two Moors Way across Devon this spring. I love anything that gets me outside! I love to read, I am fascinated with languages, and I'm learning to play piano - sloooowllly...

My husband and I live in South England, transplants from the States. Our main hobby is enjoying our lives, which I think we do a great job of. I'm very excited about the chance to connect with like-minded people who also love raunch and romance!

KD

Hey y'all! I'm Em Woods, and I write...and read lots... gay romance. I live in the US in southeast Michigan with my hubby and two (very) precocious sons.

I'm excited for this opportunity to get to know everyone!

Thanks to Victoria for the heads-up on this group!

Hi Em - you're really welcome! Have you read any of the Xcite titles yet?

Hi Lucas, I think editors are worth their weight in gold, they make my writing readable! *LOL*

Hi KD, I'm a northern lass, the weather is jsut horrid up here today.

Hi Em, good to see you. Xcite is awesome!

Hi, I'm Liz. Some of you may already know me in my previous incarnation as the editor of 'Forum' magazine (I know it's where a few of you out there made your first sale!). I have a time-travelling, body-swapping novel, 'Someone Else's Skin', published by Xcite, as well as stories in quite a number of anthologies, and I've also written for Black Lace, Total-e-bound and Ravenous Romance among other people.

I'm based in London, although I'm originally from the north of England, and I spend most of my writing days with a cat asleep on me (or walking over my keyboard in an attempt to edit my beautifully crafted prose). Weekends are for going to the football and cooking, mostly.

I write various different genres of erotica, but I seem to have been doing quite a bit of m/m stuff recently - which is nice...

Hi Liz, what football team do you support? I'm a Manchester United fan myself!

We have guineapigs, they can be quite noisey but at least they don't try to edit my work. *LOL*

Hi Liz - Love your book Someone Else's Skin http://www.xcitebooks.co.uk/category-...

Welcome to the group!

Hi Brita - have you written anything for Xcite?

Hi everyone, I'm Dawne Prochilo. I live in rural Michigan, I am a freelance writer ancd erotic romance author. I look forward to getting to know others in the group and making friends.
Dawne

Hi Dawne - welcome to the group!

Great - have just posted the latest guidelines.

Hi - I'm Fulani. It's a scene nickname I acquired many years ago in the BDSM world; you can still occasionally find me out and about at fetish clubs. Given the stuff I write, which often - though not always - has such themes it seemed sensible to stay with that name.

I'm UK based, have short stories in several Xcite anthologies and a couple of 'standalone' stories. I'm currently working on my second and third erotic novels both for US publishers.

Hi everyone,

I'm Josephine Myles, and I write (mostly) m/m erotic romance, with the occasional foray into m/m/f and m/f. I've had short stories in anthologies from Circlet and Dreamspinner, as well as Scarlet and Filament magazine, and more in the pipeline with Torquere, Dreamspinner and Cleis. I even have one appearing in an Xcite ebook anthology: The Bad Girl's Sweet Kiss (not sure of the release date yet).

[shameless plug] I currently have a short story chosen as one of the finalists in All Romance eBook's Just One Bite Short Story Contest. There are 32 in total, and you can read them all for free and vote for your favourites over on their site here. [plug over!]

I live in Somerset, England, with my husband and young daughter. I'm really looking forward to her starting full time at school next week so that hopefully I'll find enough time to finish my novel - almost 60k words so far, so I'm not doing too badly!

Looking forward to getting to know more about you all!

Jo x

Hi all! C. Margery Kempe here. I write all kinds of things for all kinds of publishers, under this name and a couple of others. Wildly promiscuous prose! I have a spanking story in SIX OF THE BEST and plan to do some more in a similar vein once I get a few other owed projects off my desk. I go back and forth between NY and London, but hope to be fixed in London as soon as I can manage it.

Great to meet you all!

CMK

Hello Everyone!

I'm Charlotte Stein. I've got a few stories in some Xcite anthologies, including Sex, Love and Valentines, Ultimate Spanking and the Cocktales anthos.

But even more terrifying and exciting than that, I've got my first novel coming out with Xcite, on November 8th. It's called Control, and it's about a dominant and a submissive, because I can't choose!

Charlotte


P.S. Thanks for the heads up on your latest, Elizabeth! It sounds right up my street. Am off to go buy.

Hi Charlotte - great to see you here! Here's the link for Control - fab cover :)

Control

Hello all, I am Courtney Breazile
Author and reader of erotica. I live in North Idaho. Thanks Victoria for the heads up on this group.

:)
Courtney

Hi everyone :) I am Ella -Elena Francesca, but it always gets mispronounced so I've become Ella Parthemore- I am an aspiring author and my main interests are horror and erotica. I really enjoy writing erotica!
xx
Ella

Hello ...

My name is David K. I was brought up in London centuries ago, but have lived in Somerset, England for quite a while. My day job is that of a

freelance editor and copywriter, but I've been writing erotic fiction, off and on, for some years. Three of my short stories were published in

Forum magazine when it was edited by Liz Coldwell, and two have been accepted by Miranda Forbes at Xcite Booiks for an upcoming anthology - Indecent Proposal.

I'm not prolific. Trying to avoid the cliches of the genre - and doing so in a way which I hope women readers will enjoy - slows me down, and time and inspiration always seem to be in short supply, unlike domestic distractions.

Like many writing in this field, I write under a psuedonym - D.C. Kohn - which was the surname of my Austrian grandfather. I hope he won't mind.

Hi, all! I'm JL (Jamie) Merrow and I've recently had my first story for Xcite published in the Boy Fun anthology. I'm also published by Samhain Publishing, Dreamspinner Press, and Torquere Press, among others.

I see Jo Myles - hi, Jo! - has already mentioned the ARe contest - I'm delighted to say I've got a story in there too, down in pair 16. If you have time, please do pop along and read the stories - any votes will be very gratefully received!

I write mainly m/m romance, although I also dabble in threesomes, either m/m/m or m/m/f. I'm based in Hertfordshire. :D

Best wishes,

Jamie
JL Merrow: Writer of (mostly) m/m romance, and fearless killer of bunnies.
Find me at: www.jlmerrow.com/

Hello,

I'm Gabriella, and I'm an aspiring Xcite author. I live in San Francisco and I've published one historical novel for an Irish publisher. I've had erotic stories published in several print anthologies from Cleis Press and particularly like m/f/f themes.

The day job is content editing, at the moment. Thanks for reading!

I don't think it makes much difference where you are today, north or soutn, the weather is crap. But that did mean that I actually got some writing done today. Working on next novel.
Victoria wrote: "Hi Lucas, I think editors are worth their weight in gold, they make my writing readable! *LOL*

Hi KD, I'm a northern lass, the weather is jsut horrid up here today.

Hi Em, good to see you. Xcit..."

Victoria wrote: "Hi Lucas, I think editors are worth their weight in gold, they make my writing readable! *LOL*

Hi KD, I'm a northern lass, the weather is jsut horrid up here today.

Hi Em, good to see you. Xcit..."

Em, I think one of the best things that's happened to me since I started writing erotica is meeting other writers from all over the world. Nice meeting you! KD
Em wrote: "Hey y'all! I'm Em Woods, and I write...and read lots... gay romance. I live in the US in southeast Michigan with my hubby and two (very) precocious sons.

I'm excited for this opportunity to get ..."

Hi Brita,

My husband's from North Louisiana, and we travelled quite often to New Orleans when we lived in the States. It's a gorgeous part of the world. Great food and fascinating culture. KD

Brita wrote: "Hi Everyone,
I'm Brita Addams and I write erotic historical romance. My Sapphire Club series is available through Noble Romance, Amazon, Bookstrand and All Romance e-books, where two of the books h..."

Hello everyone, forgive me for not going through you all individually, I'm afraid I'd be here all week, it's lovely to meet you all though!

Josephine, since you're being shameless I will be too. I'm in the same contest, but not paired up with you so I'm sure you won't mind me plugging my story Firsdt Time Fang Bang. Give it a read and a vote if you're so inclined, ta!

http://www.allromanceebooks.com/conte...

Congrats Kate! Don't know about you, but I'm definitely jumping up and down with excitement!

Kate wrote: "Hello all!

I'm Kate. Like KD I've just had my first full-length book published by Xcite (glad to know it's not just me who's giddy about such things!).

My day job is in journalism and I started w..."

Charlotte, I can't wait for Control to come out! KD
Charlotte wrote: "Hello Everyone!

I'm Charlotte Stein. I've got a few stories in some Xcite anthologies, including Sex, Love and Valentines, Ultimate Spanking and the Cocktales anthos.

But even more terrifyin..."

Wow! Best of luck in the contest, Josephine! KD

Josephine wrote: "Hi everyone,

I'm Josephine Myles, and I write (mostly) m/m erotic romance, with the occasional foray into m/m/f and m/f. I've had short stories in anthologies from Circlet and Dreamspinner, as wel..."

Thanks KD!

And Victoria, I haven't managed to read them all yet, so I'll definitely get around to yours later and vote :D

Oh, and hi Jamie! Fancy meeting you here, darlin' ;D

I missed the seasons too when I lived in Houston. I think living in the Southern US for the first time was actually more of a culture shock than living abroad for the first time:)

Hi all,

I'm Kay Jaybee, and I've been writing erotica since 2005, and am lucky enough to have had stories published by Cleis, Mammoth, Penguin and Xcite- including two solo e-books, Quick Kink One and Quick Kink Two, and(amongst others) I have a story in the brand new Boy Fun anthology.
I'm also a regular contributor to www.oystersandchocolate.com, and have a handful of stories in Forum and Foreplay magazines.
In addition, I have an anthology of short hot stories called The Collector published by Austin & Macauly.

I live in the South West of England, and juggle my writing between two part time jobs and two young children.
Writing is my absolute passion, and it drives me nuts that I can't spend more time on it. However every minute I do spend scribbling is a very happy minute- esp as it usually happens with a constant stream of black coffee along side!

I'm really looking forward to KD's new novel coming out - can't wait to go to the book launch in Hoxton.

Kx
www.kayjaybee.me.uk

Hi Everyone!

Thanks Miranda for pointing me to your bookshelf, I shall certainly be over to peruse.

I have recently been published on Xcite.com with my erotic novella Bittersweet. It's an unusual piece, full of emotion that could very well leave you with a wet ... face. ;)

I'm a mom and a wife and I have a tendency to take the complicated view of everything. Layers are lovely and I rather enjoy taking my time to peel them away.

One day I'll retire to Belize and live the simple life, until then ...

Hi Everyone :)

I'm Ciara. I live in the Midwest with my wonderful husband, three cats, and have a baby on the way. None of these stop my mind from constantly thinking about sexy connections between people!

I'm an avid reader and have loved the erotica genre for many years, only more recently being more open with it and trying to get some of my writings published. (So, yes, I keep my eye on Xcite's call for submissions!) :)

K D wrote: "Charlotte, I can't wait for Control to come out! KD
Charlotte wrote: "Hello Everyone!

I'm Charlotte Stein. I've got a few stories in some Xcite anthologies, including Sex, Love and Valentines, ..."

Likewise, KD- am waiting on pins and needles for my copy of Holly!

Miranda wrote: "Hi Charlotte - great to see you here! Here's the link for Control - fab cover :)

Control"

Hey Miranda- great to be here! And yep, it is a great cover. Couldn't believe it when Xcite unveiled these new style covers, and I got to have one of them!

Hi, I'm James. I write erotic fiction, *the group of unkempt writers clap and James retakes his seat*

I've had a couple of stories published, one in an anthology called "Spirit lovers" and one stand alone called "Draw in the night". I have a general founding in fantasy and horror. In my capacity as an erotic author I attempt to couple the beautiful, the etherial, the wonder and the sensual nature of worlds. I enjoy the exploration of more than just the physical but the emotional and spiritual that an erotic story can invoke.

Please to meet you all and hope to have some good conversations.

J H x

Hi Miranda
I'm delighted to join you on Goodreads. I'm really enjoying my writing career and am working hard on lots of new work at the moment including a number of longer projects and a website. I love the classy new look of Xcite books and the wonderful covers and I'm getting a huge amount of positive feedback from people I am telling about Xcite books and who are going out and maybe trying erotica for the first time. I have just started a coffee morning discussion group for women wannabee writers and lovers of erotica,where we critique books and have a fabulous time. We are on a mission to bring classy erotica out to the masses and make women try it. It seems to be even mainstream novels are becoming a lot more erotic in content now and it's a very exciting time to be a romantic and erotic novelist. I love the friendly atmosphere at Xcite, it's a great arena in which to write. Good luck to you with all your future projects.
Alcamia x

Hi Miranda,

I'm Marcelle and my short story collection Bare Souls: tales of love, sex and death was published last month by Xcite and I've got stories in Ultimate Decadence, Sex in the City: London and Ultimate Burlesque. I've written the self-help books Incredible Orgasms, The User's Guide to the Rabbit and Secrets of Porn Star Sex. I'm a huge horror fan and have been writing about film for about 20 years. I'm originally from Stourbridge (near to Birmingham) but my husband is German. I have two children 1 and 4 and my writing is somewhat at the mercy of my daughter's ever-changing sleeping schedule. I'd love to correspond with other writers.

Hi Alcamia - many thanks for your kind comments about our classy covers. I agree that it's a great time for erotic writers - I think ebooks are the prefect format for erotica and will really open up the market to many more readers.
Please keep spreading the word!

Welcome Marcelle and everyone else who has posted - this is turning out to be fun! I'm off to the Frankfurt Book Fair tomorrow so will be quiet for a few days but hope you'll all keep the ball rolling!

Dear Miranda,

I will be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair on Saturday. Will you still be there then?

Best,

Marcelle

Yes - Hall 8 E901

Victoria wrote: "Hi Liz, what football team do you support? I'm a Manchester United fan myself!"

The mighty Millers, Rotherham United - I was actually in Manchester at the weekend, on the way to and from our game at Bury. I must spend more time exploring there - the city's changed so much in the last few years...

Miranda wrote: "Hi Liz - Love your book Someone Else's Skin http://www.xcitebooks.co.uk/category-...

Welcome to the group!"

Thanks for the praise, Miranda. Enjoy Frankfurt!

Hey up, I'm late to the party as usual, I see all the champagne has gone and you're getting up to no good over the table with party popper streamers in your hair. Tut.
Anyway, I'm Justine. My first Xcite book, The Business of Pleasure, is newly out, and I have stories in several anthologies too. I've been writing erotica and erotic romance for a couple of years now, and the more I write, the more I find there is to write about.
On a side note, KD, I remember being amazed when I friended you on facebook that you were from Surrey - I thought 'But she writes an American voice soooo convincingly!' lol. Now it all becomes clear...
Sorry for my late arrival - hope I'm in time for KD to show us some of her burlesque moves ;).

Hi all, I'm Sommer. I write dirty for Xcite and a few other places. I write short stories for anthologies and novellas/novelettes/and novels too. Not much more to tell than that. I'm pretty wiped out from today! lol. The rain didn't help. Made me want to hibernate!

Hope everyone had a decent Monday. :)

xoxo
S

I'm Anthony, but I write erotica as Bertram Fox - originally to save my family from embarassment, nowadays just to avoid confusion with other stuff I write.

I've written a lot of short stories, first for Forum (before your time, Liz) and later anywhere I could place them, but I dream of having time to complete a novel. I wrote a BDSM-themed one many years ago, but it fell in what was then a hole between mainstream publishing and hard porn; Silver Moon considered it but rejected it as not sexy enough, and the mainstream turned it down as too pornographic. Nowadays the market exists, but the book is hopelessly dated, so I need to rewrite it from scratch... after I've finished all the other writing projects I don't have time for.

Other than that, I've lived in a foursome group marriage, owned a full time collared slave, and still run a small business making bondage metalwork (www.silverandsteel.co.uk). My ambition (apart from writing) is to open a B&B&dungeon holiday place in the Swedish countryside.