tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8363552640882101574..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Friday Night at the Question EmporiumJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51613190280513682402012-06-04T13:24:07.717-04:002012-06-04T13:24:07.717-04:00Decadent Publishing is an erotica publishing compa...<a href="http://www.decadentpublishing.com/index.php?osCsid=h4253m4ghgcpunveh000efios1&content=home" rel="nofollow">Decadent Publishing</a> is an erotica publishing company that also has an imprint for their YA books called <a href="http://bonobookstore.com/" rel="nofollow">Bono Books</a>. They do this in order to keep their YA and erotica audiences separate. I'd suggest submitting to them if you write both genres. I believe the submission form is the same for both Decadent and Bono. Good luck!The Writer Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532839053876490957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18716020094126708192012-06-04T12:39:44.403-04:002012-06-04T12:39:44.403-04:00I don't want to write erotica, I want to live ...I don't want to write erotica, I want to live it, and I don't care what name I use.Steven J. Wangsnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846516529180802046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68521255116159477062012-06-04T08:41:24.310-04:002012-06-04T08:41:24.310-04:00I'm laughing like a hyena, all alone in my off...I'm laughing like a hyena, all alone in my office, at that last comment.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48213031473362464732012-06-04T06:11:37.621-04:002012-06-04T06:11:37.621-04:00I'm a corporate attorney with a well-known law...I'm a corporate attorney with a well-known law firm in greater Boston. I began writing erotica (specializing in a subgenre called heavy fetish) as an amusement, but was pleasantly surprised when a major erotica publisher spotted some of my blog posts and contracted me for a 3-book series.<br /><br />Now I've got a new girlfriend, and I'm meeting her family over the July 4 weekend.<br /><br />My question, of course, is: Should I tell my new girlfriend's parents I'm an attorney?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45889324719549354032012-06-03T21:45:06.348-04:002012-06-03T21:45:06.348-04:00Great advice! Thank you.Great advice! Thank you.Renee Pinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790041428775629226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74408421434961003422012-06-03T11:47:12.641-04:002012-06-03T11:47:12.641-04:00Hmm, personally, I think it would be more pleasant...Hmm, personally, I think it would be more pleasant to interact with mature adult erotica readers than rabid teenage YAers. :) Actually, from experience, it usually is.Cara M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10979781599548365989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81690350023780582702012-06-03T07:50:55.134-04:002012-06-03T07:50:55.134-04:00Terri Lynn, absolutely. The question was about kee...Terri Lynn, absolutely. The question was about keeping authorial identities separate for readers, not agents. The only thing agents will care about is your sales figures.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27162776875066069262012-06-03T00:39:51.345-04:002012-06-03T00:39:51.345-04:00Let me ask the question in a slightly different fo...Let me ask the question in a slightly different form. Should I list erotica publishing with legit presses like Ellora's Cave or Evernight in a query letter?<br /><br />TerriTerri Lynn Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290316565247120848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30005313893189843952012-06-02T22:39:46.028-04:002012-06-02T22:39:46.028-04:00Thank you for clarifying that for me. It makes sen...Thank you for clarifying that for me. It makes sense now.Voirey Lingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026049839748006631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74149192943671665452012-06-02T22:31:49.723-04:002012-06-02T22:31:49.723-04:00Voirey, your publisher has to pay a name that is a...Voirey, your publisher has to pay a name that is attached to a tax ID number. Either you provide your name and SSN or you register a business name and provide an EIN. If you want to keep the two identities very separate you need a different name AND a different tax ID number.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20595239434692431172012-06-02T16:42:12.184-04:002012-06-02T16:42:12.184-04:00I think the stigma of being a chick-lit author is ...I think the stigma of being a chick-lit author is just as bad as erotica. Anything written by a woman about a woman in which relationships are involved is deemed chick-lit. My first novel I'm working on is "chick-lit," but I'm also half-way through a YA series, and I have an idea for a story that takes place on the moon. (Not with aliens or starships but real-life situations.) I might have to register three different names for my female audience, YA audience, and Sci-fi audience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921430938341027320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51029743690726030422012-06-02T13:02:46.923-04:002012-06-02T13:02:46.923-04:00With regards to having two separate names/ identit...With regards to having two separate names/ identities for different genres, a number of writers like Anne Rice - who wrote both horror and erotica under different names - and Nora Roberts/ J.D. Robb have multiple pennames, but people are well aware of that fact. It isn't a secret identity, simply different names for different style. It is, like you said, you fans know exactly where to go online, and aren't stumbling onto something they would rather not see.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102199553293874800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87198623285889723192012-06-02T12:29:27.963-04:002012-06-02T12:29:27.963-04:00I have a question concerning your advice on regist...I have a question concerning your advice on registering a business for separating the names. It that extreme a measure really necessary? Would having the copyrights registered to the pen names not serve the same purpose? How do these options differ?<br /><br />Also, as an erotica writer, I can say that I've interacted with many readers and they have all been wonderful. I love my readers and they are welcome to email me any time.Voirey Lingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026049839748006631noreply@blogger.com