Columns and Essays

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NOTE: I am a monthly columnist for two websites: Ecataromance.com, for which I write
"The Life of e," about epublishing, and Novelspot, for which I write "Explorotica," about erotica.
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Sex from the Heart -- August 2008, "Explorotica."
§ The Secret Origins of an Erotic Writer -- July 2008, "Explorotica."
Should You Boycott Amazon? -- June 2008, "The Life of e."
Sometimes I'm Not in the Mood--But Sometimes I Am -- June 2008, "Explorotica."
§ Check Out RomanceWiki -- May 2008, "The Life of e."
Do You Want a Nymph or a Cougar? -- May 2008, "Explorotica."
§ If You Want Me, You'll Find Me -- April 2008, "The Life of e."
§ A Man Who Can Write About Sex -- April 2008, "Explorotica."
From "The Scarlet Letter" to "The Scarlet Shackle" -- March 2008, "The Life of e."
Sex in the City...or the Country? -- March 2008, "Explorotica."
e Could Save Your Life -- February 2008, "The Life of e."
Erotica When You"re Not in the Mood -- February 2008, "Explorotica."
What Should YOUR Online Presence Be? -- January 2008, "The Life of e."
Shirtless or Naked...or Animated? -- January 2008, "Explorotica."
§ Amazon's Kindle: The Future of eReading? -- December 2007, "The Life of e."
"Love Actually" This Christmas -- December 2007, "Explorotica."
§ Book Sales Figures: Something's Fishy -- November 2007, "The Life of e."
Okay, Maybe I'm a Prude -- November 2007, "Explorotica."
Why Won't You Reply?' -- October 2007, "The Life of e."
Who's Sexier, Les or Bear? -- October 2007, "Explorotica."
§ None of This Would Have Been Possible without 'e' -- September 2007, "The Life of e."
His Name was Jeff Eisen -- September 2007, "Explorotica."
§ Romance or Sex? An Author's Perspective -- August 2007, for The Romance Studio.
Recipe for an Erotic Hero -- August 2007, "Explorotica."
Booklovers Love POD Books -- August 2007, "The Life of e."
§ Submission or Equality? -- July 2007, "Explorotica."
§ You Have a Dream...that Someone Wants to Dash -- July 2007, "The Life of e."
Women Over 40, Celebrate Your Erotic Self -- June 2007, "Explorotica."
Google and eBooks - A Potential Revolution -- May 2007, "The Life of e."
Making Nice with Vampires -- May 2007, "Explorotica."
eBooks and Print Books Revisited -- April 2007, "The Life of e."
Scarlett O'Hara Discovers Lust -- April 2007, "Explorotica."
§ Don't Worry About Your Obsessions -- March 2007, "Explorotica."
Book Promo Videos and Pet Rocks -- March 2007, "The Life of e"
"The Best Promos in Life are Free -- February 2007, Write and Publish Your Book
Shirtless or Naked? -- February 2007, "Explorotica."
Want to Help Write a Published Romance Book? -- February 2007, "The Life of e."
§ Struggling with Taboos -- January 2007, "Explorotica."
Hey, Person of the Year! -- January 2007, "The Life of e."
Sex and Science Fiction -- December 2006, "Explorotica."
Are eBooks Dying Out? Update on eMedia -- December 2006, "The Life of e."
§ The Successful Author, Revised -- November 2006, first place winning essay, Funds for Writers Annual Essay Contest.
Erotic Stuff to Be Thankful For -- November 2006, "Explorotica."
When Promotion Goes Too Far -- November 2006, "The Life of e."
Nice Girls Who Like Sex -- October 2006, "Explorotica."
More About the Amazon Switch to Mobipocket -- October 2006, "The Life of e."
What About MY Fetish? -- September 2006, "Explorotica."
§ Amazon Abandons pdf and lit eBooks -- September 2006, "The Life of e."
Extreme Self-Publishing Worked for Me -- August 2006, Write and Publish Your Book
Erotic Fiction: When Words are Worth a Thousand Pictures -- August 2006, "Explorotica."
§ Four Decades of Writing Technology -- August 2006, "The Life of e."
§ A Cynic Speaks Up for Romance -- July 2006, for The Romance Studio.
Size (Yeah, I Mean THAT) Matters -- July 2006, "Explorotica."
§ No Campaign Too Small: Marketing One at a Time -- July 2006, "The Life of e."
I Can't Say Those Words Out Loud -- June 2006, "Explorotica."
Why Not Create Your Own eBook? -- June 2006, "The Life of e."
§ A New Option for Finding a Publisher: Do It Yourself -- May 28, 2006, "Funds for Writers"
I Want to Visit Your Website -- May 2006, "The Life of e."
§ Why We Love Villains--and My Top 30 Hot Baddies -- May 2006, "Explorotica."
Celebrities in the Neighborhood -- April 2006, "The Life of e."
Your Personal Harem -- April 2006, "Explorotica."
§ Publishing Yourself in the Brave New eWorld -- March 2006, "The Life of e."
Is is Bestiality if I Just Kinda Like Fur? -- March 2006, "Explorotica."
I Owe the Internet Big Time -- February 2006, "The Life of e."
I've Been Hit by Reader Ratings and I'm Seeing Stars -- February 2006, "Explorotica."
The 2005 eWards -- January 2006, "The Life of e."
Sexy Things of 2005 -- January 2006, "Explorotica."
§ Let's Go Blogging -- December 2005, "The Life of e."
Christmas Kisses -- December 2005, "Explorotica."
Who is Reggie Chesterfield? -- November 2005, "The Life of e."
Jane Austen and Less is More -- November 2005, "Explorotica."
§ Caveat eAuthor: 7 Tips/Warnings About Promotion -- October 2005, "The Life of e."
Sweet Surrender -- October 2005, "Explorotica."
J,K. Rowling, Harry Potter Would Not Approve! -- September 2005, "The Life of e."
Why I Learned to Love My eBook Titles (even more than my print ones) -- August 2005, "The Life of e."
§Erotica: It's All About the Unmet Needs -- August 2005, "Explorotica."
Sex on the Beach -- July 2005, Romance Junkies newsletter.
Listen to the AFLAC Duck -- July 2005, "The Life of e."
Go on a Sex Hunt Today! -- July 2005, "Explorotica."
§ Ten Cheering Affirmations for Authors -- June 2005, "The Life of e."
The Good Thing About Bad Boys -- June 2005, "Explorotica."
§ Eroti-cize Me: Reading Healthy -- May 2005, "The Life of e."
§ Man/Devil/Angel: The Perfect Erotic Partner -- Apr. 2005, for The Romance Studio.
25 Ways to Tell if You Were Born to Write -- Apr. 2005, "The Life of e."
§ Romance Heroes Appear Before Your Very Eyes! -- Apr. 2005, "Explorotica."
My Dream Publisher -- Mar. 2005, "The Life of e."
Bite Me Please: The Erotic Lure of the Vampire -- Mar. 2005, "Explorotica."
§ 12 Reasons Why eBooks are Better -- Feb. 2005, "The Life of e."
When Do We Get to the Sex Part? -- Feb. 2005, "Explorotica."
The Quest for the Lord of the eBook Reading Devices -- Jan. 2005 ,"The Life of e."
Spice without Shame -- Jan. 2005, "Explorotica."
§ To C or Not to C: Language in Erotic eBooks -- Dec. 2004, "The Life of e."
Join the Campaign to Stamp Out Ugly eBooks! -- Oct. 2004, "The Life of e."
Not in a Bookstore, But You Can Buy Me in Japan -- Sept. 2004, "The Life of e."
You Wake Up One Day, You're a Bestselling Author --Aug. 2004, "The Life of e."
For Love or Money: Why eAuthors Write -- July 2004, "The Life of e."
Print Envy -- June 2004, "The Life of e."
I Just Want to Take an ebook to Bed -- My debut column, May 2004, "The Life of e."
§ The Romance Hero vs. the 21st Century -- for The Romance Studio.
I'm Just Writing Down What the Characters Told Me -- for Romance Junkies.
§ Your Favorite Romance Hero Tells Us About You -- for The Romance Studio, third place winner in the Non-fiction Article Category in the 2004 Preditors & Editors poll.
Erotic Romance, It's Good for Your Health! -- for Love Romances.
§ Your Hearts Desire (and Why You Should Seek Him) --for the Feb. 2004 Just Erotic Romance Reviews Newsletter