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Amazon's Plagiarism Problem
- Published January 17, 2012
Journalist Adam L. Penenberg has written an excellent article on Amazon's plagiarism woes. Please spread the word.
Adam, thank you so much for putting pen to paper and raising awareness. Shar, my ace, you're an angel. An angry scribe is a dangerous thing!
Amazon's erotica section isn't just rife with tales of lust, incest, violence, and straight-up kink. It's also a hotbed of masked merchants profiting from copyright infringement. And even with anti-piracy legislation looming, Amazon doesn't appear too eager to stop the forbidden author-on-author action.
People Can Smell Your Neuroticism by Rachel Rettner
- Published December 11, 2011
Getting to know someone usually requires at least a little conversation. But a new study suggests you can get a hint of an individual's personality through his or her scent alone.
Participants in the study assessed, with some degree of accuracy, how outgoing, anxious or dominant people were after only taking a whiff of their clothes. The study is the first to test whether personality traits can be discerned through body odor...
Researchers asked 30 men and 30 women to don white cotton t-shirts for three consecutive nights. Participants could not use fragrances, deodorants or soaps, and could not smoke or drink or eat odorous foods during the study. Participants also took a personality test.
I'd LOVE to know what my scent says about me. To read the entire article, click below.
5 Common Mistakes Women Make Verbally That Scare Men Off
- Published December 6, 2011
It’s common knowledge that our non-verbal communication says a whole lot more than our verbal. But when you stay sitting pretty, have trouble sustaining a relationship, a look at the way you are presenting yourself verbally may be necessary.
I’ve got it all, I have a great career, I’m attractive, intelligent, with a kind heart where is he at? Better yet, with all I have to offer why doesn’t he stick around?
"Exception to the Rules" by Stephanie Morris is Now Available!
- Published October 10, 2011
Some rules are meant to be broken...
Gaea Martin needs a man and quick. Someone that is extremely sexy and willing to play the role of her doting boyfriend to keep her married womanizing boss in his place. Retired Navy Seal, Sebastian Fuller is exactly what she needs.
Escorting Gaea to different parties and media events for her new fashion week campaign is not the hardship Sebastian thought it would be. Kiss her senseless, pretend to be head-over-heels for her and exchange heated glances. No problem.
Until he and Gaea share one night of mind-altering sex. Now Sebastian has to convince Gaea that there should be an exception to the rules.
Click 'Read More" for excerpt
Author Christy Parks Interviews Tracy
- Published August 24, 2011
It’s with great pleasure I introduce Tracy Ames. Tracy, thank you so much for joining us.
Can you tell the readers, what inspired you to write your first book?
First, I’d like to thank you for having me. You’re a peach!
Trust me, the honor is all mine!
Nick and Alyanna, the main characters in Seduce Me, were my golden couple from my column days. The readers took to them and soon there was a grassroots plea for a full novel. At the time I was working fulltime as a software engineer so I shoved it to the backburner. Long story short, I scribbled the first two chapters of the manuscript while dying a slow death in one of those long, boring ‘town hall’ meetings corporate America inflicts on its innocent masses. I guess my inspiration was fueled by my unyielding love of writing, an overactive imagination, and a sore bum.
Main Street Magazine Features Author Tracy Ames by Tilly Rivers
- Published August 11, 2011
Erotic literature has been around since the days of “Ovid.” (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BC – AD 17/18, known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria.) or how about the Tijuana Bibles (Tijuana bibles,also known as bluesies, eight-pagers, gray-backs, Jiggs-and-Maggie books, jo-jo books, Tillie-and-Mac books, two-by-fours, and fuck books, were pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s.)
Plagiarism is the New Black
- Published May 13, 2011
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is taking the writings or literary ideas of another and selling and/or publishing them as one's own writing.
Hmmm, I guess 'Elizabeth Summers' and her gaggle of fuckwits didn't get the memo. The sheer audacity of this woman knows no bounds.
"Nocturne" by R.W. Shannon is Now Available
- Published April 22, 2011
Nella Jackson has just turned twenty-one, but her birthday is anything but ordinary. She’s just learned that her mother, a former slayer, has made a deal with Hell and on this night, Nella will become a vampire—while her mother is carted off to Hell. What’s more, the father Nella’s never known reenters the picture to take care of her during her mother’s absence—and it turns out he’s a vampire too. Nella’s father assigns his protégé, Lazarus Cole, with the task of serving as Nella’s bodyguard, but the new vampire quickly becomes anything but just an assignment. Nocturne follows Nella’s rise from a sheltered Harlem girl to Master Vampire of her father’s New York-New Jersey territory. Along the way, she must deal with adversaries including Mikeli, a powerful member of the Vampire Council who tries to kidnap her, and even her own mother, who is hell-bent on preventing Nella from becoming a vampire.
Tracy Ames Guest Blogging on Erotica For All
- Published March 26, 2011
The topic of male image in erotica, physical and other, began with my close-knit circle of fellow scribblers reviewing potential male models for my upcoming release, Beg Me*. I decided to forgo the perfunctory female cover and swing for a solo male because, well, to quote fellow dirty girl Kristina Lloyd, we’ve seriously had it with T and A.Spotlight on Author Tracy Ames with Charisma Knight
- Published December 3, 2010
The lovely Charisma Knight has turned the spotlight on me. We dive into the publishing industry, my hobbies, and Walmart. Go figure! I hope you enjoy the interview and find it insightful. Thanks Charisma for having me. Cheers!
CK: I love your stories Tracy, and admire how you are such a “Master of Words.” I’ll admit, my imagination has allowed me to tell some good stories, but I am by far no master of words. My jaw drops when I read your work. How do you do it?
TA: Thank you so much. I’m often criticized for making readers break out their dictionaries or fire up Google. It’s not my fault, really. My vocabulary is a byproduct of transatlantic living and a mother who approached the use of proper English with Hitler-like efficiency.