by Cooper West | May 15, 2011 | Editorial
Recently, I’ve had several friends go through crises because of abusive editors. Personally I’ve been fortunate, but this upsets me on the behalf of writers I care about, so I’m here to dispel the whole bullshit myth about editors. Urban legend has...
by Cooper West | May 9, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Industry
I have, to close friends, talked about the future of porn, and I’ve often mentioned that I feel the next logical step is for the emergent and fast-growing erotica-for-women industry to branch out into movies. I’ve always found it particularly amusing when...
by Cooper West | Apr 30, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Industry
I am a fangirl. I am proud of that, and also of my fanfic so I’ve made a conscious decision not to hide that part of my life, as so many pro authors feel they need to do (you can find me on the AO3 orDreamwidth). I suppose it might bite me on the ass at some...
by Cooper West | Mar 26, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Process
Recently I came across a book review that warned readers about the main characters, who are the love interests of the story, having sex with people other than each other. This story takes place over a period of many years, where the relationship (such as it...
by Cooper West | Dec 16, 2010 | Editorial
Commentary inspired by: Top 5 Reasons Porn-for-Profit Is Dying by Richard Abowitz In which I claim that Mr. Abowitz is both completely correct and utterly, totally wrong: Not that Mr. Abowitz needs (nor, indeed, cares about) my seal of approval, but I’m giving it...
