by Cooper West | Jul 8, 2013 | Writing, Writing Process
Ahahahaha, I bet you’re thinking that this post is about writing erotica! Well, it is. Sort of. A little. This weekend was pretty productive for me, not optimally so but I wrote about 2k both Saturday and Sunday and then did line edit on 30k today as well. As...
by Cooper West | Jul 6, 2013 | Writing, Writing Process
Kristen Lamb is pretty much required reading if you are an author these days. The media guru gives fantastic advice at her blog about all aspects of marketing, social media, and the process of writing itself. This particular post of hers, When it comes to success, is...
by Cooper West | Jul 4, 2013 | Editorial
I was thinking about when I first started wanting to write romance and erotica, and it occurred to me that I was, probably, about 9 or 10 years old. What I remember is drawing very, uh, lurid cartoon people having sex in a variety of positions. At the time I was...
by Cooper West | Jun 25, 2013 | Writing
A fellow author pointed me towards Chuck Wendig’s post about tired tropes, which, while interesting, was kind of pointless for me. Because here is what fandom, in the form of fanfic, has taught me: do not fear the tropes! Wendig asks “what tropes are you...
by Cooper West | Jun 9, 2013 | Editorial, Writing Update
I was recently talking by email with my friend and fellow author Sarah Madison about current projects and upcoming releases. She has gotten some fantastic reviews for her excellent book Boys of Summer, which she self-published, and she’s busy working on new M/M...
