Thursday 25 June 2015

The KU Effect on a Small Publisher

Amazon announced a new royalty plan to its Kindle Unlimited/Select Program. Authors are paid for the number of pages a borrower reads. It's fair and reasonable for everyone, unless you write short fiction, in which case it's a scramble to adapt.

The nature of Erotica is that it does not write "long" but its writers are flexible and open to change. Evelyn Ellis's short stories have been bundled like chocolates on a rainy day into Forbidden Fruit - Five stories of taboo erotica. Simon Graystoke's Niece is now one novella and ditto for His Wife's Little Sister.

The good news is we won't break the bank on stock images for individual titles. The bad news is it will take a little longer to see a new release.

Catherine Lloyd's contemporary romance titles will be joining the Kindle Unlimited family in July while Traitor will be leaving it.

Personally, we like the new royalty structure. It's like boot camp for authors. We believe some overlooked gems will start making a living while some over-hyped tomes will waste away. At the end of the day, it'll likely put a stop to the flood of scamlets being published.

Due out at the end of June is Evelyn Ellis's Victorian Games.
Victorian parlour games take a taboo twist when disguises are the means to forbidden couplings, seduction and surrender. The Secret Society of Sensualists was introduced in Simon Graystoke’s Niece. Lord Carrington receives the shock of his life when a night of Viking role-playing opens the door to an erotic adventure with a mysterious young woman. The Secret Life of a Puritan introduces a young American husband to carnal delight with a surprising partner and Night of the Pantomime leads to a taboo night of bliss for one unlikely couple.

Have a great week!

Thursday 4 June 2015

Print Editions!

It's been a busy spring here at Writewood Creations. Evelyn Ellis has released two more titles of short erotic fiction in her Seduction and Surrender Series. His Wife's Little Sister is set in 1942 as America is getting into WWII. Jim, Ted and Tammy is set in 1955 at the end of the Korean War and Senator McCarthy is in the news. Full synopsis and links to buy or borrow through Kindle Unlimited are on the Historical Erotica Romance page.

Catherine Lloyd's titles have all been brought out in print now through Createspace, a company we adore. And her Dark Redeemer Historical Romance trio of stories have all got new covers. Check out Comedy Romance and Historical Romance for a peek. Links to buy or borrow through Kindle Unlimited are there.

A lot of action happens behind the scenes at this fledgling new company. No time for Facebook or Twitter, but we'll be posting here on a regular basis and join Evelyn Ellis's Newsletter for news of Sales, Discounts, Freebies and New Releases. The Sign Up link is to the right of this post.

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful June!