But first….it’s Brenda Novak auction time! The Naughty and Spice girls have donated a gift bag with lots of great goodies!

The shirt says: Get Nailed Because a hitman is a terrible thing to waste. Get it? Hitman….waste…hehehe. I know I’m easily amused.

I also did a couple different styles of t-shirts and you get to choose!

So anyway let’s talk about shorts because as you know (I know you knew) I have a short short coming out with Cobblestone Press on Friday. And I’m just thrilled that Ropers Rule is the very first Wicked!

I love doing shorts unfortunately I moved away from them because, well, there wasn’t much of a market. I actually started out writing shorts, then didn’t write for a few years, then wrote a few single titles, then met Sasha White who said, “You should try Black Lace!” I did and sold one to them for Sex on…Holiday, then our editor left, my next two shorts were rejected (bet you can’t guess what one of them was?! LOL) and I went back to writing longer work.

You’d think shorts would be easy, but they’re actually challenging…in their own way as challenging as writing longer works. You’ve got to give the reader an intriguing peek at a slice of your characters life, hot sex and a satisfying ending (with Wicked HEA’s aren’t necessary but aren’t against the rules either–it’s erotica after all). It can be really challenging because even in the framework of a short story, the sex has to fit, it has to be necessary, otherwise you’re just writing Penthouse Forum. On the other hand, short erotica gives me a chance to explore sexual topics I might not be willing to try in a longer format, and, to some extent, satisfy my curiosity (including but not limited to anal, threesomes, semi-public sex, and peaches which you won’t get to read about until August). I’m discovering I’ve got quite a voyeuristic/exhibitionist streak thingy going on. I’ve already started what I hope will be another Wicked and the hero, well he’s having a hell of a good time watching the heroine be a very bad girl (and so am I).

I came up with the idea for Ropers Rule because I’m shallow and wanted to ride write a cowboy. I quickly realized that if one cowboy is good, two is … heavenly.

Sooooooooo do you like shorts? Or do you prefer something longer? Who are some of your favorite short erotica authors? Leave a comment between now and Friday at 5 Central time. I’ll draw one winner to receive a copy of Ropers Rule and to let them name a character in a future Wicked.