Posted by kathrin on Apr 6, 2016
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Here’s something different for a change: I’ve prepared a few interesting numbers for you to peruse, in case you’re interested what kind of income writing erotica will provide. For background, I’ve started publishing in August 2015 and initially have been (pretty much) exclusively with Amazon, which is still the strongest market for my books. Amazon has a program called “Kindle Unlimited” which offers authors the ability to distribute their books to a wider audience, but the compensation for that is much less than what I would get if I just sold my books the traditional way. (KU pays out around 0.5 Cents per page read, so if someone just read all the way through your 300-page novel, for example, then CONGRATULATIONS: You’ve just earned US$ 1.50!) Still, I tried it initally, not to a very great success I might add, but once you do, you’ll enter a 90-day exclusivity contract with Amazon, during which time you can’t publish your work anywhere else. Well. Once that time had run out, I started publishing my stuff on every other retailer I could get my hands on, starting in November 2015. Due to the delayed nature of the sales reports, the first month I’ve got numbers for is January 2016. I intentionally didn’t put any numbers to the chart so as not to get into any kind of a measuring contest. This is about the sales relations, not about how rich or poor I am. Also, these charts are based on sales income, not on the amount of books sold. As you can see, sales from other channels made up about 40% of my total income, which is a ratio that would pretty much stay true, if not increase, in the months to come, because January didn’t include sales from Google (which I had started later and wouldn’t get any reports on until February). As could’ve been predicted, Apple was the largest non-amazon sales channel, and I’d be more happy about that if they weren’t so very picky about what books they sell, how they are presented, what words are and aren’t allowed in the summary, etc. But I don’t want to complain, they pay the bills, just like anyone else. The only surprising thing about the January stat is the amount of Kobo sales. Sadly, this didn’t hold true for the coming months, so it must be some kind of “fresh...
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Posted by kathrin on Apr 3, 2016
Well, hello there! Good to see you. How’s things going? Good? Good! Well, here’s another thing that’s good: A new series! This one is about a peculiar young woman and her older submissives, all of which makes for some exquisitely sexy encounters in the usual, explicitly steamy way you enjoy from my stories. I’m pretty far into this series already, so if all goes well, I should be releasing parts of it all throughout this month, so, as they say in Chicago: Get in early, get in often. Getting out,...
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Posted by kathrin on Mar 29, 2016
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Well. The results are in and I can announce the winners. For those don’t know and are mainly here for the porn: My partner and editrix El and myself are great fans of the Gay Olympics, a.k.a. the Eurovision Song Contest. That’s not Big with a capital B, we don’t need to drive across Europe to see the whole shindig in motion, we just like to follow the national preselections and watch the whole thing on TV. So. Since all the representatives are selected by now, and after having gone though them and listening to the songs on repeat, we’re pretty confident to announce our own favourites. These probably aren’t going to be the winners, because our picks are NEVER the winners (mine typically don’t even make it to the finals), so please don’t go to the bookies just yet. However, for anyone who’s interested, here’s our big three: Third place – Armenia and Georgia Third place is actually tied. At the same time, we’re both in agreement on the contestants; both Armenia and Georgia have been coming up with some awesome entries this year. The Armenian entry is a great song with a strong voice. It’s a bit too neat and tidy to knock our socks off, but still something to root for, if the others don’t make it. Georgia is a whole ‘nother thing. Traditionally, the country has come up with some of the most progressive and interesting songs, like its debut or Eldrine in 2008 and most certainly “Three Minutes to Earth” two years ago. And this year is no difference – Midnight Gold is a quirky, different, musically really really interesting song, and the only reason it’s not in the top two is because it’s lightly hipsterish. Second Place – Australia and the Czech Republic Well, the second place is occupied by two countries who have participated the least; Australia having only joined last year for a one-off that luckily turned into a permanent contribution due to the big success and the Czech Republic who just doesn’t seem to be that big of a fan of the Eurovision to begin with. Australia is El’s second favourite this year, just like last year’s entry was one of her favourites as well, and for good reason. It’s a powerful song with a beautiful voice and “she’s got the prettiest mouth” (El). So, if you’re into lips, this...
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Posted by kathrin on Mar 28, 2016
Well, yeah. It’s already Monday here, but I think it’s still Sunday for the largest part of the english speaking world (excluding Australia – sorry Australia, you’re always ahead of the game). So anyway, for our new story sunday we got a great treat that I didn’t think would ever be coming along. It’s the second part of a three-part prologue filled with all kinds of taboos that I can’t publish on larger stores, so it’s got a very limited curculation. Still, I think it’s a great read for anyone who’s a bit on the darker side. Eventually, this story will evolve into something more mainstream, but for now, enjoy what you’re...
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Posted by kathrin on Mar 20, 2016
Hey everyone! New sunday, new story! This one’s in the whole “Patriots” package, even though it’s less of a satire and more of a commentary, but as usual with a gratuitous amount of wonderfully depraved sexual action. Our heroine in this is not just an accomplished newsperson but also so very engaged in the political process that she’s willing to put her career on the line to make a point. A sexy, dirty, hot and steamy point, to be fair, but a point...
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Posted by kathrin on Mar 13, 2016
Ah. Finally a whole new segment again, free of the constraints of a series and yet thematically linked. Enter: Pharaohs in Private! In our first story, we meet Imrah and Selkmet, both slaves to the queen’s bathing chamber, where said queen indulges in a sacred rejuvenating cum-bath every once in a while, and her servants… well, their job is to take care of her, of course, in any capacity she...
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