Review: How to Really Self-Publish Erotica: The Truth About Kinks, Covers, Advertising and More! by Dalia Daudelin

Here's a new little thing that I thought I'd try, while cooling my heels between bouts of my own writing. Dalia Daudelin has the fortune (or not) of being the first authoress that I'm reviewing. Here, I'm looking at her recent release, How to Really Self-Publish Erotica: The Truth About Kinks, Covers, Advertising and More!, published earlier this week. I should note that this post was not paid for, nor did I serve as a beta reader for Ms. Daudelin - I merely happened to be at the right place, at the right time.

 

Within the pages of her latest effort, accomplished authoress of all things smutty Dalia Daudelin has given us a wonderful guide to the shifting and often uncertain world of erotic self-publishing. Dalia extensively examines that process of writing, sales, advertisement, and design, in addition to an extended discussion of some of the more risqué, yet financially rewarding stories that readership crave.

And after all, that’s why we’re all here, isn’t it? While most of us, barring the greenest newcomer, are entirely aware that the days of the ebook “gold rush” are long past, leaving us only their fond, painful memories, we at least put pen to paper in an effort to aid in the day to day of our lives, financially, emotionally, romantically, and otherwise. Too, the book doesn’t pull any punches about the bittersweet realities of living the often thankless life of a self-published writer, the long hours, the sometimes heartless critics, and the uncomfortable smiles when we’re invariably asked “what exactly it is that you write about?”

She ably covers the ins and outs of writing (good writing, mind you) in a way that’s accessible and fair, but veteran hands may find themselves bored in these discussions. But to be fair, Dalia did set out to write a comprehensive guide to self-publishing erotica, so perhaps I’m just being picky in assuming that it’s primarily meant for a semi-vet like me. This is well balanced by the fact that a great deal of the book has some helpful hints and clues that will appeal to seasoned hands. There is something for everyone within this book, and newcomers would be hard-pressed to gain the knowledge that Dalia has painstakingly amassed in her own experiences.

My only concerns, barring my own personal issues with the scope and aim of her content, are that some of the formatting came through on my PC-based kindle app as a little weird, but then again, I run a cinematic widescreen, so your mileage may vary.

Haleigh Cookson Clark gives this effort a 4.5 of out 5. Those so interested may find Ms. Daudelin at her site, here.

A Fantastically Filthy Fantasy Collection (Fantastically Filthy Fantasies Vol.1-3)

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Images of Inspiration: The Curse [mmf, creampie, transformation, slut]

Although I don't actually have the ability to transform into the opposite sex, I felt the most important aspects of the story was Nick losing herself in the sexuality of her new identity. While this final installment of the Fantastically Filthy Fantasies wasn't my first attempt at an mmf, it was the first attempt at writing an mmf involving a bodyswitched and fuck-hungry boy-turned-girl. Damn. So, here's an idea of what was on my mind while I was writing this lusty little romp.

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The Curse [mmf, creampie, transformation, slut] (Fantastically Filthy Fantasies Vol. 3)

Frat boy Nick wakes up after a hard night of drinking and discovers that he's somehow stuck inside the body of a sultry blonde aerobics instructor. Even worse, once his friends arrive, he finds himself increasingly aroused by them, and is unsure how long he can hold out before he does something he might regret.

This story is roughly 6000 words long, and involves an mmf with an exceptionally slutty girl (who went to bed a boy), and oral and vaginal creampies.

Available from Amazon, B&N, and Google Play.

“…Hello? I didn’t know that Nick had a guest over,” he smiled, all of his slimy frat-boy attitudes immediately vanishing. It wasn’t that he wasn’t a handsome guy, but the way that he was looking at Nick made her fairly uncomfortable.

Nick smiled, and fumbled for an answer.

“Oh, hi, um… I’m Nick’s friend. From down the hall,” Nick smiled, extending her hand and shaking Danno’s in a rather masculine way.

“Ah, right. Well, I didn’t know he had a guest over. So, when do you expect him back?” he asked, eyebrow raised.

“Well,” the gorgeous blonde began, “I’m not sure. I think he had a lot of business at the bank, so I’m here now. I’ll tell him to call you when he gets in?”

“Ah, cool, we’ll chill here for a while.” Danno replied, a devilish gleam in his eye.

“We?” Nick asked.

“Yeah, our boy Farrell’s stopping by, we usually grab a pizza pie downtown the night after the bars,” pausing briefly before adding with a wink, “you can come along if you want.”

Gross! Is my best friend hitting on me? Nick thought to herself.

“Ha… well, maybe, but I dunno,” Nick tried to back out of the offer.

“I respect that. So, may I ask…” he began. Nick knew exactly what came next, because he’d been Danno’s wingman more times than he could count. “...are you and he, like, a thing? I only ask because you’re clearly far above anything that fool could sweet-talk on his own.”

Nick didn’t know why, but the comment made her giggle, soft and sweetly. She covered her mouth, as she tried to reply, “Oh no, he’s just a wonderful friend,” before adding that she was single indefinitely, in hopes of giving Danno the hint.

“Ah, my heart weeps for all of man-kind, m’lady,” Danno announced, theatrically sweeping his hands back, “because you are one damn fine woman.”

When her best friend leaned on the “w” in woman, shivers ran along her flesh. She was intrigued, but had no idea why. She blushed.

“Oh… really? You think so?” Nick wanted to hear more of what Danno thought of her. No harm in that, right?

The increasingly attractive man shot her a rakish look. “Of course. Trust me, I see a lot of girls in this big city of ours, and I bet most of ‘em would kill just to look like you, even for one day.”

His words washed over Nick like a warm, soothing embrace on a chilly winter afternoon. She needed more.

Danno leaned against the wall. “Hell, you just hopped out of the shower, and look at you,” he assured her as his eyes danced along her body.

She didn’t know why, or even how, but his words had an almost magical effect on her. Nick wasn’t even aware of it, but her big, deep chocolate eyes were giving Danno a tempting, smouldering glance.

Danno blushed slightly and cleared his throat. His charms were usually not so effective.

“Heh, so… uh, how about this weather eh? Hot out there…” he joked.

Seductive and pleading, Nick’s gaze bore a hole straight through him.

“Very. I’m incredibly hot right now,” she replied, thumbs hooked around the elastic waist of her track pants, exposing a smooth and toned belly.

Danno smirked. “I’ll bet.”

Instead of saying anything, she bit her lip in the most alluring manner possible as she blinked at him.

“You some kinda bad girl or something?” he asked, his heart beating hard.

“The worst.”

Review: The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks

Let me clearly say that this is the kind of book that, if it were possible to go back in time, I would give to my 17 year old self, as I patiently and calmly explained to her that there was nothing wrong with her, and that she'd end up married to a devilishly handsome guy anyhow, but everything that she is feeling is valid, normal, and frankly, going to be a heck of a lot of fun!

The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks is fun and sassy. Most refreshing is that there's a certain realness to the playfulness that she uses when discussing girl-on-girl sexuality. I suppose I'm saying that her book comes across as being really authentic, and that's refreshing. She teases out the nuances of our culture, and points a lot of curious (pun definitely intended) gals down avenues that they themselves may have only considered in secret, or really late at night, while drunk, on the Internet. She's very entertaining and you'll definitely find that certain parts will be more dog-eared that others. That's okay, and kinda the point.

She also doesn't leave out the silly and funny details of shacking up with another gal. As has been mentioned, just because you're a woman, doesn't mean that you magically know exactly what all other women necessarily need, or want. Yes, there's an element of a second wave sisterhood in here, where we begin exploring our own bodies, so as to understand just how they work, but I don't think that's entirely a bad thing. We were all born as beautiful, sexual beings, and all Sincero is asking of us is to live up to our birthright by fooling around (drunken or not) with a female friend.

p.s. If you ever want to piss off your Mother-in-law in a way that she won't soon recover from, be sure to leave this one out in plain sight next time she's over. :P

Haleigh Cookson Clark gives this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Images of Inspiration: The Dinner Guest [ffm, tranny, oral sex, anal creampie]

I'm just going to begin by reminding everyone that this is fairly new territory for me. Exciting, sexy, but still new. A lot of help came in from my tumblr, but also from a few unnamed gentlemen from FetLife - you know who you are and are definitely thanked! So, without further ado:

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The Dinner Guest [ffm, tranny, oral sex, anal creampie] (Fantastically Filthy Fantasies Vol. 2)

Brian and his girlfriend Linda have hit a sexual slump, and they think the solution to their problems might be found in Mia, Linda's hot and exotic co-worker. They invite her over to their loft for drinks before a night of clubbing, but when things heat up, Brian discovers a big surprise about the shy Brazilian girl.

This story is roughly 7000 words long, and involves ffm with a tranny, really hot oral sex, and an anal creampie.

Available from Amazon, B&N, iTunes, Kobo, and Google Play.

Brian allowed himself a gentle laugh. After all, he didn’t want to seem too eager.

Linda gave his thigh a playful squeeze, and then pulled back. She glanced at him with menace in her eye.

“Uh oh,” she said in feigned shock, her hand covering her mouth playfully.

Mia seemed puzzled. “Oh no Linds, everything is okay?”

Brian observed his girlfriend quizzically, unsure.

“I think,” Linda spoke, as she silently crept alongside of him, “that someone has a little problem.”

Mia looked genuinely concerned.

Brian wasn’t sure what his girlfriend was playing at.

“Yep,” Linda continued, “cause I don’t wanna wait for the pizza, but I’m hungry now.” She glanced up at her boyfriend with a devilish grin.

Lowering her gaze, she began to paw at the obviously hard cock barely hidden under the dark denim of his jeans. “You’ve been holdin’ out, mister,” she said as she drunkenly began to work the zipper.

Brian was utterly paralyzed with fear and delight as his blood thundered in his veins. He leaned his head back upon the soft plush of the couch when he felt Linda’s cool hand grasp his throbbing, heated member. The head of his cock was already sheathed in precum, from an entire afternoon of filthy fantasies in his head. Finally, Linda gave it a few hard squeezes, causing him to moan softly.

“My my,” Mia said softly to herself, as her gazed fixed upon the naughty events unfolding in front of her. Linda glanced up at her friend and saw the dark-eyed Brazilian girl was running her tongue wetly along her lips in anticipation.

Eyes closed, Brian said nothing.

“So, what happens if I’m hungry too? Is there enough for me?” Mia asked, her accent thick and lusty in Brian’s ears.

“Of course,” Linda cooed, “I always share my toys with my friends.”

Unsure if he was dreaming, Brian looked down to fully appreciate what he was about to receive. As Mia knelt down in front of him, her miniskirt hiked up giving Brian a peek of her gauzy pink panties. Tanned, exotic features or not, Brian could see that Mia was in fact blushing heavily, as she leaned toward his exposed cock. Linda was splayed on the couch next to him, her legs playfully kicked up behind her.

Sweeping her sandy blonde hair to one side, Linda observed the pained anticipation upon her boyfriend’s face. Then, without a moment’s notice, Linda wetly slurped her boyfriend’s cock into her hot little mouth.

Brian moaned softly.

Linda closed her eyes, as she always did and began to suck deeply on his shaft.

Mia, however, looked up at him with her smouldering dark eyes when her wet little tongue began to tease him. She softly brushed her dark hair from her face and began to tickle his shaft, and suck at his balls.

Brian glanced down in awe: of all the times he’d secretly fantasized about it, he never though that he’d ever see Mia and Linda, cheek to cheek, hungrily devouring his cock.

The girls exchanged knowing glances at one another as they worked Brian’s meat with their eager little mouths. Giggly Linda, unable to contain herself, hummed pleasingly through his cock, causing him to shudder with delight.

Linda popped Brian’s cock wetly out of her mouth, and with a big sticky grin on her face, offered it to Mia.
The sun-kissed girl’s lashes fluttered seductively, as her dark brown eyes locked with Brian’s. Through the faintest of smiles, she made a little o around the head of his slippery shaft, and silently inhaled it without a sound.

Mia was good, damned good. The suction she could maintain was incredible, far more than Linda. A skilled cock-sucker, her tongue flattened out against his shaft and did an erotic little swirl around the base of his head with every pump of her mouth. Brian held his arms behind the couch for leverage, and nearly thrust his hips up to greet her.

Brian moaned, and struggled to keep his composure. He was used to Linda, and Mia was new, refreshing and skilled. She pulled much harder than Linda, causing her cheeks to cave in somewhat, and her fiery gaze burned a hole right through him. Brian was in heaven.

Impressed, and perhaps a little jealous, Linda began to lick at her boyfriend’s shaft, with the occasional kiss being placed upon the corner of Mia’s mouth. Before he knew it, Brian was watching Mia and his girlfriend stealing sticky, cum-soaked kisses from one another as they playfully fought over his cock. Life was good.

Cradling his head back along the cushions of the couch, Brian decided to push his luck. “Little hot in here, isn’t it girls?”

Sliding his glistening shaft from her mouth, Linda pinched his thigh. “You’ve got some nerve, mister.”

He smiled boyishly. “I know.”

Mia respectfully glanced at Linda, who gave her a nod. Before Brian could react, the little black dress that the sultry Brazilian had painted on spilled to a shiny pile at her feet, revealing the delicate pink panties that clung tightly to her beautiful, tanned body...