| Acknowlegments |
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| Introduction |
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| Part One: The Erotic Genre |
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Erotica versus pornography |
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Who writes this Stuff, anyway? |
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3 | (2) |
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Straight erotica/vanilla sex |
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Selected magazines featuring vanilla sex |
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6 | (1) |
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Selected magazines and publishers of gay erotica |
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11 | (2) |
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Selected magazines and publishers of lesbian erotica |
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12 | (1) |
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Selected magazines and publishers of S/M and B&D erotica |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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Selected authors and works of erotic horror |
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16 | (1) |
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Selected romance novels and imprints with erotic content |
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16 | (1) |
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Selected adult-western series |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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Selected fetish magazines |
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Selected authors and works of erotic nonfication |
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21 | (1) |
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Selected magazines publishing true confessions |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (5) |
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Selected magazines publishing erotic letters |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (10) |
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What's best for an erotic tale? |
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27 | (1) |
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Novels versus short stories |
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27 | (4) |
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Erotica other than prose fiction and nonfiction |
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31 | (6) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (2) |
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Things to avoid in adult videos |
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36 | (1) |
| Part Two: Writing Erotica |
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37 | (92) |
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38 | (23) |
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Exploring your fantasies in fiction |
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38 | (1) |
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Erotica for men and women |
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39 | (1) |
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Making use of your own fantasies |
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40 | (2) |
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Where else do you get your ideas? |
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Ideas are easy: writing stories is hard |
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Keeping track of your ideas |
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Knowing where you're headed: Outlining |
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47 | (2) |
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Turning an idea into a story |
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49 | (6) |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (3) |
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Writing what you don't know: Research |
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58 | (3) |
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Elements of Erotic Fiction |
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Story openings: Getting it on |
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61 | (10) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (2) |
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There is another way: Epistolary |
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70 | (1) |
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Recognizable characters: That could be me |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (6) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Omniscient/limited omniscient/objective |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (5) |
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86 | (5) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (2) |
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Humor: No laughing matter |
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97 | (1) |
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Themes: More than just a sexy story |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (20) |
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99 | (1) |
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What turns women on in erotica |
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100 | (1) |
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What turns men on in erotica |
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100 | (4) |
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Sexual tension: Fiction foreplay |
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104 | (3) |
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Story: The slow, sensuous build-up |
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107 | (1) |
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Good sex: A satisfying climax |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Going soft and getting hard |
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109 | (7) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (10) |
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120 | (6) |
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Getting second and third opinions |
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120 | (2) |
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Letting a story simmer for a while |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
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Writing to length: Size matters |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (3) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (2) |
| Part Three: Selling Erotica |
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129 | (1) |
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What to write? Where to Sell? |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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Firsthand market research |
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131 | (5) |
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136 | (1) |
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Guidelines: The specifics |
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136 | (4) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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Looking like a pro in print |
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142 | (1) |
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The basics of manuscript format |
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143 | (14) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (3) |
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Other things to note about manuscript format |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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Manuscript format for novels |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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Manuscript format for adult film scripts |
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164 | (3) |
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Sending Off Your Manuscript |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (2) |
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Keeping a story on the market |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (1) |
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Talent, luck, persistence |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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Giving editors what they want |
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186 | (1) |
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Conducting business like a pro |
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187 | (4) |
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Pitching stories and aritcles |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (3) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (1) |
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The check's not in the mail |
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204 | (8) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (2) |
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212 | (2) |
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212 | (4) |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (3) |
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Small and literary presses |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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Where to find market information |
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222 | (1) |
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The Writer's Digest Magazine ``fiction 50'' and ``top 100'' |
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222 | (1) |
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Annual Novel and Short-Story Writer's Market |
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223 | (1) |
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The Gila Queen's Guide to Markets |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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Online market information |
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224 | (1) |
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Join a writers' organization |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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Do you need an agent to sell erotica? |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (2) |
| Appendices |
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1 Writers' groups and organizations |
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233 | (4) |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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Books about writing erotica |
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238 | (1) |
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Books about sex and sexuality |
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239 | (1) |
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