Why I don’t secret.

[peterchayward]

Originally published at PeterCHayward.com/blog. You can comment here or there.

There’s a big discussion in the erotica forum that I frequent (to follow trends, get opinions on covers, and be inspired by how well other people are doing) about keeping your choice of career a secret.

I’ve never been much for secrets. I had to keep a secret from SJ for

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[chef_troy]

Hey buddy -

I confess I'm interested in looking into doing this. Would you be willing to share, either here or privately, about the business side of things (e.g. how you found paying opportunities)?

[peterchayward]

Heya CT!

If you're talking about commissions - I'd been writing for years, sort of had a name for myself in the little community I wrote in, and so when I posted it was easy to get some people. I've no idea how one would try to get commissions without a community.

If you're just talking about writing erotica and selling it (which is what I do) - everything you need to know is on the forum I was talking about, right here. Read that, and if you still have any questions, let me know!
-P

[chef_troy]

Hrmph. I don't have a SA account. Guess I'll have to bookmark this until I have ten bucks to spare.

Thanks anyway, Peter.