Debbie Herald – Writing & Publishing Erotic Romance Novels

Victor Volkman — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:05:48 +0000

On December 5th, 2009 Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman interviewed author and editor Debbie Herald on writing for the erotic romance marketplace. Debbie Herald is an author and Editor currently working for Lyrical Press. Her two most recent books are Perfect Game and Sweet Dreams, available from BookStrand paperback and on Amazon Kindle formats under the pseudonymn Jordana Ryan. Among questions which Debbie answered for us were

What makes a good erotic romance?

What is the difference between erotic romance and pornography?

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If a writer uses naughty words does that automatically make it erotic romance?

If you write erotic romance can you branch out to difference sub genres with success?

What makes erotic romance so highly successful in epublishing?

Is there a standard for how much sex should go into an erotic romance?

As an editor what do you like to see in a sex scene?

What pushes the boundaries if anything in erotic romance?

Debbie has enjoyed the written word since she was a child and takes a specific liking to Contemporary and Historical romance. Debbie enjoys working with authors to polish their work and see it through to publication. When not writing or editing she can often be found cooking, with her friends, or with her young child doing any number of things.

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Debbie Herald – Writing, publishing, and selling erotica themed books

Victor Volkman — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:30:22 +0000

On Thursday, Feb. 21st, 2008 Victor R. Volkman and Tyler Tichelaar spoke with Deborah Herald, the 31-year-old managing editor of Amira Press. She is a published author and enjoys both the process of writing and editing. Debbie shared with us the secrets of writing erotica, the huge demand and advantage of selling erotica in the e-publishing marketplace, the shades of explictness from “spicy” to “sweet” (romance), lucrative sub-genres of erotica, and how the publishing and delivery mechanism works

Although Debbie is relatively new to the writing scene, having spent most of her life working with the dually diagnosed adult and juvenile population, it is her hope that she will continue to work in the world of writing for many years to come. Debbie has been with Amira Press for a little under a year, and is thrilled to work with such a wonderful company! She also uses the pseudonymn Jordana Ryan.

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Debbie Herald – Writing & Publishing Erotic Romance Novels

Debbie Herald – Writing, publishing, and selling erotica themed books