"Going Pro: One Author's Advice on Getting Published with Small and Electronic Presses" is a concise guide that offers advice on all aspects of writing for publication. From finding the time to write to finding beta readers, from navigating all the elements of a successful submissions packet to understanding a publishing contract to marketing your newly published book -- here I offer the best advice I can on getting your first story from a file on your computer to an e-book released by a small or electronic press.
Topics covered include: polishing your manuscript, finding the right publisher, working with an editor, writing blurbs, and promoting your book. I give detailed explanations of submission guidelines, contracts, rights and copyrights, cover art, and marketing plans. I also offer advice on what to do when things don't go quite as you plan, whether it's a bad review or a pirate site, or your publisher folds.
It can be intimidating when you're just starting out and trying to get published. I know, I've been there, too. So if you're interested in getting your stories published with a small press or e-book publisher, let me help you through the process
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part 1: Your Manuscript
Chapter 1: Finding Time to Write
Chapter 2: Feedback
Chapter 3: Sharing Your Work
Chapter 4: Back Up
Chapter 5: Using a Pseudonym
Part 2: Getting Published
Chapter 6: Publishing with a Small Press
Chapter 7: Do You Need an Agent?
Chapter 8: Finding the Right Market
Chapter 9: Submission Guidelines
Chapter 10: Cover Letter
Chapter 11: Query Letter
Chapter 12: Blurb
Chapter 13: Excerpt
Chapter 14: Synopsis
Chapter 15: Full Manuscript
Chapter 16: Marketing Plan
Chapter 17: Understanding Publishing Terms
Chapter 18: E-Mailing Your Submission
Chapter 19: Follow-up
Chapter 20: Rejection Letters
Chapter 21: Acceptance Letters
Part 3: Contracts
Chapter 22: Assigning Your Rights
Chapter 23: Exclusive Vs. Nonexclusive Rights
Chapter 24: Copyright
Chapter 25: Things to Look For in a Contract
Chapter 26: Before You Sign
Part 4: Before Your Book Is Published
Chapter 27: Tax Documentation
Chapter 28: Author Bio
Chapter 29: The Dreaded Blurb Form
Chapter 30: Cover Art
Chapter 31: Working with an Editor
Part 5: Promotion
Chapter 32: What Your Publisher Does
Chapter 33: WWW Dot You
Chapter 34: Social Networking
Chapter 35: Blogging
Chapter 36: Ads
Chapter 37: Reviews
Chapter 38: Conventions
Part 6: When Things Sour
Chapter 38: Bad Reviews
Chapter 39: Piracy
Chapter 40: You Aren't Getting Paid
Chapter 41: Your Publisher Folds
Part 7: Keep Writing
Chapter 42: Keep Your Name Out There
Chapter 43: The Pros and Cons of Branching Out

Vic Braunson is a city bus driver who falls in love with Matt diLorenzo, a swimmer he meets at the gym. When they finally hook up, there's no denying the energy between them.
Something about Matt brings out the best in Vic -- literally. Every time they have sex, Vic gains new superhuman powers from his lover. Can they learn to live with these abilities without losing each other?
Contains the stories: "Santa Vic, No Place Like Home, " and "The V in Valentine's."

Last year, I published a book of writing prompts to help jumpstart muses and get the creative juices flowing. Many of the prompts that didn't make the cut in that book were salacious, to say the least. As an erotica writer, I sometimes like to think outside my own boundaries and try to tackle the art of writing sex in new and exciting ways. Let's be honest -- there are only so many things you can say about sex before you start feeling as if the scene has become rote or mechanical. The romance of your first sex story soon dulls with time, almost like a marriage, and you're left wondering what happened to the excitement you felt when you first fell in love with writing about ... well, love.
That's why I decided to write a book of writing prompts geared specifically towards the erotica writer. Maybe you want a different position, or a new way of thinking about a familiar scene. Maybe you want to try your hand at something you've never dared write before. Maybe you just want to write about two people getting it on and don't really know where to begin.
This collection of 366 writing prompts can be used daily throughout the year (leap years, too ) as a starting point to get you writing ... and keep you writing. Each day of the year has its own, unique prompt. Set a timer for fifteen or twenty minutes, and write wherever the prompt takes you. Or, if you're between stories and looking for something different to work on, flip to the prompt for today (or any random page) and start fresh.
This book will kick-start your writing or take you in exciting new directions every day of the year

City planner Remy McIntosh is looking forward to spending the holidays with his lover, architect Lane Anders. For the past six months, he's been planning the perfect getaway -- two weeks in a forest cabin at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains.
Remy also has a special gift he can't wait to give Lane on Christmas Day: a wedding ring.
But Remy's ex-wife changes her Christmas plans at the last minute, and asks him to take care of their eight-year-old son, Braeden. Remy loves spending time with his son, but balks at the idea of taking a child along on vacation. The main problem is that Braden has never met Lane, and doesn't know his father is gay.
Lane is ready to take his relationship with Remy to the next level, and has a secret Christmas gift of his own. Having a young boy along will put a crimp in their plans, to be sure, but Lane wants to be a part of every aspect of Remy's life, and that includes Braden.
How will Braden deal with meeting the "other man" in his father's life? What happens when Remy's romantic holiday for two must also include his son?

Loving another isn't always easy. When romance first blooms, everything seems perfect, but soon the veneer peels away and trouble sets in.
The stories in this collection focus on gay men who try to make their relationships work in a world intent on pulling them apart. A young man brings his first boyfriend home to meet his parents, even though he's terrified of his father's reaction. A flirtatious coworker sparks a fight between two committed men. A cam whore is tempted by an online admirer who tests his love for his boyfriend.
The men in these seven tales are in relationships for the long haul, if they can learn how to make things work. They all want to live happily ever after ... eventually.
Contains the following stories: Lesser of Two Evils I'll Take the Rain We're Not Fighting Crash and Burn Don't Be Late Wanna Cyber? Picture Postcards

Shy, soft-spoken clarinet player Thad Archer tours Europe over spring break with his college marching band. He's lonely lonely so far from home and everything he's ever known, but at least he has his friends -- Mark, Peter, Seth, and Jamie. Thad has had a secret crush on sexy drummer Jamie McIntosh since they met but has never managed to pluck up the courage to confess his feelings. Could Jamie be as lonely and homesick as Thad?
Confident and cocky, Jamie is Thad's opposite in every way, but something about his quiet friend sets his heart aflutter. Unfortunately, Thad's deep in the closet, while Jamie is much more secure in his sexuality. Jamie doesn't want to rush Thad into anything he isn't ready for, but hopefully at some point their friendship, they can move toward something more.
But any romantic hopes the pair have are frustrated by Mark, the band's drum major, who has his sights set on bedding trombonist Seth, or flutist Peter, or anyone, really. He isn't too picky. If he can't get into pants of his straight friends, he'll settle for whoever he can get. Thad? Jamie?
The band will be flying back to the States in a couple of days. Thad knows once they're home, he'll have missed his chance with Jamie. Can he be satisfied just being friends? Or has Mark conducted his way between them?

English professor Gavin Dozier hasn't had much luck when it comes to love. When his last boyfriend cheated on him, he was driven to experiment with women. Sex with Marian, though, had its own dangers, and before he knew it, he was a father. Now estranged, the only thing Gavin and Marian have in common is their daughter Evie, a precocious seven-year-old who stays with Gavin every other weekend.
While out with her daddy, Evie meets the heavily-tattooed Brody Phelps, a sketch artist with serious talent who still dresses like a brooding punk rocker, even though he's in his thirties. Brody is instantly attracted to the sexy college professor, but knows Gavin is out of his league -- the man has a kid, which probably means he isn't gay, and besides, Brody never even graduated from high school. Guys like Gavin don't go for guys like him.
But when Evie leaves Gavin's cell phone behind, Brody has the perfect excuse to meet up with them again. To his surprise they hit it off, and when he asks Gavin out, the professor accepts.
Even though Evie brought them together, will her demanding personality pull them apart? Is Gavin ready to trust his heart to someone else again? Can Brody overcome his own fears of inadequacy and let Gavin in? And what will Marian have to say when the father of her child starts dating again?

This anthology collects three of J.M. Snyder's best-selling e-books which center around gay dads with young children who want a fresh start ... and maybe a new relationship.
After his wife leaves him, Bobby is surprised -- and pleased -- to learn his former high school best friend still has the hots for him all these years later in "A Present for Daddy."
Ex-baseball player Evan is watching his young daughter for the weekend when an old flame returns for a second chance at love in "One More Try."
And widower Jason meets the man of his dreams in his son's first-grade teacher in "Tyler's Teacher."