Here is a list of linx to a long list of people who either share my love of writing M/M erotica, have been instrumental in getting me to where I am today and/or inspired me to do what I do.
www.djmanly.com
www.ajllewellyn.com
www.jonmichaelsen.net
www.jasonedding.books.officelive.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/djmanly
This group is for readers of D.J. Manly's male/male fiction, as well as for writers who write gay, bi-sexual, or transgender fiction, especially those aspiring for publication. These works may or may not be of an erotic nature. Even if you write het, you are welcome, as long as you have a positive attitude to this genre.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Avoid_Writers_Hell/
This group is for both the published author and the beginner who want to learn the craft of writing from the inside out. This is a learning environment conducive to helping a writer at any level of their career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/MMRomancereadersWriters
WELCOME AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND READERS OF M/M EROTIC ROMANCE!
This is a place for authors and readers of M/M Romance books. A group for anyone (18 and over please!) who loves to read and/or write M/M romances, erotic or not. It is a place where you can post promotional information such as book announcements, excerpts, reviews, newsletter updates, contests, book covers, links, chats, theme days, etc.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rainbow-reviews/
Promo discussion list for Rainbow Reviews, a review site for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender books.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trsblue/
Welcome to TRS BLUE - where anything goes! This loop is for showcasing erotica/erotic romance
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romancelivesforever/
This group is for readers of Kayelle Allen's fiction as well as those who enjoy the M/M genre in general and erotica in all it's many forms.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZAMaxfieldsCybeCafe
This is a space for anyone and everyone who likes my work, the works of others from my publishing houses,romance in general. m/m erotic romance in particular, reading good books, watching good movies, sharing ideas and recommendations.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JasonEddingGayErotica
This group will focus on the erotica writings of Jason Edding, whether it be science fiction, horror, romance or contemporary gay fiction.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EthanDay
Welcome to my Yahoo Group!! This is where you can find out about my upcoming releases, contests, chats, guest blogging dates, interviews and anything else to do with me. To the readers...Love You!! I hope you'll pipe in with questions, comments, what you're reading, watching, etc. To my fellow authors, I welcome you to post announcements of your own. Running a contest. let us know, just got a great review, feel free to shout about it. Give us a link........
These businesses provide services that include website design & maintenance, trailer composition, blog set-up, production companies etc. This is a list of professionals who have earned my trust. I have no personal or financial interest in any of them but do give them the thumbs up for their business ethics and integrity.You will need to contact each business for a list of what they specialize in.
We've been busy creating book trailers for authors.One of the other things we can offer are graphics for author banners, bookmarks, and book covers. We've done website graphics, including the header for Pink Petal Books' new website. We are also well versed in custom My Space layouts, phpbb Message Boards, websites and Wordpress blogs. We're happy to provide samples of our work upon request, but below are a cover and some banners to get your juices flowing.
www.illuminatemyworld.com
For promotional support- you can hire these companies to spread the word about your books.
http://phoenixrisingpromotions.com/
Phoenix Rising Promotions is a complete promo opportunity without lifting a finger. All those hours of promoting that are taking away your writing time, allow Phoenix Rising Promotions to do it for you. Dedicated, fun, and full of ideas we can help you, help yourself.
For editorial support- not all publishers are created equal and there are times when freelance editors can put sanity back into the insane. This is a list of editors I can personally vouch for as being respected in the writing community and making a manuscript shine. I have used or are presently using their services and am pleased with both their professionalism and rates.
http://www.alternative-read.com/arediting.htm
They can contact me either at bocperkins@gmail.com (bocperkins at gmail dot com) or ar.editing@gmail.com (ar dot editing at gmail dot com)
Sometimes we writers have to grin and bear the slings and arrows of the uneducated or misinformed. Blogs are one of the few outlets we, as writers, have to express personal opinions without being marched into the principals office to explain ourselves and offer up apologies we really don't mean. Some give glimpses into our politically correct lives others give us a chance to voice our dissatisfaction with the unfairness of life. A few are springboards for debate and then there are those who share my WTF attitude and just throw thoughts out there to share. Everything from the profound to the mundane can be found within the blogs of my writer friends. We are a diverse bunch so be warned....
www.awintertale.com Nix Winter's blog
www.sunlightsucks.com Lex Valentine's blog
AJLlewellyn's blog's
www.sevenwickedwriters.com - I blog there Sundays
www.nicennaughtyauthors.blogspot.com - I blog there on Tuesdays
www.darkdivareviews.blogspot.com - I do all the author interviews, which are posted each Wednesday
www.themanyshades.blogspot.com - I blog there every Thursday
www.sensualnsecret.blogspot.com - I blog there every Friday
www.midnightseductionsauthors.blogpsot.com - I blog there on the 27th of each month
www.gaywritersandreaders.blogspot.com - I blog there whenever I feel like it.
This list comes by way of a lot of people I queried for helpful sites when I was putting together my first novel. They are not genre specific so you may have to pic and choose what helps your piece get developed, sold or reviewed.
Publishers
www.whiskeycreekpre
Accepts works romance all genre-50,000- 100,000 prefer around 80,000
Submit work as attachment on email-no mail!!!
Standard 90 Days to reply Submit as attachment in RTF or WORD
http://excessica.com/index.php/submissions/ (erotica 1k-75k)
http://www.whispershome.com/
most sensaul 5k-10k is short
http://www.nobleromance.com/Submissions.ppx
20k word count and up erotic
Amber Quill Press <http://www.amberquill.com/AmberHeat />
http://www.bookstrand.com/submissions/
http://publishing.booklocker.com/submit.php
http://www.epress-online.com/submission-guidelines.htm (sci-fi submissions)
Changeling Press <http://www.changelingpress.com/>
Cobblestone Press <http://www.cobblestone-press./ com/>
Elloras Cave <http://www.ellorascave.com/>
Liquid Silver Books <http://www.liquidsilverbooks./ com./index. htm>
http://www.loose-id.com/prospective.aspx (Erotic)
http://www.lyricalpress.com/submissions.html (Erotica-15k or longer)
http://www.mundania.com/submissions.html
http://www.resplendencepublishing.com/10.html?sm=37765
http://www.virtualtales.com/Apply-to-Join-Our-Staff/Author.html
http://www.sff.net/people/Lida.Quillen/epub.html - lists of publishers and resources
SAMHAIN PUBLISHING LTD. http://www.samhainpublishing.com/submissions#royalty
THE WILD ROSE PRESS www.thewildrosepres
http://us.macmillan.com/Content.aspx?publisher=torforge&id=255#ctl00_cphContent_ctl30_lblQuestion
TOR/ST.MARTIN PAPER PUBLISHING
Mags
http://www.notesfromabarstool.com/
http://www.walkingbones.com/handcrafted2.asp
http://www.undergroundvoices.com/
http://www.coscomentertainment.com/
http://www.darkecho.com/darkecho/index_old.html
http://www.espressofiction.com/
http://www.mamohanraj.com/Writing/litmarket.html
http://www.thievesjargon.com/content/submissions.php
http://www.stickmanreview.com/
http://www.soulengravings.com/
http://www.apexbookcompany.com/
http://www.geocities.com/fasterthanlife_2000/
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/
http://www.thegreensilkjournal.citymax.com/page/page/2378619.htm
http://www.viatouch.com/learn/Storystation/Storystation_guidelines.jsp
http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/index.html
http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/
http://www.themysteryplace.com/ahmm/
http://ttapress.com/interzone/
http://www.3ammagazine.com/poetry/2005/mar/bealmear.html
http://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/
http://www.outsiderink.com/05/winter/index.php
http://www.fromtheasylum.com/interior2.htm
http://www.tomsvoicemagazine.com/
http://www.cometpress.us/guidelines/horroranthology2009.html
http://www.sottovocemagazine.com/submissions_full.htm
Writing/grammar/punc aids
http://www.spicygreeniguana.com/index.asp
http://www.acblack.com/Department/Article.asp?article_id=273&dept_id=8
http://www.agentquery.com/writer_hq.aspx
http://www.gillonaitkenassociates.co.uk/agents.php
http://www.elizabeththornton.com/getting.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/fifty-50-tools-which-can-help-you-in-writing.html
http://www.writesight.com/index.php
http://agentlistingsredroom.blogspot.com/
http://www.hatrack.com/writingclass/index.shtml
http://s10.invisionfree.com/Pen_and_Ink_Club/index.php?
http://www.critiquecircle.com/about.asp
http://www.fictionforum.net/readers/book-reviews/five-star-rating-system-14.html
http://www.firstwriter.com/Agents/agents.cgi
http://www.allfreeessays.com/essays/Constitutes-Horror-Victorian-Gothic/1108.html
http://www.wordtrip.com/phpBB2/portal.php
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pealb.htm
http://evileditor.blogspot.com/
http://www.sfwa.org/writing/chadvce.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index.html
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
https://www.uwgb.edu/writingcenter/handbook/Comma%20Splices.htm
http://www.nola.com/haunted/harem/history/history.html
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/Commas/Commas_questions01.html
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/commas.html
http://www.freelancewritersdatabase.co.uk/index.php
http://www.zerotime.com/night/index.html
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/though;_ylt=AjdOE6b_oG203y2k7dRgPRKsgMMF
http://www.grammarbook.com/interactive_quizzes_exercises.asp
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/passive.htm
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/splitinfinitives
http://www.titlez.com/welcome.aspx
http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaCompound_Adjectives.htm
http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html
http://grammartips.homestead.com/caps.html
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/parentheses.html
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/agents.html
http://www.sfwa.org/writing/agents.htm
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-verbification.aspx
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/conventions/punctuation.html#ELLIPSIS
http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html
http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-English/English-compound-1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket#Parentheses_.28_.29
http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/department/docs/punctuation/node38.html
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors
http://www.accu-assist.com/grammar-tips-archive.htm
http://www.cliches.biz/clichecleaner/index.html
http://www.fun-with-words.com/etym_example.html#Etymology_Assassin
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000049.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/capitals.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/
http://aaupwiki.princeton.edu/index.php/Glossary_of_Publishing_Terms
http://londonhousepublishing.com/index.html
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=gotten&searchmode=phrase
http://urbanwritersretreat.web.officelive.com/aboutus.aspx
http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=48
http://www.olympiapublishers.com/authors.php
http://www.clarityworksonline.com/articles/working-with-words/working-with-capitalization
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/commas.asp
http://www.cvisual.com/film-techniques/writer-action-verb-list.asp
http://rfptemplates.technologyevaluation.com/List-of-Action-Verbs.html
http://www.grammaruntied.com/phrases/gerundP.html
http://www.mcrw.com/lovenotes/participialphrases.htm
http://www.accu-assist.com/grammar-tips-archive/GrammarTip_punctuation-and-quotations-marks.htm
http://www.ehow.com/how_2221287_determine-compound-word-status.html
http://www.holtuncensored.com/hu/the-ten-mistakes/
http://www.eharlequin.com/articlepage.html?articleId=1403&chapter=0
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/colon.htm
Review Sites
http://www.freewebs.com/strictlyromancereviews/
http://www.nightowlromance.com/nightowlromance/reviews/Review.asp?ReviewId=692
http://www.tcm-ca.com/thanks.html
http://euroreviews.eu.funpic.de/
http://www.theromancestudio.com/reviewsubmissions.php
http://bluegrassromancereviews.blogspot.com/
http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/
http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/board/register.php?a=act&u=3169&i=1700221
Twitter sites of interest
http://twitter.