No, this isn’t about the Ratt song.  This is a partial apology to the four or five of you out there who followed my earlier blogs, and a reintroduction of sorts.

Since my first blog, things have been going well regarding the titles I have for sale through eXcessica.  Pretty Baby has done all right, but I have better hopes for my vignettes Last Wish for a Dying Man and Gingerbread, due in no small part to having Last Wish reviewed by Manic Readers.

But I’m not all that into self-promotion, and this isn’t exactly the forum for it anyway.  And that brings me to the point of this post.  I’ve never really been comfortable with the whole self-promotion thing.  I understand that in this business, especially the way many erotic writers are published, promoting oneself is a major part of getting known.  It’s unlikely that anyone, much less a big-name publisher, is going to stumble across an erotic work and decide that it is just too good to not snatch up.  So, we have to get ourselves out there, in the hope that, eventually, that big-name publisher will scoop us up.

But like I said, I’m uncomfortable with the idea of posting on other blogs, forums, websites, etc for the sole purpose of getting people to buy my books.  Some people do it as easily as breathe; I’m not one of those.  Maybe it’s a confidence issue.  I don’t know.  Besides, between my girlfriend, an adorable but demanding two-year-old, and work, I have precious little time as it is to write, let alone brag about it.

But I’m trying.  I guess my best hope is to build a fan base that will spread the word and get to the point where I’m known.  But that’s going to be a long road.