August 31, 2011
Author Interview – Sex Marks the G Spot
I have an interview up at Sex Marks The G-Spot, so stop on by to get to know me better! And my thanks to Dawne Prochilo! Tomorrow there will be detailed promo information about me so don’t lose the link!
Sex Marks The G-Spot
August 7, 2011
CONTEST AND NEW VIDEO!
You Tube:
Well here I go putting myself out there by presenting another video. I whipped this up while taking a short break and I believe it came out pretty good. But just to be certain — I need your opinion of course! Having said that how about some incentive. Watch the video, and comment on it, either here on FaceBook or YouTube, which ever medium you prefer. The contest will run from tonight 8/7/11 starting now to Saturday 8/13/11 to 11 pm EST. I’ll pick one random commenter and you may have your choice of a FREE COPY of either Rain Play or Diamond in the Rough. Now isn’t that easy? All I ask of course is that you be gentle.
Have a fabulous night, everyone!
CJ
August 5, 2011
NEW RELEASE – RAIN PLAY FROM AI PRESS!
Can I get a BOO-YAH?! I am pleased to announce another New Release for your reading pleasure! On sale now! Rain Play, my M/M contemporary erotic romance. My thanks to Sedonia Guillone and the staff of Ai Press for making this possible!
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Blurb:
Zach Wilder has to content himself with lusting after Mark Davis from a distance. His sexy co-worker is already involved and Zach is no home-wrecker. Mark spends most of his time in whispered cell phone conversations with his boyfriend. Zach is nothing more than an eavesdropper until Mark’s relationship ends abruptly, leaving Mark heartbroken and available. Zach steps in willingly and gives Mark the comfort he needs…
One taste of Mark and Zach is hooked. However, Zach quickly learns his new lover has interesting…tastes…of his own, a side that pushes boundaries Zach has never before breached. Is Mark worth overcoming his limits or will Zach just take the memory of that hot encounter and go on his way?
Currently available through the Ai Press and many other online retailers!
I’m sure you’ll enjoy my newest tale. And of course, I’d love to hear your opinions! Everyone have a fabulous weekend and thanks for your continued support!
Peace!
CJ Black
Blog: Black Satin – http://cjblacksatin.blogspot.com/
July 30, 2011
It’s the weekend everyone! And I have a special treat for you! Please join me in welcoming author duo Brenda Woody and Steve Tindle to my blog Black Satin! Brenda and Steve were very kind to do an author interview for me. So visit Black Satin to get to know these talented authors better! And as an extra added bonus, Brenda and Steve will be GIVING AWAY a FREE copy of their novel Temptation Trigger in .pdf format to one lucky commenter – random draw. So be sure to comment!
Synopsis: Temptation Triggers captures the wickedness of sexual fantasy, the mystery of unexplored territory and the fulfillment of open communication. Among these thought-provoking stories, two friends find themselves drawn into a dark erotic world, a woman encounters a mysterious man and a mature couple discovers hush-hush desires about each other. With different styles of writing, Temptation Triggers reveals erotica that is passionate and spellbinding.
July 23, 2011
NEW RELEASE! DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH FROM COBBLESTONE PRESS!
I am pleased to announce the release of my newest work, Diamond in the Rough, my gay ménage contemporary short. This is a totally re-vamped and expanded version of the original which I am certain you will enjoy! I would like to thank everyone at Cobblestone Press for making this possible! And of course feel free to contact me to discuss what you thought of my work. 
Blurb:
Chris is a young man confident in whom he is and the choices he’s made in life but a recent relationship that ended badly leaves him with a bruised ego and many lonely nights.
Enter Jackson and Ethan, exotic lovers whom Chris meets for a business transaction but the older men can see the emptiness inside him and decide to fill Chris’s need if only for a night. Chris accepts their invitation and completely gives himself into their care but he finds himself wanting more. Will Jackson and Ethan be willing?
On sale now at Cobblestone Press:
http://www.cobblestone-press.com/catalog/books/diamondintherough.htm
Read an excerpt here:
http://www.cobblestone-press.com/catalog/excerpt/diamondintherough.htm
Everyone have a fabulous week!
CJ
July 15, 2011
Interview: Rob Williams – Co-Owner of Guest House Films.
Hello my fellow writers and readers! Please join me at my blog, Black Satin on Sunday, July 17th where I will have my special guest, Producer, Writer and Director of LGBT films, Rob Williams! Mr. Williams is the co-owner of Guest House Films and the creator of some wonderful works including the movies Role/Play, Back Soon and Three-Day Weekend. I highly recommending watching and purchasing his movies and showing your support for his prolific talent. And to make thing a little extra special, I’ll be picking a random commenter to receive a free copy of one of my Coming Soon works in the near future. So come on over and show Mr. Williams some appreciation!
June 13, 2011
Guest Blogger at Black Satin – Bella Marie
Join me at my blog Black Satin, where my newest Guest Blogger is erotic fiction author, Bella Marie! Win a cool prize and get to know this fab author better! http://cjblacksatin.blogspot.com/
June 12, 2011
Big News! Two Acceptances & Some Other Nice Things
It’s been a great month for this erotic fiction author. If you haven’t seen already I got two acceptances, one from Ai Press and the wonderful Sedonia Guillone. They accepted the revamped version of Rain Play. Here’s the coming soon from the Ai Press site. Hope they don’t mind that I nabbed it!
Rain Play
Author: CJ Black
Genre: M/M; Contemporary
Length: Tryst
Zach Wilder has to content himself with watching Mark Davis from a distance. His sexy co-worker is already involved with someone and Zach is no home-wrecker. Mark spends most of his time in whispered conversations with a man on the other end of his cell. Zach is nothing more than a voyeur until a chance encounter brings the two of them together on a rainy night. One session during the storm leads to many others as skin flushed hot by desire is cooled by the torrent. Zach has promised himself he wouldn’t fall but holds on to the hope that Mark will allow him to be his shelter. He’s ready to take a chance on Mark even though he is on the rebound. Unfortunately for the both of them the past has a nasty way of interfering, leaving Zach to wonder if Mark is truly worth the fight.
And now for the second, earlier today, I learned Cobblestone Press and the fabulous Deanna Lee accepted my M/M/M contemporary short story, Diamond in the Rough. As soon as I get more information, I’ll place it right here. This story is also a reimagining if you will.
So that’s two acceptances in one month! Life is good.
On the 14th, I will have a new guest blogger Ms. Bella Marie. So I hope you’ll stop by.
Going strong on Memory in Shadow and another contemporary paranormal which is yet untitled (sigh) and I am close to finishing. So maybe it will be three this month. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Peace,
CJ
May 22, 2011
Author Interview With Tonya Kinzer!
Hey! Where is everyone?! Don’t you want to win a $15 gift card? Well you can’t win if you don’t visit with my guest author, Tonya Kinzer! There’s an interview, book information and a chance at a cool prize! So hop on over to Black Satin and get a conversation going! You just have to comment!
http://cjblacksatin.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-author-interview-with-tonya-kinzer.html
May 20, 2011
Publish Your Blog on Amazon Kindle — Info Article Part 2
Greetings everyone! Welcome to Part II of my article on the Amazon Kindle Blog Publication Service. As promised I obtained additional information concerning the clause specifying how Amazon uses the information that you publish on your blog.
So I sought the advice of the fabulous Ms. Victoria Strauss, co-founder of Writer Beware. For those of you who don’t know who Ms. Strauss is or Writer Beware, Ms. Strauss is an award-winning fantasy author. Writer Beware had been assisting authors be they published or not by provided informative articles and opinions on the various organizations, services and representatives an author may encounter in their pursuit of publication. I highly recommend her blog, Writer Beware Blogs! Read it, get to know it, live by it! Or at the very least, pay attention to it.
I wrote to Ms. Strauss and asked her to give her opinion on the clauses I mentioned in Part I. Go here to read it if you haven’t gotten a chance. The Amazon Kindle Blog service was brought to my attention on FaceBook so I checked it out but as previously stated there were clauses in the Terms and Conditions that made me a little wary. I asked Ms. Strauss for her opinion and this was her response:
“The language you’re worried about sounds alarming, but you’ll find similar language on many Internet platforms, blog hosts, content sites, message boards, etc. It’s not intended to allow Amazon to tamper with your content, but to enable the company to transmit the content to others and to promulgate it online via its website and other technology such as the Kindle. The “adapt, modify, and create derivative works of” language applies only to metadata, which is identifying information about your book or blog (author, publisher, ISBN, file size, etc.)–not the content of your book or blog.
Bottom line: You are simply agreeing to allow Amazon and any third parties it contracts with to publish, sell, list, market, and distribute your content, and to allow purchasers to download and store that content on devices such as the Kindle. You retain copyright, which means that Amazon cannot alter your content…”
So it is good to know that Amazon doesn’t plan on using your content in any way they see fit. So it seems to be basically safe to use the service if you decide to partake.
Ms. Strauss did go on to voice her personal opinion about the service itself:
“…I am skeptical of this blog service–not because of the terms of use or grant of rights, but because I find it hard to imagine that very many people will be willing to pay for blogs they can access for free online–even for the sake of the convenience of having the blogs on their Kindles.”
I have to agree with Ms. Strauss. Now I’m not saying (and I believe I can safely say neither is Ms. Strauss) that you shouldn’t attempt it but I seldom if ever pay for something I can get for free, despite convenience. I would really have to want the information.
So in order for this to truly work, you would have to be constantly updating your blog with useful information. It’s hard to say on what basis. Daily, weekly, monthly? And what would your readers consider useful? News about upcoming works alone? Personal news? Informative articles? All of the above? Would it have to focus on writing alone? Or other topics? I’m hoping to start doing DVD and game reviews soon.
I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who had tried this service, be you successful or not. I will print all your opinions here in a third article. In the meantime, I’m going to decide if I want to use Black Satin as a test subject. It wouldn’t hurt.
More later.
Peace,
CJ
