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Katya’s Erotica News

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Hello all you lovely erotica readers, and, of course, fellow authors.

Unusually, this ins’t a post featuring an imminent release, although there will be a new title from me next month. I wanted to explain my reasons for a couple of minor amendments to my pricing.

There are those in the digital reading community who don’t know the difference between a short story, and a novella, or the difference between a novella and a novel. It’s true, that we have people who simply enjoy a genre, and will happily take whatever appeals to them irrespective of size. For authors, this is, of course, a godsend, if those readers enjoy your work.

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At the other end of the scale, we have readers of digital books who will only buy, or rent, an eBook if it is in a certain price bracket. For example, they wouldn’t buy a short story or novella that’s over a certain price. By the same token, they won’t buy, or rent, a novel if it’s below a certain price. When I see articles and blog posts dealing with this type of subject I take a keen interest, both as a reader, and as an author.

With all of this in mind, I spent a lot of yesterday assessing my back catalogue, reassigning descriptions, and amending prices, but only slightly.

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What do I offer in terms of story length related to price?

My anthologies of short stories contain six tales each, and are my lowest priced titles.

Next up in price are my novellas, which range from 41,000 words to 89,000 words.

My single volume novels cost slightly more, ranging from 90,000 words to 114,000 words.

In terms of price, my two-part novels are priced at the same as my novellas for each book. This means that you’re buying two separate, but associated titles, each of novella length.

Why am I trying something like this when my readership is steadily growing?

I already know from my Amazon reports that the majority of my readers rent my books through the Kindle Unlimited option, so in effect, a price rise doesn’t affect most of my followers. If, after three months of these changes I can see a marked decrease in my sales or popularity, I’ll happily revert to a lower price range.

In other news, Older, Bolder, Crossdresser is in the editing stages, so I hope to publish by late in May, or early in June. It will be in the full-length novel category, being around 93,000 words.

Transformation is next in line, and is well underway. In the early drafts it’s difficult to tell how long a story will be, but as always, I’ll be aiming to ensure there is a coherent tale to support the graphic sex.

Until next time, thank you for being there, and remember, if you ever want to leave a comment, you can use the box, or the Contact page.

Katya xx

Katya’s Erotica News

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My latest novella, Caught En Femme, is now available.

It features crossdressing, an accidental discovery by a family member, and a student friendship that becomes much more. In this tale we find ourselves asking that age-old question, When is a secret not a secret?

It’s simple. A secret ceases to be a secret when the information is shared.

This latest story has appeared only a few weeks after Paying the Price because of my practice of working simultaneously on two or more stories. There are so many authors who ask what they ought to do between drafts. I put the break between drafts to good use by working on another story. There is no danger of getting mixed up with the plots or the characters because I create an information file for each tale.

I’m already well underway with Older, Bolder, Crossdresser, and Transformation. In the early drafts it’s always difficult to tell which one will take priority, but as always, I’ll be aiming to ensure there is a story to support the graphic sex.

Until next time, thank you for being there, and remember, if you ever want to leave a comment, you can use the box, or the Contacts page.

Katya xx

Katya’s Erotica News

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I have two special announcements for you, my lovely readers and followers.

First and foremost, Opportunities is now available on Amazon. This is a novella, and as always, I’ve worked hard to create a complete and enjoyable story.

Opportunities is a tale of discovery in more ways than one and features all the usual ingredients you’ve come to expect from me, like crossdressing, transformation, feminisation and, of course, explicit sexual adventures.

As any visitor to my website will have recognised, I maintain a variety of Work in Progress. The order that those next titles appear in the sidebar is not necessarily the order that they’ll be published.

Why have so many new ideas to choose from and work on?

When I started writing it was suggested by a seasoned author that I ought to always have at least two story ideas on hand, but as time has passed, I’ve jotted down notes as new ideas come to mind. My usual practice is to create a cover and a blurb to instill a desire to work on the story.

I aim to produce the first draft of the first chapter rapidly so that my readers can see how the tale opens. I’m pleased to report that I have seven Work in Progress, and all of them have their first chapter available.

Which title will be next, and when will it be published?

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At the present time, I’m drawn towards Paying the Price, and my target publication date is mid-February 2024.

This story has had three working titles, but having seen how the tale is developing, I believe it’s now accurately named. Once again, it will be a novella.

Until next time, thank you for being there, and remember, if you ever want to leave a comment, you can use the box, or the Contact page.

Katya xx  

Katya’s Erotica News

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I’m delighted to report that Crossdressing is selling steadily. Many readers are taking advantage of it being available free on Kindle Unlimited, like the rest of my titles.

In an earlier update I promised that Opportunities would be published in early December, and I can confirm that is still the case. The story is presently ‘resting’ and I’ll be performing final edits in about two weeks to ensure it’s ready for all you lovely people.

As any of my regular readers will know, I top up my Work in Progress as story ideas occur to me. It seems that the more I write, the more inspired I become, so that’s got to be good. I’ll be aiming to return to novella-length with my next titles which simply implies a reduction in story length, not in the quality of the tale.

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I try with every story to demonstrate that although the genre and sub-categories are similar, the individual characters enjoy different journeys on their chosen sexual adventures. I’ve found that it’s easier to achieve this by creating characters from a wide variety of backgrounds and ages.

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At the moment, I’m working simultaneously on Older, Bolder, Crossdresser, and Paying the Price. The tales are both different from Opportunities, and from each other. As usual, I’ll apply myself to writing the stories until one captures my attention more strongly. Whichever one ends up on top, I’ll be aiming to publish in February 2024.

Until next time, thank you for being there, and remember, if you ever want to leave a comment, you can use the box, or the Contact page.

Katya xx

Katya’s Erotica News

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I’m not making excuses for not having produced Crossdresser in September as I’d planned, but there is good reason it’s taken slightly longer to reach final edits. The main character had to be developed as fully as possible, and in late September I felt that the story needed more detail. I believe the extra time was worth it, and the final result will be a better tale for you guys. It’s one of the main reasons I do what I do.

As an author, I am also an avid reader, so I understand how patient we must be occasionally when waiting for a promised title. Thank you for your continued support, and here, I can use a phrase that any lover would appreciate. It’s going to be bigger and more satisfying.

My publishing date for Crossdresser is the weekend of 21st and 22nd October 2023.

As I’ve said often in my updates, I tend to work on more than one story at any given time. While creating Crossdresser, there had to be periods when I left it aside. During those occasions I worked on Opportunities, which, while still a complete story, is a novella and not quite as long as a novel. I can say without doubt that this tale will be available in early December 2023.

My next update will be the publication of Crossdresser. Until then, thank you for being there, and if you ever want to leave a comment, you can use the box, or the Contacts page.

Katya xx

Katya’s Erotica News

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My intention was to keep Crossdresser at novella length, but it might creep up in size. The story is developing well, and as always I aim to introduce interesting characters, create believable scenarios, and realistic dialogue. Although I have a catalogue of similarly-themed tales, this one carries its theme proudly in the title. There is no hidden agenda, and it’s obvious from the outset that there will be a central character with a penchant for presenting as a different gender.

From private messages I’ve learned that many of my readers enjoy the development of the main character in this type of story. It’s with that knowledge I’ve used an obvious title, and created a character with a fading vanilla sexual relationship.

When a marriage becomes sexless, it can affect people in different ways. In this case, I’ve created a man who rapidly discovers a world he thought existed mainly on internet porn sites, in literary fiction, and secretly in reality for a few people.

Anthony’s not a prude, but approaches his new pastime, at each stage finding it hard to believe that it’s happening. He discovers that crossdressing and the practitioners of other kinks are not so rare or hidden away after all. There are kinky people and opportunities a conversation away.

I’m pleased with progress, and within the next two weeks I’ll have the main story written. From that point, I will edit, rewrite, edit and rewrite until I’m happy with the result. While the tale rests between edits I’ll be working on another of my work in progress. At present, I foresee Crossdresser being published in September.

Until next time, thank you for being there, and if you ever want to leave a comment, you can use the box, or the Contact page.

Katya xx 

Katya’s Erotica News

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Secret Desires is now available, and it’s another novella, so hopefully a size appreciated by my readers. The curiosity of the main character is the main feature of the tale, but the supporting cast all fill a hole when required.

This story flowed well right up until I was almost at the end. I left it aside for two weeks, having written three different final chapters. The one I chose was the most satisfactory conclusion, because it leaves the story open for readers to imagine how things would move on from that point.

As always, I’ll move forward working on two stories simultaneously, but I can already feel that Crossdresser will appeal more and suck up my time. Unlike other stories, this one has slowly developed in note form. Instead of creating a premise for the story and writing an introductory chapter, I began with a snippet of dialogue, and continued in that style. At present, I have a first chapter that is a work in progress, and the rest is made up of short conversations, opening scenes, and the thoughts of the main character.

The other story I’ve got underway is Opportunities, and that one is unfolding steadily using a different method. I started out with an opening idea, two options for the ending, and several scenes I wanted to slip in for the main character’s journey of discovery. 

Whatever the next publication will be, I’d like one of these two completed and through my editing process a few times by August or early September. These stories are like sex, and should develop steadily to be enjoyed to the maximum.

Until next time, thank you for being there, and if you ever want to leave a comment, you can use the box, or the Contact page.

Katya xx  

Katya’s Erotica News

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Boys will be Girls is now available.

My latest offering is another novella, so ideal for the readers who like their naughty stories not too long.

What insider information can I give you about the tale?

There is no female action in this one, so if you like your naughty sex scenes to be between girls with ‘extra’, this might appeal.

All of my other Work in Progress are novellas. This means that they are on average, half the length of a novel, but I will continue to ensure that there is a cohesive story, and plenty of kinky shenanigans to entertain.

At present, I’ve made a healthy start into three of the next stories, so once again, the next to be published will be the one that captures my attention and imagination. I don’t rush my work so it may be June before the next title.

Katya xx

Katya’s Erotica News

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Dressed to Thrill is now available.

This story, like Kinks and Queens, and Lost and Found, features the kinky website, Kinks and Queens. My intention was to keep the story at novella length like the other two, but a new character evolved, and enriched the plot.

What does this mean for the reader?

You get a bit more, and don’t we all enjoy getting more than expected? It may be longer than I intended, but offers more action. Sometimes, size does matter, and that’s the case with this tale.

At the moment, Boys will be Girls will be next, and published in April.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy my latest offering, and thank you all for your support.

Katya xx  

Katya’s Erotica News

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My next offering will be Dressed to Thrill, which I’ll publish by the end of February. This is another story which features a mature crossdresser, and members of the Kinks and Queens website. It’s the third, and for now, the final tale, which brings the website into focus. If requested, I’ll be happy to slip it into another story.

Producing paperback editions of my work has proved a good idea, because I’ve seen sales already. It’s still early days for my titles in a physical format. A couple of days ago I received a paperback copy of Curvy Girl, or Chubby Guy?, and it looks good. I now have three paperbacks available on Amazon.

To help with site navigation for my regular followers, and, of course, for my new readers, I’ve updated my website to show Paperbacks on the main menu, and I’ve added a gallery for paperbacks on the sidebar.

In my next news, I hope to be telling you that Dressed to Thrill is available as an eBook, and also how much progress I’ve made with Boys will be Girls.

Thank you, as always for your support, and I’ll continue to produce books as long as there are folks like you enjoying them.

Katya xx