I have also listed blow resources for learning about the craft of writing and the business of publishing and erotica. I read or use every resource listed here and fully recommend them.

General Writing & Publishing Blogs

• Cindi Myers Market News’s Blog – an author who posts publishing info and calls for submissions, etc
• Courtney Milan’s Blog – a published author gone self-pubbed, with lots to say about that and agents/publishing
• Dr. Debra Holland – Blog – a self-published author who posts her behind-the-scenes and some numbers
• edittorrent – editor
• Nathan Bransford, Author – former editor, current author
• noveldoctor – freelance editor, great writing insights
• Pub Rants – major romance agent
• QueryTracker.net- querying (and writing) advice
• Rachelle Gardner – an agent in the inspirational romance genre, but lots of great generic agent and publishing advice
• TERRIBLEMINDS: Chuck Wendig, Freelance Penmonkey – amusing, irreverent writing advice from a published author
• The Intern – charming advice from an intern at a publishing house and an aspiring author
• The Rejectionist – an aspiring author with her own language (you’ll see, it’s fun)
• Writer Beware Blogs – a site dedicated to exposing shams in the writing industry

Erotica-Focused Blogs

• Kinky Ever After – group blog of BDSM authors (including Annabel Joseph and Anneke Jacob)
• Loose Change – an editor at Loose ID publishing
• Redlines and Deadlines – Ellora’s Cave blog
• The Playroom – another group blog of BDSM authors (including Tymber Dalton)
• The Forbidden Bookshelf – a review site for erotica and erotic romance

Books

• Hooked by Les Edgerton – great information about story beginnings, but also about scene structure
• Whip Me, Beat Me, Make Me Write Hot Sex by Tymber Dalton – An excellent primer for anyone writing BDSM
• Save the Cat by Blake Snyder – A book on screenwriting with excellent advice for a novelist (particularly the parts about the hook and title)
• The Writer’s Guide to Psychology by Carolyn Kaufman – A must read if you’re writing about troubled or mentally ill characters (hello PTSD)
• On Writing by Stephen King – more atmospheric than practical but still a worthy read

Groups

• Romance Writers of America – resources for aspiring and published authors, including contests, classes and the annual conference.
• Romance Critters – a group of authors who exchange chapter critiques
• Marketing for Romance Writers – an author loop dedicated to marketing for authors
• IndieRomanceInk – a very large and useful group focused on indie romance books but widely relevant