Time to write

I'm heading away for the next week and hopefully that means that I'll find some time to write. I think I'm nearly there with the last story for the Office series of stories, which should put me in a position to publish again in February.

licks and kisses

nikki

100!

Yaay, it happened, I have totalled a hundred sales. If you're the lovely person that bought 3 of my books on the 11th of January and can send me proof of purchase, I'll be sure to send you something special.

And as always, reviews earn special treats to!

licks and kisses,

nikki

97

I've now sold a total of 97 books on Smashwords. I can't wait to get to 100. It seems like something of a milestone worth celebrating. Of course, it would be lovely if that number were more like 100,000 but you have to start somewhere right?

I'll have to try and plan something special if someone can prove to me that they've bought my 100th book!

licks and kisses,

nikki

You can't please everyone ...

I received this feedback a little while back and it's been bugging me off and on.

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Hi Nikki. I have been reading your stuff for several years, and voting or your great work. But lately you have become all promise with hardly any delivery.
Can't vote if you don't post. Good luck selling your stuff, but it won't be to me. I downloaded the first couple of samples and they are just not as good.
Won't be buying any, or checking your profile here. I guess you'll bring some fans with you, but you must have lost a lot recently by sporadic posts and promising chapters that never show up.
Wish you the best, but you will want to stop messing around your regulars.

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I've been trying to work out why it bugs me. After all, it's far from the worst thing that anyone has ever said about my work and I am old enough to know that you can't please all the people all the time.

I think there's a couple of things. 

1. Its anonymous ... if you really are a 'regular' have the balls to provide me an opportunity to respond (the way this was sent doesn't allow that).

2. It claims that my new work isn't as good as my older work. A reasonable amount of what I published at Smashwords was in fact my older work with some additional editing ... especially the first book that I published. So, that strikes me as funny. 

3. All promise and no delivery. When I first started writing some 10 years ago, my life was in a different place and I had a lot more time. I work hard to keep writing and fit it in around everything else.

So to that person that  someone complain about no delivery I offer this challenge ... do better yourself. Find the time and write something engaging, witty, sexy and that people enjoy. I've read enough other free erotica to know that not everyone can do it.

It's great that you've been enjoying my free work for years and I am saddened that you don't think that it's worth the paltry sum that I charge for it now, but when people start stealing that work and selling it as their own, it's time for me to get that reward for my own efforts.

Thus endeth the rant.

licks and kisses,

nikki

Happy New Year!

I just thought that I'd take a minute to wish everyone that visits a happy new year. I've been busy, though sadly not with writing. I've had two weeks off from work and had hoped to get stuck into something to publish early in the new year, but life got in the way.

There is a Nikki Dark book on the way, with all the old bits edited and only the new to add, though that's likely to take a month to get around to completing.

I also have to finish off the little collection of work/office related stories. I am going to target the end of January to achieve that so we'll see how it goes.

I hope that everyone had a fabulous Christmas and that you remember a little more of your new year's eve than I do! Apparently I had a lot of fun.

licks and kisses,

Nikki

Merry Christmas

Just a quick one to wish all my readers and fans a very Merry Christmas. I hope that you have a lovely time with your families or however you choose to celebrate it.

If you're not of a persuasion that celebrates the Christian tradition, then I hope you have a good time anyway!

Oh yes, and if you'd like to liven up someone's Christmas, why not gift them a book! You can share the pleasure of enjoying my writing and make me even happier!

licks and kisses,

nikki

Surprise!

I know that I said I'd aim for Christmas to publish and I know that I usually miss my targets, but surprise! Seducing Coach has been published!

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

licks and kisses,

nikki

Tapping Away

You'll be pleased to know that I've been tapping away at the keyboard to try and make my pre-Christmas publishing deadline for Seducing Coach. It's at 40,000 words, so it's coming along nicely. I think that I should finish it off early this week and then have to go back and edit it.

Hopefully that means that it will be published around the 22nd or so. Cutting it fine but working hard!

In other news, I hear that Nikki Dark is working to turn out another work soon as well. Likely sometime early in the new year. I know that there are fans waiting for that too!

Oh and in other good news, Nikkirotica 1 now ha 5 reviews which when you filter to erotica and highest rated get's me to page 5. One more 5 star review would get me all the way up to page 3! *hint hint*

licks and kisses,

Nikki

Seducing Coach

Thanks to those of you that let me know your preference for the next book. It was unanimous for Seducing Coach and so I am now very actively trying to bring that to completion so that I can publish before Christmas.

I try not to be distracted looking for inspiration! You know ... this sort of thing ...

licks and kisses,

nikki

Just a quickie

I'm sure people are wondering what I am up to and when the next book will be out. I am still working on Seducing Coach and the office story that I hope to publish soon. I'm not sure if I can get them out in time for Christmas, but perhaps i'll make that the target.

So ... which do people think they'd like to see first .. a compilation of work/office based stories, or Seducing Coach?

Let me know in the comments.

licks and kisses,

nikki