Hi Kristina,

I wasn't really looking for any specific criteria, other than well written/crafted stories that were smoking hot. I'm an erotica writer and editor and I'm all about the hot sex. I don't usually write erotic romance, because I'm not always that interested in the romance side--not that I have anything against love--and I have written some pretty romantic stories.

But for this book, and all the anthologies I've edited, I was looking for just plain hot stories.

I got some amazing stuff, which I think you'll see when you read the book, and it's all actually quite diverse. I think that even though the stories are diverse, they make for a really interesting and, somehow, cohesive book.

I think the bottom line is, I know it when I see it. I'm putting the finishing touches on a new anthology for Cleis press, Carnal Machines: Erotic Steampunk. It's the same thing: a real variety, all hot, but somehow quite cohesive. less

Hi Kristina,

I wasn't really looking for any specific criteria, other than well written/crafted stories that were smoking hot. I'm an erotica writer and editor and I'm all about the hot sex. I don't usually write erotic romance, because I'm not always that interested in the romance side--not that I have anything against love--and I have written some pretty romantic stories.

But for this book, and all the anthologies I've edited, I was looking for just plain hot stories.

I got some amazing stuff, which I think you'll see when you read the book, and it's all actually quite diverse. I think that even though the stories are diverse, they make for a really interesting and, somehow, cohesive book.

I think the bottom line is, I know it when I see it. I'm putting the finishing touches on a new anthology for Cleis press, Carnal Machines: Erotic Steampunk. It's the same thing: a real variety, all hot, but somehow quite cohesive. less

I wasn't going to submit to The Sweetest Kiss because I didn't feel like I could say anything original. Vampire stories are everywhere (and I love it!!), but they are freakin' HARD to write. But then I just couldn't stop thinking about the anthology and how cool it would be to be included. So... I started thinking about what vampires desire most and who might be a perfect match for a vampire. I came up with my protagonist, a very troubled young woman who is a cutter-- someone who cuts herself. She craves the pain and the visual of her own blood running... but a cutter has to be careful, not cut too deeply or too often. So I paired her with a vamp who has the power to heal her wounds.

In the end, I loved the story I came up with and felt like it was something original, which was really my only goal (along with being erotic). "Cutter" is actually one of favorite stories I've written and I was absolutely delighted it was included in The Sweetest Kiss! less

I wasn't going to submit to The Sweetest Kiss because I didn't feel like I could say anything original. Vampire stories are everywhere (and I love it!!), but they are freakin' HARD to write. But then I just couldn't stop thinking about the anthology and how cool it would be to be included. So... I started thinking about what vampires desire most and who might be a perfect match for a vampire. I came up with my protagonist, a very troubled young woman who is a cutter-- someone who cuts herself. She craves the pain and the visual of her own blood running... but a cutter has to be careful, not cut too deeply or too often. So I paired her with a vamp who has the power to heal her wounds.

In the end, I loved the story I came up with and felt like it was something original, which was really my only goal (along with being erotic). "Cutter" is actually one of favorite stories I've written and I was absolutely delighted it was included in The Sweetest Kiss! less

Hi Kristina,

I wasn't really looking for any specific criteria, other than well written/crafted stories that were smoking hot. I'm an erotica writer and editor and I'm all about the hot sex. I don't usually write erotic romance, because I'm not always that interested in the romance side--not that I have anything against love--and I have written some pretty romantic stories.

But for this book, and all the anthologies I've edited, I was looking for just plain hot stories.

I got some amazing stuff, which I think you'll see when you read the book, and it's all actually quite diverse. I think that even though the stories are diverse, they make for a really interesting and, somehow, cohesive book.

I think the bottom line is, I know it when I see it. I'm putting the finishing touches on a new anthology for Cleis press, Carnal Machines: Erotic Steampunk. It's the same thing: a real variety, all hot, but somehow quite cohesive. less

You obviously don't realize how drunk I am. But, here goes...

Steampunk is usually set in Victorian Britian and it's sort of "Science fiction meets the industrial revolution." Think Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle. It's easy to add the erotic into the mix, right? Tightly laced corsets, Dirigibles, electricity...

I'm still waiting to hear back from the publisher on the final choice of stories. I sent in what I think is a masterful collection of stories, each hotter than the next but, like The Sweetest Kiss, all very diverse (there's a lot of femdom because that's what I'm into--could you tell?) but I can't really tell you much about the stories until I get the go ahead from the publisher.

Here's a little secret that not a lot of people know: the book is listed for pre-sale on Amazon...with a cover! You can check it out. less

You obviously don't realize how drunk I am. But, here goes...

Steampunk is usually set in Victorian Britian and it's sort of "Science fiction meets the industrial revolution." Think Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle. It's easy to add the erotic into the mix, right? Tightly laced corsets, Dirigibles, electricity...

I'm still waiting to hear back from the publisher on the final choice of stories. I sent in what I think is a masterful collection of stories, each hotter than the next but, like The Sweetest Kiss, all very diverse (there's a lot of femdom because that's what I'm into--could you tell?) but I can't really tell you much about the stories until I get the go ahead from the publisher.

Here's a little secret that not a lot of people know: the book is listed for pre-sale on Amazon...with a cover! You can check it out. less

You obviously don't realize how drunk I am. But, here goes...

Steampunk is usually set in Victorian Britian and it's sort of "Science fiction meets the industrial revolution." Think Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle. It's easy to add the erotic into the mix, right? Tightly laced corsets, Dirigibles, electricity...

I'm still waiting to hear back from the publisher on the final choice of stories. I sent in what I think is a masterful collection of stories, each hotter than the next but, like The Sweetest Kiss, all very diverse (there's a lot of femdom because that's what I'm into--could you tell?) but I can't really tell you much about the stories until I get the go ahead from the publisher.

Here's a little secret that not a lot of people know: the book is listed for pre-sale on Amazon...with a cover! You can check it out. less

It is on Amazon! What an awesome cover!

Here's the link for those who are interested. (I know you ALL are!)

Carnal Machines less

It is on Amazon! What an awesome cover!

Here's the link for those who are interested. (I know you ALL are!)

Carnal Machines less

It is on Amazon! What an awesome cover!

Here's the link for those who are interested. (I know you ALL are!)

Carnal Machines less