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Book 1 Discount

Amanda Brooks — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:27:21 +0000

In honor of this week’s Desiree Alliance Conference, recieve a 20% discount on Book 1 when purchasing through CCNow using coupon code: DAC2008.

The order page is here. This discount is only available through the site.

New Online Interview!

Amanda Brooks — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:26:23 +0000

Writer Jen Burke has posted part 1 of a two-part interview with me on TheNervousBreakdown.com. She’s interested in the intersection of sex, law, politics and culture. The most important topic we discussed is the mainstreaming of sex work. Now that I think of it, I should’ve brought up the sheer resistance the UK has had to the TV version of Belle de Jour’s book. Oh well.

She asked a few more questions that I’ve really wanted to answer, especially in part II. I’ll post here when it’s up.

And check out her book on Amazon — A Life Less Convenient: Letters To My Ex. Not only is she a good writer, but she really has an incredible story to tell.

Book 1: The Foundation Wins an Award

Amanda Brooks — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:40:32 +0000

Woo-hoo! It’s a small honor, to be sure, but The Internet Escort’s Handbook Book 1: The Foundation garnered an Honorable Mention in the Nonfiction category of the Writer’s Digest 15th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards. The winners will be published in the March/April issue of Writer’s Digest.

It’s very exciting because I certainly did not expect to win an award, although I fantasized about a first place in Nonfiction. Kudos to the judges for looking past whatever knee-jerk reactions they had to the actual content of the book (they also judged on presentation).

I would love to enter Book 2: Advertising and Marketing in the upcoming year’s contest but I don’t know if I’ll have a retail-ready printed copy ready by the May 1 deadline. If not, well, there’s always the following year. It would just be cool to be in the contest two years in a row.

Although if I have to wait to enter Book #2, it will probably be in tandem with Book #3. I really am pushing to get Book #3 out in 2008 too. Just thining long-term.

It’s a very good feeling to get a little something like this.

Interview by Gwen Masters

Amanda Brooks — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:34:01 +0000

Well-known erotica writer Gwen Masters interviewed me in tandem with her book review of Book 1: The Foundation. She asked interesting questions that required thoughtful replies, not the glib responses I’ve given before (because these weren’t the usual questions).

Read the full interview (and book review) on her blog. Make comments! Link to it! I’m thrilled with the results.

And if you’re want some steamy reading, take a look at Gwen’s site.

New Review!

Amanda Brooks — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:06:05 +0000

Gwen Masters, an editor at Clean Sheets, has a glowing review for Book 1: The Foundation. Read the full review on her blog and leave comments too!