Some of My Favorite Things: Red Phoenix

Notice the book cover! Created by Brandi  Rohr-Sandlin

My Fans Are My Joy!

If you are not part of my FaceBook, Twitter, or Website community, you are missing out, my friend. An incredible group of people have gathered together. Each day is filled with laughter, encouragement, and tears of joy.

It has become a favorite addiction of mine. I love the support this community gives each other, and I delight in the things they create and share!

I wanted to share some of my favorite things:

Club Red is having a pumpkin contest - "A Red Phoenix themed pumpkin contest. Its October and I love HALLOWEEN! and carving and/or decorating pumpkins. How naughty or sexy can you make your pumpkin without tipping your neighbors off to your kink? Maybe just carve a Phoenix or a pair of heals maybe put a collar on your pumpkin or a flogger... maybe a wolf or a vampire... Red has plenty of ideas in her books that we could use to make some nice naughty pumpkins ... so how about it... carve or decorate a Red Phoenix pumpkin and snap a pic and upload it to the pumpkin folder. You have until HALLOWEEN NIGHT to get them in. If you don't celebrate Halloween where you live and/or cant get a pumpkin you can draw one or use some other fruit or veggie."

*Club Red is a private group because of its adult themes. You will need to ask for permission to join.

Sensual Lovers Anonymous for Red Phoenix shared one of the hottest video shorts I have seen.  Let me set up the scene - A loving couple, a knee, white panties, a strong hand, and a moist little kitten. 


*Sensual Lovers Anonymous is a private group because of its adult themes. You will need to ask for permission to join.

Everything Brie, another fan based FB page has a poem, The Oral Caress by Robert W. Birch, that will delight your senses and give you confidence that sexy, devoted and very masculine men still exist. Fun discussions on that site, just make sure you have read the entire Brie series because there WILL be spoilers.


*Everything Brie is a private group because of its adult themes. You will need to ask for permission to join.

Sexy pic created by Marla Thalassinou

 
On my own FB page, we joke around a lot. Someone mentioned how normal words and conversations take on a different meaning after reading Brie. One such discussion mentioned that subbing in public schools seems a little more naughty these days. In honor of that, a hot, sexy pic was created.

I used to be a teacher, but trust me, subbing was never like this! ;)

*My Facebook page is open to the public. We may get a little raunchy, but nothing over PG - 13.

 

RedPhoenix69.com gives you two ways to join in the community. One is the forum, where you can discuss all the Red Phoenix books, ask questions of the author (that's me!) or post sexy pics. There is also 24/7 chat available (green bubble on the first page of the website). You can talk real-time to other fans and sometimes I jump on just for fun of it. A new favorite pastime of mine!

* RedPhoenix69.com is a mature website, meant for those 18 and older.

 

The Importance of a Platform as an Author

Authors and Readers Need Each Other

Without my readers, my books are just a bunch of words on a page. ~ Red Phoenix

When I first looked into getting published, all I heard was, "You need a platform." I thought, Well, that's nice. How do I get one? I did a lot of research on the web and discovered the best way to develop one as a newbie like me was through social sites like Twitter and Facebook. I will admit that the thought of spending hours on different sites seemed like a waste of writing time. I was not thrilled.

I started writing my short "quickies" Sensual Erotica and published them on Smashwords. The author's page asked for my Twitter account, Facebook account, blog, etc. What's a girl to do?

So, I dutifully (and a little resentfully) created them. Let me tell you, it is embarrassing to have conversations with thin air. I felt like an idiot writing thoughts and announcing books to an audience of zero. I determined in my head to promote myself, but it wasn't Red Phoenix who was writing the announcements. No. It was RP, my dedicated and talented PR person! ;)

My very first fan (who was not a friend at the time) was a kindhearted woman named Donna. She loved all my Sensual Erotica books and remains a true-blue fan still. It was the most exciting thing in the world to get her comments and have an actual conversation with a real live reader. It has grown since then. I now have conversations with readers and authors on Twitter, FB, Goodreads and Shelfari. It is a gas! My peeps inspire me, encourage me, and make me laugh. 

Once upon a time, I thought creating a platform was purely to create readership. Now? I know that it is part of my lifeblood as an author. I would be less without a connection to my readers.