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[erastes]

Big News!

I've been sitting on this for a couple of weeks because I wasn't sure if it was going to be official or not, but I've had the word that it is so I can announce it here and in other places.

I've taken over as the Director of The Erotic Authors Association!

From the website: The Erotic Authors Association is an organization for writers of erotic literature and erotica that was founded in 2000. It also includes professionals and organizations that work with erotic writings or erotic authors.

If you aren't a member, please join (see the website for details). If you are a member, bear with me for a while as I get my sea legs as it were, I'm new at this, and will need to ease in gradually. If there's something needs doing, email me and I will get it done.

I'd like to thank Dusk Petersen for the work she's done on the site while she's been Director, particularly its cool new look which I won't be playing around with, as I love the unfussy simple look she's created.

What I'm planning to do, though is to change the name of _literotica_ to something like the EAA or whatever (more on that later) so there's a Livejournal presence for the site. I'm a great fan of LJ - and although there is a Blogspot, and a myspace Blog and a googlegroup, they are ably run by other members of the EAA.

I welcome any suggestions for amendments improvements changes that members would like to see, and over the weekend, I'll post a page on the site with a "Hello from the DIRECTOR" saying hi and doing a David Brent "My Door is always open....

*gigglesnort* Now.. where did I put my bullwhip?

Comments

[beauty-seeker.livejournal.com]

hey, that's good of you to take that on. i joined sometime last year, but haven't really done more than send the occasional info when something of mine is published.
for some reason i never knew about your literotica lj. good that you're changing the name because of literotica.com that site where all the taboo and badly written stories are.
if you're going to use a bullwhip to welcome new members, i'd like permission to rejoin please ;)

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you, and good luck!

[ansley-vaughan.livejournal.com]

Congratulations Erastes, and I look forward to your reign of terror.

Er... benign governance, I mean...

I'd like to second what you said about Dusk; the website is so uncluttered and clear, she's done a great job.

Good idea about LJ, I do think it's the most accessible of the blog sites for this sort of thing.

[kethlenda.livejournal.com]

Yay, go you!

[jezzabe.livejournal.com]

Oh, my. Congratulations hon! If anyone would be fabulous for the job it's you for sure!

[cbpotts.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

Now, did someone say something about a bullwhip and reign of terror? God, I love my job...

[eroticjames.livejournal.com]

Glad to have you on board. Just FYI I've got two people willing to do interviews and post them to the EAA Blogspot. I'm trying to hunt up preferrably 4 more and start small with every person doing 2 interviews a year and posting 1 per month. (of course, in another couple months we'll be able to do it with less people 0.o) So if anyone raises their hands for a small project send them to me bwhahahahhah....

Congrats.

[schmoo999.livejournal.com]

w00t!! that is wonderful darling. I am sure you will do a bang up job:)

[semioticwarrior.livejournal.com]

OMG AWESOME!!!!!

Now, first order of business will be that pesky diversity workshop....

[tammylee.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!
May your time in the hot seat go well for you.
^_^

[sacchig.livejournal.com]

Great news! I haven't been keeping up much with the EAA since I joined, but will buckle down and figure out again (I did it once) how to post bookcover graphics.

The Inadvertant Luddite,

Sacchi Green

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Wow! Congratulations and good luck!

[rmanley.livejournal.com]

Awesome! But I thought Peterson just took over the job. She didn't stay long, then? I'm not a member yet, but I guess I should be. I've yet to check out the site, but I will soon.

Speaking of changes, how about changing _literotica_'s layout? I always have a horrible time loading the page when I check the posts. In fact, that specific LJ layout tends to be problematic to me, community or private journal alike, and I don't know if others experience the same issues.

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, -- um, what is the appropriate address-- Your Grace, Your Highness, Your Lordship, ye scurvy knave... ?

[alafairnadia.livejournal.com]

congrats! sounds fantastic.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I knew the bullwhip would get people interested.

Ooo I'll have to have an EAA icon now!

*squee* any excuse for a new icon!!

Welcome - and thanks!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hun!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you, MINION!

*whips*

*G*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hun!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks hun. I'm going to try my best.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

And yes, I knew the whip was just what you all WANTED!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thanks James! It's exciting! I've downloaded the pages, and I'll speak to my hoster about the best way to put it on my domain space - don't know how to do that yet...

I'd be happy to volunteer, if you need people, I've never done an interview - but I'm not really sold enough yet, I spose!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you sweetie!!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'm so tempted to have a David Brent EAA icon...

*chortles*

Thank you!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I hope that I can galvanise your interest!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you!

[iulia_linnea.livejournal.com]

\o/

Yayz!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

And oh dear, I'm sorry about that - I'll do some work on it over the weekend, any suggestions as to which layout is simplest and able to be made the same sort of theme as the EAA website?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I think Director (with suitable tugging of forelock) will do nicely...

*G*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[rmanley.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know once the community page stops freezing on me. XD

*waits*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congratulations, dear!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[ejab62.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's wonderful! Good luck!

Must admit that it took this announcement to take a serious look at this site. *Coughs*

Wondering - if I took another good look at some short Lucius/Severus things and edited them, could they (with *different* names) be posted there as well? I am thinking that probably my writing standard is too low. Mmm. Never mind.

[aunty_marion]

Not Supreme Commander?

[aunty_marion]

Congratulations! Sounds like a Good Thing^TM!