Supermarket Satisfaction (New Story Free To Read)

I've posted another story to my Free To Read page. It's an erotica story about sex at work. I had submitted it to an anthology but I got the oh so dreaded rejection letter today. I thought about saving it and maybe submitting it elsewhere but I realized I didn't have any erotic free to read stories up so I figured I'd just share it.

Rejection letters are hard, especially when your confident in the work.  Though I can't complain, my story was just published in the e-book "The Bad Girl's Sweet Kiss." Oh well. Anyway still working on the novel and still doing research on literary agents. I've been sick since last night and I think its the flu. My joints hurt terribly, but I won't get into all that here.

If you don't already know, the find my "Free To Read" page check out the links section farther down on the right. Oh, and please, if you haven't already, check out "The Bad Girl's Sweet Kiss" 

-Shadow Mandoll

Literary Agents?

Well I mentioned before about working on a novel and I realized that I'm going to want a literary agent. Nothing against what I have been doing, submitting strait to small publishers, but if I want to have a chance at my book getting in the hands of a major publisher I need an agent. So tonight I was shopping around, looking at my options and I've found a few I like. I bookmarked their pages and will be contacted them once my manuscript is finished.


I'm really excited about this book, and to be honest I've kind of gone a different direction with it. I've decided against erotica and am going in a more romance theme. Of course it will sit better with major publishers, but then again Erotica is becoming so mainstream that it would work as well. I just don't think Erotica is right for THIS book. As I've been developing these characters I'm realizing who they are and what their not. Isn't it funny how that happens? How we tend to create a character and it takes on its life and we loose control over what their capable of. I think that is the most fascinating and wonderful part about writing.

I notice I'm getting viewers from the Netherlands, I find that very interesting. If your one of them drop a line! I'd love to hear from you.

Well that is all for now, hope you have a great weekend and Halloween!

-Shadow Mandoll

"The Bad Girl's Sweet Kiss"

New Story

I've add a story to my "Free To Read" page. It's called Megalomania and I've had it up on Helium.com since around March or so. I really enjoyed writing it but I posted it to Helium in the middle of the night and had forgotten to proof read it! Ah, well, I posted it again with proofing because I wanted to give you guys something to read today but I don't have time to proof it till tonight. So tonight, I'll go in and proof it, and re post it. If that is a big deal to you just wait till tomorrow to read it and all the tiny mistakes will be gone. lol

I had a really rough night last night. I didn't go to bed till 2:30am and then was back up at 5:30. *yawns* lol  I've got a lot of work to do today. I have to write a paper for my forensic photography class, proof read like 6 different stories, work on my novel, and then I get everything ready for Halloween. Oh what wicked good fun!

Well I'll update when Megalomania is proofed and about any other updates that may arise. Thanks for being a reader.

-Shadow Mandoll


"The Bad Girl's Sweet Kiss"

Free To Read

Shadow's Free To Read


I'll be posting free stories, poems, etc to read for all of you as I can. Right now I just have one poem up but I promise to try and post something every week. There is one story I'm still editing but once its finished I'll post it there. So check it out and if you have time I'd appreciate feedback! Thanks -Shadow Mandoll

Old Stories

Isn't it so much fun to find really old stories you'd forgotten you wrote? lol Not if you wrote them when you were 15 years old and when you copy them into Microsoft Word all you see are green and red squiggle marks! In all five of the stories I found a few of them have a pretty good story line and after some editing I may use them in the future. I might even put one up here as a free to read for all of you. :) Might be fun. *shrugs*

Other then that I've been ignoring my school work and watching NCIS, I'm a very naughty girl. lol

Well I'll sign off for now, don't forget to check out the new e-book from xcitebooks.com "The Bad Girl's Sweet Kiss"

-Shadow Mandoll

Subtext: A Modern Day Tale Of Female Submission, Book Review

Subtext: A Modern Day Tale of Female Submission by Kate Marley

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Very sexy read. I really didn't have time to read it today but after getting a few paragraphs in I put everything else aside.



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Cry To Heaven Book Review

Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book took me FOREVER to finish. lol but that being said I adored it. I think its one of Anne Rice's best books. It really is a must read although I warn you it is a little different.



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