<![CDATA[Monster Manor Dashes - All Forums]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:05:32 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Where to host/sell your books]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=189 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:32:10 -0700 hellostarshinepub]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=189 ITCH *
Pros:
- Middle of the road leniency (for now) with taboo subject matter no longer allowed, but still allowing NSFW.
- Easy setup, no code or web management skills required. No upfront costs.
- Still pretty popular with readers, as far as I know.
- Readers can tip with proper setup.
- No royalty fees.
- No payout minimums.

Cons:
- Steep taxation if you do not live in a country with a tax agreement with the US. (Please fill out the tax survey)
- Slow payouts (usually 2+ weeks, however I've heard of people waiting months)
- Fees taken out at payout which often include random "debts" from previous payouts.
- No ability to split payments.
- Set up your own previews.

PAYHIP
Pros:
- Easy setup, almost no code or web management skills required. No upfront costs.
- Fairly popular with readers.
- Readers can tip with proper setup.
- Payment splitting built-in (but will charge fees twice).
- No royalty fees.
- Payouts immediately with sale.

Cons:
- Uses Stripe or Paypal, which have fees generally not suitable for items under ~$1.49
- Does not technically allow NSFW at all which they claim is because of Stripe, who do have quite draconian policies. Fully relies on not getting caught.
- Stripe will charge you tax invoices.
- Set up your own previews.
- They have a "marketplace" but this is not viable for NSFW, so you have to drive your own traffic.

D2D/Smashwords
Pros:
- They "discourage" outright non-con, but they are extremely lenient on content and are one of the only remaining storefronts allowing taboo content such as incest, dub-con, bestiality, and age play.
- Storefront which comes with readers built in to build trust.
- Slightly clunky but straightforward setup, no code or web management skills required. They accept epubs, but will even take a docx and convert it.
- Will do free previews for you.
- Payment splitting built-in through "collaboration" function.
- Choose from a variety of payout methods, including free international direct deposit/wire transfer.
- Distributes to Smashwords as well as dozens of other platforms/storefronts of your choice on your behalf (Be advised that these other platforms have content rules which differ from SW/D2D, and D2D cannot distribute all books to all platforms if your book's content is not allowed on the other platform).

Cons:
- $20 setup fee for new accounts and annual $12 fee for those making under $100 over 12 months. This is being done in order to try try and dissuade the number of slop "authors" flooding the platform since they don't make sales but are using up a ton of server bandwidth, and are near-impossible to catch/keep up with. However, because of these fees, if you're not established or have other channels like Amazon or PH where the majority of your readers go to buy, I would call the platform not viable for you personally.
- Your first book will be slow to publish as it will be manually reviewed. Plan accordingly.
- Has (relatively low) payout minimums and fees for non-direct deposit (usually based on payout platform fees).
- Payouts once a month if you hit the minimum for your chosen payment method.
- Royalty structure recently changed to give lower payouts to cheaper books. However, their royalty structure is still overall quite generous.
- No tipping.
- Steep taxation if you do not live in a country with a tax agreement with the US. (Please fill out the tax survey)

AUTHOR WEBSITE
Pros:
- Content allowed is based on your personal risk profile.
- Payment processing is up to you. Use a wordpress plug in, using wordpress.com, use something else! The world is your oyster.
- No royalty or service fees other than those form the payment processors you choose to use.
- Tipping if you know how to set it up.
- Payouts immediately with sale.
- The world is your oyster. If you can make it work, it can have that feature.

Cons:
- Basic knowledge of coding or wordpress.org required to be successful.
- The ultimate "do-it-yourself." Set up your own previews, figure out your own payment splitting, establish your own readership, and build your own reader trust. Works best if you are already established and have eager buyers lined up.
- Upfront/annual costs for web hosting and domain.

AMAZON **
Pros:
- Allegedly the biggest readership on the internet. Can be a good way to get your name out there and get discovered by readers if you know what you're doing.
- Clunky but easy setup, no code or web management skills required. No upfront costs. 
- Creates previews for you.
- Direct deposit, wire transfer, or paper check payment with minimal fees.

Cons:
- Disallows most taboo, and I believe technically disallows erotica. A case of "don't get caught." (See: Why Chuck Tingle started writing Tinglers)
- Extremely predatory royalty structure and predatory exclusivity/KDP structures intended to trap you on the platform.
- Payouts can be so low it's basically exposure bucks.
- Extremely slow receipt of payouts (sometimes multiple months).
- No tipping.
- No ability to split payment.

* I no longer use Itch. This information may be out of date.
** I have NEVER used Amazon. This information may be out-of-date or inaccurate.]]> ITCH *
Pros:
- Middle of the road leniency (for now) with taboo subject matter no longer allowed, but still allowing NSFW.
- Easy setup, no code or web management skills required. No upfront costs.
- Still pretty popular with readers, as far as I know.
- Readers can tip with proper setup.
- No royalty fees.
- No payout minimums.

Cons:
- Steep taxation if you do not live in a country with a tax agreement with the US. (Please fill out the tax survey)
- Slow payouts (usually 2+ weeks, however I've heard of people waiting months)
- Fees taken out at payout which often include random "debts" from previous payouts.
- No ability to split payments.
- Set up your own previews.

PAYHIP
Pros:
- Easy setup, almost no code or web management skills required. No upfront costs.
- Fairly popular with readers.
- Readers can tip with proper setup.
- Payment splitting built-in (but will charge fees twice).
- No royalty fees.
- Payouts immediately with sale.

Cons:
- Uses Stripe or Paypal, which have fees generally not suitable for items under ~$1.49
- Does not technically allow NSFW at all which they claim is because of Stripe, who do have quite draconian policies. Fully relies on not getting caught.
- Stripe will charge you tax invoices.
- Set up your own previews.
- They have a "marketplace" but this is not viable for NSFW, so you have to drive your own traffic.

D2D/Smashwords
Pros:
- They "discourage" outright non-con, but they are extremely lenient on content and are one of the only remaining storefronts allowing taboo content such as incest, dub-con, bestiality, and age play.
- Storefront which comes with readers built in to build trust.
- Slightly clunky but straightforward setup, no code or web management skills required. They accept epubs, but will even take a docx and convert it.
- Will do free previews for you.
- Payment splitting built-in through "collaboration" function.
- Choose from a variety of payout methods, including free international direct deposit/wire transfer.
- Distributes to Smashwords as well as dozens of other platforms/storefronts of your choice on your behalf (Be advised that these other platforms have content rules which differ from SW/D2D, and D2D cannot distribute all books to all platforms if your book's content is not allowed on the other platform).

Cons:
- $20 setup fee for new accounts and annual $12 fee for those making under $100 over 12 months. This is being done in order to try try and dissuade the number of slop "authors" flooding the platform since they don't make sales but are using up a ton of server bandwidth, and are near-impossible to catch/keep up with. However, because of these fees, if you're not established or have other channels like Amazon or PH where the majority of your readers go to buy, I would call the platform not viable for you personally.
- Your first book will be slow to publish as it will be manually reviewed. Plan accordingly.
- Has (relatively low) payout minimums and fees for non-direct deposit (usually based on payout platform fees).
- Payouts once a month if you hit the minimum for your chosen payment method.
- Royalty structure recently changed to give lower payouts to cheaper books. However, their royalty structure is still overall quite generous.
- No tipping.
- Steep taxation if you do not live in a country with a tax agreement with the US. (Please fill out the tax survey)

AUTHOR WEBSITE
Pros:
- Content allowed is based on your personal risk profile.
- Payment processing is up to you. Use a wordpress plug in, using wordpress.com, use something else! The world is your oyster.
- No royalty or service fees other than those form the payment processors you choose to use.
- Tipping if you know how to set it up.
- Payouts immediately with sale.
- The world is your oyster. If you can make it work, it can have that feature.

Cons:
- Basic knowledge of coding or wordpress.org required to be successful.
- The ultimate "do-it-yourself." Set up your own previews, figure out your own payment splitting, establish your own readership, and build your own reader trust. Works best if you are already established and have eager buyers lined up.
- Upfront/annual costs for web hosting and domain.

AMAZON **
Pros:
- Allegedly the biggest readership on the internet. Can be a good way to get your name out there and get discovered by readers if you know what you're doing.
- Clunky but easy setup, no code or web management skills required. No upfront costs. 
- Creates previews for you.
- Direct deposit, wire transfer, or paper check payment with minimal fees.

Cons:
- Disallows most taboo, and I believe technically disallows erotica. A case of "don't get caught." (See: Why Chuck Tingle started writing Tinglers)
- Extremely predatory royalty structure and predatory exclusivity/KDP structures intended to trap you on the platform.
- Payouts can be so low it's basically exposure bucks.
- Extremely slow receipt of payouts (sometimes multiple months).
- No tipping.
- No ability to split payment.

* I no longer use Itch. This information may be out of date.
** I have NEVER used Amazon. This information may be out-of-date or inaccurate.]]> <![CDATA[Discounted Editing Services]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=188 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:24:14 -0700 vcaudley]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=188
[Image: gssdedits.jpg]

Previous projects:
  • Copy-edit on Welcome to Dead Man's Creek by Jackbird Lee
  • Copy-edit and readability edit on an upcoming novel from Joanna M. Lawrie
  • Copy-edit on all my own published work; I've never had another editor return my work with copy-edits!

My normal rate is £0.01/word. I am offering a 25% discount to Golden Spring Showers Dash participants. For example, my normal rate for 1000 words would be £10, and the discount would make it £7.50.

Further information can be found here on my website. You can look through my directory for examples of my own work.

If you're interested, please get in touch either by email or DM here. I always offer to do a few pages free as a trial run so we can see if we're both happy to continue. Best of luck to everyone writing for the dash!]]>
[Image: gssdedits.jpg]

Previous projects:
  • Copy-edit on Welcome to Dead Man's Creek by Jackbird Lee
  • Copy-edit and readability edit on an upcoming novel from Joanna M. Lawrie
  • Copy-edit on all my own published work; I've never had another editor return my work with copy-edits!

My normal rate is £0.01/word. I am offering a 25% discount to Golden Spring Showers Dash participants. For example, my normal rate for 1000 words would be £10, and the discount would make it £7.50.

Further information can be found here on my website. You can look through my directory for examples of my own work.

If you're interested, please get in touch either by email or DM here. I always offer to do a few pages free as a trial run so we can see if we're both happy to continue. Best of luck to everyone writing for the dash!]]> <![CDATA[Copyediting and Readability Editing]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=187 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:08:49 -0700 hellostarshinepub]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=187 Me

Hello. Achilles, he/they, author, menace. I don't formally offer editing anywhere online, but I technically do the thing when the need arises. As such, I am offering services to you folks. Please note at this time I can only accept pieces 15k or under.

Previous Editing Credits:

Rates

Copyediting - $1/100 words, rounded up: Copyediting is a very basic edit which involves looking for typos, spelling errors, punctuation, sentence fragments, minor rewording, and other elements of English spelling and grammar. This also looks at consistency in your piece, but does not include external fact checking. I offer no major changes to sentence structure or comprehension/readability advice.

Rates are rounded up to the nearest 100 words. eg. 5,257 words - $53; 10,000 words - $100; etc.

Readability Editing - $2/100 words, rounded up: Readability editing focuses on making a piece easy to read and understand with good flow. It includes basic spelling and grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and flagging of sentence fragments. It also includes consistency checks, rewording suggestions, and comments and suggestions for areas which are confusing, extraneous, or require more development.

Rates are rounded up to the nearest 100 words. eg. 5,257 words - $106; 10,000 words - $200; etc.

Sensitivity Read - N/A: I mention this because it's one of my credits, but I am not offering sensitivity reads to the public at this time.

How?

If you are interested, please send me a PM here and I will send you my email if we decide to move forward.

Have an old draft of a completed piece? I offer two page test edits free of charge to see if we mesh. Engagement for a project will include a formal quote with a contract including project scope, project cost, legal items, and a termination clause which includes remuneration expectations for partial projects.

Please note:
  • I require two weeks to perform edits.
  • I offer discounts for projects over 5k which are m/m, projects about physical disability, or projects about and/or written by BIPOC.
  • I reserve the right to refuse any job without a signed contract without cause or notice.
  • As much as I would love to guarantee a completely error-free edit, I can't do that. While my edits will be error-free, I can not promise I won't miss something. If you choose to engage me, you do so knowing there may be small errors remaining.
]]> Me

Hello. Achilles, he/they, author, menace. I don't formally offer editing anywhere online, but I technically do the thing when the need arises. As such, I am offering services to you folks. Please note at this time I can only accept pieces 15k or under.

Previous Editing Credits:

Rates

Copyediting - $1/100 words, rounded up: Copyediting is a very basic edit which involves looking for typos, spelling errors, punctuation, sentence fragments, minor rewording, and other elements of English spelling and grammar. This also looks at consistency in your piece, but does not include external fact checking. I offer no major changes to sentence structure or comprehension/readability advice.

Rates are rounded up to the nearest 100 words. eg. 5,257 words - $53; 10,000 words - $100; etc.

Readability Editing - $2/100 words, rounded up: Readability editing focuses on making a piece easy to read and understand with good flow. It includes basic spelling and grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and flagging of sentence fragments. It also includes consistency checks, rewording suggestions, and comments and suggestions for areas which are confusing, extraneous, or require more development.

Rates are rounded up to the nearest 100 words. eg. 5,257 words - $106; 10,000 words - $200; etc.

Sensitivity Read - N/A: I mention this because it's one of my credits, but I am not offering sensitivity reads to the public at this time.

How?

If you are interested, please send me a PM here and I will send you my email if we decide to move forward.

Have an old draft of a completed piece? I offer two page test edits free of charge to see if we mesh. Engagement for a project will include a formal quote with a contract including project scope, project cost, legal items, and a termination clause which includes remuneration expectations for partial projects.

Please note:
  • I require two weeks to perform edits.
  • I offer discounts for projects over 5k which are m/m, projects about physical disability, or projects about and/or written by BIPOC.
  • I reserve the right to refuse any job without a signed contract without cause or notice.
  • As much as I would love to guarantee a completely error-free edit, I can't do that. While my edits will be error-free, I can not promise I won't miss something. If you choose to engage me, you do so knowing there may be small errors remaining.
]]> <![CDATA[Overview]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=186 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:47:35 -0700 Wolfe]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=186
GUIDELINES

This is a themed dash meaning all submissions will be required to fit within the theme. 
THE THEME IS GOLDEN SPRING SHOWERS.

What does that mean? Well, the interpretation is up to you! The theme... to put it simply... is spring... and pee. Interpret that how you will!

This dash is for everyone and anyone who fits under the lgbtqi2s+ umbrella. You do not have to specify whether you as an author or just the characters in your story are queer. We also do not require your work to have romance in it, or explicitly state a gender identity or sexuality. This will work on the honor system! All your story has to be is golden and springy -- that can mean whatever you want it too. Maybe there's a haunted toilet, maybe there's a piss kink, maybe you'll go Paradise Rot with it. Get creative! if you can pitch it, we'll take it. 

Some further guidelines
♡ This dash is for eBooks specifically. Comics and other written material are also acceptable, but this dash is not intended for game submissions including visual novels. 
♡ Original works only, please do not submit fanfiction
♡ Submitted works can be any length, from short stories to full novels. There are no word count minimums or maximums.
♡ This dash officially runs from April 15 to July 15 submissions must be created during this time. You can outline, plan, character create or draft however you need to prior to the dash but the final product should be made during this time period. This isn't something I will be strict about but it's more fun if you play along, it's supposed to be a challenge.
♡ There are no genre or content requirements outside of the theme. All submissions will be accepted, I don't control what sites require what terms of service, so however you want to go about that is your decision, all submissions are just required to be your own original work, and fit the theme, but we do ask that you properly tag your work with content warnings. 
♡ Absolutely no AI may be used for any part of your work. I will know, and I will be a nightmare about it. 
♡ You MUST credit anyone who worked on your book with you in the front matter, including cover artist and editor. Ideally these would also be listed on your project page. 



CONTACT

Contact H.S. Wolfe
E-Mail: hswolfewriting@gmail.com
Discord: werewolfpresident
IG & bsky: wolfehorror
Contact Jun T.N.
E-Mail: isjunreading@gmail.com
Discord: skyentist_
IG & bsky: advalentinus

ABOUT MONSTER MANOR

Monster Manor is a public discord community for queer indie authors and readers started in 2022. Monster Manor's goal is to bring attention to marginalized authors as well as the indie publishing community. The discord serves as an event hub, a book club and discussion area, and author to reader connection and a resource center for authors. Anyone is welcome to join the discord

H.S. Wolfe is a trans and disabled creator who dedicates a large chunk of his time to running community events and keeping up with spaces like Monster Manor. If you appreciate their efforts, or this jam, consider buying them a ko-fi]]>
GUIDELINES

This is a themed dash meaning all submissions will be required to fit within the theme. 
THE THEME IS GOLDEN SPRING SHOWERS.

What does that mean? Well, the interpretation is up to you! The theme... to put it simply... is spring... and pee. Interpret that how you will!

This dash is for everyone and anyone who fits under the lgbtqi2s+ umbrella. You do not have to specify whether you as an author or just the characters in your story are queer. We also do not require your work to have romance in it, or explicitly state a gender identity or sexuality. This will work on the honor system! All your story has to be is golden and springy -- that can mean whatever you want it too. Maybe there's a haunted toilet, maybe there's a piss kink, maybe you'll go Paradise Rot with it. Get creative! if you can pitch it, we'll take it. 

Some further guidelines
♡ This dash is for eBooks specifically. Comics and other written material are also acceptable, but this dash is not intended for game submissions including visual novels. 
♡ Original works only, please do not submit fanfiction
♡ Submitted works can be any length, from short stories to full novels. There are no word count minimums or maximums.
♡ This dash officially runs from April 15 to July 15 submissions must be created during this time. You can outline, plan, character create or draft however you need to prior to the dash but the final product should be made during this time period. This isn't something I will be strict about but it's more fun if you play along, it's supposed to be a challenge.
♡ There are no genre or content requirements outside of the theme. All submissions will be accepted, I don't control what sites require what terms of service, so however you want to go about that is your decision, all submissions are just required to be your own original work, and fit the theme, but we do ask that you properly tag your work with content warnings. 
♡ Absolutely no AI may be used for any part of your work. I will know, and I will be a nightmare about it. 
♡ You MUST credit anyone who worked on your book with you in the front matter, including cover artist and editor. Ideally these would also be listed on your project page. 



CONTACT

Contact H.S. Wolfe
E-Mail: hswolfewriting@gmail.com
Discord: werewolfpresident
IG & bsky: wolfehorror
Contact Jun T.N.
E-Mail: isjunreading@gmail.com
Discord: skyentist_
IG & bsky: advalentinus

ABOUT MONSTER MANOR

Monster Manor is a public discord community for queer indie authors and readers started in 2022. Monster Manor's goal is to bring attention to marginalized authors as well as the indie publishing community. The discord serves as an event hub, a book club and discussion area, and author to reader connection and a resource center for authors. Anyone is welcome to join the discord

H.S. Wolfe is a trans and disabled creator who dedicates a large chunk of his time to running community events and keeping up with spaces like Monster Manor. If you appreciate their efforts, or this jam, consider buying them a ko-fi]]> <![CDATA[FAQ]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=185 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:41:05 -0700 Wolfe]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=185
Is there a min/max word count? 
No.

Can I submit late? 
This will be case by case, please reach out to an organizer. The answer is usually yes.

If I participate in this Dash will my submission still be my property? 
Yes! We do not own anything you submit. This is merely a summer challenge we're hosting to bring community together, encourage authors to write something, and bring more awareness to itch.io as a platform for self published authors. The focus is building community and providing opportunities to folks! Your story will always be yours and we will not own any of the rights. 

I write taboo content, is that okay? 
Yes! Any censorship is bad censorship, as exemplified by the reason we decided to independently host it.

Can I charge for my submission?
Yes! Your submission will be viewable to the public, prior to submission you will first upload it to your itch page like any other project. Scroll up for info on how to make an itchio page and upload your book! You can upload it for free or slap a price on it. Follow your heart.]]>
Is there a min/max word count? 
No.

Can I submit late? 
This will be case by case, please reach out to an organizer. The answer is usually yes.

If I participate in this Dash will my submission still be my property? 
Yes! We do not own anything you submit. This is merely a summer challenge we're hosting to bring community together, encourage authors to write something, and bring more awareness to itch.io as a platform for self published authors. The focus is building community and providing opportunities to folks! Your story will always be yours and we will not own any of the rights. 

I write taboo content, is that okay? 
Yes! Any censorship is bad censorship, as exemplified by the reason we decided to independently host it.

Can I charge for my submission?
Yes! Your submission will be viewable to the public, prior to submission you will first upload it to your itch page like any other project. Scroll up for info on how to make an itchio page and upload your book! You can upload it for free or slap a price on it. Follow your heart.]]> <![CDATA[Denouement — Achilles King]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=36 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 06:37:20 -0700 hellostarshinepub]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=36 Denouement
Achilles King
Following a one-night stand, Anwei Won finds a cop at his door telling him that his estranged father is dying. His one-night stand offers to come with him to help him deal with his father's end-of-life care, and Anwei learns what it is to truly be treated with kindness. 

SVS Rating: ?⚫⚫⚫⚫ | ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫

Content Warnings: Death, parent/child abuse, transphobia, deadnaming, gaslighting, sexual content.
Price: $5.00









]]> Denouement
Achilles King
Following a one-night stand, Anwei Won finds a cop at his door telling him that his estranged father is dying. His one-night stand offers to come with him to help him deal with his father's end-of-life care, and Anwei learns what it is to truly be treated with kindness. 

SVS Rating: ?⚫⚫⚫⚫ | ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫

Content Warnings: Death, parent/child abuse, transphobia, deadnaming, gaslighting, sexual content.
Price: $5.00









]]> <![CDATA[Negative Resist — piamo]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=35 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:10:17 -0700 piamo]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=35 Negative Resist
piamo
Two engineers fuck nasty in a semiconductor cleanroom. MM pairing + omegaverse setting. 9k word short story.

Content Warnings: non-con
Price: free









]]> Negative Resist
piamo
Two engineers fuck nasty in a semiconductor cleanroom. MM pairing + omegaverse setting. 9k word short story.

Content Warnings: non-con
Price: free









]]> <![CDATA[Teeth — Soraya E. Quinn]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=34 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:02:50 -0700 Powahwom]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=34 Teeth
Soraya E. Quinn
"God fucking dammit, I'd gored another AA chairperson."

Lex is having a bad week: her period is fast approaching, a Reba McEntire song is living in her head rent-free, and now she has to find a new AA group…across the country...because her monster accidentally murdered someone again. To make matters worse, the sexy guy from group—the one whose smooth-as-molasses voice she's been finger-blasting herself to for months—catches her cleaning up the mess. Then bats his eyelashes and offers to help? Midol's just not going to cut it...

Teeth is a 10k-word horror comedy with a PMDD monster, a queer Black lead, explicit sexual content, and trans representation.

All these wonderful people helped bring Teeth to life!
• Beta readers: Piamo, A. A. Fairview, Steve Westenra
• Illustrator: Rowan H. Laine (chapter headers), Skylar Martyn Dow (author headshot)
• Copyeditor & Formatter: Subvertebra - https://subvertebraledits.carrd.co/


Content Warnings: GRAPHIC: Blood, Body horror (transforming into a monster), Cursing, Sexual content, Gore, Murder | MODERATE: Medical content (mentions menstrual disorders and taking medication), Death | MINOR: Alcoholism (mentions Alcoholics Anonymous), Cannibalism (mentions a monster eating a human)
Price: $2.99









]]> Teeth
Soraya E. Quinn
"God fucking dammit, I'd gored another AA chairperson."

Lex is having a bad week: her period is fast approaching, a Reba McEntire song is living in her head rent-free, and now she has to find a new AA group…across the country...because her monster accidentally murdered someone again. To make matters worse, the sexy guy from group—the one whose smooth-as-molasses voice she's been finger-blasting herself to for months—catches her cleaning up the mess. Then bats his eyelashes and offers to help? Midol's just not going to cut it...

Teeth is a 10k-word horror comedy with a PMDD monster, a queer Black lead, explicit sexual content, and trans representation.

All these wonderful people helped bring Teeth to life!
• Beta readers: Piamo, A. A. Fairview, Steve Westenra
• Illustrator: Rowan H. Laine (chapter headers), Skylar Martyn Dow (author headshot)
• Copyeditor & Formatter: Subvertebra - https://subvertebraledits.carrd.co/


Content Warnings: GRAPHIC: Blood, Body horror (transforming into a monster), Cursing, Sexual content, Gore, Murder | MODERATE: Medical content (mentions menstrual disorders and taking medication), Death | MINOR: Alcoholism (mentions Alcoholics Anonymous), Cannibalism (mentions a monster eating a human)
Price: $2.99









]]> <![CDATA[What the Forest Begets — Rowan H. Laine]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=33 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:33:46 -0700 RowanLaine]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=33 What the Forest Begets
Rowan H. Laine

An evocative dark fairytale of revenge, rebirth, and love forged in both blood and honey.
Kael, the last royal of a long-dead fae kingdom, is ancient, wrathful, and untamed. Shifting fluidly between female and male, wish-maker and monster, Kael hides in the depths of a forest steeped in magic and memory. Here, foolish humans come begging for wishes they don't deserve, and every time, Kael grants them.
With a catch. Always with a catch.
So when Mira trespasses, desperate for a miracle, Kael names a price: one fevered night to quiet the spring heat in their blood—and the promise of her firstborn child. What Mira doesn’t know is that Kael never intended salvation. Only a curse spoken into being by her own words.
Kael feels no remorse. At first. They don’t expect her to honor the deal. They certainly don’t expect to father the child. And least of all, they don’t expect her to carry the pregnancy with quiet dignity. But Mira does, embracing her role as surrogate with giddy, reverent excitement—slowly dismantling Kael's hatred, with calm, unearned dedication.
As winter descends and the birth draws near, Kael must choose: return to solitude, or risk becoming what they most fear, loved.
Lush, gothic, and unflinchingly intimate, What the Forest Begets is a gender-shifting fantasy-romance full of monstrous intimacy, tender realizations, and the quiet horror of becoming soft despite your scars.

Content Warnings: Gender bending, fantasy romance, bisexual romance, very mild dubious consent, childbirth, pregnancy, discussions of pregnancy loss
Price: $2.99
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]]> What the Forest Begets
Rowan H. Laine

An evocative dark fairytale of revenge, rebirth, and love forged in both blood and honey.
Kael, the last royal of a long-dead fae kingdom, is ancient, wrathful, and untamed. Shifting fluidly between female and male, wish-maker and monster, Kael hides in the depths of a forest steeped in magic and memory. Here, foolish humans come begging for wishes they don't deserve, and every time, Kael grants them.
With a catch. Always with a catch.
So when Mira trespasses, desperate for a miracle, Kael names a price: one fevered night to quiet the spring heat in their blood—and the promise of her firstborn child. What Mira doesn’t know is that Kael never intended salvation. Only a curse spoken into being by her own words.
Kael feels no remorse. At first. They don’t expect her to honor the deal. They certainly don’t expect to father the child. And least of all, they don’t expect her to carry the pregnancy with quiet dignity. But Mira does, embracing her role as surrogate with giddy, reverent excitement—slowly dismantling Kael's hatred, with calm, unearned dedication.
As winter descends and the birth draws near, Kael must choose: return to solitude, or risk becoming what they most fear, loved.
Lush, gothic, and unflinchingly intimate, What the Forest Begets is a gender-shifting fantasy-romance full of monstrous intimacy, tender realizations, and the quiet horror of becoming soft despite your scars.

Content Warnings: Gender bending, fantasy romance, bisexual romance, very mild dubious consent, childbirth, pregnancy, discussions of pregnancy loss
Price: $2.99
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]]> <![CDATA[All Expenses Paid — Zack Prince]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=32 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 20:07:14 -0700 zackprincebooks]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=32 All Expenses Paid
Zack Prince
Yvaissar the Astronomer has slain his cultist father, defeated the apocalyptic death cult he was raised in, and is hailed by all of Neonia as a hero and champion; knighted by the Queen herself.



But Yvaissar's mind is unwell, burdened by the strain of his past and the sudden loss of his privacy. When he sees the chance to go on a long vacation before his next assignment, he takes off for the island resort of Saburia. It's peaceful, quiet, beautiful...



...And populated by a gorgeous party of retired adventurers.



All Expenses Paid is an erotic fantasy romcom between the sad wet sorcerer, Yvaissar the Astronomer, and the hot adventuring party determined to win his heart. There is polyamory, self-love (in more ways than one!), and scenes that are as heartfelt as they are steamy.

Content Warnings: sex, monster fucking, polyamory, threesomes, foursomes, orgy, semi public sex, masturbation, mental illness recovery, escaping a cult, body image issues
Price: Free









]]> All Expenses Paid
Zack Prince
Yvaissar the Astronomer has slain his cultist father, defeated the apocalyptic death cult he was raised in, and is hailed by all of Neonia as a hero and champion; knighted by the Queen herself.



But Yvaissar's mind is unwell, burdened by the strain of his past and the sudden loss of his privacy. When he sees the chance to go on a long vacation before his next assignment, he takes off for the island resort of Saburia. It's peaceful, quiet, beautiful...



...And populated by a gorgeous party of retired adventurers.



All Expenses Paid is an erotic fantasy romcom between the sad wet sorcerer, Yvaissar the Astronomer, and the hot adventuring party determined to win his heart. There is polyamory, self-love (in more ways than one!), and scenes that are as heartfelt as they are steamy.

Content Warnings: sex, monster fucking, polyamory, threesomes, foursomes, orgy, semi public sex, masturbation, mental illness recovery, escaping a cult, body image issues
Price: Free









]]> <![CDATA[Eros — Maxime Jaz]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=31 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:55:30 -0700 maximejaz]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=31 Eros
Maxime Jaz
Bullied to the brink of death by his family, unloved and weary of life, Samuel plans to end it under the Greek summer sun. That is until one morning he meets a fisherman, with eyes like the sea. Separated by continents and status, Samuel and Nikos wrestle their differences, despair, a deep shared grief, and despite all, love ignites in their lonely hearts. 
But will that scorching love be enough to carry them through the obstacles in their path or will it burn them to a crisp under that white sun?


Content Warnings: This book contains depictions of violence, abuse, death and grief, as well as explicit sex scenes.
For a more detailed list, please go to my website.
https://maximejaz.weebly.com/eros-content.html
Price: $0.99









]]> Eros
Maxime Jaz
Bullied to the brink of death by his family, unloved and weary of life, Samuel plans to end it under the Greek summer sun. That is until one morning he meets a fisherman, with eyes like the sea. Separated by continents and status, Samuel and Nikos wrestle their differences, despair, a deep shared grief, and despite all, love ignites in their lonely hearts. 
But will that scorching love be enough to carry them through the obstacles in their path or will it burn them to a crisp under that white sun?


Content Warnings: This book contains depictions of violence, abuse, death and grief, as well as explicit sex scenes.
For a more detailed list, please go to my website.
https://maximejaz.weebly.com/eros-content.html
Price: $0.99









]]> <![CDATA[Swim With Me, Darling — Sylvie Helstaff]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=30 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:31:44 -0700 sylviehelstaff]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=30 Swim With Me, Darling
Sylvie Helstaff
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU NEVER SWIM IN THE LAKE

But when a high school right of passage ends with Lana Morrison plummeting into the cursed waters of Oranbas Lake, she gets an up-close look at the real reason for its sinister reputation.

More beautiful and terrifying than she could ever have imagined, the mysterious siren captivates Lana's every thought and dream. Why did she spare Lana's life? Why was she allowed to escape the lake? As curiosity turns to yearning, Lana gives in to the call of temptation and returns to lakeside.

She makes contact, of a sort, leaving trinkets to try and lure her siren out and it soon becomes apparent that more than one siren lives in the waters. When a tourist suddenly goes missing after a swim in the forbidden lake, Lana is forced to confront exactly how far she's willing to go to win the affections of her aquatic love.

Swim With Me, Darling is a novella in the "good for her" genre of horror with a generous helping of sapphic romance. The Little Mermaid meets Jennifer's Body in a love story with bite.


Content Warnings: Adult Content, brief Homophobia/Bullying, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Body Horror, Murder, Sexual Situations
Price: 2.99









]]> Swim With Me, Darling
Sylvie Helstaff
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU NEVER SWIM IN THE LAKE

But when a high school right of passage ends with Lana Morrison plummeting into the cursed waters of Oranbas Lake, she gets an up-close look at the real reason for its sinister reputation.

More beautiful and terrifying than she could ever have imagined, the mysterious siren captivates Lana's every thought and dream. Why did she spare Lana's life? Why was she allowed to escape the lake? As curiosity turns to yearning, Lana gives in to the call of temptation and returns to lakeside.

She makes contact, of a sort, leaving trinkets to try and lure her siren out and it soon becomes apparent that more than one siren lives in the waters. When a tourist suddenly goes missing after a swim in the forbidden lake, Lana is forced to confront exactly how far she's willing to go to win the affections of her aquatic love.

Swim With Me, Darling is a novella in the "good for her" genre of horror with a generous helping of sapphic romance. The Little Mermaid meets Jennifer's Body in a love story with bite.


Content Warnings: Adult Content, brief Homophobia/Bullying, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Body Horror, Murder, Sexual Situations
Price: 2.99









]]> <![CDATA[Catscratch bonus issue — Alan Capes]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=29 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:01:27 -0700 seealandraw]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=29 Catscratch bonus issue
Alan Capes
Catscratch is a trans erotica series starring Ruby, a closeted trans cat man, and Paris, an agender unicorn dancer, as they navigate their relationship through their sexual encounters and the feelings that follow them.

In this issue, we slide into summer fun as Ruby visits the local pool with his shitty sister and runs into Paris by chance! What better way to spend the hot day than getting wet with your beau.

Content Warnings: mommy kink, breeding kink, public sex, and transmisogyny.
Price: $8









]]> Catscratch bonus issue
Alan Capes
Catscratch is a trans erotica series starring Ruby, a closeted trans cat man, and Paris, an agender unicorn dancer, as they navigate their relationship through their sexual encounters and the feelings that follow them.

In this issue, we slide into summer fun as Ruby visits the local pool with his shitty sister and runs into Paris by chance! What better way to spend the hot day than getting wet with your beau.

Content Warnings: mommy kink, breeding kink, public sex, and transmisogyny.
Price: $8









]]> <![CDATA[Accessibility Information]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=28 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 03:29:57 -0700 Wolfe]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=28
Bluesky account with information on understanding accessibility
https://bsky.app/profile/a11yawareness.bsky.social

Color Contrast Guide 
https://brand.ucla.edu/fundamentals/acce...color-type]]>
Bluesky account with information on understanding accessibility
https://bsky.app/profile/a11yawareness.bsky.social

Color Contrast Guide 
https://brand.ucla.edu/fundamentals/acce...color-type]]> <![CDATA[Not sure where to host your books?]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=27 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 03:22:29 -0700 Wolfe]]> https://monstermanor.org/dashes/showthread.php?tid=27 on another site as Monster Manor is not equipped to support sales. You can then submit your book to the forum, to be included in a running directory of projects made for the Dash. Remember to acknowledge that no one content site is infallible, and you should do your own research into every single option to figure out what is best for you. This is only a quick rundown of the some of the options. Many of these may be involved in controversial practices, such as being Pro-AI among other things. Use your best discretion when choosing, as I know as creators, there are limited resources for tools we can use. (Example: Meta apps for marketing, Canva for graphics, etc.)

Subscribestar
Quote:Subscribestar at the moment seems to be one of the "safest" places to host adult and erotic content. I personally have yet to use it, but you should know this is a subscription based service, meaning people will subscribe to you monthly rather than one time purchases. I'm unsure as I haven't used this if Subscribestar offers the option of physical rewards, and may be best for digital or serialized works. 

Amazon
Quote:While there is quite a bit of content "banned" or "monitored" on Kindle Direct Publishing, this can still be an option. Check terms of service, and be smart about how you market your books. If you upload directly through KDP, it can be limited, though you may select to use the Kindle Unlimited Feature. You can not do pre-orders for paperbacks, but you can for eBooks.

Payhip
Quote:A lot of creators, myself included are moving to Payhip. Per the terms of service they do not actually support erotic creators, and because of this I am unable to list my content warnings on the website. Alternatives to this (that I would suggest anyways) would be uploading a short PDF per each published work with the content warnings, copyright information, other parties involved(the standard "front matter") and 2-3 pages people can flip through to get an idea of your work, much like how Amazon offers the "take a look" feature. You do not need an ISBN for payhip, as it is probably the closest in terms of how you use it to using itchio. It is possible to offer pre-orders on payhip with the use of BookFunnel. Payhip works best for digital distribution, and can work for paperback distribution, but in this sense it would be more like etsy where you will be responsible to package and ship your product. 

Draft2Digital and Smashwords
Quote:D2D is one of the places I have moved as an author. D2D will upload your work "wide", meaning it will popular to smashwords, as well as other selected sites. If you are writing outside of the erotica genre, you can also distribute your work to libraries this way. Libraries will not accept works labeled as erotic. Please try to categorize your work as accurately as possible, while it is unfair to NSFW creators to be pushed out of every available avenue, we want to avoid being disingenuous about what we're writing. Smashwords seems to be the most widely accepting at the moment of erotic and even "taboo" works, and this is were I see a lot of people moving post-itchio era. With D2D you do not need an ISBN, an ISBN will be provided for you. You cannot use this ISBN outside of D2D services. Uploading with D2D will automatically generate a Books2Read account with universal links. You can use D2D for paperbacks. D2D also allows split revenue sharing.

IngramSpark
Quote:IngramSpark is also a "wide" distributor, meaning it will populate your books to other avenues of sales, and book shops will be able to order your book through IngramSpark. IngramSpark also offers the option for creating hardcovers, and direct paperback buy links (example: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084 ) If you are in the United States you can receive a free non-transferable ISBN to use only with Ingram. You can do paperback pre-orders with Ingram. 

Some other options that I admittedly do not know much about are things like BookVault and LuLu books. If you have any further resources, or additions feel free to create a new thread or leave info in the comments. I have been publishing personally in the United States and have only recently moved to Europe, so I am not as knowledgeable about how things work outside of the US and would love more resources / experiences in other areas.]]> on another site as Monster Manor is not equipped to support sales. You can then submit your book to the forum, to be included in a running directory of projects made for the Dash. Remember to acknowledge that no one content site is infallible, and you should do your own research into every single option to figure out what is best for you. This is only a quick rundown of the some of the options. Many of these may be involved in controversial practices, such as being Pro-AI among other things. Use your best discretion when choosing, as I know as creators, there are limited resources for tools we can use. (Example: Meta apps for marketing, Canva for graphics, etc.)

Subscribestar
Quote:Subscribestar at the moment seems to be one of the "safest" places to host adult and erotic content. I personally have yet to use it, but you should know this is a subscription based service, meaning people will subscribe to you monthly rather than one time purchases. I'm unsure as I haven't used this if Subscribestar offers the option of physical rewards, and may be best for digital or serialized works. 

Amazon
Quote:While there is quite a bit of content "banned" or "monitored" on Kindle Direct Publishing, this can still be an option. Check terms of service, and be smart about how you market your books. If you upload directly through KDP, it can be limited, though you may select to use the Kindle Unlimited Feature. You can not do pre-orders for paperbacks, but you can for eBooks.

Payhip
Quote:A lot of creators, myself included are moving to Payhip. Per the terms of service they do not actually support erotic creators, and because of this I am unable to list my content warnings on the website. Alternatives to this (that I would suggest anyways) would be uploading a short PDF per each published work with the content warnings, copyright information, other parties involved(the standard "front matter") and 2-3 pages people can flip through to get an idea of your work, much like how Amazon offers the "take a look" feature. You do not need an ISBN for payhip, as it is probably the closest in terms of how you use it to using itchio. It is possible to offer pre-orders on payhip with the use of BookFunnel. Payhip works best for digital distribution, and can work for paperback distribution, but in this sense it would be more like etsy where you will be responsible to package and ship your product. 

Draft2Digital and Smashwords
Quote:D2D is one of the places I have moved as an author. D2D will upload your work "wide", meaning it will popular to smashwords, as well as other selected sites. If you are writing outside of the erotica genre, you can also distribute your work to libraries this way. Libraries will not accept works labeled as erotic. Please try to categorize your work as accurately as possible, while it is unfair to NSFW creators to be pushed out of every available avenue, we want to avoid being disingenuous about what we're writing. Smashwords seems to be the most widely accepting at the moment of erotic and even "taboo" works, and this is were I see a lot of people moving post-itchio era. With D2D you do not need an ISBN, an ISBN will be provided for you. You cannot use this ISBN outside of D2D services. Uploading with D2D will automatically generate a Books2Read account with universal links. You can use D2D for paperbacks. D2D also allows split revenue sharing.

IngramSpark
Quote:IngramSpark is also a "wide" distributor, meaning it will populate your books to other avenues of sales, and book shops will be able to order your book through IngramSpark. IngramSpark also offers the option for creating hardcovers, and direct paperback buy links (example: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084 ) If you are in the United States you can receive a free non-transferable ISBN to use only with Ingram. You can do paperback pre-orders with Ingram. 

Some other options that I admittedly do not know much about are things like BookVault and LuLu books. If you have any further resources, or additions feel free to create a new thread or leave info in the comments. I have been publishing personally in the United States and have only recently moved to Europe, so I am not as knowledgeable about how things work outside of the US and would love more resources / experiences in other areas.]]>