Stories on hold

I haven't a had a chance to work on a story lately. We had some water and plumbing problems and one thing led to another. A wall had to come down and it ended up being a bit of a mess.
That doesn't mean my ideas for stories disappeared. In fact I worked on a couple of stories in my mind. They just haven't been made into actual words.

One story is the forth novel for Praxton, Slaves of the Rogue World. By the way the first Praxton novel is due for release in August, 2010. The sequels will be released in September and November. I hope I can have the forth book ready by the end of the year. Hopefully I won't have any more home disasters.
I have another short story ready. I'm not sure when to release it and I'm not even sure what to title it yet. I'll figure all that out in a week or two.

Valentine's day is coming up; make sure you remember to get something nice for your sweetheart. If you know her well enough you can get her a nice pair of handcuffs but don't push your luck. Flowers first.

Up and running

My website is now running, and I think I have the bugs out now. While I'm happy about that, my writing has taken a backseat. My Praxton series, now three books are being edited by a new publisher, Midnight Showcase. I hope they will be available this year but it depends on them. My other two stories, The Doorway and Buy Me are going to be published by eXasybooks. Again that is up to them when they will be published. In the meantime I hope you can make do with the free stories I have available.

I have the plot for the fourth Praxton novel worked out and a outline for two other books as well. I just time to write them! By the way, I need characters for my books and a couple of friends of mine have appeared in the books at their requests. I don't use their full name to hide their identity but they are pleased to be in the story. It's fun for me too, I usually have them naked.
So if you're a reader of erotica and would like to be a character in one of my stories, tell me a bit about yourself and we'll see what we can do. I need to know what you look like, maybe a characteristic or two, and a name you'd like o use.

I have a few photos on my site. What do you think of them? I've had a couple of positive comments about them and a suggestion I update more fequently (I will try).

Thanks for your emails, and enjoy the week.
NS Howard

Praxton Collars

I would to give a bit more information on the collars worn by women on the world of Praxton. Before I do that, I want to be clear about one thing about the females on Praxton. First, they are not slaves. Now I know the title of the book(s) are Praxton-Slaves of the the Rogue World and that appears at first to be a contradiction. However the title refers to how the Alliance Worlds percieve them. The people on Praxton don't think of their planet as being "rogue" and they deny the females there are slaves.
The females on Praxton are submissive to males, and to a lesser degree to other females. There is a pecking order among the females- some of that is official as in the Senior Female but also on an informal standing as well.
Now back to the collars. The collars on Praxton can range in quality and type according to why the female is wearing it. A formal occasion would require the use of a more ornate collar while other collars would be used for more casual clothes. One thing a female does not do is to leave her bedroom without one on. The collar to her identifies her male guardian and she simply would not be seen without one on.
The collars, as mentioned in the books, are always locked. In reality, most females have a key to unlock their collar. This allows them to remove it for washing, or when they are shopping for another collar. Thus the appearance of a female may lead outsiders to say she is a slave, the truth is she a submissive. She wants to wear a collar and has the ability to remove it.
That's it for collars for now. If you have an opinion on them, let me know.
Happy Canada Day!