Ask A Pornstar
He's sold millions of book. I haven't. He's where I want to be and he's willing to help. I'd be a fool not to at minimum listen, then evaluate the merits of what he offers in the way of advice.
Hustler got slapped with a cease and desist order for the Batman parody. They used close versions of the original song, costumes and a very close replica of the Batmobile.
One studio, X-Play, wanted Bill Cosby to sue them for their "Not The Cosby's", which I was in. They were fishing for a lawsuit in hopes of publicity.
He's sold millions of book. I haven't. He's where I want to be and he's willing to help. I'd be a fool not to at minimum listen, then evaluate the merits of what he offers in the way of advice.
True. I suppose I meant learn what you can marketing wise from him. I think he's a douche, and he's made good money from writing about acting like a douche, so he knows how to sell himself. I guess I mean don't think his writing is "above" yours in any way. I've tossed his stuff aside many times, but I check this thread daily for new tales. I think your writing can hit a much different (and, I'd add, sophisticated) market than he will.
Thank you.
'I hope they serve beer in hell' made me want to slit my wrists when I watched it. Everyone says 'the book is so0o0o00o0oo0o much better,' but I'm having a really fucking hard time believing that.
Step back. Evaluate. Recognize.
Much thanks (again), sir. I'm looking forward to it.
I want to thank you. Not only has this thread been fascinating, I honestly think it's cured my addiction to porn. "Lifting the curtain," and all that.
I was wondering: what was your take on Max Hardcore's prison sentence? And, while you've mentioned you don't really hang with other people in the industry, do you have any impression of what the industry thinks of it?
Thanks for both your time & talent. It's taught me a lot.
This deserves a good response. I'll get to this later.
He's sold millions of book. I haven't. He's where I want to be and he's willing to help. I'd be a fool not to at minimum listen, then evaluate the merits of what he offers in the way of advice.
True. I suppose I meant learn what you can marketing wise from him. I think he's a douche, and he's made good money from writing about acting like a douche, so he knows how to sell himself. I guess I mean don't think his writing is "above" yours in any way. I've tossed his stuff aside many times, but I check this thread daily for new tales. I think your writing can hit a much different (and, I'd add, sophisticated) market than he will.
I completely and totally agree with this.
Tucker Max and Joseph Suglia are by far and away the two writers I wouldn't want anything to do with. One's a douche and the other is a complete asshole, and they both embrace it wholeheartedly.
Suglia is the better writer, but most people are so detracted by his attitude that they never buy his books.
Tucker is a douche and writes for the douchebags of the world, or as I've been calling it: fratboy lit. He sells a shitload of these because he's pinpointed that particular market, but I have to agree with Michael--you're better than that. I've read your stuff, and even though you're the resident porn star and this is a thread about the industry, you could easily outclass both of those guys.
Just because the guy has sold a ton of books doesn't mean he's a good writer. I would take the marketing advice but anything about the actual craft should be taken with a grain of salt.
He's sold millions of book. I haven't. He's where I want to be and he's willing to help. I'd be a fool not to at minimum listen, then evaluate the merits of what he offers in the way of advice.
True. I suppose I meant learn what you can marketing wise from him. I think he's a douche, and he's made good money from writing about acting like a douche, so he knows how to sell himself. I guess I mean don't think his writing is "above" yours in any way. I've tossed his stuff aside many times, but I check this thread daily for new tales. I think your writing can hit a much different (and, I'd add, sophisticated) market than he will.
I completely and totally agree with this.
Tucker Max and Joseph Suglia are by far and away the two writers I wouldn't want anything to do with. One's a douche and the other is a complete asshole, and they both embrace it wholeheartedly.
Suglia is the better writer, but most people are so detracted by his attitude that they never buy his books.
Tucker is a douche and writes for the douchebags of the world, or as I've been calling it: fratboy lit. He sells a shitload of these because he's pinpointed that particular market, but I have to agree with Michael--you're better than that. I've read your stuff, and even though you're the resident porn star and this is a thread about the industry, you could easily outclass both of those guys.
Just because the guy has sold a ton of books doesn't mean he's a good writer. I would take the marketing advice but anything about the actual craft should be taken with a grain of salt.
I sort of think chuck has a niche market of douchebags too. I mean, come on, all those space monkies and hipsters and people who are just simpletons? I don't know. It's just my opinion.
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He's sold millions of book. I haven't. He's where I want to be and he's willing to help. I'd be a fool not to at minimum listen, then evaluate the merits of what he offers in the way of advice.
True. I suppose I meant learn what you can marketing wise from him. I think he's a douche, and he's made good money from writing about acting like a douche, so he knows how to sell himself. I guess I mean don't think his writing is "above" yours in any way. I've tossed his stuff aside many times, but I check this thread daily for new tales. I think your writing can hit a much different (and, I'd add, sophisticated) market than he will.
I completely and totally agree with this.
Tucker Max and Joseph Suglia are by far and away the two writers I wouldn't want anything to do with. One's a douche and the other is a complete asshole, and they both embrace it wholeheartedly.
Suglia is the better writer, but most people are so detracted by his attitude that they never buy his books.
Tucker is a douche and writes for the douchebags of the world, or as I've been calling it: fratboy lit. He sells a shitload of these because he's pinpointed that particular market, but I have to agree with Michael--you're better than that. I've read your stuff, and even though you're the resident porn star and this is a thread about the industry, you could easily outclass both of those guys.
Just because the guy has sold a ton of books doesn't mean he's a good writer. I would take the marketing advice but anything about the actual craft should be taken with a grain of salt.
I sort of think chuck has a niche market of douchebags too. I mean, come on, all those space monkies and hipsters and people who are just simpletons? I don't know. It's just my opinion.
This is true. It's "pick your poison" to a degree.
I think the difference is that Chuck wrote something with broad appeal that happens to include douchebags. Tucker Max targets douchebags.
Seriously, does anyone outside the Cult even know who Suglia is?
He's got 14 reviews total for his two books on Amazon, at least 12 of them appear to be written by him pseudonymically or by people he knows well enough to be owed favors.
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I both hear and appreciate what you guys are saying. Rest assured I recognize good feedback from useless feedback, and I'm not seeking anyones validation because they've "made it". If Stephanie Meyer told me to make the pimps in my stories sparkly like diamonds I'd decline. Look at the big picture beyond just feedback from Tucker. There are advantages to aligning oneself with a person that already has an enormous built-in readership developed. Obvious advantages. A good chess player can see the entire board and may plan six moves ahead.
I genuinely do care for and respect his input because saw something in my words when there wasn't much to see, and everyone, e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e, stood in line to laugh and tell me I couldn't write. Except Tucker. Since his success the man is besieged by thousands of writers that want something from him. Yes, thousands. In spite of this he reached out to take an active interest in my writing when he didn't have to. Think about this: not just in the arts but in life, help from a total stranger with no vested interest? How often does this happen? I've no problem with letting someone "discover" me.
I write first and foremost for myself without regard to any demographic. Always have. Now, will I take the "douchbag market's" money if it chooses to buy my work? Your goddamn right I will. What do I care who will end up buying my book(s)? In the end, even though my work may appeal to a higher market, I've little to no control over how it will be received when critics form their opinions. Most will dismiss the work and use ad-hominem excuses to overlook any literary merit my work may have no matter what. What I can control is positioning, planing, and looking at the next six moves.
I may be modest (only been writing a year and I have a long way to go to even approach my potential) but I've also had enough early success and attention to know I'm not wasting my time with writing.
All that said, don't worry, guys. Read between the lines of what I'm doing here.
Just read an article about a muder on a porn set.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1283596/Porn-actor-Ste...
Guy they're looking for is a Steven Hill (stage name of Steve Driver). Is this being talked about much amongst people in the industry? Did you know him or any of the people hurt/killed?
Oh, I'm reading between the lines.
Eternal Twilight of the SparklePimp, the new novel from Tyler Knight, Spring 2011.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1283596/Porn-actor-Ste...
Guy they're looking for is a Steven Hill (stage name of Steve Driver). Is this being talked about much amongst people in the industry? Did you know him or any of the people hurt/killed?
Porn has a caste system rivaled only by high school. I've never heard of this studio or any of the persons involved in this incident.
I don't socialize with people in porn at all, especially not the porn forums, so I've no way of knowing if it's being talked about. Because these people are obscure most of the talk (if there is any) from the A-list crowd is self serving, self dick suckery, look at me bullshit. Porn folk are self centered as a whole.
Gotcha.
Also, I just wanted to say I may or may not have watched a clip with you in it the other night before I went to bed.
Eternal Twilight of the SparklePimp, the new novel from Tyler Knight, Spring 2011.
Twinkle-twinkle, baby.
You know what, I'll speak my mind:
Who would keep lethal, edged weapons--with live blades--handled by unskilled novices with no qualified weapons master or armorer on set? I'm not--NOT-- implying the director deserved to be murdered, but keeping live blades on set sealed his own fate.
I've trained with edged weapons in Filipino Martial Arts (instructor level) for almost half my life and handle blades as easily as you handle a pencil, but even I would never--N-E-V-E-R--use a live blade anywhere near a person. I get it that some studios may not be able to afford to hire an armorer or a weapons master. Fine. All the more reasons for prop blades only on set. Period. Common fucking sense. Yet, this director kept it within reach of used-up porn bimbos and unstable mopes? And to think my peers don't understand why people think all porn people are stupid...
Tyler, is that tattoo on your bicep real? What is it?
Yes. It's for scorpio. I got it when I was 22. There's this:
on my left bicep.
Just the symbol. Not Bruce.
Lies.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
She retired from porn the other week.
Now, she is pregnant again.
There is a niche market for that. 
Tuffy the Dump Truck may rarely increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The risk may be greater if you have heart disease or increased risk for heart disease (for example, due to smoking, family history of heart disease, or conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes), or with longer use. Tuffy should not be taken right before or after heart bypass surgery. Also, Tuffy may infrequently cause serious (rarely fatal) bleeding from the stomach or intestines. This effect can occur without warning symptoms at any time while taking Tuffy. Older adults may be at higher risk for this effect. (See also Precautions and Drug Interactions sections.) Stop taking Tuffy and get medical help right away if you notice any of the following rare but serious side effects: bloody or black/tarry stools, persistent stomach/abdominal pain, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, chest/jaw/left arm pain, shortness of breath, unusual sweating, weakness on one side of the body, sudden vision changes, slurred speech. Ask your doctor if Tuffy is right for you.
Lies.
I'm pretty sure he just means that Bruce is not on his bicep. WINK.
There is hope, but not for us.
I'm pretty sure he knew that. WINK.
She retired from porn the other week.
Now, she is pregnant again.
True Story! Belladonna made a fortune posing and doing porn while pregnant. I think she only did girl on girl during that time though. I found it weird...
True Story! Belladonna made a fortune posing and doing porn while pregnant. I think she only did girl on girl during that time though. I found it weird...
Why would she only do girl on girl? I don't think I could ever, if I were in the porn business, get it on with someone who was pregnant. I don't even think the fact that that could mean a hefty paycheck. I guess for one the fact that I'm straight has a lot to do with that but I tend to avoid being around pregnant chicks much less have sex with them.
I wonder how that could will feel later in life about being in a porn. Would they be stoked or grossed out?
how many times a day do you come, i mean with all that fluffing and fucking and and blah blah blah.
1) I've never had an issue with priapism. I wish. I'd autopilot my career 24/7. Seriously though, erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra when taken in the large sums over a period of years that male talent to are soon rendered near useless. This is due to diminishing returns. Where as a 10mg chip would do the job in the beginning, two 100mg tablets down the road may be ineffective. So you stack Viagra with Cialis and/or Levitra.
During the mid 2000 I was working so much I didn't know where one vagina end and the next one began. I'd chug pills, do a scene in the morning, hop in the car and rocket down the freeway to the next scene where I'd pop more pills, and when that scene is done I'd weave the Mustang in and out of traffic to get to the next set. Then I'd do it again the next day, then the next. It wasn't (and still isn't) about the pussy. Please, all I gave a fuck about was getting paid and the price of the drugs was factored into the cost/benefit analysis of doing business.
Now with Caverject, there have been cases where the injected liquid does not drain properly from the penis, then you have to have your penis sliced with a scalpel and drain the excess fluid manually.
2) The most times I've delivered a pop shot in one day: four. The last one were pretty much useless.
3) Fluffers do not exist. I've only seen one set with fluffers. Three girls were stationed off-camera around set to keep me and a few other guys going with blowjobs while we tore apart Kylie Ireland. That lasted ten seconds until we fucked the girls, too and the scene degenerated into a ...clusterfuck.
1 - Is there anyone in the industry right now that you respect and feel is doing good work?
2 - How can the industry be made better? Is there anything you can see making the industry better?
1) It's hard for me to even think in those terms. "The 8'th Day", which I had the male lead in, was lauded last year as the greatest porn feature ever made. *shrug* Whatever. I don't care anymore largely because porn itself does not care, and the market, with unabashed piracy and torrent, damn sure does not care.
Quick: who won Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor, at the academy awards this year? Most of us would have to think about this and the event was a just three months ago.
I assure you, nobody gives a damn about porn awards, or remembers what work is outstanding.
I used to care in the beginning until I realized that being nominated for and winning a shit-load of awards means fuck-all to a career in porn. Don't get me wrong, I always give my best (even if the director and the studio may not care) every time because of my inbred work ethic, but that's where my interests end. Also, I could strap my awards on a chain around my neck like porn bling, and if I get slightly out of shape, take ten minutes too long to pop, or have an off day I will either be negotiated down in rate for the next time I am hired. If there even is a next time.
Eli Cross won best picture, producer, and/or director like fifty-two trillion times in a fucking row, and the motherfucker can't get a directing job to save his life. Porn has no memory of success, so there is no incentive to give a damn. This is an honest answer.
2) A doomsday meteor impacting Porn Valley.
Sure. Got a camera--figuring the motherfucker out.
I'm nothing but heartache and disappointment, approaching middle age, and I'm not even that good of a lay.
She can do better.
I used to be obsessed with raiding. Over a year of real time, /played. For those that don't play Warcraft the game tabulates your time playing like a taxi meter counts time from the second the flag drops. 365 days "/played" does not mean you've been playing about a year. It means added up, the sum total of every second you've been playing WoW equates to a year of continuous time. Over a four year period, an entire fucking year of my life (25%)was spent online. I've turned down work/money/fucking--all for a virtual sword.
I stopped playing Wow and a funny thing happened. I lost 25 pounds and wrote a fucking book.
So true so true. I used to work for Blizzard at a time. I was Game Master. Although the title seems to be quite a "fun" job I can attest that is is not at all. You basically work for peanuts, which these days is a few dollars over minimum wage. You are hired on by a temp agency and in your training they tell you how not to get fired. From day one they let you know that you are nothing but a bot that they can replace at any time on any whim.
You work shitty hours, during these hours you are expected to do 10 tickets an hour, 80 per day. The whole day is basically an enormous migraine that never ends. Your expected to say all the exact right things to the right people at the right time. You will have 12 year old kids call you the most racist names they can think of, many of which I never heard before. Once after helping this kid get unstuck in the game when closing I used the wrong macro closing. I told him "May you swords always crit" He gave me a bad survey even though I helped him because apparently he was a Priest and as everyone knows they don't use swords.... I could go on and on. I have had many many jobs some even worse.
Anyways my point is, is that after I quit. I quit the game and all games and decided to use the time at the gym or exploring other real hobbies. I'm much happier now and so is my wife..lol
Sorry I rambled on a bit there...it happens.
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Morgan freeman has made a career out of being a mentoring, magical negro.
Shawshank Redemption (wise inmate)
The Dark Knight (wise exec in the basement)
Unforgiven (wise sidekick)
Se7en (wise mentor to Brad Pitt)
Batman Begins (wise exec in the basement)
Evan Almighty (God)
Million Dollar Baby (wise janitor)
Kiss the Girls (wise detective mentor to Ashley Judd)
Deep Impact (wise president of the United States)
Bruce Almighty (God)
Invictus (Nelson Mandella/ wise ex-inmate/ president of a nation/ God)
I think Will Smith will take his place.
Hitch
The Legend of Bagger Vance
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Will Smith can't be the Magic Negro because of the Scientology thing; it's too alienating.
Tuffy the Dump Truck may rarely increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The risk may be greater if you have heart disease or increased risk for heart disease (for example, due to smoking, family history of heart disease, or conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes), or with longer use. Tuffy should not be taken right before or after heart bypass surgery. Also, Tuffy may infrequently cause serious (rarely fatal) bleeding from the stomach or intestines. This effect can occur without warning symptoms at any time while taking Tuffy. Older adults may be at higher risk for this effect. (See also Precautions and Drug Interactions sections.) Stop taking Tuffy and get medical help right away if you notice any of the following rare but serious side effects: bloody or black/tarry stools, persistent stomach/abdominal pain, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, chest/jaw/left arm pain, shortness of breath, unusual sweating, weakness on one side of the body, sudden vision changes, slurred speech. Ask your doctor if Tuffy is right for you.
I appreciate your pun.
*Deleted because I'm a whiny little bitch, and I admit when I'm acting like a baby.
I didn't think that came off whiny at all...
I thought it was funny that you were writing about the porn industry, but she only wanted "feel good" stories.
The readership wants romance not angst. As an editor, she expressed her point of view with tact and I understand her dilemma well. She's good people. I'm still going to resign from the column--I've no interest in watering down or self censoring.
Fair enough.
And if you have writing talent. And you're writing not what you enjoy writing or need to write, but what somebody else wants you to write - I'm pretty sure that's the definition of selling out.
You have to do what makes you happy. I always tell people that life is ultimately a selfish thing. Everything we do is for ourselves. Every act of kindness we perform is because it makes us feel good. If doing something doesn't feel good any more, you have to cut it out of your life. And that applies to everything: Friends, Work, Hobbies, etc...
NOT SAFE FOR WORK!
Typical porn party. I never go so people stopped inviting me. This is what I'm missing.
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW
http://www.pbase.com/rickkk/kress_6410
Crazy stuff. Now thats a party!
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Eh...failed pic post of a girl posing in a photo-op with an ATM machine.
Nevermind - you realized the image wasn't showing up.
Yeah, it's for the best I think.
Typical porn party. I never go so people stopped inviting me. This is what I'm missing.
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW
http://www.pbase.com/rickkk/kress_6410
But they are all wearing clothes!
Typical porn party. I never go so people stopped inviting me. This is what I'm missing.
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW
http://www.pbase.com/rickkk/kress_6410
But they are all wearing clothes!
Not true.
Typical porn party. I never go so people stopped inviting me. This is what I'm missing.
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW
http://www.pbase.com/rickkk/kress_6410
But they are all wearing clothes!
lol scroll down.
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Dear Mr. Knight,
If you do not answer my question about Max Hardcore's prison sentence sometime soon, I will cry.
And by that I mean, tears emmitting from my eyes. That kind of cry.
Not some weird, repressed Republican term for "ejaculate."
The regular, normal kind of cry.
Thank you for your time.
That is awesome Tyler. I'm glad you are pursuing your dream. It's nice to know you didn't give up.