Author Archives: Zak Jane Keir

Promotion, publicity and panicking

books, new releases, promotion, self-promotion 23rd January 2020 Musings, New Books

Everyone knows you can’t get anywhere, as a writer, without a bit of self-promotion. There’s a whole fuckton of books aimed at indie authors, instructing them on fail-safe methods of selling more of their own books. And I keep thinking … Continued

#Internationalfetishday – How’s that for you?

#internationalfetishday, bdsm, fetish, SM, social history, subculture 18th January 2020 Events, Musings

To my embarrassment, I only realised it was International Fetish Day when my Twitter feed offered up this very good article by Amy (@coffeeandkink) on the Hot Octopuss site. Maybe that was why the Guardian ran a piece this week … Continued

Kinky Kindness and Naked Generosity

charity, donations, kindness 7th January 2020 Musings, Uncategorised

You might have heard about the Naked Philanthropist, Kaylen Ward. She’s the one sending nudes to anyone who requests one and can prove they have donated at least $10 towards helping the victims of the Australian bushfires. Of course, no … Continued

The Last Ten Years – where to now?

New Year, predictions, retrospective 31st December 2019 Musings

Understandably, people are looking back at the last ten years and thinking, mostly, how the fuck did we get from there to here? Remember where you were and how you were at the back end of 2009? We were in … Continued

New Release: Breaking Limits

anthology, bdsm, erotica, fiction, kinky sex 22nd December 2019 New Books

If you celebrate Christmas, you might feel the need to sneak off now and again for a spot of private time; if you don’t celebrate it, you might still find it helpful to have something to stimulate your naughty side … Continued

We Are People, All Of Us

hope, love, people, politics 13th December 2019 Rantings

Don’t know about you, but what struck me as the single most chilling moment of this morning’s TV coverage was Fucko the Clown standing in front of a sign announcing the ‘People’s Government.’ Don’t be silly, they kept saying, over … Continued

Redemption arcs, heroes and villains

fiction, politics, reality, tropes, writing 5th December 2019 Musings

Redemption arcs are one of those classic fictional tropes that everyone’s heard of, even though they may not know the term. Think Darth Vader saving Luke Skywalker or Severus Snape’s dying words and there you go. Giving your nasty characters … Continued

Your Christmas Shopping dates from DSW.

books, Christmas, erotica, markets, shopping 25th November 2019 Events, Fairs and Markets

I know, I know, we’re not quite out of November and everyone’s bombarding you with Christmas Shopping stuff. Maybe think of this post as a potential escape route for when you’d actually rather spend a bit of money on yourself … Continued

Writing in the Fear Zone

anthology, erotica, politics, writing 22nd November 2019 Musings, New Books

It’s still debatable at what point it became clear the world had taken a sharp turn down an unlovely path. It was probably around three years ago, though. Back then, at first, I was inclined to encourage a keep-calm-and-carry-on viewpoint. … Continued

Cover Reveal: Best Bondage Erotica Of The Year

anthology, bondage, books, charity, erotic fiction, erotica, fetish 16th November 2019 Uncategorised

We all know that thing about writing your own kinks as a way to get the hottest fiction. Or not. It varies. I may have mentioned in the past that I have something of a fondness for rope bondage, but … Continued