A Study In Scarlet
I’d been hearing quite a few good things about Scarlet Ladies, a group for sex-positive women based in London, so I was thoroughly excited when I got asked to go along and join them for an evening dedicated to erotic … Continued
Author Archives: Zak Jane Keir
COCKY COCKY COCKY… OI OI OI!
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, the ability of some people to make absolute cocks of themselves surprises you once again. I spent a nice weekend by the seaside, and it was only when I came back that … Continued
Don’t Blame Porn For Misogyny – Blame History
It seems to have been a comic called Marc Maron who came up with the term ‘unfuckable hate nerds’ to describe a particular sort of vile misogynist, and it’s a pretty good term. It’s entirely reasonable to be horrified by … Continued
So Do You Judge A Book By Its Cover?
One of the perennial pieces of advice given to the self-publishing author is: spend some money on your cover. Don’t have a go with some Photoshop knock-off and FFS don’t do a drawing, scan it in and add the title … Continued
Shenanigans All Weekend
Shenanigans, indeed! The first part of this weekend’s fun times was the West Midlands book signing event, held in Wellington. The day didn’t get off to a great start for me, as a battle with a recalcitrant ticket machine at … Continued
New Release: Dicewriting for Erotica and Erotic Romance
Last summer I went to a great fun day for erotica writers organised by Smut UK. They put on lots of events for writers (and readers) of naughty stories – I’ve been to several and usually give a talk or … Continued
Social Media and the indie author
So, apparently, ‘everybody’ is deleting their Facebook accounts. Nope. Not jumping on that bandwagon. It’s not even a new one. OK, as an Older Person, I have had a few issues with social media in general (when I first tried Twitter … Continued
Smut Slam in London: Our Lives Are Awesome!
Around this time last year, I was invited to be a judge at a Smut Slam in Windsor. I’d heard of the events, but never been before, so hadn’t known what to expect, but I still had a fab time. … Continued
New Release: Six Of The Best – British Spankings
Spankings are very popular, whether you like to give or receive them, so this collection is set to warm your hearts and other places. A brand new set of stories from a mix of UK and US authors, it’s a whole … Continued
Stupidity all around: N*zi Pugs F*** Off?
There’s a fair bit of noise at the moment about the Guy Who Made His Pug A Nazi. At first glance, this seems like a weird and worrying story, to be sure. The video over which he has now been … Continued