Nancy Friday: a personal tribute
Nancy Friday died last Sunday. I never met her, and I haven’t even read all of her books, but I do have to acknowledge her influence on my life, my views and my writing career. I discovered her work when … Continued
Author Archives: Zak Jane Keir
‘Witch hunts’, whiners, predators and prudes
It didn’t take long for the whiners to show up, but then I didn’t expect it to. Some of them whined about ‘witch hunts’ (not noticing, of course, the irony in using a term that referenced what is often regarded … Continued
#Ssos and why this community matters
This week’s Big News for all of us whose work involves sex in any way is more of the same, depressing shit. First, Patreon, which was proving a good income generator for writers, artists, photographers, film-makers dealing with erotic/adult themes, … Continued
Fact and fiction: notes from London Fetish Weekend
(Yes, OK, a little late with posting this, but it’s been a busy week or two…) For the second year running, I took the Dirty Sexy Worlds bookstall to the London Alternative Market’s special LFW event and, for the second … Continued
New Release: Myths Moons and Mayhem
Just in time for Halloween: a wonderful anthology of paranormal erotica… Myths, moons, and mayhem make the perfect threesome—and so do the men in this anthology. Enjoy nine erotic stories of paranormal ménages a trois fueled by lust and magic, … Continued
What’s the point of going silent? #womenboycotttwitter
Speak out, or remain silent? However well-intentioned you are, Doing The Right Thing is probably more confusing now than ever. Someone says or does something admirable, you show your support for that person, and someone else furiously informs you that … Continued
New Release: Right Here, Right Now
News just came in of an exciting new collection for lovers of man-on-man action. If that’s your thing, check out the links… FROM POPULAR GAY ROMANCE AUTHORS LILY HARLEM, SAMANTHA CAYTO, BRIGHAM VAUGHN, ALEXA MILNE, JON KEYS AND … Continued
You CAN have lots of sex and no regrets.
This Guardian piece about the way women, in particular, are always portrayed as miserable, messed up and self-hating if they have a lot of casual sex reminds me of the other tiresome old concept – that erotic fiction is only … Continued
New Release: United In Love
There are all sorts of inspirational quotes about being the change you want to see in the world, and it’s always good to see people acting in the spirit of them. United In Love is a fundraising anthology (all profits … Continued
Current affairs and genre fiction
It can be interesting to read old genre fiction from time to time: the stuff that was published in the 90s, the 80s or earlier. Not just because it can give you nostalgic thrills if the story is one you … Continued