New Release: Symphony Amore
The link between music and sex is well know, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t capable of coming up with ever more variations on a theme. ‘Rock star romance’ is a genre in itself, and there is also a fairly … Continued
Author Archives: Zak Jane Keir
Not Just A Dream After All
One of the earliest things any aspiring writer learns is never to finish your story by having the character wake up and discover that everything that just happened was ‘Only a dream, after all’. I remember getting that pretty much … Continued
New Release: Getting It
Back in the last big wave of erotic fiction publishing, it was supposedly common knowledge that stories of female domination didn’t sell and weren’t wanted. Even then, I had my doubts: the number of times I’d be sitting behind my … Continued
Rejection: Coping and Not Being A Dick
No one likes being rejected. No shit, Sherlock. However kindly the rejection is worded, however reasonable the grounds for saying No might be, it’s always going to sting – a little or a lot. You offer something you think is … Continued
Hairy Tales: baldness, beauty and control
OK so this is currently doing the rounds. A woman used a trick photo to prank her boyfriend into believing she’d shaved her head; boyfriend shat himself with rage, etc. The young have it so much easier when it comes … Continued
New Release: Amorous Congress
The Victorian era has long been popular with writers and readers of erotica, whether their preference is for historical accuracy or steampunky flights of fantasy. So we are very pleased to announce the arrival of this long-awaited anthology from F.Leonora … Continued
Hot Topics, Taboos and Self-Censorship
Is there anything you shouldn’t write about, when it comes to fiction? I made a quick trip to Chaptercon on Friday, to take part in one of the discussion panels, and the concept of taboos was something we touched on. … Continued
Manchester Author Event: Books and Boats And Bands and Buses
I wrote about the first MAEG last year – it was also my first ever author event. This time, I was better prepared – well, mostly. No one could have done anything about the bloody weather. And the trouble I … Continued
New Release: Sinful Pleasures
You might have noticed we’re a bit keen on anthologies at DSW. So this new arrival is very welcome… Available 20th August 2017! Sinful Pleasures: An Anthology of Erotic Tales by Sinful Press (@sinfulpress) Sinful Press welcomes you to … Continued
When Exposure IS What You Want
Sure, there are plenty of times when someone asking you to write for no payment is a straightforward rip off, to be avoided. I’ve written about these scams before. More than once, in fact. Exposure and credits aren’t currency you … Continued