There was a rumour about someone I knew of, a few years ago. It was a rumour that made her look very cool, so when I actually met her, I asked her about it and she told me it wasn’t … Continued
Whatever you might like to get up to in your own personal sex life, you know (or at least you should) that one of the most important aspects is being sure that everyone involved gives informed consent to everything that … Continued
A long time ago, when I was a music-obsessed teenager, I had a few vinyl records which were apparently quite rare. There was one I used to refer to, as I grew older, as my pension fund. Of course, with … Continued
One of the more common criticisms of erotic fiction, usually coming from people who don’t read it, is that the stories are all the same. While this isn’t too much of a cause for concern due to the fact that … Continued
Some of you may know that DSW started out as the name under which I ran some reading slams a few years ago. It evolved into this blog and then evolved further into a mobile/online bookselling venture. This year, among … Continued
There are still some places to go, even as the potentially terrible winter draws closer. There seems to be something of a reduction in noisy puritanism as well, with an increase in support for those businesses doing their best to … Continued
If you want to make a living from any kind of creative work – art, writing, photography, performance – then you’re almost certain to end up doing at least some work for free. This isn’t invariably a bad thing, but … Continued
Was last week’s post about villainy a handy hint to lead you in the direction of my new call for submissions? Well, what do you think? Perhaps I just am the sort of person who always has some kind of … Continued
A piece of writing advice that has always stuck with me is: ‘Fiction needs a bad guy.’ OK, sometimes the bad ‘guy’ isn’t a person acting with volition but fire, a flood, or maybe a virus, but even the soppiest, … Continued
While you still can, think about doing some of these things. No, this is not an encouragement to buy bogroll or strip the shelves of tinned beans and pasta. If your finances and your own personal risk/health circumstances allow – … Continued