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Summer Dates – Signings and Markets

authors, books, bookselling, erotic fiction, erotic fiction. writers. writing, erotica, event 17th June 2019 Events, Fairs and Markets

Despite the persistently horrible weather, summer’s here, and it feels like time to post a list of what I’ve got lined up for the next couple of months because, despite the ongoing cluster fuck of UK politics, there are still … Continued

Is It Ok To Wank At Work?

anthology, erotica, masturbation, Sex at work 13th June 2019 Musings, Sex stuff

It was only a couple of years ago that the idea of workplace wankbreaks was being touted in some fairly mainstream places. Not just for erotica writers, either: OK, for some of is it’s not so much about taking a … Continued

Sex Work and Work in General

creative work, jobs, sex, sex work, writing 5th June 2019 Musings, Other Things

Another week, another silly article about sex work not being proper work… As usual, the author suggests that, if sex work was real work, kids would be taught the relevant skills in schools. Thing is, there are tons and tons … Continued

Those Kinky Times Have Changed

erotic fiction, erotic fiction. writers. writing, fiction, new book, politics, porn, sexy, stories 31st May 2019 Musings 2 Comments

Yes, OK, fair enough, I’ve got a lot of my former kinky times on my mind at the moment. But I’m also revising, though only lightly, a fetish-themed novel I wrote about 10 years ago, and keep tripping over how … Continued

Milkshake F*ck – Erotic flash fiction

erotic fiction, erotica, fiction, genre fiction, kinky, politics 24th May 2019 New Books, Other Things, Sex stuff

***POST UPDATED 04-01-2020*** I wrote this story for a laugh – of sorts – back in the summer. As the weeks went by, the whole political mess began to prey on my mind more and more, so I wrote some … Continued

Now That’s What I Call Degrading

degradation, degrading, exploitation, Jeremy Kyle, media, porn, slut-shaming, television 22nd May 2019 Other Things, Rantings

degrading, shamed, sex-negative, exploitation

Off you fuck then, Jeremy Kyle, and kindly take the whole brood of vile, exploitative, prole-bashing ‘talk’ shows with you… There was a stage, in the mid-to-late 90s, where I was doing a fair bit of Being On Telly. Don’t … Continued

New Release: Chemical [se]X2: Just One More

anthology, erotic fiction, erotic romance, erotica, fiction, new book, new release 15th May 2019 New Books

It seems to have been a little while since there was a really hot new release to share with you – at least, one I wasn’t directly involved in. But you’ll probably all agree that the second volume of Chemical … Continued

Research, Questions and Rewards

British kink, fetish scene, kinky, research, UK BDSM 25th April 2019 Musings, New Books

Pretty much anyone who works in any kind of creative industry is aware that a lot of juggling and fretting goes on over what is payable and what should be done or given, if not for free, for something other … Continued

What Should We Save and What Should We Burn?

books, diversity, donation, libraries, Notre Dame 19th April 2019 Musings

notre dame, notre dame fire, charity, donations, good cause

Unsurprisingly, there’s been a lot of noise about Notre Dame: not just the fire, but the amount of money already donated towards the building’s reconstruction. OK, it’s a startling amount (apparently upwards of £750 million) and there is at least … Continued

Shenanigans and Sharing the Goodies

authors, books, erotica, event, sexy, Shenanigans 11th April 2019 Events, Sex stuff

sharing goodies, sex toys, lube, erotica, event

Getting myself sorted out for another bout of Shenanigans in Wellington this weekend, I’ve been sorting out the current accumulation of loot that I have to share rather than to sell. The ETO Show provided a magnificent goody bag, and … Continued