Call for Submissions: Rule 34 Vol 2
The first Rule 34 came out last year, and it’s probably my favourite anthology of all the ones I have had a hand in. I wanted a collection of weird stories and niche kinks; I wanted writers to go as … Continued
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How Much Responsibility Do We Have?
Back in the early days of mainstream(ish) erotic fiction, when Nexus and Black Lace were thriving, a lot of the books had a little note in the front along the lines of: this is fiction, in real life, don’t forget … Continued
Talking and Writing
There’s a line in one of Stephen King’s novels (it’s either The Regulators or Desperation: those two being odd mirror images of one another is a subject for a future blog post) where one character remembers his ex-wife telling him … Continued
New Release: Candy Lovers
If you want something sweet and sticky to enjoy over the summer, check out Candy Lovers, the latest collection from Rachel Kramer Bussel… If you love the sweet taste of sugar melting on your tongue, the allure of chocolate and … Continued
New Release: Down and Dirty
Time for another hot anthology! Get in, get down…and get filthy with these sexy, hardworking, blue-collar heroes who don’t mind when things get a little dirty while at work or at play. This collection of 22 brand new stories from … Continued
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
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