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Hairy Tales: baldness, beauty and control

baldness, sex, shaving, stereotypes 7th September 2017 Musings

baldness, bald girl, sexy shave, kink

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

anthology, erotic fiction, erotica, ictorian, steampunk 1st September 2017 New Books

Amorous Congress, Victorian, steampunk, erotica, anthoogy

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

authors, censorship, taboo, writing 27th August 2017 Musings, Other Things

taboo, fiction, writing, honesty

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

author event, books, bookselling, erotica, signing, writers 21st August 2017 Events 1 Comments

Manchester, books, bookselling, authors

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

anthology, erotic fiction, erotica, new release, publisher 17th August 2017 Uncategorised

sinful, erotica, anthology, stories

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

erotica, exposure, genre fiction, SH! extract, writing 15th August 2017 New Books, Rantings

exposure, writing, amateur

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

Smut Leeds: rope and dice and hugs

author event, authors, erotica, rope, writing 14th August 2017 Events 1 Comments

smut, writing, erotica, writers

This was maybe my fifth or sixth Smut event, and it was as lovely as always. If you’re an erotica writer (newbie or veteran) they are well worth checking out: friendly, funny and interesting days where you can take part … Continued

Dildos, Egos, and My Nude Picture.

dildos, sex blogging, sex toys 8th August 2017 Rantings

dildo, model, picture, sex toy

About twenty years ago, an artist painted this picture of me. His name was Charles Sayer, and sadly he doesn’t show up in any Google searches, so my account of his art is based only on my own memories. He … Continued

Curvy, creepy and cringy – how not to do body positivity

body positivity, curves, erotica, lover 6th August 2017 Uncategorised

body, curvy, lover

Eww!. I mean, really, FFS, eww! Everything about the ‘love letter‘ that’s recently gone viral makes my stomach turn. And no, that’s not because it’s wrong to adore your partner and want to tell everyone that you do: that can … Continued

Making use of ‘Piano Tuner’s Privilege’

books, erotica, marketing, promotion, spamming 31st July 2017 Musings, New Books

piano, privilege, music, book

So as not to disappoint anyone, this isn’t a woke rant about the iniquity of some people having pianos while others do not. Piano Tuner’s Privilege is a concept that comes, like several other favourites of mine from Mumsnet. It’s … Continued