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Brighton Fetish Weekend – seaside spectacular

books, Brighton Fetish Weekend, events, Kristina Lloyd, rope, slam, uniform fetish 6th July 2016 Fairs and Markets, Slams

2016 is the third year Kristina and I have pulled together something in the way of an erotica slam for this seaside event, and once again, we had a whale of a time. It’s a whole weekend of naughty kinky … Continued

People, now what do we do?

Brexit, Chuck Tingle, fascism #safetypin, politics, writers 29th June 2016 Other Things, Rantings, Uncategorised

Orlando. Brexit. The now-undeniable resurgence of fascism. Does it make you feel both helpless and as though the relatively little world of erotica writers and readers is suddenly a lot less important? This isn’t going to be a detailed political … Continued

How To Hex Yourself

authors behaving badly, bad publicity, Charlie Sheen, fail, Lelo Hex, raging 17th June 2016 Rantings, Sex stuff

The recently launched Lelo Hex has been attracting attention for plenty of wrong reasons. Who knows what their PR department was thinking when they picked an on-record abuser of women to be the poster boy for a range of condoms? … Continued

All the fun of the ETO show

awards, erotica, ETO Show, industry, sex toys, sex trade 14th June 2016 Fairs and Markets, Other Things, Uncategorised

The ETO show is, basically, the UK adult industry’s trade event, and it’s always good fun. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the awards party this time round, and only made it down for a few hours yesterday. At least … Continued

Cover Reveal: SILVER DESIRE

cover reveal, desire, erotica, fiction, mature women, MILF, new book, silver desire 10th June 2016 New Books

Now that the stories have all been chosen, I thought it was time to give you a hint of what the cover’s going to be like. Silver Desire is currently at the editing-and-contracts stage, but you won’t have to wait … Continued

If censorship’s the answer, it’s a stupid question.

ATVOD, censorship, feminism, Pandora Blake, porn 7th June 2016 Other Things, Rantings

Censorship never is, never has been, about protecting the vulnerable. Censorship of sexual material, in particular, has always been far more about maintaining the existing power structure than making women’s lives safer, no matter how much ‘banning filth’ has been … Continued

New Release: Dirty Flash Fiction

bdsm, books, dark erotica, erotica, flash fiction, Kinky Brits, new release 2nd June 2016 New Books

One of the things we writers tend to do is collaborate. We form little groups and allegiances and participate in projects together, often for the fun of it as much as anything else. And sometimes, what we put together turns … Continued

Eroticon, Erotica and Porn

erotica, femdom, feminist porn, liberating, porn, sexy, spanking 27th May 2016 Musings, Rantings, Sex stuff, Slams, Uncategorised

If you’ve ever been to Eroticon, you’ll know it’s amazing*. It blew my mind the first time I went . I loved it just as much the second time I went, but, well, they do say that three times is … Continued

Lydia Millet: Yeah, good luck with that.

13th May 2016 Rantings, Uncategorised

Because luck is what you need, Lydia. (Tl;dr – failed ‘proper’ novelist announces intention of writing ‘porn’ to make a big pot of money.) Whether luck is what you deserve, what with your smug, thick, condescending attitude, I wouldn’t presume … Continued

Eroticon 2016 ARE YOU READY?

authors, EroticonLive, reading slam. event, tits 9th May 2016 Other Things, Slams 4 Comments

Less than a fortnight away is the event of the year for sex writers, erotica writers and sex bloggers. For those of you who have already got your tickets and made your plans, it will be fab to see you. … Continued