Events

Brace yourselves, it’s almost time for Eroticon 2019

#eroticon, conference, event, writers, writing 28th February 2019 Events, Other Things 3 Comments

dicewriting, book, authors, self-help, writing tuition, writing

And they are letting me loose on the attendees (again). It’s actually going to be my sixth Eroticon, and I’m looking forward to it every bit as much as I did all the previous ones. (Well, without the sweaty-palmed nervousness … Continued

Musings from Manchester – and London

books, bookselling, erotica, fetish fair, Manchester 7th August 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets

Last weekend I made my third visit to the Manchester Author Event. For quite a bit of this year I have been trying to prove to myself that I am not, in fact, Getting On A Bit and am still … Continued

Events and Expectations and Etiquette

bookselling, customers, erotica, etiquette, events, trading 21st July 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets

Can’t blame it all on the football, much as I might like to. (I am completely unmoved by sport of any kind, but I have an active dislike of men’s football, especially large multinational competitions of men’s football, and everything … Continued

A Study In Scarlet

#scarletladies, erotica, sex-positive, women 17th May 2018 Events, Sex stuff

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

Shenanigans All Weekend

authors, books, erotic books, fetish fair, market 16th April 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets

books, bookselling, erotica, Zak Jane Keir

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

Smut Slam in London: Our Lives Are Awesome!

entertainment, sex talk, sexy stories, Smut Slam 30th March 2018 Events, Sex stuff

Around this time last year, I was invited to be a judge at a Smut Slam in Windsor. I’d heard of the events, but never been before, so hadn’t known what to expect, but I still had a fab time. … Continued

Eroticon 2018: t-shirts and snowflakes and mugs and oh, my!

authors, erotica, Eroticon 2018, festival, sex blogging, sexy, writing 20th March 2018 Events 3 Comments

Well, the haul this year includes three mugs, two t-shirts, and a wonderful woolly hat courtesy of Doxy, who probably ought to have a special prize for picking the most unexpectedly useful promo item, given the weather we had. Yeah, … Continued

Eroticon 2018 Meet & Greet

#eroticon, authors, conference, erotic fiction, sex blogging, sex writing 23rd February 2018 Events, Sex stuff 6 Comments

Zak Jane Keir, erotica writer, author, sex writer

Just about three weeks to go till this year’s Eroticon kicks off. It will be my fifth one, but I’m just as excited as I was the first time. Maybe more so, because now I know what I’m looking forward … Continued

Flashbacks and Photographs and the Good Old Days

fetish club, kinky, magazines, photography 11th February 2018 Events, Musings

Someone recently expressed an interest in buying some of my vast collection of Forum back issues, so I spent part of an afternoon excavating the back mountain of the office to see what I actually had in there. Of course, … Continued

2018: What’s Happening This Year

anthology, erotic fiction. writers. writing, erotic romance, fiction, genre fiction, kink, sexy, writers, writing 5th January 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets, Other Things

LAM books, bookselling, event, happening

Hangover cleared? Roughly. Tree put away? Do that tomorrow. Bloody January again… So it’s time to make a few plans for the coming year. It’s not so much a matter of resolutions (never could be arsed with those. I like … Continued