New Books

Spines: a modern scam for wannabe authors.

scams, vanity publishing, wannabe authors 4th December 2024 New Books, Other Things 0 Comments

That’s all it is, you know. You should know, by now, what vanity publishing is (and know, of course, never to go anywhere near it) and Spines is such a blatantly obvious vanity-publishing scam that it’s surprising how many publishing-industry … Continued

My Foolish, Bestial, Brilliant Weekend

beasts, cosplay, folk traditions, new books, performance, roleplay 26th October 2024 Musings, New Books

The first time I described my social circle to someone as ‘mainly pagans, perverts and morris dancers‘ was about 20 years ago and, well, not much has changed. Just recently I went to have a bit of fun that involved … Continued

Upcoming book: Auto Erotica crowdfunder

crowdfunding, erotic art, erotic photography 29th April 2023 New Books

One of my top connections made last year was with Circa Press, some of whom’s magnificent erotic art books are available from Dirty Sexy Words right now. I have always liked having a selection of picture books, whether photographic or … Continued

New release and launch: London Burlesque

bufrleque, erotic art, erotic photography, new book 22nd February 2023 New Books

Book launches are always fun, and the launch party for London Burlesque: A Family Album was especially so, being held in a fascinating art space in Canning Town. I got invited along as I already stock some of the stunning books … Continued

Author self-own of the week

authors, self-own, self-promotion, vanity publishing 17th May 2022 New Books, Other Things

I suppose it was about time we had another author self-own. It has, after all, been six years since one last annoyed me to the extent of blogging about it. She, however, was more tiresome silly bitch than grifter, unlike … Continued

Tiptoeing into 2022

anthologies, erotica, fetish fairs, New Year, update 30th January 2022 Fairs and Markets, Musings, New Books

A whole month into a new year… so how does 2022 look so far? In the short term, at least, further mass house arrest and further harm to the event and hospitality industries – and all your favourite fetish markets … Continued

Pride and diversity and futures

diversity, new release, optimism, Pride 21st September 2021 New Books, Other Things 1 Comments

Last weekend, I took my kid to Milton Keynes Pride Festival, and we had a lovely time. Part of it was the joyous warmth that generally seems to fill the air at any kind of Pride event, even though the … Continued

The Joys Of Submissions

anthologies, stories, submissions, writing 18th February 2021 Musings, New Books, writing 1 Comments

Submissions as in stories sent to me, not submission as in me getting tied up and spanked or anything (calm down, the lot of you. I remain as much a dominant as ever, and whether that reassures or disappoints you … Continued

The trouble with ‘Kink’

anthologies, genre fiction, kink, literary erotica 11th February 2021 New Books, Rantings 1 Comments

The trouble with Kink, a new anthology edited by R O Kwon and Glenn Greenell, is not the trouble with kink, if you get what I mean. When a pal pointed me in the direction of this, um, announcement from … Continued

New Release: Erato Flash Fiction

anthology, diverse erotica, flash fiction, new release, sexy stories 6th November 2020 New Books 2 Comments

One of the more common criticisms of erotic fiction, usually coming from people who don’t read it, is that the stories are all the same. While this isn’t too much of a cause for concern due to the fact that … Continued