Other Things

Celebrating with Sonder & Beam at the Vagina Museum

community, party, sexuality, women 5th March 2020 Events, Other Things

As those who know me will know, I’m usually up for a night out. I first encountered the group then known as Scarlet Ladies a couple of years ago, having previously heard good things about them. Recently, they’ve had something … Continued

Finances, Fear and Failure.

authors, erotica, indie authors, money, writing 20th September 2019 Musings, Other Things

A recent piece by a writer who blew her book advances has sections of the internet in a predictable lather. Some people think she’s a silly, whiny bitch who should have had a good slap a few thousand dollars ago, … Continued

Kinky Sex Advice: approaching with caution

bdsm, books, bookselling, kinky, reading, writing 21st August 2019 Musings, Other Things

You can find plenty of horrendous kinky sex advice – and horrendous vanilla sex advice – online without even breaking a sweat. Quick and easy ways of detecting that the kinky sex advice you’re reading is not only a ridiculous … Continued

My name is Zak and I have Luggage Issues

author, bookselling, events 7th August 2019 Fairs and Markets, Other Things

… and they are getting worse. Way way WAY back, in the 90s, when the stock for markets consisted of about 40 copies of that month’s Forum magazine and maybe a handful of erotic novels out of the review cupboard, … Continued

The Seductive Appeal of the Series

authors, books, erotica, harem, series, stories 27th June 2019 Musings, Other Things

There’s any amount of How To Be A Writer advice out there which tells you to get yourself a series. Everyone loves a series, after all (even if the series creator only has one idea and is milking it beyond … Continued

Sex Work and Work in General

creative work, jobs, sex, sex work, writing 5th June 2019 Musings, Other Things

Another week, another silly article about sex work not being proper work… As usual, the author suggests that, if sex work was real work, kids would be taught the relevant skills in schools. Thing is, there are tons and tons … Continued

Milkshake F*ck – Erotic flash fiction

erotic fiction, erotica, fiction, genre fiction, kinky, politics 24th May 2019 New Books, Other Things, Sex stuff

***POST UPDATED 04-01-2020*** I wrote this story for a laugh – of sorts – back in the summer. As the weeks went by, the whole political mess began to prey on my mind more and more, so I wrote some … Continued

Now That’s What I Call Degrading

degradation, degrading, exploitation, Jeremy Kyle, media, porn, slut-shaming, television 22nd May 2019 Other Things, Rantings

degrading, shamed, sex-negative, exploitation

Off you fuck then, Jeremy Kyle, and kindly take the whole brood of vile, exploitative, prole-bashing ‘talk’ shows with you… There was a stage, in the mid-to-late 90s, where I was doing a fair bit of Being On Telly. Don’t … Continued

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

My Spanking Valentine: sweet treats and smacked bums

girl on girl, photoshoot, sexy, spanking, valentine 14th February 2019 Other Things, Sex stuff 1 Comments

spanking, valentine, valentine spanking, girl-girl, pictures

Valentine’s Day is one of those festivals I don’t particularly bother myself about, except from a business point of view: everyone who sells sexy, naughty or sex-related novelty-type gear knows that February is a good month to hustle, and to … Continued