Rantings

#copypastecris the latest self-published scammer

authors, erotic romance, erotica, plagiarism, scam 26th February 2019 Rantings

We know they’re out there, of course. People who want, not to write books, but to have written books. Latest lazy, greedy, dishonest twat to get caught out is one Cristiane Serruya who seems to have fucked up on an … Continued

Don’t Blame Porn For Misogyny – Blame History

history, misogyny, porn, sexuality, society 30th April 2018 Rantings

It seems to have been a comic called Marc Maron who came up with the term ‘unfuckable hate nerds’ to describe a particular sort of vile misogynist, and it’s a pretty good term. It’s entirely reasonable to be horrified by … Continued

Stupidity all around: N*zi Pugs F*** Off?

censorship, free speech, pug dog, stupidity 23rd March 2018 Rantings

There’s a fair bit of noise at the moment about the Guy Who Made His Pug A Nazi. At first glance, this seems like a weird and worrying story, to be sure. The video over which he has now been … Continued

The State Of The Reviewer’s Art

Amazon, book, rating, review, reviewer 18th December 2017 Rantings

The clusterfuck that is the current Zon review system was something I blogged about last year, though that was more about encouraging people to go ahead and leave a review of a book they loved – or hated. But there’s … Continued

#CatPerson: fiction, snobbery and morality

#catperson, erotica, stories, writers 16th December 2017 Rantings, Sex stuff

Once again, everyone’s suddenly making a fuss about a piece of fiction: Cat Person if you are the sort of person who doesn’t care for fiction but hates to be left out, I have some good news for you: it’s … Continued

You had ONE idea and…

#Darker, 50 Shades, erotica, idea, writing 4th December 2017 New Books, Rantings

Can you hear that collective howl of ‘OH FOR FUCK’S SAKE!’ yet? Apparently, EL James has put out a fifth 50 Shades book – this time, it’s the second part of the original trilogy, only written from Creepy Christian’s POV. … Continued

‘Witch hunts’, whiners, predators and prudes

consent, politics, predatory behaviour, sexuality, whiners 3rd November 2017 Other Things, Rantings, Sex stuff

It didn’t take long for the whiners to show up, but then I didn’t expect it to. Some of them whined about ‘witch hunts’ (not noticing, of course, the irony in using a term that referenced what is often regarded … Continued

#Ssos and why this community matters

#Ssos, censorship, erotica, media, Patreon, sexuality 28th October 2017 Rantings, Sex stuff 2 Comments

Ssos, sex-positive, erotica, adult industry

This week’s Big News for all of us whose work involves sex in any way is more of the same, depressing shit. First, Patreon, which was proving a good income generator for writers, artists, photographers, film-makers dealing with erotic/adult themes, … Continued

When Exposure IS What You Want

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

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

Dildos, Egos, and My Nude Picture.

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

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