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Sadly – particularly sadly, as it’s on a theme you might have noted is fairly close to my, er, heart – I’m not going to be attending Smut Restrained in the flesh. Still, I’m happy to join in the online … Continued
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Move Over Menopause: an evening at Sh!
It’s always a good feeling when you realise that the thing you were thinking is the same thing a lot of other people have been thinking, and the idea that older women can still be sexual, still be playful, still … Continued
Don’t stop writing. Now more than ever.
Don’t stop writing. Don’t you dare stop. Don’t feel that writing about sex and romance and lust and love is too trivial a pursuit, today. Love and lust and romance and sex are some of the greatest things we have … Continued
First they’ll come for the female ejaculators…
Yeah, I know, everyone gives a hat-tip to Martin Niemoller at times like this, but his point remains valid whatever the subject matter. If you think that an alarming, poorly-formatted proposal for a new law is acceptable if it’s only … Continued
Stop digging: the doxxing of authors is always wrong
The doxxing of Elena Ferrante is distressing, and infuriating, and worrying, whether you are a fan of her work or had never heard of her prior to this. The fact that she is a ‘respectable’ literary novelist rather than an … Continued
Silver Desire is here!
Our fabulous anthology of stories about older women having and enjoying sex,SIlver Desire, is finally available, so we have been celebrating very thoroughly indeed.We started with a launch at Sh! in Hoxton Square on Friday, with anthology contributors Zak Jane … Continued
MAEG16: The Lowdown
First of all, obviously, tons of thanks, flowers, good wishes and virtual wine to Scarlett Flame for all the work she put in to organising Manchester Author Event and Gig (#MAEG16). I had a really gorgeous, fun-filled day: making new … Continued
What are you wearing? The writer’s wardrobe
‘What are you wearing?’ It’s never been my favourite question. I associated it, for a long time, with the most tedious of the various clients I encountered when doing phone sex work or the even less thrilling text sex work, … Continued
Erotic Writing For The Win! Vote now!
We all need little flashes of joy in life – yes, quite possibly, this summer more than ever. So this post is going to be about winning, about awards, about what looks like a small but genuine upturn in the … Continued
People, now what do we do?
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