Call for Submissions: Rule 34 Vol 2
The first Rule 34 came out last year, and it’s probably my favourite anthology of all the ones I have had a hand in. I wanted a collection of weird stories and niche kinks; I wanted writers to go as … Continued
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So Do You Judge A Book By Its Cover?
One of the perennial pieces of advice given to the self-publishing author is: spend some money on your cover. Don’t have a go with some Photoshop knock-off and FFS don’t do a drawing, scan it in and add the title … Continued
Shenanigans All Weekend
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
Eroticon 2018: t-shirts and snowflakes and mugs and oh, my!
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
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
Small Moments of Joy
You may be feeling that joy is in short supply at the moment, even as we move into the most officially joy-laden time of the year. But maybe that makes it even more important to recognise, or look for, or … Continued
Rejection: Coping and Not Being A Dick
No one likes being rejected. No shit, Sherlock. However kindly the rejection is worded, however reasonable the grounds for saying No might be, it’s always going to sting – a little or a lot. You offer something you think is … Continued
Hot Topics, Taboos and Self-Censorship
Is there anything you shouldn’t write about, when it comes to fiction? I made a quick trip to Chaptercon on Friday, to take part in one of the discussion panels, and the concept of taboos was something we touched on. … Continued
Smut Leeds: rope and dice and hugs
This was maybe my fifth or sixth Smut event, and it was as lovely as always. If you’re an erotica writer (newbie or veteran) they are well worth checking out: friendly, funny and interesting days where you can take part … Continued
NEWS: want to listen to us?
So… I have been hinting about this for a while on social media, but it’s getting a lot closer to becoming reality. Soon you will be able to listen to the latest Dirty Sexy Words stuff whenever/wherever you like. The … Continued