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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

Kinkfest 2019: a (nother) weekend of kinkyf*ckery

bdsm, discussion, event, kinky, party 13th August 2019 Events, Musings

When I say (as I did to a few of the new friends I was making) that the weekend just gone by was my first Kinkfest, I’m not lying. But nor am I telling the whole truth. It was my … 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

Research, Questions and Rewards

British kink, fetish scene, kinky, research, UK BDSM 25th April 2019 Musings, New Books

Pretty much anyone who works in any kind of creative industry is aware that a lot of juggling and fretting goes on over what is payable and what should be done or given, if not for free, for something other … Continued

Are You Feeling Festive Yet?

books, bookselling, erotic fiction. writers. writing, erotica, fetish, kinky, politics, porn 19th December 2018 Fairs and Markets, Musings, Other Things

You’d think the festive season is prime time for traders everywhere, but one thing I have noted throughout my years of selling kinky books and bits and bobs is that December is often one of the less good months at … Continued

Call for Submissions: Rule 34 Vol 2

anthology, authors, erotic fiction, erotic fiction. writers. writing, fetish, kink, kinky 2nd July 2018 New Books, Other Things

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

Flashbacks and Photographs and the Good Old Days

fetish club, kinky, magazines, photography 11th February 2018 Events, Musings

Someone recently expressed an interest in buying some of my vast collection of Forum back issues, so I spent part of an afternoon excavating the back mountain of the office to see what I actually had in there. Of course, … Continued

New Release: Dancing With Myself

erotic fiction. writers. writing, erotic romance, fiction, kinky, new book, new release, sexy, stories 22nd January 2018 New Books

The latest release from Sexy Little Pages is dedicated to self-pleasuring. Edited by Jillian Boyd, there are nine different stories on the theme of solo sex. Here’s the info… Nine sizzling, sexy stories of self-love and self-discovery, edited by (and … Continued

New Release: The Big Book of Submission 2

anthology, bdsm, erotica, fiction, kinky, new book 9th January 2018 New Books

A serious treat is in store for all you lovers of erotic power exchange, control and surrender. The second Big Book of Submission is out now… Whether you’re simply curious about submission or regularly revel in the delights of BDSM, these sixty-nine erotic … Continued

Rule 34 Call: Get Your Weird Kink On

bizarre, book, erotica, extreme sex, fetish, fiction, kinky, sex, strange, weird, writing 10th January 2017 New Books, Sex stuff

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Previous inspirations for anthologies have generally come out of conversations with other authors – or readers – either online or down the pub somewhere. Rule 34 was inspired by a workshop I put together for Smut Manchester at the end … Continued