COCKY COCKY COCKY… OI OI OI!
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, the ability of some people to make absolute cocks of themselves surprises you once again. I spent a nice weekend by the seaside, and it was only when I came back that … Continued
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Social Media and the indie author
So, apparently, ‘everybody’ is deleting their Facebook accounts. Nope. Not jumping on that bandwagon. It’s not even a new one. OK, as an Older Person, I have had a few issues with social media in general (when I first tried Twitter … Continued
2018: What’s Happening This Year
Hangover cleared? Roughly. Tree put away? Do that tomorrow. Bloody January again… So it’s time to make a few plans for the coming year. It’s not so much a matter of resolutions (never could be arsed with those. I like … Continued
#CatPerson: fiction, snobbery and morality
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
Manchester Author Event: Books and Boats And Bands and Buses
I wrote about the first MAEG last year – it was also my first ever author event. This time, I was better prepared – well, mostly. No one could have done anything about the bloody weather. And the trouble I … Continued
Book banning is never a good idea. Not ever.
Another dickhead’s got a lucrative book deal. Can we calm the fuck down? Yes, everyone who’s ever written for publication is used to the momentary flash of rage when someone stupid, obnoxious or famous for stuff other than writing, gets … 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
For The Very First Time, Once Again, With Prizes
In a fortnight’s time, I’ll be heading the to the Manchester Author Event. It’s the first one of these I have done, though I have done quite a lot of things, and it made me think a little about first … 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
SEX WRITERS AND THEIR KINKS
It’s probably true that people of all kinds have all kinds of kinks, and erotica writers are people, too (OK, there are one or two I have my doubts about.) As a veteran of the fetish scene as well as … Continued