writing

Hold the handcuffs! Personal turn-offs

bizarre, kinky, taboo, turn-off, unusual fetishes, writing 25th October 2016 Musings, Other Things

Have had one or two discussions about turn-offs this week, and it’s only Tuesday. It’s certainly true that everyone’s got a few things that make them go ‘Eww’ and put them right off continuing, whether that’s with reading a sexy … Continued

Bad Business: How to Shoot Yourself In the Dick

asshats, business, exposure, rip-off, sex bloggers, start up, writing 7th October 2016 Rantings, Sex stuff 4 Comments

As business models go, ‘getting established, successful people to work for you without paying them’ probably sounds like a wonderful idea. ‘Getting lots of people to work for you without paying them very much, or guaranteeing them any employment rights’, … Continued

LOOKING SEXY, FEELING SEXY, WRITING SEXY

appearance, authors, desirability, sexy, writing 29th February 2016 Musings, Other Things

There are those two equal and opposite tropes of the erotic writer, particularly the female erotic writer: we are either sexy – too sexy, almost – or we are sexless, in amusing contrast to our written work. A lot of … Continued

VIOWER EXCRETION ADVISED: fanfic, fighting, fantasy and fun

EL James, erotica, fanfic, plagiarism, tropes, writing 20th February 2016 Musings, Other Things

Fanfic is in the news again, as an offshoot of the curious court battle between fantasy authors Cassandra Clare and Sherrilyn Kenyon over who has the right to a certain set of tropes. Clare, it is said, is getting an … Continued