Cunning Linguists will collect 20 to 30 pieces of diverse, feminist, body-positive erotica exploring the seductive potential of: Literature— Reading a sexy story to yourself, or to a lover. Writing a sexy story for yourself, or for a lover, or for a friend. Reading a story that wasn’t intended to be sexy but, well, it […]
Continue Reading....Year: 2021
In which I talk about ebook pricing
Opening announcement related to the subject of this post: Smashwords’s annual Read an Ebook sale runs March 7-March 13, 2021. You can check out all the books included in the sale here. And you can check out which of my books are available here–including several that are free this week. You’ll note that no New […]
Continue Reading....(Bad?) Sex in Fiction goes Unrewarded
I write this post with a heavy heart. The Literary Review reports that its would-be judges of the Bad Sex in Fiction Award 2020 have decided, after difficult deliberation, to cancel the prize for this year. Their rationale: “The judges felt that the public had been subjected to too many bad things this year to justify […]
Continue Reading....Why your story was rejected: Tales from the slush pile
Just over year ago, the New Smut Project opened to submissions for Erato. We had room to publish pieces from up to 50 authors. We received submissions from over 300. Stories we accepted including science-fiction prose poetry about a polyamorous triad on a diplomatic mission, a kinky story written entirely in dialogue, hilarious historical fiction, […]
Continue Reading....2020 is hindsight (a year-end review)
Okay, so it ended almost a month ago–can you blame me for taking several weeks to summon the necessary courage to anthologize last year? Ultimately, the thing I wrote in 2020 that most encapsulates the year is probably my girlfriend’s eulogy. At the same time, if you gave me the chance to relive 2020, I’d […]
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