April is National Poetry Month, so I’m going to pretend that’s the reason I’ve lately been reading and posting a lot of poetry on my Tumblr. Actually it’s a happy coincidence. I’ve rediscovered poetry, as I do every few years, and this spring I’m making more of an effort to share about the books I […]
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(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....Episode 3 of Smutty Storytelling: Reading the Good, The Bad, and The Sexy
Is this the most awful sex writing 2017 can offer? Erotica writers and editors Betina and T.C. do a close reading of excerpts from The Literary Review’s “Bad Sex in Fiction Award”, featuring: bizarre word choice! Awful details! Strained metaphors! Painful dialogue! “Erotic” scenes that beg for psychoanalysis! And, most shocking of all…several pieces of sex […]
Continue Reading....Valentine’s Day Review: Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Vol 3
(Note: I received a free ebook of Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Vol 3 for my honest review.) The third volume of Best Women’s Erotica of the Year combines significant variety with several recurring themes that keep the book feeling cohesive. The ones that struck me included growing older, the use of paint (or body paint and […]
Continue Reading....Happy Real-Life stories of Femdom–now Free!
This has wound up going under my “free fiction” tag for organizing purposes, but Sharyn Ferns’ latest release is a nonfiction collection: “Joyful stories from dominant women and submissive men talking about how they found each other and what happened next.“ From newcomers to longtime bonds to marriages, these are real interviews from F/m participants who […]
Continue Reading....Episode 2 of Smutty Storytelling: Sex Languages
Sex Languages: Romance vs. Porn vs. Erotica in the Quest for Sexual Connection As recent events have made all too clear, our society is deprived of ways to communicate honestly about sex, desire, and consent. One potential source of language comes from the words that turn us on. In this episode, T.C. and Betina discuss […]
Continue Reading....Book sale alert: Red Velvet and Absinthe
Book alert: the Red Velvet and Absinthe anthology is currently on sale at 10% of its original price (99 cents instead of $9.99)! This anthology of Gothic erotic fiction is quite possibly the best book of erotica I’ve ever read. I’m not in it, but you might say it’s in me. Every piece is lush and dazzling, […]
Continue Reading....Last Days of the Lady Crayl Giveaway
If you’re looking for some historically-flavored kink between a dominant lady and her obedient knight, and a somewhat different take on “chivalry,” there are still 5 days left to enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Complete Lady Crayl before a winner is selected! Best of luck, and may the best reader win. (Here you can imagine […]
Continue Reading....Writing F/F
This is a a quick post taking inventory, inspired by the realization that “My Body is a Haunted House” looks like my first explicitly F/F story to be published. It’s not the first one I’ve written, though, nor the only one in the publishing pipeline; and it’s far from the only time I’ve explored my experience as […]
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