Thursday 25 October 2012

Friday Five: 26 October

Greatest discovery of the week:
My current work assignment is the easiest one I've had in a long, long time. Which is great, as it leaves me with a lot of writing time.

Most time-consuming thing I did this week:
Sort through all the stock photos I've bookmarked over the last few months, looking for appropriate cover images for my upcoming self-published release. I had to sift through hundreds of photos and file them in a manner which will make it easier for me to find them next time I need cover images. I now have about a dozen stock-photo folders (I'm resisting the urge to say 'binders') full of elegant women, slutty women, cuffed women, bigger women, women in schoolgirl uniforms, men in suits, topless men, fully clad couples, nearly naked couples, legs in stockings, vampires, and so on. It was good to make a systematic inventory, but God, did it take up a lot of valuable writing time.

Best book I read this week (mostly by dint of it being the only book I read this week):
One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern, a novel about a disgraced journalist who tries to redeem herself by embarking on an ambitious assignment left to her by her deceased mentor, which sees her talking to one hundred seemingly random people and trying to figure out why her mentor wanted her to write about them. A heart-warming and life-affirming story, it has romance, mystery, drama, plot twists and several larger-than-life characters, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it despite not being overly impressed with the author's writing style.

Weirdest thing I did this week:
Watch the first season of Blackadder. I've always loved the second, third and fourth seasons of the show, which revolve around the hyper-intelligent and cunning Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) and his incomparably stupid sidekick Baldrick (Tony Robinson). I only just got round to watching the first season, in which Blackadder is a very stupid prince and Baldrick his rather more intelligent retainer. I found it distinctly odd, and frankly somewhat disturbing, to see such familiar characters in such a role reversal. I did enjoy the show, but I much prefer the second, third and fourth seasons. It's amazing how vastly the show improved once Ben Elton came on board...

Most beautiful erotic photo of the week:
This one took my breath away. Seriously, how beautiful is that?

Blindfolded girl

And that's me done for another week...

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Get Them Now: Two Freebies!

Just so as you know, over the next few days you’ll be able to pick up two of my short stories (each over four thousand words) for free!



The first story is from the upcoming Xcite anthology Lipstick Lovers (scheduled for a 17 January release). It’s a story about a young woman, Lauren, who runs a successful corset shop. One day, she receives a request to close her shop for a private fitting for a celebrity client. The celebrity is award-winning singer Maisie James, who turns out to be as interested in Lauren as Lauren is in her. Soon the temperature in the fitting room is rising as Lauren gets to know every curve of Maisie’s famous body…

Xcite have just published a teaser for this anthology, a five-story collection named after my contribution, Corsetry for Beginners, which will be free between 24th and 28th October. I’m quite chuffed with my story, so if you’re in the mood for some hot woman-on-woman action, by all means get yourself a copy!



The second story is 'Tricked', in which a young sub called Brooke gets, well, tricked into accepting a caning. Brooke fears being caned as much as the next sub, but her devious dom, Stuart, finds a way to get her to accede to his request that she undergo a caning, anyway. A request involving his cock, which he knows she loves…

This story was written for the anthology Tops and Bottoms: Discipline Delights, which was released a little while ago. It's now been published, along with four other stories from Tops and Bottoms, as a mini-collection entitled Pink Cheeks and Chocolate, which you can buy on Amazon for a mere dollar. And between 27th and 31st October it will be free…

So pick up your freebies and enjoy! And if you like what you’re reading, please consider leaving a review on Amazon or the Xcite website.

Friday 19 October 2012

Best Bondage Erotica 2013 Available for Pre-Order

By now I’ve safely returned from New Zealand, where I had a great holiday. I’ve finished the gargantuan task of sifting through all my photos, and have just begun editing them. I may post a few pictures over the next few weeks. First, though, I have some publication news!



The Cleis anthology Best Bondage Erotica 2013, which features the first ever erotica story I wrote, 'The Longest Afternoon', is available for pre-order from Amazon. The book was edited by the redoubtable Rachel Kramer Bussel, and features 22 short stories by quite a few good authors. It will be available from Amazon from mid-November onwards, although Amazon currently says 13 December. If you’re in the US and are thinking of ordering the book, by all means have a look at the editor’s blog post, because she’s doing a book give-away – pre-order this book, get another one of hers for free. Worth looking into, I'd say!