I have always known what shape I wanted my life to take, but I didn't always know what it was called. Like a hazy view of the distance that's slowly coming into focus as you move closer. Sometimes I knew it because I was clear about what I wanted, but other times I knew it... Continue Reading →
Everywhere we look these days, we're confronted by references to sex in some shape or form. Advertising billboards feature hot young things in suggestive poses with lascivious expressions on their faces, and so much music is still about sex and desire that it seems like it should be a normal thing to want. It might... Continue Reading →
It's been a week since I was standing up in front of a room full of friendly people in Camden, London, giving a talk about the history of the bra. This time it wasn't a fashion conference though, as I was back at Eroticon, the conference for sex bloggers, erotica writers and other erotic creatives.... Continue Reading →
The winners of the Sexual Freedom Awards were announced last night - including the wonderful Summer House Weekend, Mistress Tytania and Pandora Blake - which got me thinking back to when I was nominated in the Writer category of its previous incarnation, the Erotic Awards. A lot has changed in my life since then, and... Continue Reading →
Back in September 2014, I placed an order for the the first issue of a new erotic magazine for women called Quite Frankly. Aspiring to promote an honest, intelligent and open exploration of female sexuality, this luxurious publication was certainly made to be poured over rather than quickly consumed. If hot and well written sex... Continue Reading →
For all the women who love reading and women who love writing, there is a wonderful organisation called For Books' Sake which aims to champion female writers, challenging inequality and empowering women and girls of all backgrounds to tell their stories and have their voices heard. You may have heard of them already. Perhaps you've... Continue Reading →
The winners of the Ann Summers Erotic Fiction Writing Competition were announced back in February and I'm a really bad blogger for not sharing them with you sooner. The judging panel were inundated with entries from across the globe and received over 400 stories that shared an array of fantasies, experiences and sexual role play.... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to a attend a small event to "discuss women's sexual wellbeing in today's culture and the myths associated with this subject". It's an interesting topic and one which I could debate on for hours when I have an appropriate space filled with interested people, so I said... Continue Reading →
So, the infamous film of the infamous book is now showing at UK cinemas and there can't be a single person over the age of consent who has't noticed. Everyone's talking about how the lead actors didn't get along and hated being in the film, the author and director disagreed, the trailer was terrible, and... Continue Reading →
Now here's an interesting way to start 2015. Adult brand Ann Summers have launched their first ever erotic fiction writing competition. As their mission is theme is 'to make women feel sexy, fearless and confident' they have decided on a theme that will help inspire that and so they'd like to read your stories that... Continue Reading →