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Keepers of the Library #14

Keepers of the Library #14

Today we're going to talk about finding a partner, even if it's just for casual sex or erotic role play, and also our top 10-ish horror movies! Direct Download Here's our complete list of what horror movies we've recently loved in no particular order: Haunting /...

The Ways In Which We Write and Reach Out

The Ways In Which We Write and Reach Out

Normally we talk a lot about the typical sort of thing, us authors do enjoy talking about our for-sale books, and why wouldn’t we? That’s what puts the food on the table for many, that’s the substance of our dream before us: our physical (or at least e-physical) proof...

Censorship, the End of Erotica, A Hope?

Censorship, the End of Erotica, A Hope?

Despite our best efforts to play by Amazon’s rules (their rather unhelpful “about what you’d expect” rule that is) our publishing account was suspended this week. We watched in horror as our whole livelihood -- my full time job -- was threatened before our very eyes,...

The Perfect Ending

One of the comments that we’ve gotten about The Mistress is that people weren’t satisfied with the ending. For a long time, this really confused Joshua and myself. There may be spoilers here, so go buy the book, read it, return here and discuss with us J So, now that...

Stoic Characters

Stoic characters have always fascinated me. I’m a chronic oversharer and an all-around incredibly open person. My heart is on my sleeve, and I don’t hide my emotions very well. So these characters that can avoid the lure of truthfulness are really interesting to me....

Scifi Must Breed!

I really love Scifi fiction, especially when it’s paired with the popular ‘must breed!’ trope. I think it ties in with my desire to see this hang-up about sex and sexuality get abolished. I’m tired of monogamy being touted as the only way, despite being in a...

Lovecraftian Endings

As you should likely know by now, Joshua and myself are big fans of H.P. Lovecraft. His mastery of horror and suspense is astounding, especially as it has held up so well against the test of time. But what I like most about his books are his endings. I talked before...

Polygamy in Erotica and Erotic Romance

*Originally posted on OneHandedWriters, a blog for romance and erotica readers & authors.* I always thought that polygamy would be the lifestyle for me. When I was 16, I was friends with a woman on Livejournal. She was a sweet, if tortured, soul. Some said that...

Feelings

Feeling is very important to me. One of the greatest gifts I could possibly give to our readers and fans is emotion. Raw, honest, heartfelt emotion. After all, what more personal way can you reach out to someone than by tugging their heart strings? As a society we...

(Never) Judge a Book by Its Cover

Anjasa is an enigma. She seems to be one thing – a calm seductress, a gold digger. She should be a courtesan or a stripper, parting men from their hard earned money, but she’s left those things behind. Instead, she’s looking for fun. A good time. But even someone so...

Male Kinks and Fantasies

When Dreamers Wake was my baby. My present to Joshua after he plotted out a bunch of stories that played on my kinks and desires for stories. It was a lot of fun to plan the overall story arch, from the innocent beginnings with a random tryst to something so much...

Inspiration, Promotion and Creativity

*Originally posted on OneHandedWriters, a blog for romance and erotica readers & authors.* I have to admit. I love writing. I love exploring new characters that are so different from myself, and writing books that I want to read. But publishing, too, affords me a...

Banned Books – October 2013

Banned Books – October 2013

Hey, We just wanted to let you know that things have gotten rather serious with our vendors as Joshua wrote about the other day. Kobo has temporarily removed all of our books along with many other authors. Amazon has removed the Teenage Slut series from sale and we're...

Book Burning in the Digital Age

A crusade is reignited and a new witch hunt has begun. As the past has always indicated to us, yet again it’s the weak who shall suffer and the strong who proper, regardless of the intents of the morally indignatious. If you’re not aware, the media, abetted by a...

Making Readers Feel…

Making Readers Feel…

When I was younger, there was one song that I absolutely loved and identified with. It was actually from a movie, a Kevin Smith movie, no less. It was called “Alive” and was belted with such emotion by Joey Lauren Adams. The ballad is absolutely beautiful, I think,...

Weak Characters

Weak Characters

Some people think that Cassidy, the female lead from Bound as the World Burns is dumb. An airhead. I mean, the apocalypse is here, right? Why isn’t she out there, kicking some ass? And I just have to boggle at that mindset. The story is this: Cassidy is an 18 year old...

Love and Twisted Relationships

Love and Twisted Relationships

We’re junkies for twisted relationships. Dominant characters with murky intentions, who have secrets and hoard them away. Characters who are opportunistic but find with this one person, they can be themselves. Their true selves. I think that’s what we really managed...

What is Paranormal Romance?

What is Paranormal Romance?

It’s kind of strange to call The Warlord’s Concubine a Paranormal Romance. When I hear paranormal, I’m still thinking of ghosts and the occult. Of modern day Satanists and wiccans. Yet calling it a fantasy romance makes me think of, like, a vacation cruise where you...

How to Write Erotica

How to Write Erotica

When we were the keynote speakers for the Risque Sex Expo in May, one of our speeches was on how to write erotica. We really want to share with you what we think are our top tips for burgeoning fetishists. Some people think that writing erotica is easy – I mean, how...

Mystery in Books

Mystery in Books

One of the things I’ve always loved about books is mystery. Not the detective with the magnifying glass, but just things that are left unspoken. Before writing, reading has always been a chance to flex my creative muscles, and to help spin the web of stories that the...

What is Dark Erotica?

What is Dark Erotica?

What is dark erotica? Dark erotica is typically taboo erotica where the lines of consent or right and wrong become blurred. This might be because of a close, family relationship (daddy/daughter, brother/sister, mother/son, etc.) It might be because of lack of consent...

Dark Fantasy Erotica

Dark Fantasy Erotica

I sometimes have a really difficult time reading dark erotica in contemporary settings. It’s fairly popular (if you know what you’re looking for) to find kidnapping, and sexual slavery, and rape erotica. There’s a lot of absolutely fantastic authors like Skye Warren,...

Inspiration: The Warlord’s Concubine

Inspiration: The Warlord’s Concubine

One of the most common questions you get as an author is: where do you get your inspiration? It’s also one of the most complicated and yet simple questions to answer. Anywhere and everywhere, sums it up. Though that’s not particularly helpful or informative to...

Taboo Erotica

Taboo Erotica

I've been exploring my sexuality since I was a six year old girl, when I first stumbled upon my father's Playboys. The first thing I did when I got the Internet was start looking up pornography - specifically hentai, since I loved Sailor Moon at the time. I also read...

Bodice Rippers

Bodice Rippers

Forced seduction. Bodice Rippers. Blackmail. Coercion. Stalking. Dominance. Romance novels are filled with rape that isn't called rape. If she says no, and he keeps forcing her into sex, that's not forced seduction. That's rape. If he tells her that she has to have...

Eden Connor Interview

Eden Connor Interview

This weekend, I did an interview with Eden Connor about Paypal, Erotica, and Female Desires. Go check it out and say hello! She's also doing other interviews with readers and writers recently affected by the erotica ban like Sessha Batto and Remittance Girl.