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Inescapable Inspiration

Hey folks! I hope you're well and keeping warm. We're under snow here at the moment and have been for three days, but it looks to be cleared by the time we need to travel for Christmas. Fingers crossed that's the case!

I'm busy working on my serial story for eharlequin and hit the half way point yesterday. More news on that soon. While I'm busy with that, I thought I'd post an article about my recent publication, INESCAPABLE. This article is about the inspiration for the book, and was origina...

Happy Solstice!

Happy Solstice for today/tomorrow! More light from here on in. Hurrah!

BRAZEN BEHAVIOUR has released as a single novella today!

Quick announcement from me today, folks. This is shaping up to be one hectic week!

BRAZEN BEHAVIOUR is a Victorian set erotic romance novella. It was originally published as part of an anthology, BRITS IN TIME. It's published today as a single short novella over at Total-E-Bound. Here's the summary:

Miss Eleanor Argyle has modern aspirations for a Victorian lady. The daughter of an intrepid traveller, she's confident and rebellious. After her father's death, she refuses to be chaperoned by...

The Hottest Sex Books of 2009!

The ever lovely Alison Tyler emailed me last night to let me know some exciting news! My erotica anthology, UNLEASHED, made Violet Blue's Hottest Sex Books of 2009 list! I was amazed and honoured and giddy as a teenager when I saw it for myself!

I'm rubbing shoulder with big names in erotica, Sommer Mardsen, Alison Tyler, and Rachel Kramer Bussel, to name just a few. Such a thrill! Here's what Violet had to say about UNLEASHED:

10. Unleashed (Kindle Edition) by Saskia Walker.

I've followed UK ...

On the desk this week, and some reading recs

Hurrah, my tax paperwork is all done! I always dread doing my taxes because I'm not mathematically inclined. It never seems as bad as I expect once I get down to it. Normally I get the job done over the summer, but we had a stressful few months back then and it got pushed down the list. It does mean I'm now using the online reporting system, which is a step in the right direction. Madelynne Ellis extolled the virtues of doing it this way and I'm glad I am finally up to speed because she was r...

A new review, and a new short story!

THE RIGHT MEN FOR THE JOB has been reviewed by Night Owl and received 4/5 and some lovely comments from Kyraninse. Thank you Kyraninse!

This is a hot, steamy short that gives a good taste of just how good Saskia Walker can be. The entire story is tight, fast-paced, and yet definitely doesn't leave any loose ends hanging.

From the moment Astrid walks into Deacon and Vico's life, the stage is set -- within a few short pages the romance is going full throttle, Astrid's past is made clear, and...

Christmas crackers - win a book voucher at Total-E-Bound

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Women and porn: Violet Blue on Oprah

Are you interested in finding out more about what resonates for women in erotica and porn? Check out Violet Blue's appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show here.

Writing techniques - my experience of layering and dialogue

Over the last few days I've been working on an outline for my serial story. If you read a lot of author blogs you'll often find authors bemoaning the synopsis writing. Anything where we have to condense our opus/imagined opus into a few action-packed and (hopefully) winning lines can be daunting, understandably so! Yes, there was gnashing of teeth.

I got the serial story oultine done but it was with some trepidation that I sent it off -- and great delight that I had it approved! Yay!! So, it's...

Fictionwise sale

Quick heads up - there are great bargains to be had at Fictionwise at the mo. If you were looking to read any of my titles, they are all at either 45% off or 45 % rebate. It's a great sale. I've been stocking up on books I've had my eye on!