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February 16, 2010
M. King Interview
M. King writes predominantly for the His and His Kisses line, although she also has a short story – Whistlebait with Femerotica, and another – Filth, coming out with the TransFix line.
Bryn: You came to lyd with the Immortal Fire project… how did you get involved with that?
M King: Well, I was first approached by Nix Winter and Jaime Samms, who had the idea for a fantasy m/m anthology. It sounded great to me, especially as there are some pretty strong similarities in our writing styles. Nix ...
February 14, 2010
Melissa interviews Dawne!
As part of the Fantasy Chain Reaction inteview series (please do follow the link at the bottom) lyd author Melissa el Hajjar interviewed fellow lyd fantasy author Dawne Dominique.
Melissa: You write in many different genres. What's your favorite to write in and why?
Dawne: If someone would have asked me that question about four years ago, I would have said fantasy, hands down. After I had discovered Anne Rice in the 1980's, I tried my hand at writing several paranormal shorts, but as a writer y...
February 13, 2010
Red Tides of Desire
If you'd asked me a year ago, I'd have said that bleeding isn't sexy. It's messy, makes me self conscious, moody, heavy and not interested. Or at least, that had been my experience. It's a time a deep emotional awareness and fragility, but in a supportive, nurturing relationship with someone who understands, that ceases to be a problem, and becomes something interesting to explore.
I gather that for some women, menstruation is a time of heightened sexual interest. That swelling of breasts...
February 10, 2010
Dalia Craig Interview
Dalia Craig writes for the Femerotica line although she's also made a forray into m/m/f with 'Hold Me Tight'
Bryn: I gather you went all the way from Scotland to America for a book event last year. How did that work out?
Dalia: Last month actually.
It was a spur of the moment thing that actually started out as a bit of a joke…
When Cheri Crystal first publicized her Fresh Start reading at Bluestockings bookstore in New York I said something like "I would if I could but…" There's this small pond c...
February 6, 2010
Jean Roberta Interview
Author Jean Roberta
Jean Roberta came to lyd as part of the To Love and To Cherish project. So I didn't know much about her when we started the interview… she's a fascinating person…
Bryn: Hi Jean, I see from your column at http://www.erotica-readers.com that you write philisophical essays as well as erotica. Which did you embark on first, and is there common ground between the two?
Jean: I've had a very varied writing career! I've always loved writing rants, um, opinion pieces. I did...
February 2, 2010
Bluestockings Book Readings
Cheri Crystal
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 7 p.m. at Bluestockings Bookshop in NYC, Rachel Kramer Bussel, JD Glass and I heated up a frigid evening on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to a packed crowd.
The staff at Bluestockings were the most gracious hosts, the audience simply rocked, and reading with Rachel and JD was an awesome experience. I loved every minute of it and truly appreciate everyone who braved the cold, and the Atlantic flight, to come out and show their support. Here are...
January 2, 2010
Book Sale
November 10, 2009
Whistle Bait
I'm a big fan of M. King's writing, her work is elegant, emotive and delectable. Set in the 1950s, Whistle Bait follows the exploits of Betty Shaw as she runs from a date that really isn't working and runs straight into a woman! But, in the stifling Midwest of the 1950s, young ladies are not supposed to ditch their dates for other girls….
Betty Shaw’s best friend, Lois, is the type of girl Betty’s always envied—not that she wants to admit it. By turns flirtatious, controlling, and downright manipulative, when Lois drags her to a double date at the movies, Betty can’t say no, and she ends up in a whole world of humiliation. Yet, just as she thinks the night can’t get much worse, Betty meets Paula, and everything starts to change.
Excerpt:
Her shoes sank into the boggy ground, so much softer now than it had been when they arrived, and she knew Ricky must be getting out of his side, too, but she couldn’t see anything except the rain and the black-and-white ghosts of the movie flashing back off row after row of parked, wet cars. For a moment, Betty thought to go to where Hank’s Buick was parked and hammer on the window for Lois, but—like almost every other couple here tonight—she knew Lois probably wouldn’t even hear her, and besides, right now the thought couldn’t cut through Betty’s gut-deep fury. This was all Lois’ fault anyway, and she would never, ever forgive her.
Ricky was out of the car now, making his way toward her, his hand gliding along the hood as he used it to keep his balance. The rain slicked his skin, the silvered light of the screen flickering over him.
“Betty! Come here…don’t be stupid!”
A defiant, ragged noise—not quite a scream, not quite a cuss—broke from her mouth, and she ducked back between the rows of cars, running as fast as she could with the mud and puddles splashing up her legs, pulling her back down with every movement. Betty yelped at the feel of her garter belt snapping, one of the clasps giving way under the strain. She pushed on, past the oblivious shadows in the faceless cars, and she was vaguely aware of the blurred flash of neon that must have been the concessions stand, and that must mean she was close to the way out. Betty had no idea what she’d do or where she’d go once she did get out, but that didn’t seem to matter, because she was just running and running, and she barely noticed the figure she collided with until it was almost too late.
She hit at speed, and the other person cried out, and then before she knew what had happened, Betty had hit the ground, her ankle turning out awkwardly and her hand grazing painfully on a sharp stone. The shock of the impact winded her for a minute, and she sat there, dumb and blind, shallow breaths coming fast, high in her chest.
“Are you all right? Hello? Can you hear me?”
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November 4, 2009
Returning to fantasy
Alongside this I've written a whole heap of Copper Age fiction, which is destined for self publishing at amazon and on kindle, just as soon as Tom has the art done for me.
Watch this space for updates...
September 12, 2009
A cup full of tentacles
When I got into writing, I intended to be a novelist. I was going to write big serious books and change the world. Much to my surprise, I ended up writing erotic short stories most of the time, and that idea of doing something immportant slipped away. Arguably, that's part of the growing up process, becoming more realistic, and sensible. Then I met Tom, and he reminded me of how to dream, and believe, and why I wanted to be creating stories in the first place.
Today, the results of our collaberating are finally unleashed on the world. www.itisacircle.com - art, words, strangness. I'm very proud of it, and there's a lot more to come. Please do drop by and have a look. If you like what you see, then you might want to sign up for the newsletter - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/copperage
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