Rachel Kramer Bussel's Blog, page 78
February 9, 2014
Reposting my 3 calls for submissions - March 1 is around the corner
I'm deep in editing mode for these 3 anthologies and amazed as always by so many wonderful submissions. Please keep sending them, and bring your A game creativity, and note that these are probably the last calls I will issue in 2014. Each book will have work by authors I've never published before, so I hope that's some encouragement to those of you new to erotica or my books. The best thing you can do is follow the guidelines. I love authors that think outside the box (pun intended). Happy writing!
Call for Submissions: Female Fantasy Erotica, March 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
This collection of erotica will feature female protagonists living out their hottest fantasies. From vanilla to kinky, single to partnered, from 18 to elderly, I'm looking for stories of all sorts of women (transgender characters are also welcome) exploring new aspects of their sexuality. Stories must capture what about that particular fantasy for that particular character is so compelling and make it red-hot to work for this book, and authors are encouraged to be creative, daring and provocative with exploring the definition of fantasy and how it plays out for your character. All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No bestiality, scat or incest. No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to fantasyantho@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you’d like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: March 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I’ve been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at fantasyantho at gmail.com
Call for Submissions: Best Bondage Erotica 2015, March 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2015 will collect the best bondage erotica stories around, focusing on a range of techniques, implements, characters and scenarios, from newbies to seasoned bondage players and everything in between. Bondage should be a central focus of the erotic element of the story but the plot does not have to hinge on bondage. The final book will include stories focused on both the physical and mental aspects of bondage, from varying points of view. Bondage plus other sexual activity is welcome (spanking, tickling, exhibitionism, voyeurism, intercourse, oral sex, teasing, etc.). Original, unique, creative characters, settings, scenarios and forms of bondage are encouraged. As befitting the title, I’m looking for the best, hottest, most creative bondage erotica for this collection. All genders/sexual orientations welcome. No poetry.
Original stories strongly preferred, but reprints of work published (or slated to be published) between September 2013 and November 2014 will be considered but will be given lower priority than original work and author MUST include original publication information and retain reprint rights. All characters must be over 18; no incest or bestiality. Please see Best Bondage Erotica 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014 or my other kinky Cleis Press anthologies (Serving Him, Anything for You, Cheeky Spanking Stories, Bottoms Up, Spanked, Yes, Sir, Yes, Ma’am, He’s on Top, She’s on Top) for an idea of the kinds of stories I prefer. I will consider up to two stories per author.
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. DO NOT submit multiple versions of your story; submit ONLY your final, complete, edited version of the story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to bestbondage2015@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you’d like to be credited as. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: March 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I’ve been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at bestbondage2015 at gmail.com
Call for Submissions: Sex Toy Erotica anthology, April 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
Erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel is looking for your hottest sex toy erotica stories. Sex toys can include items such as vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, as well as items like handcuffs and other restraints, nipple clamps, paddles, cock rings, whips and canes, sex furniture, etc., but feel free to get as creative as you can with the definition of “sex toy” and its use in your stories. The story can focus on the sex toy or simply incorporate the use of a sex toy into the narrative. Sex toys should be given context and description, but shouldn’t read like catalog copy. Let the story you’re telling drive the detail used to convey exactly what the sex toy/s is/are and their purpose within the story.
The final book will contain a wide range of characters, scenarios, sexualities, locations, motivations and toys, from the types listed above that you’d find at a sex toy retailer, to everyday household objects, to fictional sex toys. The sky’s the limit! All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No bestiality, scat or incest. No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to sextoyantho@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you’d like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: April 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I’ve been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at sextoyantho at gmail.com
Call for Submissions: Female Fantasy Erotica, March 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
This collection of erotica will feature female protagonists living out their hottest fantasies. From vanilla to kinky, single to partnered, from 18 to elderly, I'm looking for stories of all sorts of women (transgender characters are also welcome) exploring new aspects of their sexuality. Stories must capture what about that particular fantasy for that particular character is so compelling and make it red-hot to work for this book, and authors are encouraged to be creative, daring and provocative with exploring the definition of fantasy and how it plays out for your character. All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No bestiality, scat or incest. No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to fantasyantho@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you’d like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: March 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I’ve been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at fantasyantho at gmail.com
Call for Submissions: Best Bondage Erotica 2015, March 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2015 will collect the best bondage erotica stories around, focusing on a range of techniques, implements, characters and scenarios, from newbies to seasoned bondage players and everything in between. Bondage should be a central focus of the erotic element of the story but the plot does not have to hinge on bondage. The final book will include stories focused on both the physical and mental aspects of bondage, from varying points of view. Bondage plus other sexual activity is welcome (spanking, tickling, exhibitionism, voyeurism, intercourse, oral sex, teasing, etc.). Original, unique, creative characters, settings, scenarios and forms of bondage are encouraged. As befitting the title, I’m looking for the best, hottest, most creative bondage erotica for this collection. All genders/sexual orientations welcome. No poetry.
Original stories strongly preferred, but reprints of work published (or slated to be published) between September 2013 and November 2014 will be considered but will be given lower priority than original work and author MUST include original publication information and retain reprint rights. All characters must be over 18; no incest or bestiality. Please see Best Bondage Erotica 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014 or my other kinky Cleis Press anthologies (Serving Him, Anything for You, Cheeky Spanking Stories, Bottoms Up, Spanked, Yes, Sir, Yes, Ma’am, He’s on Top, She’s on Top) for an idea of the kinds of stories I prefer. I will consider up to two stories per author.
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. DO NOT submit multiple versions of your story; submit ONLY your final, complete, edited version of the story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to bestbondage2015@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you’d like to be credited as. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: March 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I’ve been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at bestbondage2015 at gmail.com
Call for Submissions: Sex Toy Erotica anthology, April 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
Erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel is looking for your hottest sex toy erotica stories. Sex toys can include items such as vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, as well as items like handcuffs and other restraints, nipple clamps, paddles, cock rings, whips and canes, sex furniture, etc., but feel free to get as creative as you can with the definition of “sex toy” and its use in your stories. The story can focus on the sex toy or simply incorporate the use of a sex toy into the narrative. Sex toys should be given context and description, but shouldn’t read like catalog copy. Let the story you’re telling drive the detail used to convey exactly what the sex toy/s is/are and their purpose within the story.
The final book will contain a wide range of characters, scenarios, sexualities, locations, motivations and toys, from the types listed above that you’d find at a sex toy retailer, to everyday household objects, to fictional sex toys. The sky’s the limit! All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No bestiality, scat or incest. No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to sextoyantho@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you’d like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: April 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I’ve been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at sextoyantho at gmail.com
February 8, 2014
4 years of Best Bondage Erotica - buy 3 get 1 free from Cleis Press
Right now I'm in the midst of editing
Best Bondage Erotica 2015
(deadline for submissions is March 1st!) while promoting Best Bondage Erotica 2014, so I wanted to share these covers from the last 4 years of editing this kinky series. It's wonderful to see the continuity as well as the new creative twists authors put on. I know these books have years on them, which is part of the marketing of the series, and I see each year as December turns into January that the previous years sales die down. But if you like bondage, these are timeless stories. If you like femdom, I highly recommend Best Bondage Erotica 2012 (get a taste of all 21 stories with free excerpts here), if you like submissive women who want to be tied up, try Best Bondage Erotica 2011, if you want plenty of variety, they all have it, but especially the 2013 and 2014 editions - each year skews slightly differently in terms of recurring themes and ideas, but all of them are some of the most creative writing I've ever published, and the authors submitting to the 2015 edition up the ante.
I will ask that if you've liked any of these, any public support you can show for the books would be much appreciated and truly helps extend the reach of my little series--a Tweet, a review on Amazon or Bn.com or Goodreads, a mention on Facebook (you can tag the series). The bottom line is that the books have to sell well enough to warrant me continuing editing them, which I hope to do for a very long time, so every sale, every mention, every bit of good energy helps make that happen. I publish new authors in each book, and many of them have since gone on to publish lots more work and have great success, such as Shoshanna Evers. I love to see that happen and am thrilled to get to work with so many wonderful writers year after year. For a limited time (I believe through Valentine's Day), my publisher Cleis Press is having a buy 3 get 1 free sale if you use the code VAL14 and buy them directly from them, here are handy links: Best Bondage Erotica 2011 , Best Bondage Erotica 2012 , Best Bondage Erotica 2013 , Best Bondage Erotica 2014 .
Best Bondage Erotica 2011
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon.com
Kindle edition
Bn.com (Barnes & Noble)
Nook ebook edition
Books-a-Million
Powell's
IndieBound (find your local independent bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Audible audiobook
Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2012
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon
Kindle
Amazon UK print
Amazon UK Kindle
Barnes & Noble
Nook
Books-a-Million
Powell's
IndieBound (find your local independent bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2013
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon
Kindle edition (ebook)
Amazon UK paperback
Amazon UK Kindle ebook
Barnes & Noble
Nook (ebook)
Powells
Books-a-Million
IndieBound (search for your local indie bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Audible audiobook
Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2014
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon
Kindle edition
I will ask that if you've liked any of these, any public support you can show for the books would be much appreciated and truly helps extend the reach of my little series--a Tweet, a review on Amazon or Bn.com or Goodreads, a mention on Facebook (you can tag the series). The bottom line is that the books have to sell well enough to warrant me continuing editing them, which I hope to do for a very long time, so every sale, every mention, every bit of good energy helps make that happen. I publish new authors in each book, and many of them have since gone on to publish lots more work and have great success, such as Shoshanna Evers. I love to see that happen and am thrilled to get to work with so many wonderful writers year after year. For a limited time (I believe through Valentine's Day), my publisher Cleis Press is having a buy 3 get 1 free sale if you use the code VAL14 and buy them directly from them, here are handy links: Best Bondage Erotica 2011 , Best Bondage Erotica 2012 , Best Bondage Erotica 2013 , Best Bondage Erotica 2014 .
Best Bondage Erotica 2011
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon.com
Kindle edition
Bn.com (Barnes & Noble)
Nook ebook edition
Books-a-Million
Powell's
IndieBound (find your local independent bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Audible audiobook
Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2012
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon
Kindle
Amazon UK print
Amazon UK Kindle
Barnes & Noble
Nook
Books-a-Million
Powell's
IndieBound (find your local independent bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2013
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon
Kindle edition (ebook)
Amazon UK paperback
Amazon UK Kindle ebook
Barnes & Noble
Nook (ebook)
Powells
Books-a-Million
IndieBound (search for your local indie bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Audible audiobook
Cleis Press
Best Bondage Erotica 2014
rate/review on Goodreads
Buy from:
Amazon
Kindle edition
Amazon UK print
Amazon UK Kindle
Bn.com
Books-a-Million
Powell's
IndieBound (find your local independent bookstore) iTunes
Google Play
Cleis Press
February 5, 2014
3 books of spanking erotica, 63 sexy spanking stories, buy 3 get 1 free
While almost all my books are listed on my website, I wanted to highlight a few by category for those who are curious about a given topic or a fan of them.
Spanked: Red-Cheeked Erotica
is one of my favorite books and was the first book I made a book trailer for. It pushed me as an editor with my first age play story "Daddy's Girl" by Teresa Noelle Roberts, which I offer as an example of how to do age play in a way that is hot but also makes it crystal clear what the fantasy part of the action is. I love that within these volumes you'll find 63 stories of so much variety and naughty deliciousness as well as range of newcomers to seasoned spankers and spankees. There's playfulness and meanness, tradition and novelty. My own stories run the range from a pretty intense, searing crying in "The Depths of Despair" to a woman so determined to get spanked she buys "The Spanking Machine" to the bisexual nudist hotel tale "Marks." Spanking is a topic that welcomes all sorts of other delights alongside it. Bonus: order through Cleis Press and you can get a free book if you purchase before Valentine's Day when you buy these (or mix and match if you already have these): buy three books, get one free by using the discount code VAL14 at checkout. See all my available books at cleispress.com (scroll down for full selection).
Spanked: Red-Cheeked Erotica - click here to find out more and watch the book trailer
Buy Spanked:
Amazon
Kindle
Bn.com
Nook
Powell's
Audible audio version
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
Bottoms Up: Spanking Good Stories - click here to read the introduction and table of contents
Amazon
Kindle
Bn.com
Nook
Powell's
Audible audio version
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
click here to read the introduction and table of contents
Amazon
Kindle edition (ebook)
Barnes & Noble
Nook (ebook)
Powells
Books-a-Million
IndieBound (search for your local indie bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
Spanked: Red-Cheeked Erotica - click here to find out more and watch the book trailer
Buy Spanked:
Amazon
Kindle
Bn.com
Nook
Powell's
Audible audio version
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
Bottoms Up: Spanking Good Stories - click here to read the introduction and table of contents
Amazon
Kindle
Bn.com
Nook
Powell's
Audible audio version
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
click here to read the introduction and table of contents
Amazon
Kindle edition (ebook)
Barnes & Noble
Nook (ebook)
Powells
Books-a-Million
IndieBound (search for your local indie bookstore)
iBooks
Google Play
Cleis Press
February 3, 2014
Sex toys, sex toys, sex toys!
If you like sex toys, you may like my ebook anthology Instruments of Pleasure: Sex Toy Erotica, for sale for $3.99 on Kindle, $5.49 on Nook, $4.61 on Google Play and $3.99 on iBooks. Want to get your own sex toy erotica published? See below for my anthology call for submissions with an April 1 deadline (all my anthology calls can be found at my website). 
And the table of contents:
Like This Rachel Kramer Bussel
The London O Justine Elyot
Princess Elizabeth Coldwell
Strapped KD Grace
The Apiary Megan Butcher
Undercover Kink Louisa Harte
The Inner Vixen Saska Walker
A Girl, Two Guys, and a Sex Toy Kristina Wright
Getting It Right Teresa Noelle Roberts
The Spanking Machine by Rachel Kramer Bussel
Call for Submissions: Sex Toy Erotica anthology, April 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
Erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel is looking for your hottest sex toy erotica stories. Sex toys can include items such as vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, as well as items like handcuffs and other restraints, nipple clamps, paddles, cock rings, whips and canes, sex furniture, etc., but feel free to get as creative as you can with the definition of "sex toy" and its use in your stories. The story can focus on the sex toy or simply incorporate the use of a sex toy into the narrative. Sex toys should be given context and description, but shouldn't read like catalog copy. Let the story you're telling drive the detail used to convey exactly what the sex toy/s is/are and their purpose within the story.
The final book will contain a wide range of characters, scenarios, sexualities, locations, motivations and toys, from the types listed above that you'd find at a sex toy retailer, to everyday household objects, to fictional sex toys. The sky's the limit! All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No bestiality, scat or incest. No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to sextoyantho@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you'd like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: April 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I've been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at sextoyantho@gmail.com
I can't think of a better way to add more fun to sex than sex toys—after all, the word "toy" is right there, and today's sex toys come in all sorts of playful designs, from Hello Kitty vibrators to sparkly harnesses, light smackers to heavy paddles. Whatever you can dream of, you can probably find—or make your own!
The very special stories in Instruments of Pleasure highlight the many ways we use sex toys to make our fantasies come true. Sometimes, there's a lesson involved, such as "Like This," where a woman uses what many consider the "Cadillac of vibrators," the ultra-powerful plug-in vibe Hitachi Magic Wand (or "electric miracle," in the story), to show her lover exactly what she does when she's alone. For others, toys are part of BDSM play, especially spanking, and you can read about the intense strokes of a cane in "Getting It Right" and the power of "The Spanking Machine." The dildo in "A Girl, Two Guys, and a Sex Toy" almost makes it a foursome, while in "The London O," using a pair of remote controlled panties with a built-in vibrator in public brings new heights to the thrill of sightseeing. In "Strapped" and "The Inner Vixen," women take charge, using a strap-on dildo and harness and a whip, respectively, exulting in the power they hold, and the delight their partner gets in being on the receiving end. Other times, rather than adding sensation, we take away a sense, such as the use of a blindfold in "Princess." Without being able to see, the heroine can simply feel. In "The Apiary," there are multiple toys, including a collar and chains, but the main "toy" is a chair, a piece of furniture that can be surprisingly erotic, if you use your imagination.
I hope these stories serve as their own kind of sex toy for you, and inspire you to break out your favorite toy, or perhaps discover a new one. You can never have too many sex toys, or have too much fun with them!
And the table of contents:
Like This Rachel Kramer Bussel
The London O Justine Elyot
Princess Elizabeth Coldwell
Strapped KD Grace
The Apiary Megan Butcher
Undercover Kink Louisa Harte
The Inner Vixen Saska Walker
A Girl, Two Guys, and a Sex Toy Kristina Wright
Getting It Right Teresa Noelle Roberts
The Spanking Machine by Rachel Kramer Bussel
Call for Submissions: Sex Toy Erotica anthology, April 1 deadline
To be published by Cleis Press
Erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel is looking for your hottest sex toy erotica stories. Sex toys can include items such as vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, as well as items like handcuffs and other restraints, nipple clamps, paddles, cock rings, whips and canes, sex furniture, etc., but feel free to get as creative as you can with the definition of "sex toy" and its use in your stories. The story can focus on the sex toy or simply incorporate the use of a sex toy into the narrative. Sex toys should be given context and description, but shouldn't read like catalog copy. Let the story you're telling drive the detail used to convey exactly what the sex toy/s is/are and their purpose within the story.
The final book will contain a wide range of characters, scenarios, sexualities, locations, motivations and toys, from the types listed above that you'd find at a sex toy retailer, to everyday household objects, to fictional sex toys. The sky's the limit! All characters should be over 18. No nonconsensual scenes. No bestiality, scat or incest. No poetry. Please see my anthologies Orgasmic, Women in Lust, and Fast Girls for examples of the kinds of stories I'm looking for. Unpublished stories only (this includes blogs and websites).
How to submit: Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12 point black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, not .docx) OR RTF of 1,500-4,000 word story. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. Only submit your final, best version of the story you are submitting. Do not send multiple versions of the same story. Include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to sextoyantho@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name as well as your pseudonym and make it clear which one you'd like to be credited as. For the smoothest editorial process, please double check that the byline you are using with your submission is the byline you'd want published. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours. I will get back to you by September 2014. I cannot give any feedback on rejected submissions.
Payment: $50 and 2 copies of the book on publication
Deadline: April 1, 2014 (earlier submissions strongly encouraged)
NOTE: I've been seeing numerous recent submissions that do not conform to my guidelines. They are there for a reason. Please read and follow them. If you have any questions, please contact me at sextoyantho@gmail.com
February 2, 2014
5 reasons I'm excited to do the 21 Day Financial Fast
Due to my new non-book-income life, I am scrambling to continue my freelance work, find a part-time or full-time job and save money/spend less. In the long term, I hope that will involve moving away from my cool but expensive town to somewhere where we can instantly cut our rent and living costs by half, but that will have to wait until next year. For now, I need to reorient myself to the fact that the book income I'd come to rely on is gone. So that's why I was excited to read about Michelle Singletary's 21 Day Financial Fast. I plan to do it from February 6-27. I would start sooner but I agreed to go into New York ($29.50 right there, plus $5 in subway costs) on Tuesday to be interviewed for a podcast. Whether that's a smart business decision or yet another wasteful one, I am not going to think about right now. Instead, here are 10 reasons I'm excited to do this fast:
1. My bank account will stay the same or go up - I check my online statement daily to make sure there's been no fraud and keep track of my spending. I find I've often forgotten I spent money, whether online or in stores. Maybe it's a few dollars at the delicious new French bakery or $25 at Rite Aid or buying new pens at Staples. When I'm in New York, it's often food. Sometimes it's impulse splurges at Amazon. So the idea that my account will either remain the same, or go up (I get a few payments for work via direct deposit) is exciting. It will help me budget better so I know that any money coming in will be money that I have available to me.
2. I will save time by not looking to buy things. Maybe I'll browse, but in general I only shop or browse when I plan to buy something. So the time I might have spent doing that I can devote to finding work and completing assignments.
3. It makes saying no so much easier. Forcing myself not to spend money means saying no to things like trivia, which I was planning to attend on Tuesday, easier. I've already cut back almost entirely on going out, and had decided for 2014 that I would only allow myself trips into New York for work or travel purposes, but this makes it even easier. There are some things that are prepaid, like my Playwrights Horizons tickets, so I am going to figure out how to maximize a single day trip when I do go see Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss, the entire reason I joined.
4. An all or nothing plan for an all or nothing girl. I suck at moderation. The very idea just triggers something in me that wants to rebel. I'm good at excess or abstinence, in almost every situation where one can make those choices. So the absoluteness of a fast makes sense to my mind.
5. The satisfaction of knowing I could do it. I will at some point have to pay bills and chip in for groceries and other basics, but I'm trying to wean myself off the toxic cycle of waiting "until the next royalty check," because as I just learned, there's nothing to expect. Those days were fun and a thrill and a blessing, but they are over. So now it's time to push myself to pursue every pitch, every lead, every possibility, while also digging up interview clothes (I'm pretty sure I tossed all my suits when I moved, if they weren't gone already) and refashioning my life. I want to prove to myself I can do it. One of the biggest blows has been the change in where I thought my year was going. I had been hoping to visit one of my oldest friends in Seoul. I'd been hoping to maybe try to get pregnant. I can't/won't do those things without money, which right now is all going toward basic bills, with a lot of math to make it all work out on time, but this also means that I have to clarify my goals. If I still want to try to make those things happen, it can't be about the short term, but the long term. I don't have the cash to put in the envelope I was planning to mark "Seoul" but I can do my best to be in a position to start that savings when the funds do become available, which could be in 3 months or 6 months or 3 years. Do I want to blow $29.50 on yet another trip to New York for no good reason? No. I'd rather save that for traveling somewhere I've never been before, or use it to pay off debts. While it's great to live somewhere "close to New York," there's little value in living somewhere "cool" if you can't afford to go anywhere, or if all you do is stay home and watch TV. I'm more convinced than ever that next year will be an opportunity to find the best home possible for the best value. Some of that is not my decision to make, but in the next year I plan to research the cities I want to live in and see how they might be feasible.
Bonus: taking an extreme but pro-active step like this makes me feel like I'm part of the solution, not part of the problem. It's easy for me to have a million regrets--why did I move to a pricey town and apartment? Why did I travel to all those conferences last year instead of staying home and writing? Why did I buy X or Y? But that kind of thinking will get me absolutely nowhere unless I use it to power my present decisions. After the fast, I will have to figure out how to allocate the money that is coming in in a responsible way. I have a lot of fuckups and regrets, not just in the last year, though some of those are front and center before me at this time of year, but only by not repeating those mistakes can I move into a better future. I will admit that I had a good cry when I opened that sad royalty statement, because though I thought I'd prepared myself for the "worst," I hadn't even begun to conceptualize what the worst could be. As I've learned from a life of epic mistake after epic mistake, though, so often the worst case scenario is actually a blessing in disguise, because you no longer fear rock bottom, because you've lived it. That fear that was occupying an increasing amount of brain space vanishes and you simply live in the here and now and revise and readjust and start over.
Does it suck to work hard on products that don't sell? Of course. But don't tons of businesses fail every day? And I'm pretty sure the smart businesspeople don't crawl into a hole and admit defeat. They cut their losses, and find new products to sell. Or they find a new career. I'm trying to do both. I cried because I thought I was my product. I put too many of my literary eggs in one basket. Now I'm accepting that it's the end of an era and moving on. I'm going to become financially self-sufficient without the books, but also without thinking they are worthless nothings. I put time into them and cared about them and did my best. They are what they are, whether anyone buys them or not. If they wind up bringing me some income in the future, great. If, as is much more likely, they don't, that just means their time has come and gone and my true job as a writer/editor lies elsewhere. Regrets are easy, but accepting the things I cannot change is harder yet smarter. That's who I want to be in 2014: someone who works harder and smarter, not someone who simply gives up. I've been the latter so often that it became ingrained in me that that's who I am: the girl who gives up. Already, before I've ever started this Financial Fast, I know that by committing to it, I'm committing to not giving up. And that is truly priceless.
1. My bank account will stay the same or go up - I check my online statement daily to make sure there's been no fraud and keep track of my spending. I find I've often forgotten I spent money, whether online or in stores. Maybe it's a few dollars at the delicious new French bakery or $25 at Rite Aid or buying new pens at Staples. When I'm in New York, it's often food. Sometimes it's impulse splurges at Amazon. So the idea that my account will either remain the same, or go up (I get a few payments for work via direct deposit) is exciting. It will help me budget better so I know that any money coming in will be money that I have available to me.
2. I will save time by not looking to buy things. Maybe I'll browse, but in general I only shop or browse when I plan to buy something. So the time I might have spent doing that I can devote to finding work and completing assignments.
3. It makes saying no so much easier. Forcing myself not to spend money means saying no to things like trivia, which I was planning to attend on Tuesday, easier. I've already cut back almost entirely on going out, and had decided for 2014 that I would only allow myself trips into New York for work or travel purposes, but this makes it even easier. There are some things that are prepaid, like my Playwrights Horizons tickets, so I am going to figure out how to maximize a single day trip when I do go see Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss, the entire reason I joined.
4. An all or nothing plan for an all or nothing girl. I suck at moderation. The very idea just triggers something in me that wants to rebel. I'm good at excess or abstinence, in almost every situation where one can make those choices. So the absoluteness of a fast makes sense to my mind.
5. The satisfaction of knowing I could do it. I will at some point have to pay bills and chip in for groceries and other basics, but I'm trying to wean myself off the toxic cycle of waiting "until the next royalty check," because as I just learned, there's nothing to expect. Those days were fun and a thrill and a blessing, but they are over. So now it's time to push myself to pursue every pitch, every lead, every possibility, while also digging up interview clothes (I'm pretty sure I tossed all my suits when I moved, if they weren't gone already) and refashioning my life. I want to prove to myself I can do it. One of the biggest blows has been the change in where I thought my year was going. I had been hoping to visit one of my oldest friends in Seoul. I'd been hoping to maybe try to get pregnant. I can't/won't do those things without money, which right now is all going toward basic bills, with a lot of math to make it all work out on time, but this also means that I have to clarify my goals. If I still want to try to make those things happen, it can't be about the short term, but the long term. I don't have the cash to put in the envelope I was planning to mark "Seoul" but I can do my best to be in a position to start that savings when the funds do become available, which could be in 3 months or 6 months or 3 years. Do I want to blow $29.50 on yet another trip to New York for no good reason? No. I'd rather save that for traveling somewhere I've never been before, or use it to pay off debts. While it's great to live somewhere "close to New York," there's little value in living somewhere "cool" if you can't afford to go anywhere, or if all you do is stay home and watch TV. I'm more convinced than ever that next year will be an opportunity to find the best home possible for the best value. Some of that is not my decision to make, but in the next year I plan to research the cities I want to live in and see how they might be feasible.
Bonus: taking an extreme but pro-active step like this makes me feel like I'm part of the solution, not part of the problem. It's easy for me to have a million regrets--why did I move to a pricey town and apartment? Why did I travel to all those conferences last year instead of staying home and writing? Why did I buy X or Y? But that kind of thinking will get me absolutely nowhere unless I use it to power my present decisions. After the fast, I will have to figure out how to allocate the money that is coming in in a responsible way. I have a lot of fuckups and regrets, not just in the last year, though some of those are front and center before me at this time of year, but only by not repeating those mistakes can I move into a better future. I will admit that I had a good cry when I opened that sad royalty statement, because though I thought I'd prepared myself for the "worst," I hadn't even begun to conceptualize what the worst could be. As I've learned from a life of epic mistake after epic mistake, though, so often the worst case scenario is actually a blessing in disguise, because you no longer fear rock bottom, because you've lived it. That fear that was occupying an increasing amount of brain space vanishes and you simply live in the here and now and revise and readjust and start over.
Does it suck to work hard on products that don't sell? Of course. But don't tons of businesses fail every day? And I'm pretty sure the smart businesspeople don't crawl into a hole and admit defeat. They cut their losses, and find new products to sell. Or they find a new career. I'm trying to do both. I cried because I thought I was my product. I put too many of my literary eggs in one basket. Now I'm accepting that it's the end of an era and moving on. I'm going to become financially self-sufficient without the books, but also without thinking they are worthless nothings. I put time into them and cared about them and did my best. They are what they are, whether anyone buys them or not. If they wind up bringing me some income in the future, great. If, as is much more likely, they don't, that just means their time has come and gone and my true job as a writer/editor lies elsewhere. Regrets are easy, but accepting the things I cannot change is harder yet smarter. That's who I want to be in 2014: someone who works harder and smarter, not someone who simply gives up. I've been the latter so often that it became ingrained in me that that's who I am: the girl who gives up. Already, before I've ever started this Financial Fast, I know that by committing to it, I'm committing to not giving up. And that is truly priceless.
February 1, 2014
15 cities where my books sell best
On Amazon, that is. My book sales across the board (all 40+ that are still in print) have taken an extreme nose dive with no end in sight that I can see (though of course I would love to see that turn around, and will feel blessed and lucky and grateful if it somehow does), which means I am in job search mode and focusing on that, and probably not editing any more for a while after the latest batch, but I was still amused to check out this chart. Thank you, everyone who's bought or reviewed any of my books--every bit helps a lot, and I'm grateful to the people in these cities and everywhere else. I'd also love to hear if you see my books stocked at a bookstore (or other type of store) since I don't always know who has them. I've heard through the grapevine that my favorite of my books,
The Big Book of Orgasms
, is for sale at Charis Books in Atlanta and Green Apple Books in San Francisco. Booksellers who stock my books, you rock hard! If any stores would like postcards, I still have some left - contact me at orgasmantho at gmail.com As for this list, I've been to, I believe, every city but Dallas and Tampa, and will be visiting Tampa next month. I love that Amazon provides this info and it's a clue as to which cities might make good places for my next erotic writing workshop!
January 31, 2014
Phone consultations and private writing workshops now available
New services being launched today with early bird pricing for consulting...prices go up March 1st.
Consulting on erotic fiction and nonfiction sex writing
Early bird consulting prices through February 28; prices go up March 1.
Erotic fiction and nonfiction sex writing critique service
As an editor of over 50 anthologies, I have read thousands of erotica stories and can help you hone your story or sex scene into one that will dazzle on the page and impress editors. As a former sex columnist for The Frisky, Penthouse and The Village Voice as well as contributor about sexuality to publications such as Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, Glamour, Harper's BAZAAR, Salon and others, I can help shape your first-person sexuality essay or sex journalism and offer feedback to help expand your reach in the marketplace. For erotic fiction or nonfiction sex writing, you will provide a story, essay or article (or draft) for me to critique and offer feedback and discussion.
Written critique of up to 5,000 words plus 1 hour phone consultation : $60
Written critique of up to 7,5000 words plus 1 hour phone consultation: $80
Written critique of up to 10,000 words plus 1 hour phone consultation: $100
All payments should be made via Paypal to rkbenterprises2012@gmail.com
Once payment is received, I will contact you within 48 hours and have you submit your written work for critique and schedule the phone consultation ASAP.
Hourly pricing for longer projects available upon request.
Questions? Email rachelkramerbussel@gmail.com with "Consulting" in subject line.
Private erotic writing workshops available
2-hour daytime, evening and weekend private erotic writing workshop (up to 20 people): $500 plus travel expenses - please query rachelkramerbussel@gmail.com for rates for larger groups
Designed to provide newcomers to erotic writing as well as those with writing experience a welcoming space to unleash their ideas on paper. Workshop will provide numerous story prompts, information on how to craft compelling erotica, an overview of the market for erotic fiction, and the 411 on how to get your stories noticed by editors, from the editor of over 50 anthologies and prolific erotica writer of 14 years. Can be tailored for specific group interests/topics. A version of this workshop has been presented at Northwestern University, SUNY Purchase, The University of Pennsylvania, Babeland, Book Passage, BookWoman, CatalystCon, Nomia, Self Serve Toys, The Smitten Kitten, The Tool Shed, and numerous other venues. Email rachelkramerbussel@gmail.com with "Workshop" in subject line to query and include group name, location and desired date/time.
Consulting on erotic fiction and nonfiction sex writing
Early bird consulting prices through February 28; prices go up March 1.
Erotic fiction and nonfiction sex writing critique service
As an editor of over 50 anthologies, I have read thousands of erotica stories and can help you hone your story or sex scene into one that will dazzle on the page and impress editors. As a former sex columnist for The Frisky, Penthouse and The Village Voice as well as contributor about sexuality to publications such as Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, Glamour, Harper's BAZAAR, Salon and others, I can help shape your first-person sexuality essay or sex journalism and offer feedback to help expand your reach in the marketplace. For erotic fiction or nonfiction sex writing, you will provide a story, essay or article (or draft) for me to critique and offer feedback and discussion.
Written critique of up to 5,000 words plus 1 hour phone consultation : $60
Written critique of up to 7,5000 words plus 1 hour phone consultation: $80
Written critique of up to 10,000 words plus 1 hour phone consultation: $100
All payments should be made via Paypal to rkbenterprises2012@gmail.com
Once payment is received, I will contact you within 48 hours and have you submit your written work for critique and schedule the phone consultation ASAP.
Hourly pricing for longer projects available upon request.
Questions? Email rachelkramerbussel@gmail.com with "Consulting" in subject line.
Private erotic writing workshops available
2-hour daytime, evening and weekend private erotic writing workshop (up to 20 people): $500 plus travel expenses - please query rachelkramerbussel@gmail.com for rates for larger groups
Designed to provide newcomers to erotic writing as well as those with writing experience a welcoming space to unleash their ideas on paper. Workshop will provide numerous story prompts, information on how to craft compelling erotica, an overview of the market for erotic fiction, and the 411 on how to get your stories noticed by editors, from the editor of over 50 anthologies and prolific erotica writer of 14 years. Can be tailored for specific group interests/topics. A version of this workshop has been presented at Northwestern University, SUNY Purchase, The University of Pennsylvania, Babeland, Book Passage, BookWoman, CatalystCon, Nomia, Self Serve Toys, The Smitten Kitten, The Tool Shed, and numerous other venues. Email rachelkramerbussel@gmail.com with "Workshop" in subject line to query and include group name, location and desired date/time.
January 30, 2014
69 happy dances that The Big Book of Submission is done
I've been pondering whether 69 is the magic number when it comes (ha!) to my books, whether my books with 69 stories, first
Gotta Have It: 69 Stories of Sudden Sex
, followed by my favorite,
The Big Book of Orgasms
, and now will emerge as 3 times more successful than the others because they have 3 times the number of stories. Who knows? I do know that while there's 3 times the amount of paperwork, there's 3 times the excitement as authors start posting and tweeting about their publication. For many, it's the first time I'm publishing them, and for some, it's their first publication, or first in print, or first erotica. That is something that never gets old for me, and in fact, keeps me going when times are tough. You can read the titles and bylines for all 69 stories on the book's official Tumblr, and also follow the authors and book @submissionbook on Twitter and on Facebook. There will probably be postcards and an audiobook and promotions down the road. This is a sexy summer book, officially out in July. Stay tuned!
January 24, 2014
Orgasming in German
A bit of happy news in a largely bleak January: this summer will see the release of
Orgasmic: Erotica for Women
in German! (Click on title to read the introduction.) This book contains one of my all-time favorite stories, one I'm honored to have published and that I read from in pretty much every erotica writing workshop I teach: "Chemistry" by Velvet Moore. Read it and see why. I'll post the cover (sure to be much much racier than the U.S. version) when I have it, but for now, a recap of Orgasmic, which inspired my favorite of my books,
The Big Book of Orgasms: 69 Sexy Stories
. By the way, I'm hoping to be able to afford to go to Berlin this year, and would love to do any sort of event for my German books, so if anyone knows a good location, let me know at rachelkramerbussel at gmail.com - thanks!
I imagine my story "Belted" could also go in my sex toy erotica anthology (submit, submit! deadline is April 1), since what I chose to do was fetishize a belt and the character who wields it. Here's how it opens:
Winner, 2011 Gold IPPY (Independent Publisher) Award for Erotica!
Watch the book trailer:
Purchase Orgasmic from:
Amazon.com.
Kindle ebook edition
Barnes & Noble (Bn.com)
Nook ebook edition
IndieBound (search for your local independent bookstore!)
Google Play
iBooks
Audible.com audio book
Cleis Press
Table of contents
Introduction: Let Me Count the Ways…
The Waiting Game Elizabeth Coldwell
What’s in a Name? Jacqueline Applebee
Chemistry Velvet Moore
The Chair Lolita Lopez
Fixing the Pipes Susie Hara
Share Dusty Horn
Hurdles Rowan Elizabeth
Seeing Stars Louisa Harte
Old Faithful Sylvia Lowry
Paying It Forward Kendra Wayne
The Big O Donna George Storey
Moon Tantra Teresa Noelle Roberts
Feet on the Dashboard Rachel Green
Frosting First Lana Fox
All She Wanted Andrea Dale
Making Shapes Lily Harlem
Rapture Angela Caperton
Belted Rachel Kramer Bussel
Rise and Shine Heidi Champa
Taking the Reins Vanessa Vaughn
First Date with the Dom Noelle Keely
Animal Inside Neve Black
The London O Justine Elyot
Fight Charlotte Stein
Switch Jade Melisande
I imagine my story "Belted" could also go in my sex toy erotica anthology (submit, submit! deadline is April 1), since what I chose to do was fetishize a belt and the character who wields it. Here's how it opens:
You’d never know the belt is there by looking at him. It’s lost between his shirt and his pants, tucked away, hidden, pulled close, serving a dual purpose. You’d never know it’s there, unless he made it a point of showing you. And he does, often, a hand resting there as a reminder in public, an intimation of what will happen in private. You have no idea how many other girls he makes a point of showing it to, but the reason you keep returning is that when you’re with him, you don’t care about the other girls. There could be hundreds, thousands even;, as long as he looks at you the way he does when he unbuckles and unfurls the soft, worn, brown leather, then coils the belt purposefully around his hand, you can let yourself believe he wears it just for you.
This isn’t the first belt that’s been used to strike you. There was the boyfriend in college who had you bend over, skirt around your ankles, camera flashing and belt lashing against your skin before plunging his oversized cock into your unprepared ass. He was all flash and no finesse.
Your lover is the opposite, or rather, flash and finesse mixed together in a dizzying way, with plenty of substance to back them up. He holds the belt like it belongs in his hand, like it’s an extension of him. He tells you that he thinks about you every day when he loops it through his pants, when he touches the cool metal buckle. Alone in some room or another⎯never either of your bedrooms⎯your body reacts before you have time to consider its wisdom when you see him reaching for the buckle. After all, you know from experience that could mean anything⎯he’s giving you his cock to suck, he’s going to shackle your arms behind your back, he’s going to pull your hair hard and slap your face until you cry, he’s going to beat you until your skin is heated from the outside in. All of these are possibilities, and all of these bring you pleasure, but you hope it’s the latter.
Winner, 2011 Gold IPPY (Independent Publisher) Award for Erotica!
Watch the book trailer:
Purchase Orgasmic from:
Amazon.com.
Kindle ebook edition
Barnes & Noble (Bn.com)
Nook ebook edition
IndieBound (search for your local independent bookstore!)
Google Play
iBooks
Audible.com audio book
Cleis Press
Table of contents
Introduction: Let Me Count the Ways…
The Waiting Game Elizabeth Coldwell
What’s in a Name? Jacqueline Applebee
Chemistry Velvet Moore
The Chair Lolita Lopez
Fixing the Pipes Susie Hara
Share Dusty Horn
Hurdles Rowan Elizabeth
Seeing Stars Louisa Harte
Old Faithful Sylvia Lowry
Paying It Forward Kendra Wayne
The Big O Donna George Storey
Moon Tantra Teresa Noelle Roberts
Feet on the Dashboard Rachel Green
Frosting First Lana Fox
All She Wanted Andrea Dale
Making Shapes Lily Harlem
Rapture Angela Caperton
Belted Rachel Kramer Bussel
Rise and Shine Heidi Champa
Taking the Reins Vanessa Vaughn
First Date with the Dom Noelle Keely
Animal Inside Neve Black
The London O Justine Elyot
Fight Charlotte Stein
Switch Jade Melisande
What gets you off? How do you like to come? Let Orgasmic count the ways…with 25 stories centered around female orgasm, there’s something here for every reader. The women in Orgasmic climax from Tantric sex, role-playing, piercing, G-spot play, sex toys, horseback riding, BDSM, a belt and even chemistry–the scientific kind. They delight in food, God and handymen. They create their own objects of pleasure; they spy, tease, obey, command, argue, submit. Some are shy about their orgasms and some are bold as can be. They come, and come and come again, and they do it in some of the hottest, most creative ways you can think of. Featuring red-hot erotica by some of today’s hottest writers, these stories will make you want to stop everything and have an orgasm immediately…once you’ve turned the last succulent page.
January 22, 2014
Watch new Comedy Central show Broad City with the cast and crew tonight
Head over to Videology in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for a free public screening of the debut episode of new Comedy Central Broad City, starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, tonight. Details in The New York Observer - and please keep sending me NYC events for consideration to 8dayweek at observer.com (I need all the info you see in the listings, date/time/location/description/phone number/price).
