Open Submissions for a GFD Antho
Good Boy: A Gentle Femdom Anthology
Heya writer people! As a lot of you know, I was recently involved in two anthologies: Secrets and Love at First Sip.
I had a really hard time of it in 2020 and early 2021 and I needed projects to work on so much. Keeping busy is so good for my mental health when I’m struggling. I’m so glad that Emily Hurricane invited me to take part in these projects, because I really believe having these collaborative opportunities helped me sort myself out and get back on my feet much quicker. So probably because these projects were such a lifeline for me during a really hard time, of course I have really positive emotions around the whole experience. I’m glad the books are published, but I’m also sad the project is over.
Which is why (after talking it over with Emily Hurricane because let’s be honest-this was her idea and she has generously allowed me to use it myself) I’ve decided to run my own anthology project!
I really hope some of the writers who were involved with the original anthos will want to jump into this one. But I’m also opening this up to writers outside of that group. I want to fill a hole in the market. There is a lot of femdom smut, and of course there is sweet, tender romance. It’s very very rare that I find sweet, tender gentle femdom romance. All that “you pathetic little worm” stuff just isn’t my speed.
If you need a quick overview of what gentle femdom is, here are some subreddits you can check out:
Femdom is a power exchange with a woman in the dominant role. GFD differs from the sort of femdom that gets most often portrayed in mainstream media in that it isn’t brutal and usually doesn’t include pain, humiliation, or any extreme punishment. Although what counts as “pain and humiliation” can be subjective. Personally I think a bit of impact play (like light spanking) is okay and a teensy bit of tender humiliation (like “lay across my lap” or “kneel for me”) is also okay, depending on the sub. The point isn’t to arouse the male through feelings of shame/degradation. So if being spanked or asked to kneel makes a man feel shameful or degraded (which it would for plenty of men) then this isn’t GFD, it’s femdom. If it just gives the guy a little thrill and makes him feel more nurtured/treasured/taken care of then it’s GFD. It depends on the man and what his boundaries are. Same goes for pegging. If a man feels intense pain or feels degraded by being pegged, then we’re back to femdom. If a guy likes being pegged because it feels nice, makes him feel small and treasured in a really nice way, then it is GFD.
Does all of that make sense? I’m saying you have some wiggle room with how intense the actual bdsm “scenes” can be, but it all comes down to the character motivations for engaging in those scenes and how they feel in the moment.
Again, nothing wrong with getting off on extreme pain or being degraded. That just isn’t what gentle femdom is and if you want to write that then you’re aiming more for the regular femdom category.
So listen, there is SO LITTLE romantic gentle femdom fiction! I say we write it 
Want to apply to have a story included in this anthology?
Write a GFD erotic romance between 10k-25k words. Clean role reverse romance is also acceptable, as long as you’re okay with your work being included alongside more x-rated content.
Standards for content:
-No dub-con: This means no irl power differentials. I’m aiming for clear, unencumbered, enthusiastic consent.
-Absolutely no non-con. Nope nope to the rapemances.
-Keep extreme sex acts out of the mix. While I did say there’s some wiggle room with impact play/humiliation, as a general rule if it requires a special sex tool it’s usually not GFD (pegging is the one clear exception to this). Please no sounding. And while other GFD lovers are fine with it, I’m going to have to say to cock-cages (edging and orgasm denial is fine as long as it meets the tone/vibe of GFD otherwise). No penis-shaming/humiliation. And no to cucking. It squiks me out too much and I can’t imagine that particular sex act being anything other than degrading. Obviously I can’t name every single sex act that can’t be included, but general rule of thumb: Does it require speciality tools you have to buy from a sex retailer? Does it have a degree of risk or draw blood/leave bruises? Probably too extreme for GFD in that case.
–NMK, but feminization and cross-dressing is okay. Again, as long as it’s more of a tender thing, not a degradation thing.
–There is some wiggle room with gender. Non-binary characters and M/M couples will be accepted if it otherwise meets the GFD criteria and we can alter the title/marketing accordingly.
Hetero couples with a male dom will not be accepted.
-the most common couple pairing for GFD is m/F. Next would be f/F. But I think we can get creative with gender and still keep true to the spirit of GFD.
Deadline to submit story proposal: March 1st 2022.
Completed stories would be preferred, but you also have the option to submit 50% of your first draft, along with an outline of the remainder of the story.
Email it to jyvure@gmail.com by March 1st.
Want to get involved before that and plan your story in a collaborative environment? DM Jyvur on discord for a link to the collaboration discord. I will be setting up channels specifically to chat about this project.
If your story is not selected for the final anthology, you’ll still get the chance to plan your story with other writers and you’ll always have the option to self-pub your creation yourself.
Wait wait wait….what do I get out of being involved in this antho?
Royalty splitting. We will split the royalties from the book among all contributorsWe all get to pool our resources together and combine our audiences (looky how well Secrets and Love at First Sip are already doing! We got reviews and sales! That’s the power of collaboration).The chance to learn from more experienced authors. If you’ve never self-pubbed before, you’ll get to see the ins and outs of the process and be guided through it, rather than fumbling blindly (like I had to do when I self-pubbed my first book)Help with marketing. Y’all see how solid the marketing was for Secrets and LAFS? We had a plethora of guest posts cross-promoted every which way. We had super sleek graphics (made by the very talented Pixie Stormcrow). It was just tight AF. One of the coolest aspects of being involved in those anthos for me was that the work of marketing for the launches was split up and never felt overwhelming. You won’t have to pay for the cover or editingSo there you have it!
Want to get involved? I’m pretty easy to get in touch with (I have no life). DM me wherever and I’ll be around to answer questions.
Okay! Hope to see some sexy and sweet submissions come March! 
