Had a Spanking Good Time at Eroticon 2012!

It's now Sunday morning, the day after Eroticon 2012. My feet and legs are aching, I think I may have lost half a stone from running around Bristol (got lost) and not eating much (nerves and too busy talking to people) but wow, what an amazing time!

I went to the conference as one of the speakers to talk about self-publishing and taking control as an indie author. I was on first, which was great to get it out of the way, but also caused a mild panic as I was worried I wouldn't get set up in time. I didn't need to worry. The team at the venue were on hand to help me set up the laptop and projector so I was all set to go. I think my talk went well and I had plenty of people catch up with me later to have a chat, which I figure is a good sign!

After my part was done, I could relax. Next I went to a talk from Maxim Jakubowski, an author with thirty-plus years of erotic writing under his belt. Then was the publisher panel. They talked about what they don't want to see any more of (erotic stories where the reader think the characters are having an affair and then the couple turn out to be married at the end) and what they'd like to see more of (Victorian spanking - who knew!).

There were so many highlights, I hardly know where to start. I think, other than getting to meet everyone, my two highlights were the spanking show from London Faerie and his kind offer to be at the end of an email should I need any advice or extra eyes on any BDSM stories, and getting to sit next to Maxim Jakubowski during drinks and drilling him on writing, famous authors he knows (Clive Barker, Anne Rice), and things that inspire him (travel).

During drinks we were treated to a burlesque show by a beautiful but absolutely, tiny, slip of a woman. She did a wonderful job of entertaining us all, as did Ruby Kiddell, the organiser of the conference.

So will I go back next year? Absolutely! I'm looking forward to it already!

I'm a Guest Speaker at Eroticon: 2012 - Writing Sex Right!

This past couple of weeks I've become an even bigger fan of twitter than normal. Through twitter I learned  not only was an erotica writer's conference happening in the UK, but it was happening right up my road! Straight away I wanted in and contacted the organisers to see if I could get involved in any way. Though my sales have slowed somewhat over this past month my resume is still pretty impressive and the organiser emailed me back almost immediately. I told her I'm a bit of a chicken when it came to standing up in front of a big group and talking but that I'd love to work with smaller groups, looking at individual's writing and giving edits/critiques and advice.

So the writer's workshop was born! I'll be running two sessions with writers either emailing me their piece a couple of weeks in advance for a more in depth edit, or else bringing a piece with them for a quick critique on the day. I'll also be available for people to chew my ear about what has worked for me and what hasn't.

I'm really excited to be involved and I'm now willing March 2012 to roll on round.

Keep reading for some more info on the conference.

I hope to see you there!

Eroticon 2012 : Writing Sex Right

What is Eroticon?

Eroticon is the UK’s first conference for Sex Bloggers and Erotica Writers.

Eroticon is an all day event open to anyone writing about sex online from novice bloggers to published authors, the conference will provide a safe space to learn, share and network.
The schedule will include workshops and panel sessions covering a wide variety of subjects from writing inspiration, tech-skills, photography, intellectual property rights, getting published and more.
We are also working on having an evening event of sublime sauciness.

When is Eroticon?

Saturday 3rd March 2012

Where is Eroticon?

Eroticon will be held at Armada House in Bristol, UK.

How do I find out more?

Stop by the website and  Follow the hashtag #eroticon2012 on Twitter!