Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
Romance novels have long been considered to be trashy, something that plenty of women read but should not brag about. Now there are feminists standing up for their right to read good romantic fiction. Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches Guide to Romance Novels recommends the good stuff. There’s a great interview with the author here. I liked this quote. MV: Why should feminists read romance novels? SW: It’s a Read More …
Thanks to The Girl for pointing me in the direction of Erotica Cover Watch. This is a new blog that asks the question: why are only women featured on the covers of erotic books? It’s a very good point and the topic naturally delves into the whole feminist issue of the male gaze and the continued way that straight women are still considered to be non-visual. It all comes down Read More …
Just a quick reminder – as of today there are only 2 weeks left before the close of the For The Girls erotic fiction competition. The theme this year is “transgression.” Stories should be 2000 words max and written for a female audience. Entries close July 31. Details of the competition can be found here.
Just wanted to whack up a couple of quick links today. The first is this Canadian article on the growth of Yaoi – Japanese gay erotica made for straight women. I’ve written about Yaoi before, this adds another perspective. Secondly I found this board post from a woman who works in IT. She is making a point about how IT is still an overwhelmingly male industry, at least in the Read More …
In 1946 George Orwell wrote an essay called Why I Write in which he mused about the motivations of writers. The cool thing is, they apply just as much to everyday blogging as they do to writing novels. Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose. They exist in different degrees in every writer, and Read More …