Censorship is how it all ends. Google Play, Apple, and Amazon have all made moves toward censoring Erotica and any sexual content on their stores. I'm not going to argue that they haven't that right. It's their store, and, clearly, they've made a business call that sex doesn't sell anymore. This doesn't effect my books... Continue Reading →
My two cents on rape culture in romance.
One ticket to Crazytown, please.... People read romance for the thrill, for the feels, and nothing gets to us more than the image of a man's voice in a woman's ear growling, "You're mine." Am I right? It's primal. It's fantastic. It's also got limits. We want a book boyfriend, not a jailer. (Don't get... Continue Reading →
Happy Women’s Day! Now, Let’s Kill Something!
And, look at that, I'm a girl. So, we're doing this. Let's face it, the girls are in the club house. The password has been deleted, and they aren't going anywhere. They are everywhere, and I wanted to take a moment to put in a plug for something awesome, the Women in Gaming Awards. It's in... Continue Reading →
An open letter to Han Solo and Warhorn Media
Recently, a very self-important fan of something resembling chauvinism wrote an open letter to Rey from Star Wars. I link to it only because it's courtesy to include the opening narcissism of the (God, I hope) not so average fan of scifi. I very seldom do this, but I'm the mother of a twelve year... Continue Reading →