I did something last night that
scared the fuck out of me. And it was awesome.
I think of myself as a pretty shy
person who sometimes does a good job of faking otherwise. I guess as you mature
and gain experience with putting yourself out there in the world that gets
easier to do. But inside I think I will always be the shy little high school
girl with braces, a bit of a dreamer who liked to disappear for days into a
great book and who occasionally penned her own little snippets, the best of
which contained naughty words a “good girl” most definitely should not be
accustomed to using in any such fashion.
Yes, I’ve had my share of shame over
writing what I do. I blogged about it here.
And last night I shared the fact that because of that shame, in my head I had been
treating my writing the same way I would as if I had done a huge poo in the
middle of a room. Run away! Deny responsibility! Feign innocence! If someone
says, ‘That’s disgusting!’ agree and shake your head sadly.
I also shared coming across this post from Ashley Lister on Justine Elyot’s blog
and how watching these authors read for an audience, for me in that moment, was
like watching them … stand beside their poo. Proudly. Confidently. Without a
moment of shame.
I was horrified.
And mesmerized.
And I could Not. Stop. Thinking about
it.
I wanted to contact someone here in
Adelaide and say, okay! Twist my arm. Sign me up. I’m game. I’ll give it a
shot. But there was no such event. There is no Ashley Lister Down Under. So if
I wanted to do this, if I wanted to have this experience, I would have to
create it. And to do that, I would have to step WAY out of my comfort zone.
Hence the birth of Sex In Words. With
the totally supportive and open-minded help of the team at Dymocks Adelaide I
was able to put together an event for authors to showcase explicit scenes in
their work for everyone to enjoy. And on top of that, thanks to our sponsors,
Sweetmeats Press and Xcite Books, we were able to offer guests some great ebook
swag! Yup, those in attendance can help themselves to 50% off downloads of Made For Hire and Sweet. Sweeter. And they can get Nymphomania for free! Now don't cha wish you joined us?? *
Angela Castle shared a fun and
totally sexy shower scene from The Purrfect Picture, Book 2 of her Australian
Shifter series. Kate Belle read an intense and thrilling moment from her
tale of forbidden lust and love in The
Yearning. And yes, I shared
too. A fun little story called Spinning
that will be published next year.
I stood beside my poo.
Okay, what I write is not poo. Well,
maybe it is to some people… but it’s not to me! And I’m not thinking of it that
way any longer. I should probably change the title of this blog post. But it’s
kinda funny so I’m not going to.
But here’s something else. Another
secret, while I’m laying all my cards out on the table. I went a little easy on
myself last night. I figured since hosting an event and reading my work aloud
are two totally new and scary experiences, I would give myself a break in choosing
what to read. Now don’t get me wrong, Spinning
is a great story, I’m really proud of it! It’s a style I’ve always wanted to
try my hand at. But it’s not my typical fare. In fact, it’s the only story I’ve
ever written without an ounce of kink.
It’s one scary experience to read
about sex aloud. But, generally speaking, all adults have sex. Not all of them
have kinky sex. And Spinning aside, that’s
what I write about. Kink. BDSM. Dominance and submission. So hang onto your
floggers, everyone, cause that’s where we’re going next. Don't have a flogger? We just may be able too hook you up. *gasp!*
Oh yes, we have plans
for the next Sex In Words! **
KC
*Okay, if you email me and ask nicely, I may just be persuaded to pass on the promo code for the free/discounted books. If you follow me on Twitter, I'll be even happier!
**You want a sneak peek of me reading some kinky stuff? Come to my book launch for the print version of Made For Hire, July 26th at the South Australian Writers Centre! Deets to follow...
