This post is not about my secret life, it’s about the infamous tome published c. 1890, authored by a man known only as Walter. The book, My Secret Life, was written as a memoir and is often considered a work of Victorian erotica, which it most certainly is not. It is unabashedly an impressive work of pornography. Unlike a more famous erotic memoir, John Cleland‘s Memoirs Of A Woman Of Pleasure, aka, Fanny Hill which has a plot and a resolution (actually a happy ending), My Secret Life is more a series of vignettes. It does have the elements of fiction: There are running characters; there is development of Walter’s psyche; there is a progression of time. But it lacks any plot. Weighing in between 790 and 1173 pages (depending on the version; this one is cited), My Secret Life is the epitome of the rambling sexual memoir, a prime example of that particular style of Victorian porn. Continue reading
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Giving back
Since I became a writer, I have only encountered generosity amongst fellow writers: Encouragement, advice, willingness to listen, shared enthusiasm when something goes right, a spirit of giving. I suspect it comes from the knowledge that we are colleagues, not competitors. This is true especially for genre writers, especially romance, where readers and fans read voraciously — a book a week, the more exuberant amongst them a book a day.
That’s a lot of books.
So, the purpose of my blog will be not only to tell you about what’s going on with my writing and promote new releases. I want to honor that spirit of giving and give back via encouragement, writing tips, and useful (or fun) resources that I hope will be interesting to both readers and writers.
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