I'm proud to announce that my BDSM themed romance, Uncollared,
has been released. I'm grateful to all the folks at Loose Id for publishing the
book, Rory Olsen for all her hard work editing it, and Ginny Glass for the
*mwah* gorgeous cover.
I'm not quite sure how I came up with the idea for the
story. I never dreamed I would write a BDSM story, though I certainly have
enjoyed reading such books by Cherise Sinclair, Joey W. Hill, Sindra Van Yssel
and others. So when I began to imagine Mia's story in Uncollared, I knew
I'd have my research cut out for me.
Thanks to Amazon I found a lot of books on the subject. Some
of my resources were:
Jay Wiseman's Erotic Bondage Handbook and SM 101
by Jay Wiseman
The New Bottoming Book and The New Topping Book
by Dossie Eastman and Janet W. Hardy
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns by Philip Miller
and Molly Devon
Two Knotty Boys Showing You the Ropes by Dan and JD,
the Two Knotty Boys
The Bride Wore
Black Leather…And He Looked Fabulous! By Drew Campbell
BDSM for Writers by Charley Ferrer
I also enrolled in a very informative online class taught by
author LD Madison. LD and others recommended Fetlife, an internet site for
people involved in or interested in BDSM, fetish and kink. You have to join the site to read the threads
or interact, but there is so much to learn there. I really respected the
honesty of those who posted there. What truly surprised me was that even among
these open-minded people living what some might deem an "alternative
lifestyle" there were some real Judgey McJudgersons! Seems like no matter
where you go, there are always some folks who will say "If you don't do it
MY way, you're doing it wrong."
I hope to write another story or two featuring some of the
characters who appeared in Uncollared and have lots more research to do. I'll
keep you posted! And anyone reading who has suggestions of books or other resources,
please let me know!
By the way, I'm involved in several blog tours for my books,
arranged by Sizzling PR. This coming Monday, August 13, I'm at Krystal Shannan's blog talking more about Uncollared. On Thursday, August 16,
I'm being interviewed at Full Moon Bites and sharing a bit about my first
erotic romance, One Good Man. Please
stop by if you can!
Have a great weekend, all!
That's really cool to hear about Nona. I'd never really thought about how much research must have gone in to a book about a different lifestyle like BDSM.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your research. If I want to write one at some point, I know where I'll start!