Happy Halloween!

Guest blog post - Author Xan West on "Where Matters: Writing Queer Public Sex"

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Teaching update!

I'll be offering two classes at the Loft Literary Center in February, 2016. Both are one day workshops, 3-4 hours long.

The first is "Inflagranti Delicto: Writing  Good Sex Scenes," offered on 2/13 (just in time for Valentine's Day!). This class will focus on building blocks for good sex scenes, integrating them into your plot and determining what purpose they serve in your story.
https://www.loft.org/classes/detail/?loft_product_id=160549

I'll also be offering "Lavender Ink: Writing and Selling LGBTQ Fiction." (2/27/15) This is a class for working with different kinds of fiction with queer protagonists and options for publication as well as ways to reach your audience. 

https://www.loft.org/classes/detail/?loft_product_id=160548

RIP, photographer Honey Lee Cotrell

We've lost another pioneer of lesbian erotica this week. Photographer Honey Lee Cotrell was one of the founders of On Our Backs Magazine, as well as numerous other works about queer women and sexuality. On Our Backs was my first introduction to lesbian and queer women's erotica and I always loved her photographs. This is a great loss. She was a brilliant photographer and an activist for queer, feminist and work's rights causes. Honor her memory as you can.

Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, 20th Anniversary

My story made the cut! "The Further Adventures of Miss Scarlet" from Ladylit's "Forbidden Fruit" anthology will be appearing in "Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, 20th Anniversary Edition." This will make my 8th appearance in this series, now under both names! 😃

And you can preorder here.

"First" is out!

And includes my story, "Repossession."

V. pleased. It's heckuva lineup - check out this TOC. http://www.ladylit.com/books/first-sensual-lesbian-stories-of-new-beginnings-edited-by-cheyenne-blue/

Rest in Power, Candida Royalle

She was one of the trailblazers in feminist porn and erotica, as well as the design and development of sex toys designed for women. For 30 years, she educated and created and helped make feminist pornography possible. If you watch, write and read it, remember her fondly. 

http://candidaroyalle.com