Smutketeers

Truss up your turkey-or whoever you have handy. We have a wonderful holiday season planned for all our friends here at Smutketeers. More Interviews and guest blogs with deliciously sinful writers, editors and agents-more giveaways than you can shake your…um…stick at-and even a little caroling…Smutketeer style of course. ;)

We’ll be giving away goodies to our faithful posters, but for now-we’d just like to tell you what we’re thankful for.

Lilli:  I’m thankful women today have the option and freedom to express their sexuality. And I’m incredibly thankful to have found a bunch of smut writers who not only keep the perversion alive, but going steady. I’m thankful to Eden for… wait, I can’t say that publicly. I’m thankful for Crystal for…um. I can’t publish that!  And R.G.? Well, you’ll just have to read her books to find out why I’m thankful for some very creative ideas involving multiple partners. With interesting abilities. Needless to say, I’m thankful three of my best friends are as open-minded, amazing and, most of all, as perverted as I am. Now I’m off to do interesting things with a whisk, that may or may not involve gravy.

Crystal: I am thankful for pervertibles, and to Eden for introducing me to them, and not in dirty way. Really. I am thankful for being able to write smut, and for the people that buy it and read it. I’m thankful for the Smutketeers, because they are my sisters in filth, without whom I would feel much more perverted than I do. Though perhaps I should feel more perverted than I do, because our standards are a little smuttier than other peoples. The moral? Choose your friends wisely. Keep people around who make you look sane. And Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Eden: I’m thankful for my fellow Smutketeers, who are always here for me, whether it’s something as serious as running out of batteries, or as trivial as um…well, nothing is trivial to a writer-we’re a sensitive lot. I’m thankful to every editor who has ever wanted to contract one of my books, and to all those who read them. I’m thankful that I make *someone* look sane, finally! I’m thankful for all of my many sisters-in-smut. All for Smut and Smut for All! And I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the makers of the Brookstone Theraspa Turbo Handheld massager, whose byline is: “This is one massage experience that you will never forget!” It’s true. ‘Nuff said.
Happy Thanksgiving!

RG: I am thankful for my husband, the dirtiest chef I know, who feeds me and helps me with all my research (he especially likes the spanking research-he’s very thorough). I’m thankful for every note and email from my readers, it makes everything worthwhile. Above all, I’m thankful that this journey has brought to me such amazing friendships. The best of my lifetime. The Smutketeers and other likeminded readers and writers and fascinating characters that inspire me. And Feisty? I feel left out. I need to do something dirty enough that it can’t be talked about in public. I’ll think about it over the holidays.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Now tell us all what you’re thankful for, and on Monday we will pick one lucky poster who will win some goodies that Eden got her hands on from Hustler Hollywood!

~Pink Hustler Coffee Mug

~ Hustler Condoms

~Pocket Kama Sutra Book

~Position Of The Day Book from Nerve.com

And more!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The winner for a free copy of Rowan’s new book is: Andi!

Rowan will email you to see which format you want your book in.

Congrats and thanks to all who came and said howdy!

Smutketeers: This is your first Rowan Larke book and your first Rowan Larke interview. Tell us how you feel having the Smutketeers pop your cherry. (We’ll be gentle. Maybe.)

Rowan: I know all of you wa-a-a-ay better than that. I think that’s a flogger behind Eden’s back. And does RG really think I’ll believe that’s a fan and not a paddle? I think Feisty’s wearing a few too many scarves for this time of year…

And you, Crys, with your innocent look? I know you too well for that. You’re probably just supposed to coax me into a false sense of security, so you can all have your wicked wicked way with me.

Of course, I’m easily coaxed.

Which is what you lurrrve about me.

Smutketeers: What’s your writing process like? Do you have a daily or weekly word count that you try to meet? Or do you wait until the last minute and write like mad?

Rowan: I’m a total binge-and-purge-er. I’ll write like a fiend for a month, and then nothing for another month or two. Eventually I just get tired of the book not being finished and write until it’s done.

Smutketeers: So, filthy angels? What made you go there? Dealing with death and other dark issues is heavy, especially when it’s also sexy. How did you balance those in your upcoming book?

Rowan: I like to push the envelope. I like dark stories and themes, and I like almost-broken characters. I love writing things I’m told I can’t. J So it didn’t start out with filthy angels (though I guess that’s where it ended up!) but it started with one man and one woman who were separated by death.

Of course, right there, I’m starting in with some heavy shit.

Jason is dead. In a perverse personal hell after his death, he watches the love of his life, Clarissa, as she has sex with one abusive man after another. And she seems to think she deserves it.

And there it was. The crux of this story. Why did Jason kill himself? And why hadn’t Clarissa, after three years, dealt with it? And why hadn’t Jason moved on?

Now, I’m a little perverse. I grew up in a pretty religious family, and one of the things our church taught was that no one who committed suicide could get into heaven. I decided that every rule ought to have a loophole. And every loophole needs a watchdog. When I started thinking about the sort of person who would usher the souls of suicides through to heaven, I realized he’d be powerful, sure, but also worn down, tired of his job, and…pretty sarcastic, just to get through the day.

The dirty…I maintain my filthy characters brought that all on their own.

Though I do think that the sex in this book shows how…sex can be different. I show angry, brutal sex. The sort of hot sex that comes from a one-night stand with someone you just think looks good. The sort of sex people have when they’re in love. The sort of sex people have to say goodbye.

And yes, there’s even sex with angel winged goodness.

Smutketeers: How long have you been writing? Have you always written the smut or is this a new genre for you?

Rowan: Forever. I was the kid who would tell stories at the age of 3. I never didn’t want to be a writer.

I’ve written the smut, on and off, for a few years. This is the first one good enough to have a shot at publication, though. And I can’t write it without a paranormal element. Ever.

Smutketeers: Do you read in the same genre(s) you write?

Rowan: Sometimes. I actually prefer Old Skool fantasy for my reading, but it makes it hard sometimes to keep my worldbuilding pure. Ditto para-romance, which is my 2nd fave. So, when I’m on my writing jag, I’ll either not read much, or I’ll read romantic suspense to keep myself ‘clean’. When I’m not-writing, I’ll glom through a book a day of whatever I can get my hands on. Starting with the fantasy and paranormals, of course.

Smutketeers: Do you ever have concept envy and wish you’d totally thought of an idea first? If so, which book or movie inspired the green-eyed monster?

Rowan: ALL the TIME.

Most recently? The movie Pan’s Labyrinth. Oh, it’s not exactly how I would’ve done it, but that movie is…brilliantly dark and a fascinating twist on the faery creatures I usually write about. (when not writing angels, apparently.)

Smutketeers: We know you love slutty shoes…which are your favorites? If price were no object, which brand would you own a dozen pairs of?

Rowan: I LOVE my shoes. However, I’m really not a name-brand girl. I’m going for quantity. My very favorites for regular wear are my knee-high Doc’s…a throwback to my Goth-girl days, I suppose, but I love them.

If I could buy whatever I wanted? Oh, I want a pair of thigh-high boots, and the miniskirt and body to wear them with.

I want a pair of French maid shoes…like Mary-Janes with a little lacy ruffle.

Smutketeers: What’s your writing “uniform” look like? (It’s totally a silk peignoir with bonbon accessories, isn’t it? You can tell us!)

Rowan: Oh yeah, TOTALLY.

Though I look much better in the green one.

Smutketeers: Name three of your favorite books of all time. Tell us why they made the grade.

Rowan: Gah! Just three?

HeartThrob by Suzanne Brockmann. The characters are just amazing, and Jed is just…in turmoil. I like that in a man. That book makes me cry every time I read it, and that’s just…not normal for me.

From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles de lint, writing as Samuel M. Key. This book is closer to horror than de lint’s usual fantasy offerings, but it’s still so very him. Which is exactly why I love it. I love the urban fantasy offerings from de lint but it was amazing to see them with this darker spin. It made me feel more confident that I could mix my two genres, too. (though by no means do I think I’m as brilliant as he is!)

Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay. Brilliant, beautiful prose, amazing characters, and a love triangle that makes my heart ache, despite the fact it’s fantasy with romantic elements than a romance.

Smutketeers: Do you have any appearances coming up?

Rowan: I feel like I’m blogging all over the universe this week, but I don’t have the links yet…instead, I’ll point you to http://rowanlarke.com/press, and you can find them all listed there.

Smutketeers: Where can we find you on the Internet?

Rowan: http://rowanlarke.com is the best place to find all the links, but if you really want to stalk me? I’m on twitter. I’m on twitter a lot. http://twitter.com/rowanlarke

*And now for some quick questions…

~Knee high boots or come-fuck-me pumps?

Fuck-me-boots

~In uniform or out of uniform?

They can start out in it.

~Alien or vampire?

Vampire. Usually.

~Phone sex or strip club?

Phone sex.

~Corset or Wonderbra?

No.

~Voyeur or exhibitionist?

Depends on the day…

~Tattoos or piercings?

Do I have any? Not beyond the ear piercings, no.

Do I want them? Yes. I’m working on a tattoo design, actually.

Do I like them on others? It depends on the person, really. I do love the…oh, I don’t know, the idea of ink beneath the skin. But there are some people a tattoo just wouldn’t suit, ever. Like my mom.

~Stormy beach or snowy mountainside?

I hate storms. They scare me. However. I get more than enough snow. So long as I have someone to hold me? Stormy beach.

And for one lucky commenter, Rowan is giving it up for free! Um, what we mean is that she’s giving away a free copy of her new release to someone who comments between now and next Monday. Good luck!

Multi-published author of scorching hot romance, Karen Erickson aka Sticky Bun, is here today to play with the Smutketeers! We’ve played with her before in person, but never on our blog, so this is a first for all of us (and there aren’t a whole lot of firsts left for this smutty lot, so this is a treat!).

Why do we call her our Sticky Bun? R.G. gave her the name, but it’s so cute that it stuck (pun intended), and we do like all things sweet and sticky…But we’re not going to explain ourselves. In fact, we want you to guess! Tell us why you think she’s called Sticky Bun.

The most creative answer will win an ecopy of Jesse’s Girl by Karen Erickson. A winner will be chosen tomorrow at noon PST and announced here in the comments. So be sure to check back to see if you’ve won! Don’t be afraid to be smutty! All for Smut and Smut For All! 

 
Now, on to the interview…

~Sticky Bun, your next book, FORBIDDEN, is a hot, hot, hot ménage story from Samhain. We love a good ménage! Tell us all about it.

Okay here’s the blurb

Playing With Fire, Book 1
He always wanted what he couldn’t have…

Forbidden desires, secret needs…that’s not what girls are made of. At least, that’s what
Michaela’s past boyfriends told her when she revealed her darkest, dirtiest fantasies. She knows she’s better off without the exes, but she’s lonely—and horny. It doesn’t help that her roommate, Austin, is the most gorgeous man she’s ever laid eyes on. Too bad he’s bisexual…or so he says.

There’s a reason Austin hasn’t been with a woman in a long time. The only one he wants is Michaela. He’s fought his attraction for months, waiting for a sign, desperate to show her she’s everything he wants in a lover. One illicit kiss leads to an explosive night of sex that leaves her wanting more—yet afraid. But Austin is a patient man, more than willing to tear down her boundaries piece by piece. Exposing her to pleasures she’s never known.

Trust leads her to whisper her most deeply held fantasy. One that rouses a new emotion Austin didn’t expect: jealousy. Possessiveness. He’s the only man he wants in her life. And he’ll do whatever it takes to prove it…

It’s about a man who is attracted and loves a person, not necessarily a gender. And though he’s been involved with more men than women over the years, he’s discovered that his attraction to Michaela runs deeper than just a fling. She means something to him and he wants to explore that with her. And he wants to help her explore all of her hidden sexual desires…

~There’s a hint in your book’s warning about ‘delicious punishments’. Can you give us a taste of what that might entail?

Oh, let’s get to the good stuff, right? :) Well, Austin discovers that Michaela likes it naughty so he teases her. Makes her wait, makes her work for it, drives her crazy with wanting him. Nothing too outrageous but he does treat her like the bad girl she is.

~Why do you think ménage-and bi-menage in particular-are so incredibly popular among readers of erotica and erotic romance lately? We know why we like it, but what do you think?

It’s such a fantasy – having all of that attention from sexy men focused on one woman in a traditional ménage. For a bi-menage, I think it becomes titillating, wicked, that everyone shares everything, no barriers, everyone’s happy. And it’s so freeing – no labels, no “he’s a man, she’s a woman, let’s keep it traditional.” Most everyone who reads books with this sort of subject matter would never do anything like this, but it’s certainly fun to fantasize about.

~What else are we going to see from you? What are you working on now, and what’s out next?

I just finished writing a sexy little novella that hopefully our editor (yes I share the same editor as every one of the Smutketeers! Yay!) will enjoy. Tangled, the second book in the Playing With Fire series is coming out January 12th at Samhain. And Tangled is smokin’ hot, just as hot as Forbidden. I had so much fun writing this series. I hope it shows in the books.

~What is a day in your writing life like? We like to imagine you sitting by the pool, a hot cabana boy (or two) flexing their well-oiled muscles in between hand-feeding you grapes and massaging sunscreen onto your….um…shoulders…But, alas, we also know the Smutketeers are more often chained to our computers in flannel pj’s than chained to a bed in silk lingerie. So, confess!

I do have a pool but right now it’s cold and foggy and the only ones hanging out down there are my cats so I don’t think they’d make good cabana boys damn it! I too am chained to my laptop in my sweats, diet Coke by my side as I type my life away. I wish I was chained to a bed in silk lingerie…

~Where can we find you on the Internet? We know Feisty cheats on us and blogs with you on Naughty and Spice. We’re open-minded girls, so we don’t mind…not too much…Tell us about Naughty and Spice, your website, and wherever else you hang out on the Net.

Oh yes, Feisty does the dirty with us over at Naughty & Spice (http://naughty-and-spice.com) and I blog there every Wednesday. I also hang out with The Sizzling Pens (http://sizzlingpens.blogspot.com) every other Monday, another great bunch of super hot writers. You can find all of the latest information on my books, etc. at my website (http://karenerickson.com) and I blog at least five days a week over at my personal blog (http://karenwritesromance.com/blog). I have Twitter and Facebook accounts but lately I’m hardly on them because I’m trying not to be distracted! Those sites are like crack, you can’t stop.

~Do you have any live appearances coming up where stalkers…um…fans…can meet you in person, or online?

I have an interview up over at Book Junkie that was posted on the 13th (a Friday too, spooky!). You can check it out here –

http://myfoolishwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-giveaway-with-karen-erickson.html

I will also have an interview up on The Romance Studio Blue site for the month of December.

~And now for some quick questions, in classic Smutketeers style:

~sushi or a well-grilled steak? Steak! Yummm…
~beer on tap or something pink and sweet and girly? Pink and sweet and girly. I don’t like beer. Blech.
~mountain lodge ski trip or lounging on the beach ? The beach—I was married on Maui and desperately want to go back.
~ boxers, briefs or commando? Commando
~cozy pj’s or sleeping in the buff? Cozy pj’s – I have kids who sneak into bed with us on occasion still. That’s a little freaky, LOL.
~rope, handcuffs, or silk scarves? Silk scarves
~voyeur or exhibitionist? Voyeur

Thanks for having me Smutketeers! You know how much I love every single one of you. Smooches!

Karen

NOTE FROM RG: FORBIDDEN IS AVAILABLE AT MBAM NOW! GET IT WHILE ITS HOT ;)

I’ll be signing my latest erotic novel from Bantam/Delta, THE BEAUTY OF SURRENDER, this Sunday after the Los Angeles Romance Authors meeting at the Barnes & Noble in Encino! Also signing will be author Dayle Dermatis. The meeting runs from 10:30-noon, and I’ll be signing right after, so should be set up by 12:15, and will sign for about an hour. You can find us in the art section in the back of the store. I hope you’ll come by and see me! And if you’ve never been to a LARA meeting, the first one is free!

address:
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
16461 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, CA 91436

And if you want some mid-week fun, come on down to the In the Flesh Reading at the Hustler Hollywood store this Wednesday evening at 8:00PM to hear my fellow Smutketeer, Crystal Jordan, do the Phone Sex segment! She’ll be reading from her novella, NAUGHTY OR NICE, from the Under the Covers anthology.
In the Flesh is tons of fun! Free Hustler goodies to win, free edibles from the Hustler cafe bakery-and you just never know what else will happen~! Reading live this month are authors Margot Leitmen and Curt Stokes!

details:
This Wednesday, November 11th at 8:00 PM
Hustler Hollywood store
8920 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA

What a great response! I’m so glad everyone liked our song :) I hope you all had a fantastic Halloween.
The Prizes again…
RG ALEXANDER’S Who Loves a Superhero? (signed), Lux in Shadow (signed) Midnight Falls (ebook)
LILLI FEISTY’S Bound to Please (signed)
EDEN BRADLEY’S Any of her books-print or ebook
CRYSTAL JORDAN’S Ebook of choice from Samhain Publishing
So-we have 6 books, I guess that means, to be fair, we’ll have 6 winners
Deb
Desiree
Leslie Jane
Bella
Darla
Sherry

Congratulations!!

Now I need you to do something for me-email RG at r.g.alexander@hotmail.com and list your choices in the order of the ones you’d most like. I’ll try and get everyone one of their top picks. I’ll let you know via email and then you can send me your addys

ALL FOR SMUT AND SMUT FOR ALL!