This is quoted directly from the blog, by Eden Connor: Transgressive erotica is being targeted. Corporate entities seek to suppress legal content. To limit where your imagination may go, and which piece of plastic your reader may use in order to follow. The ‘Great Smut Purge of 2012′, instigated by corporate morality, has caused vendors to pull legal content from...
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…if you don’t stand up for the stuff you don’t like, when they come for the stuff you do like, you’ve already lost. Why defend freedom of icky speech? Neil Gaiman, 2008 This week, I’ve seen a lot of authors, publishers and others turn on their own kind. I’ve read a lot of statements...
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I am overwhelmed and delighted to see the gloriously spirited and passionate response to the PayPal censorship issue. It’s good to see so many writers of all stripes blogging so eloquently about this issue. However, there is something that is disturbing me. I’m seeing a lot of  understandable but er… careless wording. This is...
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As you can see, my last post generated a huge number of comments from both readers and writers.  I gave Mark Coker a very rough ride and, to his credit, he responded eloquently and in a very gentlemanly fashion. I want to reiterate that I think Smashwords is a vital, valuable and outstanding site...
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This post is a public response to an email sent by Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, asking all erotic writers to take down any books that contravene their Terms of Service Dear Mark, I thank you for taking the time to write all published erotica writers offering their work for sale on Smashwords. I...
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