Reflection on Smut Lovers Conference 2026 Sep 27, 2026 TLDR The writing track at the Smut Lovers Conference gave me a lot to think about. I’d already thought of it (the advice is in my book), but I really do need to apply it. Aforementioned advice: “If you’re in it, be in it. Be uncomfortable. Be worried. But don’t flinch. Okay? Buck up, buttercup,” as recalled by Marc Acosta (Garnet, 2026, 133). Writing Track Thoughts At this time last week, I was getting on a plan, my min

Sep 7, 2026 This weekend, I had my first real writing kick in months, maybe years. This weekend, I wrote 11,365 words in 4 days. I've been spilling ink long enough to know that as a number, it doesn't actually mean much. I’ve filled whole notebooks with stuff that was summarized as ‘chatting about work while his mind raced…’. It might turn out to be nothing, but right now, I need to know what the conversation was to know if there’s going to be consequences to having tuned it

Aug 23, 2026 I decided to be an author less than a year ago. I’ve been working at it for twenty years, but the explicit decision is very recent to me. I was inspired to become an author when I was a kid. We moved around a lot, so I was always introducing myself to people who I might know for a while, but probably wouldn’t. I learned the power of an introduction. I learned the power of being unknown around the time that I learned how much I love the complexities of world-buil