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Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: Safe Word An Erotic S/M Novel by Molly Weatherfield (September 13, 8-10 PM EST)

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Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Molly, you say you're not working on another sequel; are you working on anything else? As I said upstream, I'd love to hear more about your bookstore days in San Francisco. Maybe a murder mystery set there and then? With underground kink?
Oh.... mystery and kink, please!
09/13/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
Molly, do you ever write short stories? You never know, I might get a chance to edit an anthology some time where a piece all about Annie would fit just fine.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Annabel Joseph Annabel Joseph
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Originally posted by Molly Weatherfield
And you've got that too, Annabel. For me, the time that stands out was in CARRIE'S STORY, when Carrie finds out she's going to have an article published, and Jonathan is like a proud father. Except that of course she's got to get a ... more
Oh, I LOVED that scene!

I also loved the scene where he laid her down in front of the fire and kind of cherished her and served her, and then afterward he more or less said, yeah, I'll do that when I feel like it, and because *I* want to. It has nothing to do with what you want or need.

I re-read that scene all the time. Pure power exchange play.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Top Kat Top Kat
Must say good night I am still at work! Wonderful chatting with everyone!
09/13/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Top Kat
Must say good night I am still at work! Wonderful chatting with everyone!
Have a wonderful rest of your evening, and thank you for joining us!
09/13/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
I've just remembered one question I had. Maybe it was covered in Safe Word and i just missed it.

When Kate talks about buying Carrie at the end, who would she buy her from? Who gets the money? Who got the money from the auction? Has Carrie signed a contract letting any payments go to the association?
09/13/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
Bye, Kat. Great having you with us!
09/13/2011
Contributor: Anneke Jacob Anneke Jacob
I just saw a notice about this conversation...I'm scraping in here at the last minute! (Or eight.)
09/13/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Anneke Jacob
I just saw a notice about this conversation...I'm scraping in here at the last minute! (Or eight.)
Welcome! Better late than never.
09/13/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Isn't it interesting how the dynamics we grew up with play such a large role in all of this?
Our childhood experiences really do mold so much about us at ever level, but it is fascinating that my family relationship dynamics growing up so clearly and strongly influence my sexual relationships as an adult.


Going back to what Sacchi said about submissive feminism... I grew up steeped in feminism and strong female leadership role models... I could almost say that being sexually submissive to men started out as a taboo...
09/13/2011
Contributor: Molly Weatherfield Molly Weatherfield
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Oh.... mystery and kink, please!
Actually, I would very much like to write a mystery. But it would take place in Regency England, where most of my romance novels take place. Except for THE BOOKSELLER'S DAUGHTER, which takes place in pre-revolutionary France, has off-stage action my the Marquis de Sade, and is the romance novel I think Carrie would write.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Annabel Joseph Annabel Joseph
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Originally posted by Anneke Jacob
I just saw a notice about this conversation...I'm scraping in here at the last minute! (Or eight.)
Anneke, I thought you would be here. We've talked about our love for Molly's books many times...
09/13/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
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Originally posted by Anneke Jacob
I just saw a notice about this conversation...I'm scraping in here at the last minute! (Or eight.)
Glad you made it! You can still read it all later. Any opinions about the books in question, or D/s in general, or writing of all sorts, or the care and feeding of ponies, are welcome here.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Annabel Joseph Annabel Joseph
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Originally posted by Molly Weatherfield
Actually, I would very much like to write a mystery. But it would take place in Regency England, where most of my romance novels take place. Except for THE BOOKSELLER'S DAUGHTER, which takes place in pre-revolutionary France, has off-stage action ... more
Molly, I've read a couple of your Pam Rosenthal books and loved them. I love the Regency era. Something about the uptight clothes codes and manners, and all that passion roiling away underneath.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Anneke Jacob Anneke Jacob
I haven't had a chance to read through previous posts, so apologies if this is a repeat. I just want to say that the lightness and humour, and the base in reality that I find in the Carrie books, has been a huge help to me in my own writing. So thanks for that.
09/13/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Our childhood experiences really do mold so much about us at ever level, but it is fascinating that my family relationship dynamics growing up so clearly and strongly influence my sexual relationships as an adult.


Going back to what ... more
I totally agree. I grew up with a wimpy mother who believed you never challenged men, and a horribly emotionally abusive step father.

I swore, at a very young age, I would never submit to men. That I was their equal in everything. And I spent much of my young life competing with them. And while that doesn't influence me as heavily now as it did then, there are still those traces of my personality left from that.

TMI lol
09/13/2011
Contributor: Molly Weatherfield Molly Weatherfield
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Originally posted by Sacchi
I've just remembered one question I had. Maybe it was covered in Safe Word and i just missed it.

When Kate talks about buying Carrie at the end, who would she buy her from? Who gets the money? Who got the money from the auction? Has Carrie ... more
Hi Anneke. And bye, Kat.

And as for buying Carrie -- well, she'd be buying Carrie from Carrie -- my fiction of the association (which is really Anne Rice's fantasy in Exit to Eden) is that the slave gets the money at the end. Which Laura Antoniou makes fun of in one of the Marketplace books, maybe rightfully so, as wimpy.
09/13/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Anneke Jacob
I just saw a notice about this conversation...I'm scraping in here at the last minute! (Or eight.)
Welcome Anneke! Better late than never!
09/13/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
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Originally posted by LicentiouslyYours
Our childhood experiences really do mold so much about us at ever level, but it is fascinating that my family relationship dynamics growing up so clearly and strongly influence my sexual relationships as an adult.


Going back to what ... more
The question of taboos as spurs for sex could occupy a whole book, or series, or, hmmm....anthology. What do you think, would a world completely accepting of sex and kink in any form become too bland to be fun?
09/13/2011
Contributor: Molly Weatherfield Molly Weatherfield
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Originally posted by Annabel Joseph
Molly, I've read a couple of your Pam Rosenthal books and loved them. I love the Regency era. Something about the uptight clothes codes and manners, and all that passion roiling away underneath.
Thanks. I'm so glad you enjoyed them. People can find out more at link if they're interested. Not a lot of kink -- well, maybe a little. Actually the out-of-print novella A HOUSE EAST OF REGENT STREET has the most of that. I'm hoping to rerelease it next year as an ebook.
09/13/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Molly Weatherfield
Thanks. I'm so glad you enjoyed them. People can find out more at link if they're interested. Not a lot of kink -- well, maybe a little. Actually the out-of-print novella A HOUSE EAST OF REGENT STREET has the most of that. I'm hoping to ... more
Psst, Kindle.
09/13/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
Before EVERYbody takes off..i do want to mention that I still have a few copies of Pride and Predjudice - Hidden Lusts by Mitzi Szereto (our next book, up in two weeks).

It's first come first serve, but if you'd like to review it... email me at nakedreaderbookclub@gm ail.com
and if you requested it and have not yet gotten it assigned to you... also email me!
09/13/2011
Contributor: Molly Weatherfield Molly Weatherfield
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Originally posted by Sacchi
The question of taboos as spurs for sex could occupy a whole book, or series, or, hmmm....anthology. What do you think, would a world completely accepting of sex and kink in any form become too bland to be fun?
My association world is entirely accepting of sex and kink -- and full of neurotics like Jonathan. I think that's how it would work.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Annabel Joseph Annabel Joseph
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Originally posted by Molly Weatherfield
Thanks. I'm so glad you enjoyed them. People can find out more at link if they're interested. Not a lot of kink -- well, maybe a little. Actually the out-of-print novella A HOUSE EAST OF REGENT STREET has the most of that. I'm hoping to ... more
oh, that's great news. I like when you send out the email updates too. SO when the ebook comes out, let us all know.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
And the final statement i have from Molly but we can go on if we like:

And back? I do sometimes play with the idea of Carrie coming back. But it would have to be worth it. Molly Weatherfield's readers are too smart for anything less.
09/13/2011
Contributor: LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
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Originally posted by Sacchi
The question of taboos as spurs for sex could occupy a whole book, or series, or, hmmm....anthology. What do you think, would a world completely accepting of sex and kink in any form become too bland to be fun?
I think about this often, especially with regard to BDSM...things that used to absolutely thrill and excite me now seem ...normal and other things I'd never even have considered perusing... seem less risky and more exciting...

Taboo is such a fascinating subject, you are right, I think MANY books could be written on it...you should get started!
09/13/2011
Contributor: Annabel Joseph Annabel Joseph
Molly, thanks so much for doing this chat. I enjoyed it so much!

And write more. PUH-lEEZE!!
09/13/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Annabel Joseph
oh, that's great news. I like when you send out the email updates too. SO when the ebook comes out, let us all know.
Annabel, you're our final winner of the night. You won a $25 gift card to Edenfantasys. Please email me at Liz @ Edenfantasys.com so I can get that out to you.
09/13/2011
Contributor: Annabel Joseph Annabel Joseph
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Annabel, you're our final winner of the night. You won a $25 gift card to Edenfantasys. Please email me at Liz @ Edenfantasys.com so I can get that out to you.
OH, YIPPEE!
09/13/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
Thank you Molly, Sacchi, and all the members for such a wonderful meeting! I truly enjoyed learning all of this. I definitely think I will be getting a copy of Safe Word and finding out where Carrie's Story left off.
09/13/2011