Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: Best Bondage Erotica 2012, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Thursday, March 15th, 2012 @ 8pm ET)

Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Sacchi
I've noticed that with any of the books we've discussed here, folks have really perked up when anything really kinky comes along. Does anyone remember book or stories we've discussed before that are particularly memorable? I know some ... more
I still have a fond memory of a scene in Pleasure Bound where a girl was being f-ed in front of a large bay window.

Oh and another story, can't remember the book, where a girl was having the sex of her life in a windowed shower while her husband was watching from the Jacuzzi bath.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sir Sir
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
I agree. I guess my point was that, for me at least, that aspect is always there - the submissive, be they male or female, always holds a degree of power of the dominant. They're symbiotic in a way - one cannot be fully realized without the ... more
I believe in power exchange, not power usurp (that's how I've always put it, HAHA!!!). And it wasn't my comment, really. It was what the book was portraying, so I was just making that statement.

Submissives can sometimes have the same strength as Dominants, but not always. As I said, that's their choice. I personally prefer a strong submissive, one who can stand up to the world but be weak to only me. There's strength in that giving of weakness to one person and allowing them into you that I like. In a way, I'm weak to the one who is my submissive, because I let THEM into me in ways that I do not allow the majority of the world. So I agree with you for the most part for MY relationships, but it's not really fair to say that about all because some submissives don't LIKE being strong.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Trial By Fire from Playing With Fire was fantastic for me as well... that one struck so many chords.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Kake, what's a mood board? I can guess a bit, but i haven't come across that term before.
Like a corkboard that one posts images and phrases and (depending on the project and the person's hobby/skill/profession ) color swatches, materials, pics from designers or weddings or interior decorators or this or that or the other (again, depending on project/hobby/skill/pr ofession) to draw ideas and inspiration from and sort of give the project an initial framework. I think I know some people who'll do an intitial board then another and another as things take shape. I AM OCD but not quite that much, though. One should do it for me, methinks. I'm also a collage artist so it's a very familiar territory for me, in a sense.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
One more author's comment, from Giselle Renarde. This story has some really intense personal dynamics in it.


The title for my story Dry Rub came to me, perhaps not surprisingly, while watching an episode of "Man vs. Food" featuring some delicious-looking barbeque. The content was formed around the title. I knew I wanted to write about "dry humping" and that act brought to mind images of schoolgirl uniforms and bad boy leather pants--so that's what I dressed my characters in. They're high school sweethearts all grown up and dealing with domestic irritations. As for the bondage using dinner napkins? Well, my girlfriend has this weird neurosis where she can't eat dinner without a cloth napkin in her lap. Okay, it's not really a neurosis, but she really, really, REALLY likes cloth napkins. Paper ones go better with barbeque, but, hey... to each her own.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sir Sir
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Originally posted by Antipova
I guess also, I'm healthy-weight-but-Sla vic-built, and I often wind up attracted to lithe and wiry dominant partners... I guess that dynamic just makes intuitive sense to me.
Very interesting!
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
Like a corkboard that one posts images and phrases and (depending on the project and the person's hobby/skill/profession ) color swatches, materials, pics from designers or weddings or interior decorators or this or that or the other (again, ... more
Thanks, Kake. That's really interesting. Although for me it might turn out to be one more way to ut off actual writing.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sir Sir
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Originally posted by Sacchi
One more author's comment, from Giselle Renarde. This story has some really intense personal dynamics in it.


The title for my story Dry Rub came to me, perhaps not surprisingly, while watching an episode of "Man vs. Food" ... more
HAHA!!! Man vs. Food, that's so hilarious! What a wonderful inspiration for a great story!
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Antipova
The Pro Domme I visited was super petite and even I (who am generally not attracted to females) could totally see the allure.
I've been wanting to visit a Pro-Domme but I'm afraid the expense is well out of my budget to say the least.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
Like a corkboard that one posts images and phrases and (depending on the project and the person's hobby/skill/profession ) color swatches, materials, pics from designers or weddings or interior decorators or this or that or the other (again, ... more
That's an intriguing concept. I don't work like that, but I do know other writers (usually those who are also artists) who do. Intriguing.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
Here's a question for readers. Do you refer a book that's entirely focussed on kink, or one where there's a variety of types of sex, so that the kinky ones stand out?
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
I think what intrigues me most about D/s is the level of trust needed to make it really work whether you are male or female.
I wholeheartedly concur. That's a big allure for me regardless of some of the other aspects that I also enjoy. Ultimately, for me, it's about the connection, which I've always found to be that much more intense (for the most part) in my kink relationships than in my vanilla ones.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
I've been wanting to visit a Pro-Domme but I'm afraid the expense is well out of my budget to say the least.
Hmmm, I'd be curious to know the approximates prices they ask. Must also depend on the fetishes involved.
03/15/2012
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Here's a question for readers. Do you refer a book that's entirely focussed on kink, or one where there's a variety of types of sex, so that the kinky ones stand out?
variety
03/15/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
I've been wanting to visit a Pro-Domme but I'm afraid the expense is well out of my budget to say the least.
The one I saw was something like $120 for an hour? I consider it an expense well worth it, I learned *so much,* and felt completely safe and didn't have to worry that I was pulling anyone's heartstrings while I was learning.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sir Sir
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Here's a question for readers. Do you refer a book that's entirely focussed on kink, or one where there's a variety of types of sex, so that the kinky ones stand out?
Kink. And, in particular, many facets of kink.
03/15/2012
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Here's a question for readers. Do you refer a book that's entirely focussed on kink, or one where there's a variety of types of sex, so that the kinky ones stand out?
Both? Just depends on what I'm in the mood for.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Here's a question for readers. Do you refer a book that's entirely focussed on kink, or one where there's a variety of types of sex, so that the kinky ones stand out?
I like a book with stories that are well written Even non-kinky stories can be really warm... I guess I mean I enjoy a variety. But even a book that's all kink but with different varieties of kink can be good too.

I suppose it depends on the month. Perhaps one month I'd buy an anthology focused on a kink I know I already love, and another month I'd choose one with a variety so I could stretch my imagination.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Here's a question for readers. Do you refer a book that's entirely focussed on kink, or one where there's a variety of types of sex, so that the kinky ones stand out?
I like both, but I have to be pretty damn sure that I like the kink if I'll got for a specific theme. For bondage, I prefer variety, as I have not really found a niche I preferred to the rest. I like exhibitionism/voyeuris m, and it's broad enough that I'll enjoy a book about it. I like the stories to have elements of surprise with what/whom/how/when.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kynky Kytty
You know, I find that a smaller male dom might be a solution to help females drop their shields in a way in case they had been abused in the past. While you are still strong, you do not give off that air that "you're stronger just because ... more
I've never had an issue with a large male dominant and I've had a very rough past in regards to abuse and similar things. However, I do see how it might be less intimidating for some. For me, though, it was something I had worked through as much as one can before I discovered my submission so it wasn't as much of an issue (though in the beginning, it did leave me struggling with concerns/fears/emotion s/etc that I hadn't experienced in years). I think for *most* abuse survivors, it's more about the emotional context but the physical element can definitely reinforce that. And, ofc, this is just my experience and mho.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Ryuson Ryuson
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Here's a question for readers. Do you refer a book that's entirely focussed on kink, or one where there's a variety of types of sex, so that the kinky ones stand out?
I like a variety of sex, that way it's a surprise!
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Antipova
The one I saw was something like $120 for an hour? I consider it an expense well worth it, I learned *so much,* and felt completely safe and didn't have to worry that I was pulling anyone's heartstrings while I was learning.
Antipova, you are my hero.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Rayne Millaray Rayne Millaray
This meeting has been great! You guys are incredible. Sounds like you really enjoyed this book and the club. We're glad to hear it!

So how 'bout those prizes?

The $25 gift cards go to:

Kynky Kytty
Kake
wrmbreze
Antipova
Sir

And the two books go to:
specialKandL

Drop me a line at rayne (at) edenfantasys (dot) com and I'll get those out to you as soon as possible!

And now, I have to take off. I've got a deadline tonight. But feel free to hang around and talk.

I saw some of you mention a thread with reccommendations. Feel free to start whatever threads here you like. Have a great night! Talk to you all later, I hope!
03/15/2012
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
While I have the chance, I want to mention that Kristina Wright will be doing a reading of her anthology Lustfully Ever After in NYC at Bluestockings Books on June 5th. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but I'm sure there'll be some BDSM variations on fairy tales in it. My own story "Kit in Boots" is one of those, and I'll be there with her reading, too. (This is one of my rare hetero stories.)
03/15/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Kynky Kytty
Antipova, you are my hero.
Aw! Thanks!

Seriously though, you should try it if you're curious!
03/15/2012
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
I've never had an issue with a large male dominant and I've had a very rough past in regards to abuse and similar things. However, I do see how it might be less intimidating for some. For me, though, it was something I had worked through as ... more
True, without the emotional context, you wouldn't be able to do much with D/s if there are insecurities.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Rayne Millaray
This meeting has been great! You guys are incredible. Sounds like you really enjoyed this book and the club. We're glad to hear it!

So how 'bout those prizes?

The $25 gift cards go to:

Kynky Kytty
Kake ... more
Thank you! And good night, Rayne!
03/15/2012
Contributor: Rayne Millaray Rayne Millaray
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
I've been wanting to visit a Pro-Domme but I'm afraid the expense is well out of my budget to say the least.
A friend of mine wrote up a piece about his experience for my personal site not too long ago. You can read it here if you're interested: link
03/15/2012
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Sacchi
While I have the chance, I want to mention that Kristina Wright will be doing a reading of her anthology Lustfully Ever After in NYC at Bluestockings Books on June 5th. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but I'm sure there'll be ... more
Is that book in print now? I've been looking forward to it. I loved the previous fairy tale anthology.

Unfortunately I'm no where near NYC, but best of luck on your reading Kristina!
03/15/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Sacchi
While I have the chance, I want to mention that Kristina Wright will be doing a reading of her anthology Lustfully Ever After in NYC at Bluestockings Books on June 5th. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but I'm sure there'll be ... more
If my friend who lives in NY sometimes happens to be living in NY in June I'll send him over!
03/15/2012