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Writing in progress
Haven't been blogging much this year, too busy writing and editing. Along with all my non-fiction writing work, have been editing the...
ninaleespen
Jun 81 min read
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Avoiding 'unready manuscript embarrassment (ume)'
I recently (re)learned the importance of taking a break from a piece of writing. You know, the old 'put it in the drawer for three...
ninaleespen
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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Writing rhythms, word erosion
I've just returned from some time away from my desk, travelling along the south coast of Victoria, at the bottom of Australia, watching...
ninaleespen
May 19, 20242 min read
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Feminist erotica
In an earlier post I bemoaned the subcategories of erotica as being porous and vague, and in not quite capturing Erotiquette, the story...
ninaleespen
Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Location visits
Have been working away at my next book and am 90% through the first draft. I may even share a draft chapter soon. In the meantime, I...
ninaleespen
Feb 11, 20241 min read
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The erotic saga continues...
Several years passed until I decided to have another go at doing something with Erotiquette in 2023. This time, I thought, I would do it...
ninaleespen
Dec 17, 20232 min read
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The difficulties of publishing unconventional erotica
They say that sex scenes are the hardest things to write well, so I decided, with my first novel, to start with that. Could I write a...
ninaleespen
Dec 10, 20232 min read
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