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My Eroticon 2013 Meet and Greet – Updated With Fri Night Info!

Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at 8:41 pm

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As part of the tradition, Eroticon attendees are asked to fill out a Meet and Greet post. Here’s mine! See who else is coming to Eroticon 2013 in the Meet & Greet link up.

Name: Ruby Goodnight

Twitter id: @RubyGoodnight

Must attend Eroticon 2013 session: Other than my own, “Creative Writing 3 – Short n’ Tweet: A Philosophy of Writing Sex on Twitter with Vena Ramphal”

Bloggers you’d like to be trapped in the lift with: Lift? Oh…..elevator! Hmm. Probably none since I’m not good with confined spaces.

Erotic writer you’d like to write dramatize your life story: Lady Pandorah because her blog is one of my must-reads.

Expected biggest fangirl / fanboy moment: Probably Zoe Margolis, since I appreciate a lot of her from afar, and never got a chance to speak with her last year.

What keeps you awake at nights? Reading adult webmaster forums on my iPhone in bed, a toddler who is teething, mental to-do lists for the next day, and random midnight hungers for chocolate brownies.

UPDATE: If you are like me, you are probably travelling to London sometime before Saturday morning and are wondering what to do with yourself. If meeting up with friendly faces who are attending the conference, chilling out with a few drinks and nibbles, and getting to know folks before the big day sounds like something you would enjoy, then I invite you to come along to the second annual pre-conference get together! No pressure, no pretenses, and no activities planned – just a good old fashioned hang out.

The delicious Molly Moore has coordinated the event which will be held at the Novotel Hotel Bar on 46 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8NZ. We will be there from 7:30pm until most decide to head back to their hotel rooms, which last year was around 11pm. Dress code is whatever you wish to wear. (I’ll be there in something professionalish and sexy.) I hope to see you there!

Writing Sex Right – My Eroticon2013 Event Picks

Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 6:54 pm

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With Eroticon2013 slightly over a month away, the speaker schedule has been updated and I’m now starting to figure out who I want to see, and who I want to catch on the sidelines for one on one chats. Here’s my rundown on who I plan on checking out during Eroticon 2013, and what I’ll be sorry to miss out!

Saturday’s Session Picks

Session 1 - Myth busting: The Submissive Woman with Molly Moore

I’m lucky enough to call Molly one of my friends, and it was at Eroticon 2012 that we met for the first time. Somehow, though, I managed to miss all of her speaking engagement last year. This workshop appeals to me as I do the majority of my writing in the BDSM niche, and while I have a good chunk of my own submissive experiences behind me, it’s always good to see if my writing has been tainted by false stereotypes, over generalization and plain old incorrect information.

Session 2 - This one I’ll probably either decide on the day, or use the time to network with others. Both workshops currently listed really don’t fit in with my line of work, but still look interesting.

Session 3 – Creative Writing 2 with Remittance Girl

While I’ve only met Remittance Girl in passing and never been able to have a serious chit chat about our craft, this girl knows her shit. I’m hoping to spark a few ideas in my head to bring back to my own commercial writing, as creativity sometimes gets lost with all the attention on SEO and sales language.

Session 4 – Writing for the Adult Industry with Ruby Goodnight

Well, I think it’s pretty obvious that I’ll be at this one! Hope to see you there as well.

Session 5 – Creative Writing 3 – Short n’ Tweet: A Philosophy of Writing Sex on Twitter with Vena Ramphal

So much of my affiliate work (both my own, and the affiliates I write for) involves Twitter. I’m hoping to get out of this workshop a way to entice my affiliate account followers to both communicate with me more, as well as want to click through to the web sites. In a world of paid-for-inflated follower accounts and auto-tweeting taking up 90% of the timelines, this is one I’m deffo looking forward to.

Sunday’s Session Picks

Session 1 – Polyamory 101 with Lori Smith and Amanda Jones

One of the niches that I get asked to write about more often lately are polyamorous relationships, especially from swinging dating sites. (One could argue that swinging and polyamory are two very different animals, and this is one thing I hope they explore in this workshop.)

Still not got your ticket for Eroticon2013? Click here to find out how you can win a FREE ticket to this year’s conference, thanks to Xcite Books.

Session 2 – Top Ten Tips for Writing A Sex Blog with Molly Moore

Another great workshop from Molly. As I start to develop my own affiliate websites targeting women, I find my writing delving into the “sex blog” style more often than not. I’m always looking for ways to get more traffic to my blogs as well!

Session 3 – Sex Education 2 with Meg Barker and Justin Hancock

Who doesn’t want to brush up on their sex education? I dare say watching hours of porn a day may have warped my sexual mind a tad. While there isn’t a description of this panel up yet, I’m sure that it’ll be something I can sink my teeth into.

Session 4 – Blogging for Sex Work with Violet Rose, Madam Becky and Ruby Goodnight

While I didn’t plan on being part of this panel when signing up to Eroticon2013, I was asked by the lovely Ruby Kiddell to take part. Looking forward to talking about sex workers on the net!

Session 5 – Sex and the Media with Zoe Margolis and Nichi Hodgsonq

Last year I caught a bit of Zoe speaking about the media and sex, and I was really upset I missed her main workshop earlier in the day. This year I’m not going to do anything to miss it and hope it will be as discussion provoking as last year’s was.

RubyGoodnight.com Nominated for Best Author Page

Monday, January 7th, 2013 at 1:18 pm

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I got quite the surprise when I was on vacation earlier last month. When checking out some tweets I had been included in, I found out that this site has been nominated for Best Blog or Author Page for the 2013 Xcite Awards. I’ve got to say I’m slightly floored, as the lovely writers and bloggers who are also included in this category are some of those who I consider the best in the UK erotica scene. I’m gathering that RubyGoodnight.com falls under the “Author Page” portion of the nomination as I’ve been severely slacking in the blogging department for this site for a while! (Something I endeavor to change in the new year.)

Check out the others included in this Best Blog or Author Page category by clicking the image below. Then, if you feel like I deserve your vote, knock your socks off and check that box!

Are You Selling Yourself Short?

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 at 7:00 pm

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I received a freelancing request last night, and the communication spilled over to this morning.

The request was to create a 15,000 word piece on female masturbation. In the job spec, they were looking for writers from the UK, USA, or Canada, and wanted a number of sample pieces before the interview process began.

This came through oDesk (a freelancing site that I used at the start of my career and still keep a profile on). I don’t actively seek out work on oDesk any more, but I do keep the profile up and running as sometimes those looking for adult writers come across my info, then make their way to my site. I tend to brace myself when I get oDesk job interview requests through, for a number of reasons. First, it’s not unheard of for the interviewees to take the samples you send them and do a runner. Get 100 people applying to a job, you’ve got yourself 100 free pieces of writing. The site is also used by a large number of contractors from countries where the standard of living is quite low, and as a result, the payment rates are very minimal. I’ve often seen writing jobs posted for less than half a penny a word.

Given the fact that the job poster was very specific about wanting native-English speaking writers, though, I was thrown for a bit of a loop with the offer – $250, or around $0.017 per word. I usually just click the ‘Decline’ button on these and send the reason as “Rate Too Low”, leaving it at that. For some reason, I thought I’d find out a bit more about this, so I accepted the interview and sent this message. Keep going…I want more…

Ruby Goodnight Speaking At Eroticon 2013

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 at 12:30 pm

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I’m proud to finally be able to let my blog readers know that I will be speaking at Eroticon 2013!

From the bio that’s been published on the site, you can probably get the jist of what I’ll be speaking about. Right now, the initial plan is for me to discuss the more commercial aspects of adult writing – working with porn sites, sex toy retailers, as well as ghostwriting.

A lot of the focus at Eroticon is for novelist and bloggers who earn an income through royalties and ad revenue. I’ve often had these writers get in touch with me ‘on the hush’ to find ways of breaking into the commercial field of writing, and what that entails. It seems that sometimes, writing for money (rather than the pure enjoyment of the craft) is a tad taboo. I’m hoping to be able to push that aside for a moment or two, and give those who are interested the means to get their foot in the door when it comes to commercial adult writing.

Free Sex Toys For Reviewers From EroticToyTown

Saturday, August 11th, 2012 at 1:13 pm

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Are you a sex blogger who is looking for some free sex toys? Maybe you have a sex toy review site and are looking for a few new toys to try? One of the companies that I work with, Erotic Toy Town, are currently looking for a select number of testers to write about their products on their own web site. This is a great opportunity for US-based sex toy reviewers who are looking to build up their web site, as well as established bloggers who are eager to get their hands on free sex toys.

So how does it work? Well, firstly, you should get in touch with me though my Erotic Toy Town email address – Ruby [at] EroticToyTown.com. In that email, let me know you are interested in getting you hands on some free sex toys in exchange for a review. I’ll also need a URL for your web site so I can make sure it meets the standards that Erotic Toy Town are looking for.

Once I’ve given your site a once over, I’ll ask for a few additional details, including which toy out of the Sex Toys for Sex Bloggers section you would like to review. If nothing there tickles your fancy, let me know which toy off the site you would like to review. Depending on availability, as well as a few other factors, we may be able to come to an arrangement!

This is also a great chance for those who have a steady following and like to host sex toy giveaways, or as prizes for contests you hold on your site. We’ve even had a few cam stars get in touch to have our toys featured in their live cam shows. Send me an email with your ideas, and we can see what free sex toys from Erotic Toy Town can do for you!

Ruby Goodnight at Eroticon 2013

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 at 1:04 pm

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Not that I had any doubt that I would be attending, but today it is official. I’ve purchased my ticket to Eroticon 2013. The 2012 event was the premier of this sex bloggers and erotica writer’s event, and I am glad to see that it has been extended to a full two days for the 2013 reincarnation.

According to the web site, Eroticon 2013 is described as “the UK’s only conference for sex bloggers and erotica writers. [...] If you are sex writer, blogger, editor, publisher, journalist, performer or artist Eroticon 2013 will be the networking event of the year. Meet with like minded people and leading voices of the erotic industries, make new contacts and learn new skills in a safe and supportive environment.”

Right now, tickets are in the “Super Early Bird” phase, where you can get the ticket for £77.53 for one day (£75 + fee) or £128.78 for the two days (£125 + fee). If you’re a bit stretched for cash at the moment, you can get it on an installment plan. You’ll be charged £50 up from, then two payments of £37.50 (plus fees) monthly thereafter. This Super Early Bird phase of the Eroticon 2013 tickets only lasts until 01 September 2012, so you have around six weeks to get in and get it at the early price.

With the lineup that is already set up for this year, I know that it’s going to be an amazing event. Hope to see you there!

My Fifty Shades of Grey Confession

Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at 6:59 pm

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50 Shades of Grey eCard

Fifty Shades of Grey – not a single book has divided the erotica and BDSM community more in the last fifty years as this one. Yes, I have read it – more than once. Do I think it’s ‘bad’ for the erotica and bondage lifestyle? In a way, yes. Did I enjoy reading it? Kind of. Am I riding out the insane popularity of this set of novels like the cash cow rodeo that it is? OF COURSE I AM!

I’m not joking in the slightest when I say that every single employer I have worked with in the last three months wants pieces relating to the 50 Shades novels. People who I have contracted with in the past who have NO connection to BDSM are trying to find ways to get the traffic from the Fifty Shades phenomenon. I’ve even bought into the hype and dabbled with my own possible way to cash in (outside of my writing, of course).

Fifty Shades Sucks

Credit to @HypnoPeter on Twitter for this image!

In the last 90 days, I have:

Rewritten Fifty Shades of Grey scenes in order to make them more ‘hardcore’ and ‘lifestyle friendly’ for BDSM porn sites, as a guide for their movies
Added Fifty Shades themed keywords to existing sex toy descriptions to hook into the Google traffic
Created shopping lists and how-to guides for sex toy web sites trying to get the attention of new shoppers
Designed and ghostblogged an entire new website from the point of view of a ‘first time reader’ for another sex toy shop (with posts pointing them in the direction of their store)
Ghostwritten two fan-fic style erotica novels using the 50 Shades characters to be sold on Amazon
Started my own affiliate web site for a major bondage furniture web site using a Fifty Shades theme

I kinda feel like a bit of a whore about this whole thing. Fifty Shades is this awfully written book that is spreading misconceptions about the bondage and dominance community, yet I’m playing it out for every single penny it can give me.

Introducting Ruby Goodnight Reviews

Thursday, June 14th, 2012 at 3:32 pm

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I’ve found that specific aspect of my writing work has certainly got a lot of attention lately, so I’ve decided to expand my website. First there was this portfolio web site to focus on my writing, then I introducted my personal blog, Corsets and Candy. Now, I’ve added a new subdomain called Ruby Goodnight Reviews.

At Ruby Goodnight Reviews, I’ll be focusing on writing my opinion and experiences with various adult products, including sex toys, fetish wear, corsets, BDSM equipment, and any other number of adult products that cross my threshold. This also includes erotica, so if you are an aspiring erotica writer who is looking to have their piece reviewed, please get in touch.

I have started off this new section of my site with a collection of reviews for sexy toys provided by Erotic Toy Town, as well as corsets I have purchased from Corsets UK.

If you are interested in me reviewing your adult products, please get in touch with me by clicking the “Contact Me” link in the above menu, or by clicking here.

Writing Porn Versus Writing Erotica

Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 12:47 pm

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Fan Fic Porn Writer

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When I started off as a freelance writer, my bread and butter was writing for porn sites. After I had started writing longer form erotica, especially for those looking to resell my work on Kindle, my writing needed to change.

Porn gallery descriptions and blog posts tend to focus on a set of keywords. Webmasters are looking to get their sites to rank as high as they can, so ensuring that the phrase “Thai creampie” (or whatever else the site is hoping to rank for) occurs a certain number of times in a block of text is rather important. The writing tends to be short and rough, quick and dirty. Let’s be honest, no one – especially guys – go to the majority of porn sites to read. Descriptions for sex toy web sites are quite similar. I walk a fine line between keyword-stuffing and readability, in the hopes that the latest Google update doesn’t penalize the site for over-optimization. I do have to admit, though, I do enjoy the intense rush of being as dirty as possible in as few words as possible (as webmasters are often looking for pieces between 100 and 300 words).

There are a few exceptions to this rule, though. Certain fetishes attract men who want as much detail as possible. They want to read what the slave is thinking when she is getting fucked in the ass with a mechanical dildo. They don’t want to imagine what it’s like when a Dominatrix steps on their naked cock – they want it spelled out for them.

This is where one genre of writing starts to roll into the other. This is where things like character, plot, exposition and conclusion come into the picture. Sometimes it all happens in the context of 250 words, other times a bit more fleshed out.

Erotica writing obviously tells a story. Going out on a limb here, I dare say that the main ‘readers’ of porn are men, and erotica women. Google doesn’t rank book text, so there’s no need to find ways to include a phrase over and over again. My erotica tells a story in “X” number of words. Sometimes I am given a general framework to write it (such as someone wants a vampire story, or a teacher-student piece, or FemDom), or I’m just told to write a 7K word story using my own ideas – as long as it’s formatted for Kindle, includes a title and a blurb, and can be expanded into a series if need be. This is where I write what I like to read, and where my skills as a freelance adult writer grow the most.

I often worry if employers for one side see the other half of my work and get turned off. If a webmaster read Snow White and the Seven Fetishes, would he think I’m too ‘wordy’ or ‘story driven’ for adult gallery descriptions? If someone who wants me to write erotica reads my work on Thai Fuckers and think I can barely string a sentence together that goes above the level of a twelve year old? I suppose its something to battle if that discussion ever arises.

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