Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 at
12:30 pm
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.
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 at
1:04 pm
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!
Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at
6:59 pm
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).
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.
Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at
3:34 pm
I had an amazing time at Eroticon this weekend. It’s given me a much needed battery recharge and reaffirmed that what I do is valid, appreciated, and profitable. Rather than go into a long journaling session, I thought I’d list a few thoughts I had about my experiences at this erotica writer’s conference.
Keep going…I want more…
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at
4:50 pm
As part of the pre-Eroticon events, I’m taking part in the Meet and Greet blog posts for those who are going to be attending the first and only erotica writer’s conference here in the United Kingdom.
Name: Ruby Goodnight
Blog: Ruby Goodnight Writing
Twitter: @RubyGoodnight
Facebook: facebook.com/RubyGoodnight
Height: 5ft 3in
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Describe yourself in three words: Learner, Submissive, American
What are you looking foward to at Eroticon? Networking with new people, learning more about the craft, meeting twitter ‘friends’, and possibly winning some swag!
What’s on your Lovehoney wishlist? Lelo Insignia Soraya Luxury Dual-Action Waterproof Vibrator
What song would you add to the Eroticon playlist? Nobody Does It Better, by Carly Simon
See who else is coming to Eroticon 2012 in the Meet & Greet link up
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at
12:30 pm
The Breaking of Bridgette is Ruby Goodnight’s second release under Ruby Goodnight’s own pen name. This fetish erotica ebook has an estimated release of March 2012 on both Amazon and Smashwords.
FemDom Arianna had been living quite happily with her dutiful slave Marcus for a few months, but after meeting the young and naive Bridgette at a local S&M themed night club, she couldn’t resist the thought of taking her home and making her part of the ‘family’. Presented as a collection of diary entries and emails, follow Mistress Arianna through her pursuit, seduction, training, and eventual breaking of Bridgette in the latest erotica by fetish author Ruby Goodnight.
Stay tuned for more details about The Breaking of Bridgette as the release date grows closer!
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at
10:53 am
Snow White and the Seven Fetishes is my first foray into writing ebooks under my own pen name. While I have created numerous fetish erotica stories for a number of employers, it took a bit of convincing for me to start it under my own pen name, Ruby Goodnight.
Unlike the fairy tale that we are all familiar with, Snow White and the Seven fetishes takes a bit of a twist. Rather than our heroine taking shelter in a house filled with dwarves, she seeks shelter at a brothel, run by seven men with seven very different fetishes. Snow White comes to learn how to please them all in their own very unique ways, both as a dutiful submissive and a controlling dominatrix. I love the mix of roles that Snow White takes, and the exploration of both her subby and FemDom sides.
It’s a very quick read, less than 5000 words, and priced accordingly. During St. Valentine’s Day, I listed this fetish erotica for free on Amazon, and it was downloaded more than 850 times between the US, UK and German versions of Amazon. I made a couple of posts about the process as it was going on, which you can read here and here.
You can read your own excerpt from Snow White and the Seven Fetishes on Amazon, as well as read the comments from readers who have downloaded this erotica ebook.
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at
10:36 am
The erotica ebook market is on fire at the moment, with internet entrepreneurs taking advantage of the surge in Kindle sales. I specialize in writing fetish erotica, and have written a number of best-selling erotica ebooks on Amazon. After ghost writing for a number of employers, I have also started publishing under my own pen name. Click below to see the details of the erotica ebooks that I have written recently.
Snow White and the Seven Fetishes, by Ruby Goodnight
Coming soon – The Breaking of Bridgette, by Ruby Goodnight
Ghostwritten Kindle Erotica eBooks
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at
8:55 am
Officially, Snow White and the Seven Fetishes was available for free download on Amazon for 48 hours. It’s still listing as free in it’s 49th hour, but I wanted to put up a post giving the results for those in the self-publishing community that read this blog.
In all honestly, I didn’t do a great deal of promotion around the whole event. I tweeted regularly, which was re-tweeted by some lovely followers, I posted on the Kindle Boards thread that I used to discuss the book, and mentioned it on my facebook page. I didn’t take advantage of the numerous other ways I could have promoted the book, but my thought process was to save those for closer to the time when I release The Breaking of Bridgette.
Right – so results. At the end of the 48 hours…here are the numbers!
Keep going…I want more…
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 at
8:13 am
Well, this was a lovely sight to wake up to this morning. I’ve had my ebook Snow White and the Seven Fetishes listed for free on Amazon for just over 24 hours. Keep going…I want more…
