tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post2711650378142389834..comments2024-02-07T15:31:14.706+00:00Comments on Lust Bites: The Erotic CircusMadeline Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-16159607010722672742007-02-19T14:10:00.000+00:002007-02-19T14:10:00.000+00:00Um, how about a nice pot of tea? I could make a ca...Um, how about a nice pot of tea? I could make a cake? <BR/><BR/>No? <BR/><BR/>I'm working on *mutters* punkbandphilosophyprofessormusicjournalist. Something. It's turning out to be harder than twirling one's nipples in opposite directions. <BR/><BR/>There's a bunch of short stories in the works too - Wicked Words anthologies and a couple of others I can't reveal just yet. But soon!<BR/><BR/>Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-88220675526563385532007-02-19T10:01:00.000+00:002007-02-19T10:01:00.000+00:00Gorgeous picture...CE is a wonderful book, Nikki. ...Gorgeous picture...<BR/><BR/>CE is a wonderful book, Nikki. Much enjoyed!! <BR/><BR/>What have you got in store for us next?Saskia Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487645520140379667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-40342454678707890042007-02-19T08:26:00.000+00:002007-02-19T08:26:00.000+00:00I'm running to catch up with myself at the moment ...I'm running to catch up with myself at the moment but I just wanted to say, wow, what a lush and lovely post. You have a very visual style of writing. Gorgeous.<BR/><BR/>The Speigeltent comes to Brighton each year for the festival. It's magical inside. Marianna Multiple in Sex in Public was inspired by a trip to see a burlesque show there last summer. Nikki, you might have recognised it when you Kristina Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260838019243820610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-54611784888702195132007-02-18T10:59:00.000+00:002007-02-18T10:59:00.000+00:00Oh, and Tilly, there's one short story I wrote tha...Oh, and Tilly, there's one short story I wrote that my friends flat out refuse to believe is fiction. They even argue with me over the ending because 'that's not what happened'. Sheesh. <BR/><BR/>- and re the 'feeling like you're in drag' thing. Yes. Me too. Especially in heels. I think there's a big girly pill you're sposed to get given at birth but I spat mine out...Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-38283907613037152832007-02-18T10:55:00.000+00:002007-02-18T10:55:00.000+00:00Hi Mona, Yes, it was a great experience! Did somet...Hi Mona, <BR/><BR/>Yes, it was a great experience! <BR/><BR/>Did something catch my attention? Just about everything! The lights, the atmosphere, the smell, the dry ice, the wire acts, the contortionists, the acrobats, the audience. The men who became women, the girl in the tiger suit, the balloon striptease...<BR/><BR/>Sorry, am I answering the right question? ; )Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-76508416287214375682007-02-17T21:10:00.000+00:002007-02-17T21:10:00.000+00:00It must have been interesting visiting many circus...It must have been interesting visiting many circuses. It's a whole another world. During that did something caught your attention? If so, what was it?Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219439679746454698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-48409658802499885472007-02-17T20:49:00.000+00:002007-02-17T20:49:00.000+00:00Maybe it's the first person thing, I don't know, b...Maybe it's the first person thing, I don't know, but certainly with the three books I've done so far, everyone but everyone knows it's me.<BR/><BR/>I keep saying my protags aren't me and no one believes me. Even I don't believe me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-12447768687515754442007-02-17T19:44:00.000+00:002007-02-17T19:44:00.000+00:00Thanks, Janine. It's funny - the older I get, the...Thanks, Janine. It's funny - the older I get, the more women I find who feel the same way, and we invariably get on fabulously. (Hey - let's do coffee!)<BR/><BR/>But on laying oneself bare in one's writing - yes, I agree that all writing does that. For me the worst thing someone can do is attack a piece of my writing on personal grounds - "You're so obviously writing about x" or "How can you Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-92108663441798290802007-02-17T09:47:00.000+00:002007-02-17T09:47:00.000+00:00A female friend once asked me how I dared write st...A female friend once asked me how I dared write stuff (i.e. smut)that revealed so much about what I was thinking in secret.<BR/><BR/>But - if you have anything you really want to say - then all fiction involves exposing yourself to strangers, and every time something is published (or read out loud)I feel horribly vulnerable for a while, no matter what the subject. I don't find writing about my Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-5311818493487430992007-02-16T18:59:00.000+00:002007-02-16T18:59:00.000+00:00Lovely post and you are so right about the honesty...Lovely post and you are so right about the honesty of writing erotica. Sometimes I forget that the stuff I write has to go out to complete strangers, But if you aren't honest with yourself, how can the readers get into what you're saying and believe in your characters?<BR/><BR/>Deadlines-I write for 3 publishers (VBL, EC and Kensington Aphrodisia)and have 4 deadlines this year. Sometimes I think Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-18339307584991183812007-02-16T16:40:00.000+00:002007-02-16T16:40:00.000+00:00Not Such Feeble Wimps?Not Such Feeble Wimps?Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-27515508433971223932007-02-16T16:18:00.000+00:002007-02-16T16:18:00.000+00:00Okay, you have to check out the Wikipedia for NSFW...Okay, you have to check out the Wikipedia for NSFW:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSFW<BR/><BR/>I love this:<BR/><BR/>Not safe for work, not work-safe (NWS), not school-safe (NSS), not suitable for school or work (NSSW), or not for British school kids (NFBSK)<BR/><BR/>What about American school kids?Alison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-12669496915362124952007-02-16T16:17:00.000+00:002007-02-16T16:17:00.000+00:00Lovely post, Nikki. Very cool pic. Haven't explore...Lovely post, Nikki. Very cool pic. Haven't explored the link yet, cause I suspect it's not suitable viewing for under 18's, and I seem to have a small child clamped to me.Vincent Copseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233265999577106740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-80036590428088242902007-02-16T16:15:00.000+00:002007-02-16T16:15:00.000+00:00Hi Olivia, That'll probably be the 'burlesque' rev...Hi Olivia, <BR/><BR/>That'll probably be the 'burlesque' revival. The biggest one is <A HREF="http://www.ministryofburlesque.com/" REL="nofollow">The Ministry of Burlesque</A>, but there are quite a few. <BR/><BR/>If anybody ever sees the Burlesque Hour advertised - go and see them! They're a troupe of three women from Australia, and they're absolutely brilliant. <BR/><BR/>The whole burlesque Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-28666067401307099282007-02-16T16:00:00.000+00:002007-02-16T16:00:00.000+00:00There's protocol? For nipple-tassels? I'm asking...There's protocol? For nipple-tassels? I'm asking! A while back on Radio 4 (okay, it's not cool, but it is big, and it is clever) they had a fabulous item on these circus-style strip joints coming back into vogue in London - I forget what they're called - it's something between cabaret, circuses, and Victorian music hall acts. (on Angela Carter, Wise Children has some fabulous theatrical Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-51189839781220458872007-02-16T14:50:00.000+00:002007-02-16T14:50:00.000+00:00Bah, Cirque du Soleil! Just as I was finishing up ...Bah, Cirque du Soleil! Just as I was finishing up the manuscript they unveiled <A HREF="http://www.zumanity.com/" REL="nofollow">Zumanity</A> - their erotic circus show - but only in Vegas. Would have loved to have seen it. There was a feature in Playboy. Jugglers and tits, and a giant fishbowl. <BR/><BR/>I shall seek out Geek Love - it's a brilliant title but I've never read it. Of course Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-79822040810929078542007-02-16T14:42:00.000+00:002007-02-16T14:42:00.000+00:00Did you see the pirates-and-sailor-porn thread? Th...Did you see the pirates-and-sailor-porn thread? The guy with the leggings? <BR/><BR/>Sorry, I should have said. This site is fuckin off the wall and some of it is very icky. But a lot of it is brilliant. <BR/><BR/>NSFW - Never Suck Fetishist's Wigs? Nobody Say Freaky Weirdos? <BR/><BR/>I think actually it's Not Safe For Work...Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-83628219098384231632007-02-16T14:37:00.000+00:002007-02-16T14:37:00.000+00:00NSFW = Not Suitable for Work... I just learned tha...NSFW = Not Suitable for Work... I just learned that recently. :)<BR/><BR/>Nikki, lovely post... sultry picture...perfect description about first deadlines (white-knuckle writing!).<BR/><BR/>There is something so decadent and deranged about anything relating to circuses. Did you ever read Geek Love, by chance? I think that's the most twisted circus-themed book I've stumbled on. And for sexy and Alison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-8277214089604808312007-02-16T14:25:00.000+00:002007-02-16T14:25:00.000+00:00Uhhh ...I found the photos of women with dead octo...Uhhh ...<BR/><BR/>I found the photos of women with dead octopi on their heads. And the pickled foetuses. I think I failed my Sanity roll.<BR/><BR/>And that was before I came across Girlsandcorpses.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link Nikki. I think.<BR/><BR/>By the way, what does NSFW stand for? (Given the content I'm taking a wild guess at Not Suitable For Wimps)<BR/><BR/>Well, this blog is certainly Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-32473440045365021862007-02-16T13:02:00.000+00:002007-02-16T13:02:00.000+00:00Wow! Sounds wonderful! Congratulations Nikki.Will ...Wow! Sounds wonderful! Congratulations Nikki.<BR/><BR/>Will now go and look at weird websites, instead of working on my own like I'm supposed to be doing...Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-84152929381417214752007-02-16T10:35:00.000+00:002007-02-16T10:35:00.000+00:00I can't promise bumpy arms, but there is a fantast...I can't promise bumpy arms, but there is a fantastic site that has a whole thread of kinky circus pictures and various <A HREF="http://www.wurzeltod.ch/cgi-bin/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15/" REL="nofollow">weird and wonderful erotic images</A>.<BR/><BR/>I just found it and I can't stop looking.Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-66417931121814852272007-02-16T10:22:00.000+00:002007-02-16T10:22:00.000+00:00I love Circus Excite. One of the most original and...I love Circus Excite. One of the most original and beautiful Black Lace novels.<BR/><BR/>I also love the picture at the top of this post. I have been staring at that man's arms since I woke up this morning. <BR/><BR/>Oh, men's arms! Big beautiful bumpy arms like that make me feel so happy and really only slightly sadistic. I am a simple creature, you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com