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Publishers and Books

I’ve never read a book based on who published it. I wasn’t sure if this was a strange thing or not until I did this blog. I read books based on my interests, or recommendations from others who have similar interests to me. I can only name three publishing houses off the top of my [...]

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Rape and Bodice Rippers

-Trigger Warnings- Forced seduction. Bodice Rippers. Blackmail. Coercion. Stalking. Dominance. Romance novels are filled with rape that isn’t called rape. If she says no, and he keeps forcing her into sex, that’s not forced seduction. That’s rape. If he tells her that she has to have sex with him or he’ll reveal a secret she’s [...]

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Self Fulfilling Prophecies

One of the biggest problems that stems from the perception of piracy is individual’s knee jerk reactions that hurt no one more than themselves. Wizards of the Coast pulled their D&D books from online format after finding they were being pirated. Currently there is no legitimate way to purchase ebook formats or PDFs of Dungeons [...]

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Societal Vacuum

I’ve spoken before of how no one lives in a vacuum. The meaning of this is that we aren’t developed in absence of external pressures. Our culture, our parents, our friends, our society, our religion or lack of, our race, our gender; all of this contributes to our values and views. Living in a vacuum [...]

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Blog Roundup

Some interesting blogs and articles I stumbled upon this week! Information on the Paypal / Erotica shenanigans including some awesome link roundups. The Corporate Censorship of Erotica The Electronic Frontier Foundation Weighs in A letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship Selena Kitt’s List Writers & Publishers Blogs: A link List Dirty Mind vs. Debit [...]

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