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Another hard blow for culture: Books are written to be read

November 13, 2018Laila Blake Leave a Comment

Amazon is changing its royalty policy for borrowed books from a per-book system to a per-page-read system. It’s a move that is widely supported by KPD Select authors (you know, the people it affects), but – like any decision Amazon has ever… Continue Reading →

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Is it the Times that Change, or is it us?

November 14, 2015Laila Blake Leave a Comment

Gilmore Girls inspired insights into our life and times I have never been a fan of old movies. Those timeless classics everybody should have watched at least once. It’s different with classic books, but — with a small and notable… Continue Reading →

Opinion Pieces feminism, media, society, tv-series, women

Strong Female Leads don’t Cry… or something.

March 4, 2014Laila Blake Leave a Comment

Writing for women is tricky. I don’t want to take away from writing for men or writing for all genders, but in the perfidiousness of patriarchy, we  women seem locked eternally in the act of policing each other and that… Continue Reading →

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Discussing Driftwood Deeds: Subs and Agency

January 29, 2014Laila Blake Leave a Comment

This post was originally published on Eroticaforall, in the course of my release tour.   Giving a Sub Agency In the real world, the sociological term of human agency defines the ability of humans to make choices and to enact these choices… Continue Reading →

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Thoughts too Long for Twitter: Anti-Feminists + Youtube comments

October 17, 2013Laila Blake Leave a Comment

I have learned not to read the comments to pieces that move me, like I have learned not to make eye-contact with men at late-night train stations, like I have learned to walk a certain way, apologise when someone steps… Continue Reading →

Opinion Pieces feminism, media, society, women

Bodyshaming in Fiction

September 23, 2013Laila Blake Leave a Comment

This will be a short one because part of me can’t believe I feel compelled to write this. I recently started a book and came across some really gross body-shaming that kind of had me stare at the page for… Continue Reading →

Essays on Writing, Opinion Pieces feminism, media, society, women, writing

The Victimization of Women in Works of Fiction

September 5, 2013Laila Blake 3 Comments

Triggers: rape, reproductive rights, violence against women Hesitantly subtitled: Part One, because I’m pretty sure I am just beginning this thought process and I simply feel the need to have a conversation about it and learn. So this post is… Continue Reading →

Essays on Writing, Opinion Pieces feminism, media, society, women, writing

Cultural Change through Crowd-Funding

July 25, 2013Laila Blake 2 Comments

One of my favorite developments on the internet is the advent and stunning success of crowd-funding as a means to create and share people’s work and ideas. Kickstarter and Indigogo have become staples for many of us and now we… Continue Reading →

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Writing Erotica as a Feminist

May 27, 2013Laila Blake 2 Comments

Please be advised that this post represents my personal beliefs and preferences. Obviously, these are not universal truths and writers who don’t believe in them are selling a lot of books, too. I have written a similar blog post about… Continue Reading →

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