Sunday, July 05, 2009

A project...

I am working on a little writing project. ;)

You see, a few years ago (2006, to be exact), I participated in NaNoWriMo, and not for the first time. But the product of this (third) attempt at NaNoWriMo is a story that I hope to [eventually] edit, fill out a bit, and submit for publication.

The world I have created is a fully immersive world in which D/s & M/s style relationships are the 'norm'. My primary characters are butch/femme queer, but the world itself is pansexual. This is not an "all men are dominant and all women are submissive" world - but rather a world where each person chooses their path and then begins a path of training with the ultimate goal being to be actualized at the epitomy of the dominant role or the submissive one. Of course, this world has its own vocabulary for such things and its own protocols.

My goal was to write an erotic story about a girl in a world that I could personally fantasize about. A world filled with intense BDSM themes, but also one that allowed for matters of the heart, matters of choice, and of the empowerment of choice - and the humanity in everyone, whether dominant or submissive. I wanted the high protocol rituals of an immersive world, with a unique sense of equality despite the power exchange dynamics within the adult societal construct. And within this world I tell one girl's story, sharing her mistakes - her highs and her lows and the lessons learned along the way.

Gushing aside, I am working on a project that will give people a glimpse into the world I created with my story... and an opportunity to get to know the main character/heroine... via her personal diary and blog (completely fictitious of course).

The idea is simple - you can read her blog and if something about her world catches your attention, you can comment as if you were a part of that world too and were commenting on her personal blog. Comments are moderated so that only 'in character' comments will display keeping the experience there fully immersive.

This will help me to give her even more life as I work on editing my story (again, and again... and again...).

So if you're interested in reading and/or participating in the interactive blog, you can do so here:

I have also started a twitter account where I can post occasional quotes from the blog as well.

Please feel free to spread the word.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Photography Prize

There was recently a contest going on at FetLife, in one of the groups that I belong to. And in a fortuitous twist of events, my name was pulled randomly for a prize that one of the members had donated!

What was this prize, you ask? A photo shoot with a local photographer!

At first, I wasn't really all that sure what I wanted to do with it. I can be pretty shy, and I don't exactly have a typical model's body. I check out the photographer's work and it looked lovely, and also seemed skinny - at least a majority of it. So I wrote him a thank you note and asked some questions, namely - do you take pictures of fat girls?

He put me at ease right away and we discussed some things that we might both be comfortable with shooting - and then made a coffee date so that my Owner and I could meet him in person and discuss the paperwork and each of our goals for the shoot and our comfort levels.

I was surprised to discover that my Owner was VERY comfortable with the idea of the photos - and actually didn't even really mind the idea of participating. This photographer does primarily nudes and so we knew that going in. We ended up having some fascinating conversation about possible pose ideas that highlighted our dynamic.

When the day for the shoot rolled around, I was nervous but excited and Syr was too. And we ended up having an amazing time. I'm looking forward to seeing the contacts from the shoot but I know there are several pictures that I'm really excited to see.

I may even post some... *wink*