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Power and Pleasure: Announcing Monthly D/s & Erotica Writing Workshops for 2025

I’m so excited to invite you to this monthly series of live, interactive workshops designed to support two key areas of your life: your D/s relationships and your erotic writing practice. We alternate each month between two ongoing tracks—one focused on Dominance/submission dynamics, the other on writing bold, explicit, and authentic erotic fiction.

You’ve likely been to a workshop with me in the past, so you know that my workshops are casual, creative, and community-centered. They’re held in a queer-, kink-, and trans-focused space that’s trauma-informed and committed to decentering white supremacy in how we learn and create (and how I facilitate). All experience levels are welcome—whether you’re new, nervous, or experienced and looking for new depth.

(If you haven’t been to a workshop with me, watch for an announcement about the Sugarbutch VIP webinar archive, opening soon exclusively for Patreon subscribers.)

2025 Upcoming Workshop Schedule:
JULY – Enhancing Long Distance D/s
AUG – Fierce Submission: Spicy Publishing 101
SEPT – Daddy 101: Build the Foundation
OCT – How Do I Write the Sex Part Tho?!
NOV – Frameworks for D/s Training
DEC – Get Yourself Off: Spicy Self Publishing 101

Here are details about the two tracks:

🔥 Erotica Writing Track

These sessions are for closet writers, seasoned authors, and anyone reclaiming their sexy voice on the page. You’ll get:

  • Writing prompts and technique tips
  • Encouragement to get messy and explicit
  • Practical info about publishing and sharing your work
  • A growing community of fellow smut-loving writers

And, in addition to workshops, you could join us for:

  • Regular writing sprints
  • Spicy publishing resources
  • Marketing support for your published work

🖤 D/s Relationship Track

These workshops are for anyone curious about or already practicing D/s—whether long distance, 24/7, casual, or committed. You’ll walk away with:

  • Frameworks and tools to support intentional power exchange
  • Strategies for building trust, connection, and roles
  • Supportive, shame-free space to ask questions and explore

Coming soon:

  • A monthly dominant discussion group (stay tuned!)

To attend: You must be subscribed at the webinar level or higher on Patreon.

Can’t join Patreon? Email me or DM me – sinclair@sugarbutch.net – to talk about alternatives.
I’m so excited to gather with y’all more often, and dive deeper into both erotica writing and D/s topics.

PS: Did you notice that I announced dates for the 2025 Writing Spicy group already? Save the date! The next Writing Spicy: 6 Week Online Erotica Writing Workshop will happen October 5 – November 16, 2025. More information or get on the list to be notified when registration opens at www.writingspicy.com

Published by Sinclair Sexsmith

Sinclair Sexsmith (they/them) is a queer trans butch writer focusing on sexualities, genders, kink, and relationships. Their short story collection, Sweet & Rough: Queer Kink Erotica, was a 2016 finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, and they are the editor of 5 editions of Best Lesbian Erotica. Their latest book is Your Year in Kink: A Workbook to Reflect, Plan, & Create Your Kink Life. They lead the online erotica writing group, Writing Spicy, annually.

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