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.

Some Core Writing Spicy Philosophies

February 5th, 2022 • 3 minute read • by

Write the Erotica You Want to Read In the World

January 31st, 2022 • 3 minute read • by

Protected: Sun-Baked Deck

January 30th, 2022 • < 1 minute read • by

Three Ways to Improve Your Erotic Stories

January 27th, 2022 • 4 minute read • by

Poll: Which one of these erotica stories would you most want to read?

January 27th, 2022 • 2 minute read • by

Glad Day Bookshop + Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year Volume 6 Reading

January 19th, 2022 • < 1 minute read • by

Announcing: Writing Spicier: Online Erotica Writing Group

January 11th, 2022 • 4 minute read • by

Protected: Happy New Year

December 31st, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Best of 2021 on Sugarbutch

December 31st, 2021 • 7 minute read • by

Come Celebrate Best Lesbian Erotica! Online Erotica Readings in January

December 27th, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Best Lesbian Erotica at Drunken! Careening! Writers!

December 15th, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Elust #144 includes “Titrate My Urges (Chapter One, Part Two)”

December 15th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Announcing: The Dom Sessions

December 13th, 2021 • 8 minute read • by

Titrate My Urges, Chapter 1 (continued)

November 30th, 2021 • 10 minute read • by

Writing Erotica Is Activism: An Interview With Me on Erotica Writing

November 30th, 2021 • 5 minute read • by

Protected: Is that even true?

November 30th, 2021 • 6 minute read • by

Announcing: The Table of Contents for Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year Volume 6

November 30th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Elust #143 includes my story “Titrate My Urges”

November 15th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Titrate My Urges: Chapter 1 (Untitled, Unpublished Novel Excerpt)

October 31st, 2021 • 9 minute read • by

Cover Reveal: Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year Volume 6

October 31st, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

The Relationship Smorgasbord

October 31st, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Monogamous People Should Read This, Too: Polysecure by Jessica Fern (Review)

October 31st, 2021 • 4 minute read • by

Try This Sex Toy Combo: Clit Pump + Transthetics Joystick

October 31st, 2021 • 3 minute read • by

Protected: This Isn’t New

October 31st, 2021 • 5 minute read • by

Elust #142 features Non-binary Honorific Terms for A Dominant

October 15th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Queer, Trans, & Nonbinary Erotic Calls for Submission Due Soon

September 30th, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Nonbinary Honorific Terms for a Dominant

September 30th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Lex Isn’t Just For Dating, It’s Also For Tenderqueers (and Me, and Maybe You)

September 30th, 2021 • 3 minute read • by

Protected: Milk, Part Two

September 30th, 2021 • 4 minute read • by

Writing Spicy: Online Erotica Writing Workshop Series

September 2nd, 2021 • 4 minute read • by

Protected: Moving, Tumult, Settling In

August 31st, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Five Steps To Getting Your Erotica Published

August 31st, 2021 • 3 minute read • by

Five Great Kink Podcasts You Should Be Listening To Already

August 31st, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

D/s Protocol Ideas For You To Try

August 31st, 2021 • 3 minute read • by

Protected: Milk, Part One

August 31st, 2021 • 5 minute read • by

Elust #140 includes my story “Crave”

August 24th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Call For Submissions: Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year Volume 7 (2023), due October 31, 2021

August 14th, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

How To Use Check Ins In Your D/s Relationship

August 1st, 2021 • 4 minute read • by

Crave

July 31st, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Protected: Personal Journal on Femme Desire and Nonmonogamy

July 31st, 2021 • 4 minute read • by

Tools For Stepping Up D/s

July 31st, 2021 • 6 minute read • by

Elust #139 includes “Kink 101 Resources”

July 28th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Dirty Calligraphy

July 1st, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Protected: Your regular life continues after this brief interruption

June 30th, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Someone Else Writes Worse Erotica Than You, I Promise

June 30th, 2021 • < 1 minute read • by

Sea Water

June 30th, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Cock Confidence: The RodeoH Slyder (Review)

June 29th, 2021 • 3 minute read • by

Kink 101: Books, Websites, and Other Resources for Someone New to Kink

May 31st, 2021 • 6 minute read • by

Listen To Your Skin: Erotica Reading [Recording]

May 30th, 2021 • 2 minute read • by

Ten Erotic Films Better Than 50 Shades of Grey

May 29th, 2021 • 4 minute read • by