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Would you like to be a Pleasure Seeker?

Midlife can be a time when we review and question *everything*. It can be a time when we no longer put up with pleasing everyone else – and sacrificing ourselves in the process. It can be a time of letting go, stepping into the unknown, and discovering new things...

4 top tips for writing erotica

I was recently asked what advice I’d give to someone who wanted to start writing erotica. There’s lots to say about this (and you can read more in my free PDF), but here are my 4 top tips… 1) Reading other people’s writing helps you to learn what makes a good story,...

Can you feel your sexual energy?

Here's a recording of my guided visualisation to help you connect to your sexual energy...find out how it feels...and what message it has for you... Please sign up to receive...

“We haven’t got out of bed all weekend…”

Sam Evans is a former nurse and co-founded the online sex toy company, Jo Divine, with her husband Paul, in 2007. I invited Sam to join me in an Intimate Conversation because I love her passion and enthusiasm, and her inclusive approach, to helping people enjoy a...

Who was your first crush?

I was 17 and working a Saturday job in between studying for my A Levels and making new friends at the small-town Technical College I’d just transferred to. Before that, I’d spent a year at a city centre Sixth Form College. I was missing my friends and my old,...

“I needed to hear those stories”

Join storyteller Marie Louise Cochrane of Red Velvet Revelry and me as we talk about the importance of hearing women's happy stories about sex and sexuality. And find out how you can get involved in a radical new project... [su_youtube...

Her Desire

She made eye contact with me the moment I entered the pub. It wasn’t fate; it was design. Her text messages had been specific and compelling. I arrived at precisely 10pm, she gestured to a seat at the bar and I waited there while she served her customer. Then I...

Could you be demisexual?

A lovely person invited me to talk about demisexuality as part of my Ask Anna series. Here I talk about: ✨What demisexuality is ✨How mainstream culture reinforces only a narrow view of sexuality ✨Why it's good to open up discussion and give platform to more variety...

FIND NEW WRITING ON SUBSTACK

DESIRE LINES 2.0 (click here to read)