Friday, November 09, 2007

WIM Conference

Words In Motion (WIM) is an annual online conference developed to offer support, marketing, and networking within the romance and erotic romance industries. Our goal is to provide affordable and convenient opportunities for authors, publishers, and other professional individuals. WIM is a free event, meaning it costs absolutely nothing to attend or participate.

2008 WIM Conference: Romantic Suspense, January 2nd - 6th
The Lamplighter Conference Center, Main Street Community Forums

Special Presentations

Forensics: A Reality Check for Authors - M. E. McCombs
Image Building: Developing a Web Presence - Croco Designs
Workshop for Authors on Marketing - Kayelle Allen
Writing the Convincing Villain - Melanie Atkins

For more information and for details about how to register:
http://www.cobblestone-mainstreet.com/WIM/

Sunday, November 04, 2007

In Other Words

So on one of my lists, the use of the "f" word in literature came up...so I made a list:

Have sex
Fuck
Thrust
Ram
Slam
Bang
Coition
Gyrate hips
Deflower
Copulate
Fornicate
Boff
Tup
Consummate
Hump
Shag
Hunch
Make out
Breed
Mate
Making Love
Make Out
Go all the way
Screw
Lay
Procreate
Pop her cherry
Hanky Panky
Boning
Slapping Skin
Milk the Bull
Knocking Boots
Bumping Uglies
Boink

Then with the help of A. L. Debran (http://www.al-debran.com), we searched the internet and found some wonderful resource sites for euphemisms for "having sex"

http://www.starma.com/penis/richardkitty/richardkitty.htm
http://www.sex-lexis.com/
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/GC/sex-scat.html
http://www.gregology.net/Gregtionary/sextionary.php