Writer on books, culture, my demons. Author, How to Write Erotica. Editor, @OpenSecretsMag. She/her. Editing anthology on our attachments to our belongings.

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I'm a freelance writer, erotica author, anthology editor, event organizer and writing instructor. I'm the author of Sex & Cupcakes: A Juicy Collection of Essays and editor of over 60 anthologies. My writing has been published in Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, Elle.com, The Frisky, Glamour, The Guardian, Inked, Marie Claire, The New York Observer, The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Salon, Slate, Time Out New York, The Washington Post, and numerous other publications. I teach erotica writ…

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Word, iTalk, Skype.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter. I interact with more people and can find sources and information quickly in real time.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My New York Times article on librarians, Instagram and Bookface. It was wonderful to delve into a story about both words and images.