The sixth
in my series on writers’ experiences of writing gay, shifter or BDSM stories is
from me talking about my experiences of writing BDSM.
I was inspired to write several scenes in my
forthcoming book ‘To Claim a Mate’
after attending Smut in the City last autumn. This event was held at Miss Ts in
Stockport – a BDSM club - and after the workshops and readings we got a chance to
try out the equipment, see a demo and talk to the Doms.
When the sub in my story (Jared) first visits Balls & Chains he sees that each
room has a different purpose – one room has paddling benches and another has
crosses on which to restrain the subs and on the walls are rows of implements.
I got the idea of having the tools displayed this way from Miss Ts, although
her venue is quite small and Balls &
Chains is much larger so I was able to split out the activities into
different rooms.
Then
Jared looked around the walls and bit his
lip in excitement. There was a multitude
of diverse paddles of all shapes and sizes. He hadn’t appreciated there were so
many different sorts.
For one room in my story I got the idea from a
squash court with a transparent wall so spectators can see the action without
getting harmed. Part of that notion was inspired by how small Miss Ts was as it
occurred to me if more than one Dom wanted to work in there, you had to be
careful to avoid hitting passers by (as happens in my story when the
incompetent Master the sub is with at the beginning of the story gets carried
away!)
Unlike Miss Ts, though, I have specially employed
dungeon masters in my story however, the Doms at her venue do look out for
their fellow attendees. It is a dangerous activity, so it is good that they
watch out for others. So in keeping in that spirit I did have a Dom making a
comment to the incompetent Master in my story.
The demo we saw at Miss Ts had Smut organiser,
Victoria Blisse, being the volunteer submissive and some of the resident Doms
took turns using floggers, whips, paddles, etc, on her and giving us a
description of how they worked.
This was incredibly helpful and I included a scene
in ‘To Claim a Mate’ where a demo of
a single tailed whip was held (in my story, though, they have a special room
with a stage for such activities!). I don’t remember the name of the Dom who
used this whip at Miss Ts but I loved how he caught the whip as is snapped back
so he could control it for the next strike (all this is captured in the scene
in my story when Master Cole gives his demo).
One tool they showed us was called ‘A Claw’ which
had originally been invented, I believe, for pulling pork but was great for
sensation play. I made a note at the time that I would include claws in my next
werewolf story (as ‘To Claim a Mate’
is a story of wolf shifters in a BDSM club, the use of claws for sensation play
makes an appearance!)
The resident Doms were great at answering the
probing questions of us research-hungry erotica writers. For instance, I saw
that one of them was only hitting Victoria’s exposed flesh of her shoulders and
thighs. When I asked why he didn’t hit her on her covered backside, the answer
was that he could see what effect the strike was having on her body (which was
getting covered with red marks all over) and could avoid overdoing it that way.
Of course, it depends on the implement but I included this reference in my
story.
They also gave us some very useful tips on things
that are more difficult to learn, such as how to be dominant. One thing he
talked was about increasing the sub’s anticipation by taking his time, doing
the unexpected, eg, approach the sub but instead of hitting, maybe blow on
their neck or kiss their shoulder. Cole, in my story, does exactly that to the
sub.
Jared jumped when Master Cole kissed him gently on his neck. It shocked
him to the core. He didn’t dare look at Dirk to see his reaction. Meanwhile,
the skin where the other man had placed his lips burned into Jared like a
brand.
“And doing something unforeseen will confound the sub even further. He doesn’t know whether to expect pain or
pleasure—or both.”
The other thing that was very helpful was Victoria
describing the sensations as she was hit. For instance, one of the Doms used a
‘Little Bastard’ on her – a paddle with thick rectangular block of rubber
(which also appears in my story, of course!). Victoria said that the pain
bloomed as time went on even after the Dom had stopped using it (which makes it
doubly painful for Jared as Master Dirk – the incompetent – rhymes with jerk
- keeps on hitting).
Many thanks, to Victoria, Miss Ts and the Doms for
all their help that day (and I have dedicated ‘To Claim a Mate’ to them. J
)
Cole Linley is a gay wolf-shifter. In order to appease the Alpha within, he has
taken up the BDSM lifestyle and become very experienced. This placates his
wolf to a certain extent, but his dearest wish is to find a mate—male, of
course. Except, the question is, how to find one in a city surrounded by humans
where other wolf-shifters are rare.
Then, one night, he enters Balls & Chains, a BDSM club he
frequents, and immediately senses another of his kind. And not only that, it is
the scent of a potential mate, Jared Gray. There is only
one problem—Jared is collared by another Master.
Jared’s relationship shows all the signs of an
abusive relationship. Can Cole get him away from the other Dom and show Jared
the delights of BDSM when done properly and what it means to be a beta wolf to
Cole’s Alpha?
Available
mid-May
Look out
soon for the next guest blog. If you wanted to read the others:
This
series is to inspire people to write for my Balls & Chains series – a gay
shifter series set in a BDSM club. If you are interested full details can found
on Luminosity’s website. The first book in the
series ‘To Claim a Mate’ is out in
mid May.
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