Eroticon 2015: Meet Exhibit A

One of the things I found both interesting and helpful in the run-up to last year’s Eroticon was the chance to read through all the meet-and-greet posts. Not only did they offer a bit of insight into my fellow attendees, they contained loads of little nuggets on the conference itself, which gave me a much better idea of what to expect when I arrived.

For that reason, I was really glad to see a page go up on Molly’s blog for this year’s posts, all of which are worth reading if you’re planning to attend. Here’s my contribution:

NAME (and Twitter name if you have one)

Exhibit A. My real name should be on my name badge, and if it’s not I’ll happily tell you when we meet. On Twitter, I’m @EA_unadorned.

Is this your first time at Eroticon? If No, what is your favourite memory from a previous Eroticon and if Yes, what are you most looking forward to at Eroticon 2015?

I had my Eroticon cherry popped in Bristol last March. The whole weekend was fantastic – one of those where you get home and immediately start looking forward to the next one. Some of my favourite memories should probably stay between me and the people I shared them with, but a definite highlight was the impromptu after-party I held in my hotel room, late on Saturday night. Really interesting, enjoyable conversation with a handful of total strangers, over a couple of bottles of contraband wine, at 3 in the morning: it was what I imagined university would be like, before I went there, and was very much in keeping with the warm, collegial atmosphere of the weekend as a whole.

Which 3 sessions have you already earmarked as definitely going to?

I’m leaving a fair amount of flexibility in my schedule, so I don’t have much set down in stone, but I think Saturday morning’s keynote session on the future of erotic publishing is one that no-one with a stake in the industry should miss (unless they don’t make it out of bed in time…ahem…). Otherwise, I plan to see Girl on the Net and Stella Ottewill do their thing – and then to sort of take it from there.

What drink will you be ordering at the bar on the Saturday night?

Between the end of the afternoon session and the cocktail party I have to run 10 miles, so I plan to reward myself afterwards with several large glasses of wine. One of the really nice things about last year’s event was the way everyone mixed and mingled at the bar on Saturday night, regardless of whether they were teetotal or deep in their cups, and I’m sure the same will be true this year.

If you wrote an autobiography what would it be called?

This blog is as close to an autobiography as I’ll ever get – and lends itself far better to the mix of truth and fiction that I’m comfortable putting out into the world.

Where are you writing this post and what 5 things can you see around you (not including the device you are writing on)?

I’m sitting cross-legged on my bed, watching the rain fall outside my window. My room is extremely cluttered at the moment, but within touching distance I can see the following…

…otherwise known as everything you could need for a lazy Sunday morning, plus the reason why I’m too sore to have a more active one.

And the last one… If you could go out to dinner with any 5 sex bloggers or erotic writers, regardless of whether they are coming to Eroticon or not who would they be?

That’s a question with far too many valid answers! Since Eroticon 2014, I’ve met so many great people from the writing/blogging community, and had dinner with them as friends, lovers, or just exceptionally pleasant professional contacts. Narrowing that list down to five would be virtually impossible, so I’m going to take a leaf out of Molly’s book and pick from the people I haven’t yet had the opportunity to meet (and won’t see at Eroticon this year):

• Ella Dawson (@brosandprose)
• Jade A Waters (@jadeawaters)
• Dario Dalla Lasta (@dariodallalasta)
• Jacob Louder (@jtlouder)
• Dumb Domme (@dumbdomme)

All five would be fascinating company, I think…for a variety of reasons!