As Kinky as You Wanna Be: Your Guide to Safe, Sane and Smart BDSM

by Shanna Germain

Overview

As Kinky as You Wanna Be is not an instruction book. It won't teach you how to tie up your squirming lover or choose the proper lube.

Rather, it teaches you how to be a kinky person who has safe, sane, and smart experiences. Like a tourist's guide to BDSM, As Kinky as You Wanna Be offers a road map to your own kinky self. This book helps you discover which kinky countries you want to visit, gives you tips and techniques on the language of BDSM, and helps you navigate the customs and rituals of the kink community.

With sections on discovering your pleasures; talking about kink with your partner, your family, or your doctor; staying physically and mentally safe; putting your kinky dreams into practice; and dealing with difficult situations, As Kinky as You Wanna Be is your guide and confidant. The book features informative interviews with BDSM experts such as Jay Wiseman and Lee Harrington, and it is sprinkled with stories from top erotica authors like Janine Ashbless and Rachel Kramer Bussel.

Whether your first kinky experience or thousandth, As Kinky as You Wanna Be guides you — safely and smartly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627780742
Publisher:	Start Publishing Llc
Publication date:	11/24/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	341 KB

About the Author

Shanna Germain poems, essays, short stories, novellas, articles and more have found homes in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, books, and websites. She’s even garnered an award here and there, including a Pushcart nomination, the Rauxa Prize for Erotic Poetry, and the C. Hamilton Bailey Poetry Fellowship. She lives in Portland, OR. As Kinky As You Wanna Be "With the film release of "Fifty Shades of Grey," a lot of people are now interested in BDSM but they have no idea to do it. The book As Kinky As You Wanna Be: Your Guide to Safe, Sane and Smart BDSM by Shanna Germain is a great way to learn about how to do this stuff in safe way. Anyone that is new to the world of BDSM will want to check out this book" –Sex&Love Examiner “Shanna Germain is one of those rare authors in erotica who knows how to tell a good story and how to convey a scene of excitement and passion. Many writers can do one or the other. Some of them are able to do both. But there are few who are able to combine storytelling and passion with Shanna Germain's mastery of the craft.” —Ashley Lister "Shanna Germain's erotic work offers an emotional depth that one rarely sees in the genre, along with original, sometimes startling, premises and lush prose. Without question, she's one of my favorite authors." —Lisabet Sarai
Shanna Germain's poems, essays, short stories, novellas, articles and more have found homes in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, books, and websites. She's even garnered an award here and there, including a Pushcart nomination, the Rauxa Prize for Erotic Poetry, and the C. Hamilton Bailey Poetry Fellowship. She lives in Portland, OR.

Table of Contents

Where in the Kinky World Do You Want to Go?

Discovering Your Kinky Landscape

Learning the Language

Packing for Pleasure

Culture and Etiquette

Health and Safety

Handling the Rough Stuff

Editorial Reviews

"With the film release of "Fifty Shades of Grey," a lot of people are now interested in BDSM but they have no idea to do it. The book As Kinky As You Wanna Be: Your Guide to Safe, Sane and Smart BDSM by Shanna Germain is a great way to learn about how to do this stuff in safe way. Anyone that is new to the world of BDSM will want to check out this book" —Sex & Love Examiner

Reviews

"With the film release of "Fifty Shades of Grey," a lot of people are now interested in BDSM but they have no idea to do it. The book As Kinky As You Wanna Be: Your Guide to Safe, Sane and Smart BDSM by Shanna Germain is a great way to learn about how to do this stuff in safe way. Anyone that is new to the world of BDSM will want to check out this book" —Sex & Love Examiner

"Shanna Germain's stories are gorgeously poetic, emotionally fearless, and torch-your-panties hot. She's the Aztec chile chocolate of erotica — an indulgence good for both body and soul." —Donna George Storey

"This interesting book is not an instructional manual but a guide to what BDSM means, complete with examples. While you might think dry and boring, this is anything but that. After all, it is kinky sex. That being said, it goes over mental and physical health, communication and so much more that you really should think about before exploring your kinkier side. While this sounds like it should be for those who have never tried BDSM, it would still be helpful for those who have. If nothing else, as a reminder of things you should think about. It is well laid out with short stories or excerpts from stories to illustrate the point that that chapter is making. Those stories are wonderful; interesting as well as informative. In the back of the book is a glossary and other tools to make your adventure safe, sane and consensual as well as risk aware consensual kink. Everything might not be for everyone and some things may not interest you today but may tomorrow or never. Regardless of where you are, this is an informative book. I liked that it wasn't a how to but more of a how would I ever do this type of stuff and what about the rest of the world!" —Night Owl Reviews

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