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Marketplace Author Laura Antoniou Teams Up with Kink

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Laura Antoniou is the author of a series of BDSM classics known collectively as "The Marketplace." The world she created is an insular, secretive society of SM initiates regulated by a strict hierarchy. Its premise is in many ways similar to what Kink.com is trying to achieve with TheUpperFloor.com, so her work was of particular inspiration to both Kink.com CEO Peter Acworth and TheTrainingOfO.com director James Mogul, as they were beginning to create much of the detail and back-story for the new site. It seemed a natural step, therefore, to invite Ms. Antoniou to the Armory to get her firsthand input. Not only did she have fruitful discussions with both Peter and James, but she was also the invited guest of honor at the TheUpperFloor.com's initial test shoot, The First Supper. Ms. Antoniou, an enthusiastic and experienced player, naturally felt right at home.

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03/31/2009 9:42 PM subber1 says:

have to read the books....too bad the video kept trying to buffer and i couldn't actually watch the video without getting annoyed after awhile. what is up with kink.com and their technology lately? :(

03/31/2009 11:55 PM sms says:

I wish she would stop all this lollygagging and finish the next book in the Marketplace series already ;)

04/01/2009 6:44 AM onthewall2983 says:

She wrote extensively about her kink.com experience in her blog, btw.

04/01/2009 11:04 AM JERRY says:

I want to be a friend with peopel out the with you and thanks for that, my e-mail is jerrymakata@yahoo.com.

04/01/2009 12:10 PM pedestrian says:

Yes, Laura Antoniou's entries on her blog are interesting reading. I hope she comes back for another party, the presence of non-standard porn stars adds a great "real" feeling to the whole thing. Plus, the scene where she dominated Satine was hot! And of course, if Ms Antoniou will even bring along her writing talent and help developing the concept, it can't go wrong.

04/01/2009 2:18 PM Mad says:

@sms: Here's something to think about. If kinky authors stopped "lollygagging" and doing kinky things, is there a chance that they might stop having all that wonderful inspiration to write kinky books? Is that a risk you want to take?

04/01/2009 9:47 PM sms says:

Mad, it was a joke. The little wink at the end was intended to be a clue for those too slow on the uptake to realize I wasn't really admonishing her.

04/03/2009 2:17 PM TammyJo Eckhart says:

Two comments.

First, I'm disappointed that only women are shown as subs or slaves in this setting... men have these desires too.

Second, about authors, let me say as one of these authors, there are two ways to get us to write more: Tell us you like our work and buy the work. With all the free porn and erotica out there why should a print or even ebook author put much effort into things when our books aren't selling?

Love, Peace, Hugs, Kisses, Whips & Chains,
TammyJo Eckhart (author of 7 books, 4 currently in print)

04/03/2009 3:10 PM ilana says:

Tammy,

Don't worry! The men are coming — They just take longer to train! ;)

ilana

04/05/2009 7:05 PM Stefan Zacharko says:

Saludos a Laura Antoniou. Her advice would be right for the team of the Upper Floor.

04/06/2009 4:06 PM Master Byron says:

good stuff! it should go live in europe as well...

04/07/2009 2:54 PM Cand86 says:

Awesomeness. I love the collaboration, and I agree with pedestrian- it's always nice to include a wide variety of non-standard "types" (plus, her butch dom presence is like a godsend for those of us who like the butch/femme stuff).

I have to admit- her mention of a sort of free-for-all place with lesbian, gay, straight, etc. all mixing together sounds wonderful. I could understand the male/male stuff not going over well with straight male audiences, but will there ever be anything on The Upper Floor to appeal to us Kink Men lovers?

04/08/2009 6:41 AM ilana says:

cand86,

YES! Van has big plans! Ask him about it in his forums. I wouldn't want to ruin any surprises...

ilana

04/10/2009 5:29 AM mrtoad says:

Very encouraging. I look forward to seeing the fruits of Laura's creative input to Kink product.

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