Erotic Author for loveyoudivine AltErotica
Q. Who
is Constance Pennington Smythe? Is that your real
name?
A. No dear, it’s the pen
name I use to write erotica. And I’m not a pro-Domme,
I’m an author. I’ve two other works with two different
publishers under my real name. Those books are conventional,
non-erotic works available at Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com
and all the other typical .com book retailers. I’m
afraid ‘that’ audience wouldn’t understand Constance
or what she writes. And if my daughter ever found
out what I write about, what goes on in Mom and
Dad’s house…goodness, it might put her into years
of expensive therapy (laughs)!
Q. So how long have you been
writing erotica?
A. Commercially, only since
2006 when Mistress Karin was released; that was
my first erotic work. But as a writer I’ve been
scribbling sexy notes, scenes, and ideas for a few
years now.
Q. How did you come
to be writing erotica?
A. It was while I was promoting
one of those ‘other’ books, looking for a market,
and I came across the wonderful JJ Giles. She asked
if I’d ever tried writing erotica and well…one thing
led to another. She’s been quite an influence on
me and become a dear friend. loveyoudivine publishing
has been wonderful in supporting me in this new
writing endeavor. And I’ve found some new friends
with whom I can share those ‘unique’ aspects of
my personal life lifestyle.
Q. And did you have any background
in erotica, alternate lifestyles, in the scene?
A. Well, yes, there was
that. For several years our household has been functioning
in what could best be described as a Female Dominated
environment.
Q. Care to elaborate
on that?
A. I don’t cook, unless I want
to, don’t do laundry, run errands, make beds, clean
toilets, dust…oh the list of drudgery chores that
I don’t do is endless. I have my collection of canes,
crops, whips, floggers, butt plugs, cuffs and gags…not
to be used on me of course. I have more pleasurable
devices for my own use.
Q.
I’m assuming these items are used on your husband?
Is he your submissive?
A. Yes, although he occasionally
falls into that annoying habit of trying to top
from the bottom. Submissives can be incredibly needy,
simply draining at times.
Q. What about those
other aspects of the alternative lifestyle that
can be found in your books and your Yahoo Group;
things like chastity, cross-dressing, cuckolding.
A. We use a CB-3000 chastity
device. His longest continual wearing has been 64
days. We’ve also experimented with the MCD from
Club FEM. Yes, he often cleans house in a maid’s
uniform, waits on me wearing his heels and an apron.
He’s got quite the wardrobe, although it’s rather
slutty for my tastes. They do seem to like that
don’t they?
Q. You didn’t mention cuckolding.
A. Off limits as a topic
dear. I, we, do have a private life.
Q. You mentioned canes and
whips. Do you discipline him?
A. Probably not as much
as he’d like, but yes, we do have our at-home sessions.
We’ve gone as a couple to visit a Pro Domme a couple
of times and I sent him back once on his own to
learn makeup and maid etiquette.
Q. A visit to a Pro
Domme? Care to share some details?
A. The first visit she dressed
him as a maid, made him up, and then took him to
her dungeon where she instructed me in the uses
of canes, whips, floggers, the Tawse and a very
vicious rubber South African police baton that left
some beautiful bruises. It was a rather brutal day
for him. The second visit was much the same, restrained
over the horse first and then the bondage table
and subjected to a beating from the both of us.
She finished him off with a good caning.
Q. And these things
find their way into your work as an erotic author?
A. They do, some of them,
although I’ll leave it to my reader’s fervid little
imaginations to dream about what Constance really
does in her home (smiles). It’s a mantra for writers:
‘write about what you know.’
Q. OK, let’s talk about that
first book, Mistress Karin.
A. Yes, well, the loveyoudivine
publisher was getting ready to do a special Femme
Domme month, I believe it was in March 2006? Anyway,
she asked me to submit a Female Domination piece
so I took a short story I’d been playing with and
it became Mistress Karin. It was more of a lark
really, and surprisingly, or maybe not, it seems
to be carving out its own little niche on Amazon.
I’m both surprised and pleased by the numbers. But
it deals with many of my favorite themes: Female
Domination, sissy maids, cross-dressing, and obviously
there is an audience out there for that. So the
publisher said, “Constance, you really need to think
about a sequel.” And I did. The sequel, Pretty Maids
All in a Row is now in editing.
Q. What can we expect
from the next book?
A. (Laughing) More darling,
more of everything! Pretty Maids All in a Row is
four times as long! How did they describe that South
Park movie: “Bigger, Longer and Uncut?” Well that’s
Pretty Maids: more Dommes, more sissy maids, more
Alpha Male Bulls, more submission, more cocks, more
discipline, more, more, more! And I’m looking at
including extras: a Sissy Maid 101 Primer, Helpful
Household and Domestic Hints for sissies, and chatting
with Constance. I’m quite excited about this next
book.
Q. You’re not a Pro Domme;
but you “chat” with your readers?
A. The internet is a marvelous
thing. Oh yes, I’ve had some wonderful and sexy
dialogues, both in real-time IMing and in e-mails
with some of my ‘girls.’ I create little scenarios
for them; it’s great fun! Yes, so far anyone who
has written and provided a good e-mail address has
gotten a personal reply from me. Of course I don’t
know if I’d be able to do that if I got deluged
with 500 fan e-mails; I suppose time will tell.
I’ve even sent out free gifts: an autographed picture,
a candy bar trod upon by my black patent stilettos
with the metal spike heels…wicked, or a signed book
flat. Of course I do ask the recipient to provide
a postage paid and self-addressed envelope for their
gift.
Q. And you’ve recently started a Yahoo Group?
A. Yes, it’s a way for me
to make myself available to my readers and my ‘girls’,
at least until my web site is fully designed, constructed
and running. I want to take my time getting the
web site up, make it a quality product. So for now
all those who are interested can come to my Yahoo
group. I have excerpts from my books as well as
from works by JJ Giles and Lady Midnight, some pictures,
and I’m always looking to add more.
Q. Favorite fantasy
dinner guests?
A. Yes, I saw that JJ had
listed Gore Vidal, sorry, I’m not that intellectual.
How about Coco Chanel, the creator of the little
black dress and my favorite fashion icon. The LBD,
strings of pearls and black gloves…always classic.
And I’d like to meet Boudicca, the Celtic Warrior
Queen, talk about your FemDom! Maybe Django Rheinhardt
could play some dinner music; I’m rather fond of
that French Hot Club gypsy jazz thing.
Q. And your books are available at?
A. The same as JJ Giles,
we share the same distribution outlets at loveyoudivine:
amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, borders.com, and
many others. Of course if any little darlings want
a personally autographed copy and maybe even a picture,
they can order that publisher-direct at the loveyoudivine
web site and the publisher will work with me to
get them a signed copy.
I’ve so enjoyed this. I hope you’ll have me back
to talk about Pretty Maids All in a Row when it’s
released.
You can contact Constance Pennington Smythe
at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smythedomination/
smythedomination-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
www.loveyoudivine.com
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