My latest novel sees an actress/public speaker who emphasizes a woman's dignity and self-respect (you don't have to be sexy to make it) slowly sink into submission. It's not just, "I wanna fuck this hot guy" though. She develops a kink for being called a slut, for dressing in skimpy outfits, for being made to sleep with others and for risking getting caught in public escapades. Her dom quickly goes from enjoying her eagerness to fighting to keep her safe. Her kink eventually leads her to hate her public image and to seek to ruin it. Not outright, lest people think she had a mental breakdown, but slowly and gradually by exposing her own hypocricy.

Overall, I feel its an interesting story that explores questions of freedom. Is she really liberated and free if she risks social suicide by being who she feels she is? Does choosing to submit yourself to a man, or even multiple men, undermine your dignity as a woman? Above all, does enjoying humiliation in the bedroom (or wherever else) undermine your fundamental human dignity?

Personally, I think not. An intelligent individual choosing to be a slut (taking all responsible safety precautions) is no different than a woman choosing to be a houswife and mother over a career. There's nothing wrong with it, especially on an individual level. Yet, the "is vs should" debate still rages. Especially with fictional women. People will always twist a descriptive story of an individual into a prescriptive narrative for the readers' lives. Those who do, therefore, I predict to be the harshest critics of this story. What she does is not for everyone, not for most. Yet it feels right for her. Hopefully, I've done enough to make that point clear.

The book drops in 2021.