71: ‘She Dares To Say’ Season 4 coming soon
Call for participants for new content strand; promoting my ‘Writing Romance’ event in Manchester UK on 17 July
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Hello and welcome to all my new subscribers!
Let me reintroduce myself to you guys. ‘She Dares To Say’ is a newsletter project by me, Almaz Ohene, a multidisciplinary writer and creative working in sexuality education, journalism, and branding. It’s a space where I explore how culture impacts the way we engage with sexuality, pleasure, intimacy, and desire.
I’m launching a new, anonymous interview series as part of my Season 4 content called ‘Relationship Status: Unfiltered’ (working title) and I’m looking for participants!
Here’s the concept…
I speak to people in all kinds of romantic and sexual arrangements – from soulmates who met at school, to co-parents, solo polyamorists and swingers, to serial monogamists and people navigating asexuality – and ask them the same set of gentle and thoughtful questions.
I’m looking to hear what people think about love, commitment, dating, and desire from inside the relationships themselves. Whether you’re blissfully coupled, non-monogamously muddling through, figuring out life post-divorce, or proudly single and thriving, I want to hear from you!
What to expect:
– I’ll interview you via video call.
– You’ll remain completely anonymous (I’ll make up a simple alias for you).
– Your words will be transcribed and lightly edited for a Q&A-style feature.
– Bonus content from the best bits of our chat (short audio clips and verbatim transcription) will appear in a follow-up paywalled POSTSCRIPT mailout for paid subscribers only.
Want to take part?
Please respond to this email with aa line or two about your current setup (you don’t have to go into detail just a flavour!). I’ll get back to you with more info and some dates and times to have a chat.
Previous interview series featured in this email newsletter project
– Sexuality survey interviews, where I gently encouraged members of the public to open up about their views and personal experiences of sex.
– ‘What The Notches Said’, where I reached out to various people from my sexual past and ask them to answer quick-fire questions about where they were at in life when we dated/hooked-up and how their views/situation have changed in the intervening years.
FREE ‘Writing Romance’ Workshop, OT Creative Space M16 9WA, 17 July, 18:30–20:30
In collaboration with the BHA organisation, this free workshop is a go-to guide for turning fantasies, secrets, and real-life drama into page-turning romance.
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-writing-romance-workshop-for-african-and-caribbean-communities-tickets-1394439539199
Get Creative!!
In collaboration with charity, the BHA, this free workshop for Black African and Caribbean communities aged 18+ is a go-to guide for turning fantasies, secrets, and real-life drama into page-turning romance.
What started as a cheeky hen-do activity run by sex educator Almaz Ohene, is now a juicy, joy-filled writing workshop. This is your go-to guide for turning fantasies, secrets, and real-life drama into page-turning romance.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:
Tap into your own experiences (yes, those ones) to create deliciously compelling stories
Dream up characters with depth, sass, and believable baggage
Plot steamy storylines and write dialogue that sizzles
Spot (and flip!) all the classic clichés and tropes
You’ll also get a six-page printable PDF workbook packed with bite-sized tips on character creation, story structure, hot dialogue, and trope-busting tricks, so you can keep the magic going long after the workshop ends.
What Peeps Have Said About The Workshop...
“Almaz hosted a fun workshop for our hen-do, guiding us all through writing our own erotic fiction. It was so great to do something different on a hen-do and got us all talking, laughing and bonding – just what’s needed! It also worked really well over zoom, we didn’t feel like we lost any of the fun of it from being remote.” – Georgia, online hen party guest, June 2021
“It was a great introduction and helped me to begin with my idea of writing erotic short stories, what I had in mind for so long time. I’m very grateful for the worksheet, which will help me to stay tuned with that idea. I would definitely recommend your workshop.” – Anna, online workshop participant, March 2021
“This workshop enabled me to tap into an erotic creativity that I’ve not experimented with before. Almaz was an energising and shame-free workshop leader, and I felt safe to explore new areas of writing!” – Gayathiri, online workshop participant, July 2020
“Almaz’s workshop clearly exceeded my expectations by having a clear structure that enables you learn the craft right from the beginning of the workshop. Her experience just oozes out of the method she teaches in the workshop. – Anon., online workshop participant
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I’m Almaz Ohene, a Creative Copywriter, Freelance Journalist and Accidental Sexpert.
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Please do ‘like’ this post via the heart icon (❤️) that appears at the very top and bottom of this post, as it’s the best way to help others find my work. Paid subscriptions are currently paused as there will not be any paywalled, or extra POSTSCRIPT content created for these off-season posts. But if this project is something that you value, and you have the means to do so, readers are encouraged to support by sending contributions via PayPal.
You can also show your enjoyment without spending £££, by liking, commenting, restacking via Notes or just generally sharing 😃