Welcome To Polarity For Life​

Winner of the IndieReader award for best erotic fiction in 2020!—Polarity is “the thinking woman’s Fifty Shades,” the story of Sara Jane Spencer, a woman in search of love with a partner who shares her desire to explore alternate forms of sexuality. Erotic, insightful and intelligently written, Polarity chronicles one woman’s quest for a safe, sane, kink-oriented relationship with a worthy man. For women who read the Fifty Shades series and long for something deeper than mommy porn fantasy, a heroine to whom they can relate, on a path they might legitimately follow. A must-read for men who want to become a “superior man,” able to fulfill their woman’s deepest sexual fantasies. Mature Content; not suitable for minors.

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IndyReader Interview - Polarity

1. What is the name of the book and when was it published?
Polarity – published October 2019
2. What’s the book’s first line?
“My second divorce nearly did me in.”
3. What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”.
“The thinking woman’s Fifty Shades.” POLARITY is for women who read the
Fifty Shades series and longed for a heroine to whom they could relate and a path they might legitimately follow. POLARITY goes far beyond “mommy porn”—it’s an alluring, fun, and educational story, with accurate, reliable information that dispels the myth that kink is all about whips, chains, red rooms of pain, and brooding billionaires. Even better, it serves as a primer for men who want to become superior lovers, able to bring their partner’s deepest, darkest sexual fantasies to life. The perfect story for anyone who has ever wondered about the “secret garden” that is BDSM.
4. What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?
Prudence (Virginia Ford) told me she that was frustrated by the inaccuracies and misconceptions about BDSM propagated by the Fifty Shades series; inspired to write a compelling semi-autobiographical romance based on her experiences that the kink community would embrace as being an authentic and responsible portrayal of their world. As a lover of great literature, she also wanted to write a book that rose above the wretched prose of typical porn. Prudence admired the work of Henry Miller and agreed with him that modern American culture is a culture of death, with violence, rape, and murder a mainstay of many best sellers. She wanted to write an erotic bestseller that rose above pornography to the level of literature, one that celebrated healthy expressions of sexuality.
5. What’s the main reason someone should really read this book?
POLARITY is a flying carpet to the mysterious, unexplored continent of
BDSM. Anyone with an open mind and heathy sex drive will love it.
6. What’s the most distinctive thing about the main character? Who-real or fictional-would you say the character reminds you of?
Sara Jane Spencer is authentic. She is every woman who picks herself up off the ground and risks all to make their one “wild and precious life” count.
7. If they made your book into a movie, who would you like to see play the main character(s)?
Sara Jane: Natalie Portman or Keira Knightley
Gayle Gentry: James (Jay) Harrington or Bradley Cooper
8. When did you first decide to become an author?
Virginia Ford (Prudence) began writing in her mid-30s, dabbling with romances and kinky short stories. But her love of writing goes back to childhood, books like The Velveteen Rabbit and Black Beauty, read aloud to her by her grandmother. As a young woman, she fell in love with the Victorian classics: Jayne Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Little Woman, Frankenstein, Lady Audley’s Secret, etc. She became an admirer of the French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, and later, the American writer Henry Miller, particularly because of their authentic, unflinching portrayals of love and sexuality. She loved the poetry of Mary Oliver.
9. Is this the first book you’ve written?
This was Prudence’s first full-length novel. She wrote several erotic novellas
previously, serialized in online kink forums. She wrote in longhand, in pencil. Her manuscript for POLARITY runs well over 1000 pages, enough for three full novels, divided 40% (Polarity), 30% (Polarity II-Polar Crossing), and 30% (Polarity III-Polarized).
10. What do you do for work when you’re not writing?
Prudence retired from a career in banking when she wrote POLARITY. She became a full-time writer, living in the Blue Ridge Mountains north of Charlottesville, where she tended her garden and wrote the remainder of her hours. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018 and died in October of 2019.
11. How much time do you generally spend on your writing?
As Prudence’s (Virginia Ford’s) agent/editor (and friend), I put in thousands of hours over the few years I knew her, typing and editing her manuscript.
12. What’s the best and the hardest part of being an indie?
The best part is the ability to maintain literary authenticity—not moderating
Prudence’s voice to meet the expectations and dictates of the mainstream
publishing world. The hardest part was learning how to format the book to meet Amazon/Kindle requirements for publication.
13. What’s a great piece of advice that you can share with fellow indie authors?
Use the Amazon/Kindle templates from the start if you plan to go that route.
14. Would you go traditional if a publisher came calling? If so, why?
Yes. I went Amazon/Kindle because as Prudence’s agent, I couldn’t find a more recognized agent or agency to represent her work to a well-known publisher. However, if the book gains popular attention, I’d consider leveraging the platform of a major publisher to get POLARITY out there to a broader audience.
15. Is there something in particular that motivates you (fame? fortune?)
I’m an intensely private person, as was (obviously) Virginia Ford. So definitely not fame. But fortune—we used to dream about all the wonderful charities she planned to fund with her earnings from POLARITY, most especially a woman’s shelter in Baja, Mexico, Mujeres Nuevo Comienzo, and a world-wide charitable organization, ADARA. As for motivation, I found Prudence’s work compelling and informative—the concept of a superior man and the reality that BDSM and kink can be fun and a way to deepen love and romance in a relationship. I think her voice needs to be heard, that it can transform lives. I feel honored and humbled to carry the torch for her work.
16. Which writer, living or dead, do you most admire?
Prudence admired Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, and Henry Miller; more recently, Margaret Atwood, Harper Lee, and J.K. Rowling (yes, she loved the Harry Potter series). Also, she loved Mary Oliver’s poetry.
17. Which book do you wish you could have written?
This reply is based on my recollection of positions of honor on Prudence’s bookshelf:
1. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
2. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.
3. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
4. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller.
5. Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.

POLARITY

By Virginia Ford

IR RATING: 4.8

Sarah Jane’s story might be fictional, but Virginia Ford’s knowledge is not. POLARITY’s witty, emotionally-driven prose and its insights into the kinky side of modern dating culture make it the perfect story for any reader that has ever wondered what it would feel like to explore the “secret garden” that is BDSM.

 IR Approved

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  • Posted by IR Staff
  • Erotica, Fiction, Romance
  • December 30, 2019

Synopsis:

 

A divorced doctor undergoes a sexual awakening and delves into the world of online kink in hopes of finding her perfect BDSM partner in POLARITY.

Dr. Sara Jane Spencer has recovered from her second divorce and is on the hunt for her next great romance. This time, though, she’s not willing to settle for a vanilla love life. If she wants to fulfill her darkest desires, Sara Jane will need to find a man that can introduce her to the kinky world of BDSM. But finding a good dom isn’t an easy task, and when it comes to online dating things are always bound to go wrong before they go right.

POLARITY is a well-rounded, emotionally charged novel. Its story is centered around a series of sexual encounters “Southern Lady” Sara Jane experiences during her search for the perfect kinky lover. Some of those experiences are funny (like the spam messages Sara Jane receives from a man she later dubs “InstaDom”). Others are darker and involve men that push Sara Jane’s boundaries beyond their limits. POLARITY is well-balanced; it knows when to make you laugh, when to make you cringe, and when to make you cry.

POLARITY is fiction. However, Virginia Ford’s writing style lends it the tone of a memoir. Sara Jane is a witty narrator. She shares her feelings with the reader and has a lot of character depth. The use of messages and instant messenger conversations makes it feel like the reader is getting a glimpse into the private life of a friend. Sarah Jane’s conflicting feelings of shame and pleasure and her questioning, cerebral approach to her sexuality matches her doctor persona. She’s a very attractive character for readers to explore new worlds with.

Not only is POLARITY fun to read, but the information about BDSM featured in POLARITY is also accurate and knowledgeable. It talks about key concepts of BDSM, like safe words, collaring, and rules of etiquette. Sara Jane’s experiences are good cautionary tales. The resources Sara Jane uses to find her partners (The Cage, Tumblr, FetLife, etc.) are real life websites. It’s not a how-to guide for BDSM, but it will point those that are curious in the right direction.

POLARITY is an exploration of sexuality that is both alluringly sensual and charmingly educational.  Any reader looking to take a walk on the wild side will find POLARITY’S humorous (yet earnest) tone captivating. POLARITY is provocative in all the right ways, and it will leave readers wanting to read more stories from Sara Jane’s new lifestyle.

Sarah Jane’s story might be fictional, but Virginia Ford’s knowledge is not. POLARITY’s witty, emotionally-driven prose and its insights into the kinky side of modern dating culture make it the perfect story for any reader that has ever wondered what it would feel like to explore the “secret garden” that is BDSM.

~Stephani Hren for IndieReader