Test
July 11, 2011
Testing the new Windows Live Writer. A little weird, and it seems one of my accounts is missing.
Happy Spring!
April 24, 2011
A bit belated for, but it’s finally warming up enough to start planting the garden. So far, we’ve started peas, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, lettuce & “salad mix”, eggplant, and beets. (And I’m testing uploading photos using Windows Live Writer.)
Writing wise, I’m almost finished editing “Where You Least Expect It” and should have it submitted by the end of the month. Then it’s on to editing some more WIPs and working on new short fiction.
New story out!
February 12, 2011
I have a new story out from Torquere today. “My Secret Valentine” continues the story of Jeremy and Brian from “Dinner and a Movie.”
Blurb:
Valentine’s Day seems like a greeting card holiday designed to bilk people out of their hard-earned money. That’s always been Jeremy’s take; but this year is different. Months after becoming lovers with his twin, Brian, Jeremy finds himself wondering just how this new aspect of their relationship changes things. In addition to battling his own insecurities, Jeremy might have to battle Brian’s sexy — and interested — study partner, as well. Will Jeremy and Brian work out their differences or will their first Valentine’s Day be over before it begins.
Excerpt after the jump:
Getting ready for Fall
October 13, 2010
Fall is not my favorite season, but it does contain my favorite holiday – Halloween. We’re gearing up for our 12th Annual Halloween party (and already starting to plan for #13 next year). This involves temporarily transforming my writing space into Satan’s Chalet (complete with life-sized coffin and papier-mâché Gateway to Hell entryway).
Fall also means nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month). This will be my third year; so far, I have a vague idea, but no real plan.
On the Work in Progress front, Where You Least Expect It is with beta readers; hopefully there aren’t too many major issues and I can get it subbed by by the end of the year. I’m also in the middle of story boarding the first novel-length story I started way back in 2007 and just managed to finish recently. It has major issues, mostly because I went on an exposition kick and have pages and pages with no dialog. Ugh. Not reader friendly.
Sunday in the Wood Hood
September 19, 2010
It’s pouring down rain in here in Bellingham and the cat is not happy. Hubby’s in PA for a week and I’m planning to lock myself in the cabin and try to complete some of the bazillion things on my To Do list, including some free fiction I’ve been meaning to post, edits I need to finish, and the, of course, that day job.
Happy 7th Anniversary to Torquere!
September 1, 2010
Torquere Press Celebrates 7th Anniversary!
Seven years?! No, we can hardly believe it either. Seven years of bringing readers the best, the sexiest, the most romantic GLBT fiction. And to celebrate, we’re giving away prizes — great themed gift baskets, gift certificates for free books every day, and a scavenger hunt that will give readers a chance to collect a deck of cards that will win big – -a Nook from Barnes & Noble!
Readers will get the chance to “collect cards” by visiting each participating author’s website, blog, or Facebook page. By collecting all the cards and filling in the form, players have the chance to win free books daily, a gift basket once each week, (including BDSM, werewolf and ménage themed baskets), and be entered in the grand prize drawing for the Nook.
We’ll also be having random sales via our blog, GLBT Romance, Facebook, and Twitter:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1182167880&ref=ts
http://glbtromance.blogspot.com/
With bestselling GLBT romance authors like Chris Owen, Tory Temple, Kiernan Kelly, P.D.Singer, Sean Michael, and B.A. Tortuga, you’ll have a blast playing along. Just log onto Torquere Press website http://www.torquerepress.com/contest/index.html
Check out the contest page, and start hunting!
So, ya feel lucky, dude? Let’s play!
July?
July 27, 2010
Man, Real Life has been nuts this past year. I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s starting to settle back down into normal insanity. I’ve actually managed to start getting back on track writing-wise and am slogging through edits of my ex-Army guy / twinky college student novel (2008’s nanowrimo product – yeah, I’m a little behind). I have one major change left to work in; the rest is all minor continuity issues and proofing for grammar.
Hot Summer Nights, my Jersey life guard story (started BEFORE “Jersey Shore,” thank-you-very-much) is finished and awaiting revisions, as is my unnamed 2009 nanowrimo project. Apparently, I only work under insane deadlines, since it took me four years to finish HSN, but I pulled off nano two years running with fairly decent first-draft results.
Now, I need to get working on some shorter pieces and figure out what comes next.
Beyond that, we’re getting ready to tear out the rest of our blackberries to make room for a greenhouse. Buried in the blackberries are one old, rotting shed, a 55-gallon drum (which could be empty or filled with something scary), and an old bathtub. We bought the house in the summer of ‘03 and the shed was literally covered in blackberries; when everything died back in the fall, we discovered our surprise bonus structure. Fun times!
What I’ve read so far this year
February 10, 2010
I’m sure there’s more than this, but I don’t have my trusty ereader handy.
The Shining by Stephen King – Just started it; haven’t gotten to the really creepy parts yet.
Silent Partner by Dina Matos McGreevey – Jim McGreevey’s ex-wife’s version of events. I originally wanted to read this one first, but I found The Confession at a used book store. Neither one of them comes off as terribly sympathetic (more on this later when I can write a coherent post). It’s also a much faster read then The Confession, mainly due to the lack of convoluted politics (and, I imagine, different target audiences).
The Confession by James E. McGreevey – “America’s first gay governor” tell his coming out story with a healthy (or unhealthy, depending on your point of view) dose of New Jersey politics.
Guardian Angel by Sean Michael – Excellent read. I’m psyched that Torquere is starting to package some of the Chasers as novelettes.
Unlikely Hero by Sean Michael – Loved it – sappy, angsty, and hot. Stories with kids usually freak me out (because kids freak me out), but it was well done.
Needful Things by Stephen King – The ending felt a bit out of the blue, but otherwise it was well-paced and a quick read.
Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg – This took me forever. I kept putting it down, but once I got passed the first quarter, it picked up. I was primarily interested in the kidnapping and Lindbergh’s association with the isolationist / American Fascist movement. He was not a nice man (politics aside, he was incredibly neglectful and outright mean to his family); Berg is a bit of an apologist, but it’s by no means a hagiography. I believe this came out before the revelations of Lindbergh’s other families, but given his emotional detachment and self-absorption, I no longer find it terribly surprising.
Happy New Year Redux!
February 4, 2010
Oh, look, it’s February. I’m starting 2010 over, since I accomplished pretty much nothing in January. I decided that Imbolc is acceptable new year marker. I have plans, but I need to run to the chiropractor right now. More later.
No, really.
(Almost) Half-way there
November 16, 2009
My "official" nano halfway mark is in a little over an hour; at this rate, I’m roughly 6,000 words behind but can still finish if I write an average of 2,000 words a day for the next two weeks. A lot, but not unattainable. Write or Die helped me get close to 4,000 words this evening alone!
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