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April 27, 2012
April 25, 2012
Philadelphia Fantastic Reading
I’ll be reading for the Philadelphia Fantastic series on this Friday, April 27, 2012, 7:00 pm, to celebrate the release of my Spice Brief, “Under Her Uniform.” Philly Fantastic is held at the Moonstone Arts Center in Philadelphia.
Though the story is electronic-only, I’ll have a signed manuscript or two on hand.
I hope to see some of you there!
April 23, 2012
What am I writing? Thank you for asking!
I’ve been asked several times recently what I’m currently writing. Here’s the answer.
I don’t currently have a novel under contract, but I am writing a novel anyway. It’s not an erotic novel, and probably won’t include any sex scenes. Well, maybe one. We’ll see. I’m only about eighty pages into the manuscript, and though I have a synopsis and an outline, and a giant pile of research material, I figure out a lot of things as I go along. My writing method is often referred to as “pantsing”...
April 22, 2012
“A Subaltern,” Siegfried Sassoon
A Subaltern
He turned to me with his kind, sleepy gaze
And fresh face slowly brightening to the grin
That sets my memory back to summer days,
With twenty runs to make, and last man in.
He told me he’d been having a bloody time
In trenches, crouching for the crumps to burst,
While squeaking rats scampered across the slime
And the grey palsied weather did its worst.
But as he stamped and shivered in the rain,
My stale philosophies had served him well;
Dreaming about his girl had sent his brain
Blanke...
April 20, 2012
Five Things Linkgasm
In lieu of actual content, today I have five cool links.
1. You can watch a video of Lesley Hall’s Eastercon lecture “Invisible Women: Scientists Women Don’t See” here – note it is 58 minutes long.
2. Extruded Books: A Cautionary Tale will teach you quite a lot about the history of print publishing in recent decades.
3. Via Kate Elliott men doing hula (video).
4. Janet Mullany’s awesome Regency romance Dedication is now available as an e-book. I recommend it highly.
April 18, 2012
Pondering My Next WWI Read
I’ve been really enjoying the first reading challenge in which I’ve participated, which is for books about or set during World War One. One of the good things is that I feel obligated to write and post about each of the books as I read them, something which I often neglect, given the high volume of books I read and, well, my laziness.
However, while being lazy I am also somewhat anal-retentive. I’m trying to decide what’s next, the main criteria being books I already own and books that ot...
April 16, 2012
Preliminary WisCon 2012 Schedule
I’ve received my preliminary program schedule for WisCon 36 – it’s subject to change right now, but I’m glad I have the topics so I can make some notes ahead of time!
Anti-Heroism Defined
Fri, 4:00–5:15 pm
Moderator: Victoria Janssen; Rosemary / Sophy; Kelly Sue DeConnick; Lesley Hall; Chris Hill
What is an anti-hero, and what makes a character an anti-hero? How do you know an anti-hero when you see one? Can an anti-hero become a regular garden-variety hero, and if so, how? What is the appea...
April 15, 2012
“A Working Party,” Siegfried Sassoon
A Working Party
Three hours ago he blundered up the trench,
Sliding and poising, groping with his boots;
Sometimes he tripped and lurched against the walls
With hands that pawed the sodden bags of chalk.
He couldn’t see the man who walked in front;
Only he heard the drum and rattle of feet
Stepping along barred trench boards, often splashing
Wretchedly where the sludge was ankle-deep.
Voices would grunt ‘Keep to your right–make way!’
When squeezing past some men from the front-line:
White faces pe...
April 13, 2012
Roller Derby Queen – Vintage Erotica Cover
The Philly Roller Girls have their home opener tomorrow night!
I’m all excited. A friend and I have season tickets. The most fun part is dressing like you’re going to watch roller derby. Ummm…that picture below is not at all how one dresses for roller derby. I’m just sayin’.
