Ryan Field's Blog, page 384
December 18, 2013
Gathering in the M/M Community; $1 Million on Romance Study
Gathering in the M/M Community
In the past ten years or so while I've been working online I've run across different situations that made me stop and think. I remember following one publishing blog about five years ago where the same people read the posts and commented daily as their routine. Blog readers established an online community, and eventually the entire comment thread became what almost resembled an open seminar in a college. At one point, one of the regulars in the online community w...
In the past ten years or so while I've been working online I've run across different situations that made me stop and think. I remember following one publishing blog about five years ago where the same people read the posts and commented daily as their routine. Blog readers established an online community, and eventually the entire comment thread became what almost resembled an open seminar in a college. At one point, one of the regulars in the online community w...
Full Frontal Nude Craig Parker; Anne R. Allen Collectives; Noah Lukeman The First Five Pages
Full Frontal Nude Craig Parker
Someone who knows I find the lack of male full frontal nudity in films interesting sent me a link to a full frontal nude of actor, Craig Parker. He's from New Zealand and he's been in films like The Fellowship of the Ring and Spartacus.
From the way it looks, Parker is taking a selfie in a shower, with full frontal that doesn't get much more detailed than this. And it's times like this I wonder why we rarely see much full frontal in films. The photo is actually something...
Someone who knows I find the lack of male full frontal nudity in films interesting sent me a link to a full frontal nude of actor, Craig Parker. He's from New Zealand and he's been in films like The Fellowship of the Ring and Spartacus.
From the way it looks, Parker is taking a selfie in a shower, with full frontal that doesn't get much more detailed than this. And it's times like this I wonder why we rarely see much full frontal in films. The photo is actually something...
December 17, 2013
Obama Picks Gays for Olympics; Coming Out to Rejection: Jonathan Allen
Coming Out to Rejection: Jonathan Allen
I'll never forget one book review I had for An Officer and His Gentleman about four or five years ago where the book reviewer mocked the main character's choices and slammed him for not changing his circumstances. Chance, the main character of that book, was thrown out of his home when he told his parents he was gay and had no other choice but to live with a mean old man who made him walk around naked all the time. What shocked me most about the review was that...
I'll never forget one book review I had for An Officer and His Gentleman about four or five years ago where the book reviewer mocked the main character's choices and slammed him for not changing his circumstances. Chance, the main character of that book, was thrown out of his home when he told his parents he was gay and had no other choice but to live with a mean old man who made him walk around naked all the time. What shocked me most about the review was that...
Gay Jello Wrestling; Steven Zacharius Self-Publishing; Free Use Photos
Gay Jello Wrestling
In this interesting link to HIVplus Magazine there's a video worth watching that involves jello and wrestling. The video (and message behind the video) is socially responsible in that it's encouraging people to get tested for HIV.
RFSL Göteborg, the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights in Gothenburg, really knows how to get some attention. Their newest campaign, which encourages HIV testing among men who have sex with men features eight nude...
In this interesting link to HIVplus Magazine there's a video worth watching that involves jello and wrestling. The video (and message behind the video) is socially responsible in that it's encouraging people to get tested for HIV.
RFSL Göteborg, the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights in Gothenburg, really knows how to get some attention. Their newest campaign, which encourages HIV testing among men who have sex with men features eight nude...
December 16, 2013
KDP Exclusives; Ricky Martin's Wedding; Story Competition
KDP Exclusives
I wrote in the post right before this one that I have a Christmas novella, The Littlest Christmas Tree, up for free as a thank you to readers. Unfortunately, on Amazon the book will still be .99 because Amazon doesn't give any other options with the KDP lending program. In other words, if I were to opt into the KDP lending program and I were to put the book up for free it would only be free for five days on Amazon, I would have to sign a three month exclusive with...
I wrote in the post right before this one that I have a Christmas novella, The Littlest Christmas Tree, up for free as a thank you to readers. Unfortunately, on Amazon the book will still be .99 because Amazon doesn't give any other options with the KDP lending program. In other words, if I were to opt into the KDP lending program and I were to put the book up for free it would only be free for five days on Amazon, I would have to sign a three month exclusive with...
Free:Littlest Christmas Tree; Gay New Hope; Tranny Word
Date Drug New Hope
Tony pointed this one out to me early this morning. Evidently, there was a date drugger at a gay bar in New Hope, PA (where I live) and security cameras captured his image in what looks to me like a gay bar on the outskirts of town called, The Raven. (Been there many times.) There was also an alleged credit card/identity theft fraud incident. According to this article, both victim and suspect went back to the victim's residence...where they were "socializing."...
Tony pointed this one out to me early this morning. Evidently, there was a date drugger at a gay bar in New Hope, PA (where I live) and security cameras captured his image in what looks to me like a gay bar on the outskirts of town called, The Raven. (Been there many times.) There was also an alleged credit card/identity theft fraud incident. According to this article, both victim and suspect went back to the victim's residence...where they were "socializing."...
December 15, 2013
Lady Gaga, Feminism; Ryan Carnes Gay Character GH; Quidditch Craze
Lady Gaga, Feminism
A person who has been a guest blogger with a pop culture review here before, David Aria, has a piece out in Spindle magazine I found interesting. It's about feminism, women in publishing, a mix of pop culture reference, and even Lady Gaga and Truman Capote.
Biographically Porter and Gaga also share a striking array of similarities, so much to the point that one would think that Gaga is actually Porter reincarnated. Though they both came from radically different ba...
A person who has been a guest blogger with a pop culture review here before, David Aria, has a piece out in Spindle magazine I found interesting. It's about feminism, women in publishing, a mix of pop culture reference, and even Lady Gaga and Truman Capote.
Biographically Porter and Gaga also share a striking array of similarities, so much to the point that one would think that Gaga is actually Porter reincarnated. Though they both came from radically different ba...
December 14, 2013
Eric Arvin/T.J. Klune Support; Facebook Celebrates Gay Rights
Eric Arvin/T.J. Klune Support
I don't normally post many personal things here, but for those who read and write gay romance, and follow a lot of what happens on social media within the community, you probably already know about the serious health situation with Eric Arvin. So far, from what I've read, Arvin has been intubated (placed on a ventilator) and they are talking about surgery. I don't know more than that, other than this is very serious. I know from personal experience with Tony they...
I don't normally post many personal things here, but for those who read and write gay romance, and follow a lot of what happens on social media within the community, you probably already know about the serious health situation with Eric Arvin. So far, from what I've read, Arvin has been intubated (placed on a ventilator) and they are talking about surgery. I don't know more than that, other than this is very serious. I know from personal experience with Tony they...
Cover: The Littlest Christmas Tree; James Franco BDSM Gay Film
Cover: The Littlest Christmas Tree
Here's the cover preview for my Christmas novella, The Littlest Christmas Tree. It's 21,000 words, it will be available in digital only, and I'll be putting it up for FREE early next week for the holiday season. Blurb is below. It's the second book in the Second Chance series. I'm keeping this as a running series for a while, too.
In this bonus novella from the "Second Chance" series titled, The Littlest Christmas Tree, an unhappy man trapped in a relationshi...
Here's the cover preview for my Christmas novella, The Littlest Christmas Tree. It's 21,000 words, it will be available in digital only, and I'll be putting it up for FREE early next week for the holiday season. Blurb is below. It's the second book in the Second Chance series. I'm keeping this as a running series for a while, too.
In this bonus novella from the "Second Chance" series titled, The Littlest Christmas Tree, an unhappy man trapped in a relationshi...
December 13, 2013
India Gay Sex Ban; Burn Gays! Bob Newhart Anti-Gay Group
India Gay Sex Ban
Earlier this week I posted about how a colonial-era law banning gay sex was recently upheld in India. And there has evidently been outrage over this all over the world.
Count me in.
On the official Day of Rage Facebook page, an organizer said: ‘This judgment has inspired anger across different sections of society around the world. ‘While the legal battle continues, it is important that we make our voices heard. Loud and Clear. They add: ‘It is time we begin to heal this lasti...
Earlier this week I posted about how a colonial-era law banning gay sex was recently upheld in India. And there has evidently been outrage over this all over the world.
Count me in.
On the official Day of Rage Facebook page, an organizer said: ‘This judgment has inspired anger across different sections of society around the world. ‘While the legal battle continues, it is important that we make our voices heard. Loud and Clear. They add: ‘It is time we begin to heal this lasti...
