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November 1, 2013
Hallmark Omits "Gay;" Free Gay Excerpt Friday
Hallmark Omits "Gay"I found this article interesting because I'm finishing up a holiday novel right now that's part of a new western series set in fictional Glendora Hill, Texas, and I've literally been walking on proverbial egg shells in some sections of the book with regard to using the word "Christmas" or "Holidays." Notice how I used "Holiday" in this post to describe the book. I'm not trying to be too politically correct by any means, but these days it's hard to tell when...
October 31, 2013
Orson Scott Card Anti-Gay; Gay Friendly Alabama
Orson Scott Card Anti-Gay
I've posted about anti-gay author, Orson Scott Card, a few times. And now he's claiming that he's been attacked, savagely, in an unfair way. I'm not going to get into Card's past anti-gay record because it would be too long and involved for a short post. But if you do a simple search with his name you'll be amazed at what you find.
His novels, which I've never read and can't comment on, are being turned into a film and many have been calling for a boycott of...
I've posted about anti-gay author, Orson Scott Card, a few times. And now he's claiming that he's been attacked, savagely, in an unfair way. I'm not going to get into Card's past anti-gay record because it would be too long and involved for a short post. But if you do a simple search with his name you'll be amazed at what you find.
His novels, which I've never read and can't comment on, are being turned into a film and many have been calling for a boycott of...
Gay Halloween; E-book Sales Level; Death of Pen Names
Gay Halloween
My last official post on Halloween for the next full year, I promise. But I saw this article titled, How Gay is Halloween, and figured I'd post one more time. There are a few LGBT historical facts I found interesting as well as an account of how gays wanted to be visible in public post Stonewall.
When Lee started the parade in 1974, gay men were just beginning to gain real militancy. The Stonewall riots were a recent memory, and gay activism was still in its nascent stages....
My last official post on Halloween for the next full year, I promise. But I saw this article titled, How Gay is Halloween, and figured I'd post one more time. There are a few LGBT historical facts I found interesting as well as an account of how gays wanted to be visible in public post Stonewall.
When Lee started the parade in 1974, gay men were just beginning to gain real militancy. The Stonewall riots were a recent memory, and gay activism was still in its nascent stages....
October 30, 2013
Fall Into Romance Contest Winner
Fall Into Romance Contest Winner
Last weekend I was part of a blog tour called Fall Into Romance and I offered a free give-away.
I decided to offer two free e-books from the Bad Boy Billionaire series. These are the most recent I have out, and I'm hoping the winner hasn't read them yet. The winner can choose between any two of them. Here's an Amazon link where they are listed. If the winner has read them all, we'll come up with something else. And, this contest (for me) is open to everyone all...
Last weekend I was part of a blog tour called Fall Into Romance and I offered a free give-away.
I decided to offer two free e-books from the Bad Boy Billionaire series. These are the most recent I have out, and I'm hoping the winner hasn't read them yet. The winner can choose between any two of them. Here's an Amazon link where they are listed. If the winner has read them all, we'll come up with something else. And, this contest (for me) is open to everyone all...
Steve Grand Slammed; Ben Cohen Strips for Gays
Steve Grand SlammedLast summer when country/pop singer, Steve Grand, released a music video I posted about him here. At the time he was so fresh there wasn't much I could find about him anywhere. But the one thing that did stand out about his song was the fact that it was all about a young gay man falling in love with a straight men, and how the young gay man winds up with a broken heart.
With the blog hop for equal rights this weekend I thought it would be appropriate to post something...
October 29, 2013
One Year After Hurricane Sandy...
One Year After Hurricane Sandy...
This time last year Tony and I were in our basement preparing for a long night of destructive winds, battering rains, and the worst storm of this century so far. We had been following the weather reports all week and we knew what to expect. Or at least we thought we knew. I posted about this last year, here.
As everyone knows by now, the path of destruction from Hurricane Sandy goes on for miles. I have been trying to keep in touch with friends and family in M...
This time last year Tony and I were in our basement preparing for a long night of destructive winds, battering rains, and the worst storm of this century so far. We had been following the weather reports all week and we knew what to expect. Or at least we thought we knew. I posted about this last year, here.
As everyone knows by now, the path of destruction from Hurricane Sandy goes on for miles. I have been trying to keep in touch with friends and family in M...
Sean Hayes Apologizes; What Is a Book Blogger? A Book "Influencer?"
Sean Hayes Apologizes
I love when LGBT people with high profiles back me up this way. I've often posted about how I'm not fond of National Coming Out Day, and how coming out is such a personal thing no one should ever feel pressured about it. And now actor, Sean Hayes, from Will and Grace, made a few recent comments about how difficult it was for him to come out, and why he didn't do it sooner.
"I was so young," Hayes said. "It made me go back in the closet [with the media] because I was...
I love when LGBT people with high profiles back me up this way. I've often posted about how I'm not fond of National Coming Out Day, and how coming out is such a personal thing no one should ever feel pressured about it. And now actor, Sean Hayes, from Will and Grace, made a few recent comments about how difficult it was for him to come out, and why he didn't do it sooner.
"I was so young," Hayes said. "It made me go back in the closet [with the media] because I was...
October 28, 2013
Rolling Stone: American Horror Story's Incest, Bestiality, and Camp...
Rolling Stone on American Horror Story's Incest, Bestiality, and Camp...
When I posted about American Horror Story's most recent episode last week, I failed to mention the camp factor this season. But someone pointed me toward this article in Rolling Stone, and RS didn't miss a beat. In fact, the entire commentary is priceless.
On Jessica Lange and the camp factor:
I usually tell them something along the lines of, "Long stretches of fabulous camp punctuated by lurid horror." Most of that lu...
When I posted about American Horror Story's most recent episode last week, I failed to mention the camp factor this season. But someone pointed me toward this article in Rolling Stone, and RS didn't miss a beat. In fact, the entire commentary is priceless.
On Jessica Lange and the camp factor:
I usually tell them something along the lines of, "Long stretches of fabulous camp punctuated by lurid horror." Most of that lu...
Johnny Knoxville Penis Bad Grandpa; Taiwan Gay Cuties; Books Sold In A Year
Johnny Knoxville Penis Bad Grandpa
I haven't seen Johnny Knoxville's Bad Grandpa yet, but I plan to see it soon and I thought it was interesting that Knoxville beat Gravity this weekend. I've always had this theory that when films (or books, or even TV shows) are released how they are received depends a great deal on what the competition is. Would American Idol have been such a huge success if there had been something better on TV to compete with it? At the time, there wasn't anything else on...
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I haven't seen Johnny Knoxville's Bad Grandpa yet, but I plan to see it soon and I thought it was interesting that Knoxville beat Gravity this weekend. I've always had this theory that when films (or books, or even TV shows) are released how they are received depends a great deal on what the competition is. Would American Idol have been such a huge success if there had been something better on TV to compete with it? At the time, there wasn't anything else on...
October 27, 2013
How Do You Feel About M/M Authors Using Different Names in M/M?
How Do You Feel About M/M Authors Using Different Names in M/M?
It's been a longtime standard that when a writer ventures away from his or her own genre he/she often takes on a pen name. It's done for many reasons, two of which are to keep established readers from getting confused and to introduce new readers to an author's work without bias. In other words, JK Rowling recently used a pen name for a book she wrote in a different genre because she's so well known for the Harry Potter serie...
It's been a longtime standard that when a writer ventures away from his or her own genre he/she often takes on a pen name. It's done for many reasons, two of which are to keep established readers from getting confused and to introduce new readers to an author's work without bias. In other words, JK Rowling recently used a pen name for a book she wrote in a different genre because she's so well known for the Harry Potter serie...
