Ryan Field's Blog, page 393
October 27, 2013
Bad Boy Billionaire Series Ryan Field
Bad Boy Billionaire Series Ryan Field
I like to post these things as points of reference in case readers have any questions. And up until now, though I've posted about the individual books in the Bad Boy Billionaire series, I've never posted about the series in a general sense.
Unlike my Virgin Billionaire series, or the Chase of a Lifetime series, the Bad Boy Billionaire books don't have the same characters and the series is not a continuing saga. When we (the publisher and I) developed...
I like to post these things as points of reference in case readers have any questions. And up until now, though I've posted about the individual books in the Bad Boy Billionaire series, I've never posted about the series in a general sense.
Unlike my Virgin Billionaire series, or the Chase of a Lifetime series, the Bad Boy Billionaire books don't have the same characters and the series is not a continuing saga. When we (the publisher and I) developed...
October 26, 2013
13 Gay Halloween Costumes; Drag Halloween History; Zac Ephron Nude That Awkward Moment
13 Gay Halloween Costumes
This is actually an article with photos that's geared toward gay couples who are thinking of dressing up for Halloween this year. And like the article says, it really is more fun if you have someone to dress up with. And even more fun, like a anything typical of the Internet these days the comment thread is highly amusing. You'd think this was a perfectly harmless article...until you read what some people had to say.
This is my personal favorite:
Firemen (and we mean l...
This is actually an article with photos that's geared toward gay couples who are thinking of dressing up for Halloween this year. And like the article says, it really is more fun if you have someone to dress up with. And even more fun, like a anything typical of the Internet these days the comment thread is highly amusing. You'd think this was a perfectly harmless article...until you read what some people had to say.
This is my personal favorite:
Firemen (and we mean l...
October 25, 2013
Fall Into Romance Free Give-Away
Fall Into Romance Free Give-Away
I wanted to put this post up early even though the event doesn't begin until tomorrow. But I'm not sure I'll get a chance to post anything until later tomorrow. Basically, it's a fall event for romance readers where different authors gather and write short blog posts about all things love and romance. I'll provide a link below, with detailed directions. The contest will run October 26, 27, and 28.
First, this is the short post I wrote, about a character I wrote...
I wanted to put this post up early even though the event doesn't begin until tomorrow. But I'm not sure I'll get a chance to post anything until later tomorrow. Basically, it's a fall event for romance readers where different authors gather and write short blog posts about all things love and romance. I'll provide a link below, with detailed directions. The contest will run October 26, 27, and 28.
First, this is the short post I wrote, about a character I wrote...
Russian Cops Gay Porn; FREE Give-Away FREE Excerpt
Russian Cops; Gay Porn
Evidently, the treatment of gays gets even worse in Russia than what we read about in mainstream headlines. According to this article in Gay Star News, Russian cops were recently fired for filming gay prison porn scenes and what sounds like the alleged exploitation of prisoners and gay men. According to another article, two films were made, on cell phones, and uploaded online. One involved a drunken prisoner, the other a gay rape scene.
On both occasions, the office...
Evidently, the treatment of gays gets even worse in Russia than what we read about in mainstream headlines. According to this article in Gay Star News, Russian cops were recently fired for filming gay prison porn scenes and what sounds like the alleged exploitation of prisoners and gay men. According to another article, two films were made, on cell phones, and uploaded online. One involved a drunken prisoner, the other a gay rape scene.
On both occasions, the office...
October 24, 2013
Fifty Shades Lead Jamie Dornan; Matt Bomer Might Have Made History?
Fifty Shades Lead Jamie Dornan; Matt Bomer Might Have Made History?
I recently mentioned that Charlie Hunnam had backed out of the lead role in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. When Hunnam was first chosen to play the lead the fandom heavens opened up and thousands of people protested the choice. Hunnam eventually backed out stating work schedule conflicts. I also read (link below) he was only getting paid $125,000 to play the part, which is significantly lower than most...
I recently mentioned that Charlie Hunnam had backed out of the lead role in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. When Hunnam was first chosen to play the lead the fandom heavens opened up and thousands of people protested the choice. Hunnam eventually backed out stating work schedule conflicts. I also read (link below) he was only getting paid $125,000 to play the part, which is significantly lower than most...
American Horror Story: Bestiality, Incest, Pedophilia...Huh?
American Horror Story: Bestiality, Incest, Pedophilia...Huh?
For the past couple of weeks I've been posting about my own experiences with censorship at retail web sites where e-books are sold like Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords. These web sites started censoring self-published e-books thanks to an article in a questionable UK publication called The Kernel. The self-published e-books targeted allegedly contained topics like rape, incest, bestiality, pedophilia, and other topics mos...
For the past couple of weeks I've been posting about my own experiences with censorship at retail web sites where e-books are sold like Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords. These web sites started censoring self-published e-books thanks to an article in a questionable UK publication called The Kernel. The self-published e-books targeted allegedly contained topics like rape, incest, bestiality, pedophilia, and other topics mos...
October 23, 2013
Amazon Shipping Up, PayPal Shipping Down; Gay Couple Found Dead
Amazon Shipping Up, PayPal Shipping Down
It was announced yesterday and good old Amazon, king of us all, is now raising the free shipping eligibility from $25.00 or more to $35.00 or more. And this comes right before the holiday season.
While Amazon doesn't detail why it chose to increase the order minimum, the decision could be a matter of increased shipping costs and an interest in positioning its Prime service as a more attractive option.
I once ordered book plates from Amazon that...
It was announced yesterday and good old Amazon, king of us all, is now raising the free shipping eligibility from $25.00 or more to $35.00 or more. And this comes right before the holiday season.
While Amazon doesn't detail why it chose to increase the order minimum, the decision could be a matter of increased shipping costs and an interest in positioning its Prime service as a more attractive option.
I once ordered book plates from Amazon that...
Gay Marriage Loophole; Coming Out vs Living Visibly; Denmark vs US
Gay Marriage Loophole
A gay couple recently found a clever way around the system in Oklahoma where gay marriage is still illegal. This case is new, but the concept of gay couples finding clever ways around the system isn't. Because of the inequality we've faced in our lifetimes, many of us have found ways to do things that are perfectly legal in spite of laws that were designed to discriminate against us.
The couple, Jason Pickel and Darren Black Bear, had the idea to get married through the Ch...
A gay couple recently found a clever way around the system in Oklahoma where gay marriage is still illegal. This case is new, but the concept of gay couples finding clever ways around the system isn't. Because of the inequality we've faced in our lifetimes, many of us have found ways to do things that are perfectly legal in spite of laws that were designed to discriminate against us.
The couple, Jason Pickel and Darren Black Bear, had the idea to get married through the Ch...
October 22, 2013
Pink Pumpkins; Jessica Lange Pens Children's Book
Pink Pumpkins
It's that time of year again, and the Pink Pumpkin Foundation is selling pink pumpkins to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research.
The foundation will oversee the donations, and ensure that the funds go directly to reputable organizations with the highest percentage of dollars spent on actual research. We aim to be transparent, with a board that volunteers its’ time, no paid employees and low administrative costs.
I posted about this last year at this time and couldn'...
It's that time of year again, and the Pink Pumpkin Foundation is selling pink pumpkins to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research.
The foundation will oversee the donations, and ensure that the funds go directly to reputable organizations with the highest percentage of dollars spent on actual research. We aim to be transparent, with a board that volunteers its’ time, no paid employees and low administrative costs.
I posted about this last year at this time and couldn'...
Trevor Donovan Photo; Is Bill and Ted Parody Homophobic? Neil Patrick Harris at Halloween
Trevor Donovan Photo
Last weekend I shared a link that Trevor Donovan posted on facebook and a lot of my FB friends didn't know who he was. So I thought I'd post something about him. If for no other reason than he doesn't come off on social media looking like so many other celebrities I come across. He actually does interact with his fans, and he even holds contests and give-aways on Saturday mornings. You don't find that often with celebrities on social media. Most of the time it's...
Last weekend I shared a link that Trevor Donovan posted on facebook and a lot of my FB friends didn't know who he was. So I thought I'd post something about him. If for no other reason than he doesn't come off on social media looking like so many other celebrities I come across. He actually does interact with his fans, and he even holds contests and give-aways on Saturday mornings. You don't find that often with celebrities on social media. Most of the time it's...
