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August 2, 2013
Facebook Bash: Time Magazine; Free Excerpt Women Who Love Gay Romance
Facebook Bash: Time Magazine
I've posted a few things about facebook and how I'm curious about the future of all social media. But I've never actually drawn any conclusions because I think it's still too soon to do that with social media, especially as more and more people of all ages begin to navigate the web. And now with the recent announcement about how Facebook stock has grown, I think it's even more important to tread with care when making any predictions. Evidently, Time writer, Be...
I've posted a few things about facebook and how I'm curious about the future of all social media. But I've never actually drawn any conclusions because I think it's still too soon to do that with social media, especially as more and more people of all ages begin to navigate the web. And now with the recent announcement about how Facebook stock has grown, I think it's even more important to tread with care when making any predictions. Evidently, Time writer, Be...
August 1, 2013
Josh and Brent Wedding Photos at Beekman 1802
I'm on the Beekman 1802 mailing list and I received their latest news this evening: they were married, had a wedding at Beekman, and they shared photos so everyone could see how they decided to do this.
From my inbox:
Well, we've finally gathered photos from our wedding to share with you...and we have a special video of us getting our wedding license to share. Trust us...you're gonna be sick of of wedding news after the next month or so. Yep...we're just like any other newly married couple: we...
From my inbox:
Well, we've finally gathered photos from our wedding to share with you...and we have a special video of us getting our wedding license to share. Trust us...you're gonna be sick of of wedding news after the next month or so. Yep...we're just like any other newly married couple: we...
July 31, 2013
Pope Francis on Gays; Riley Cooper Racism; Kickstarter Zombies
Pope Francis on Gays
In an interesting piece, here, Michelangelo Signorile writes about whether or not Pope Francis might be secretly pro gay. He also gets into a lot of church politics where sometimes priests who have ambitions tend to support...or not to support...issues that may or may not advance their careers. For those who don't know, the inner workings of the Catholic Church are complicated, highly competitive, and extremely political. And those who play by the rules usually reap the mo...
In an interesting piece, here, Michelangelo Signorile writes about whether or not Pope Francis might be secretly pro gay. He also gets into a lot of church politics where sometimes priests who have ambitions tend to support...or not to support...issues that may or may not advance their careers. For those who don't know, the inner workings of the Catholic Church are complicated, highly competitive, and extremely political. And those who play by the rules usually reap the mo...
Self-Publish Tech Issue; Something for St. Jude; Weiner's Snarky Director
Self-Publish Tech Issue; Something for St. Jude
The following tech issue that recently happened to me might not apply to new authors who are self-publishing, however, I think it's important to mention for published authors who might be self-publishing back listed books. And, for those self-publishing more than one book at a time. There are some things you just can't portend no matter how hard you try. And what happened to me late last night with Something for St. Jude is a good example of this...
The following tech issue that recently happened to me might not apply to new authors who are self-publishing, however, I think it's important to mention for published authors who might be self-publishing back listed books. And, for those self-publishing more than one book at a time. There are some things you just can't portend no matter how hard you try. And what happened to me late last night with Something for St. Jude is a good example of this...
July 30, 2013
"Tampa" Preys on School Boys for Sex; Lesbian on Two and a Half Men; Women Who Love Gay Romance
"Tampa" Preys on School Boys for Sex
There is a new book out this summer, Tampa, that is creating a category six shitstorm everywhere because it deals with a female school teacher who preys on teenage boys for sex. I haven't read it, so this is not a comment or a review. According to the author, Alissa Nutting, this is her way of making a statement, using shock value in fiction to make that statement, and addressing a serious issue with satire (yes, satire and child abuse). So f...
There is a new book out this summer, Tampa, that is creating a category six shitstorm everywhere because it deals with a female school teacher who preys on teenage boys for sex. I haven't read it, so this is not a comment or a review. According to the author, Alissa Nutting, this is her way of making a statement, using shock value in fiction to make that statement, and addressing a serious issue with satire (yes, satire and child abuse). So f...
July 29, 2013
Iowa Decides Complaint Against NOM: Gay Marriage; Fred Karger
Iowa Decides Complaint Against NOM: Gay MarriageI'm on the Rights Equal Rights mailing list, and this came earlier today. This is being spearheaded by Fred Karger (above right), former Presidential candidate, first openly gay man to run for President of the US in US history, and gay rights activist Republican. I've posted about him many times. You can do a search above. Although gay marriage is legal in Iowa, NOM worked hard to block this. And, more important, there are still milli...
Ann Rule Sues Biased Book Reviewer; African to Behead Gays
Ann Rule Sues Biased Book Reviewer
Authors are not particularly litigious about anything. I've seen three cases of blatant theft where unknown authors have stolen romance books just this summer alone and put them up on Amazon for sale, and so far I have not heard one single case where the authors who were allegedly plagiarized have brought suit against one single thief. Authors don't usually think that way.
And the last thing we ever see is an author file suit against a book rev...
Authors are not particularly litigious about anything. I've seen three cases of blatant theft where unknown authors have stolen romance books just this summer alone and put them up on Amazon for sale, and so far I have not heard one single case where the authors who were allegedly plagiarized have brought suit against one single thief. Authors don't usually think that way.
And the last thing we ever see is an author file suit against a book rev...
July 27, 2013
Johnny Weir Willing to Ignore Russia's Stance on Gays
Johnny Weir Willing to Ignore Russia's Stance on Gays
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed anti gay legislation and most of the global LGBT community is livid about it, including me. Playwright, Harvey Fierstein, wrote a piece in the NYT and mentioned a boycott on the 2014 Olympics in Russia. This is why:
“Just six months before Russia hosts the 2014 Winter Games, Mr. Putin signed a law allowing police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homose...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed anti gay legislation and most of the global LGBT community is livid about it, including me. Playwright, Harvey Fierstein, wrote a piece in the NYT and mentioned a boycott on the 2014 Olympics in Russia. This is why:
“Just six months before Russia hosts the 2014 Winter Games, Mr. Putin signed a law allowing police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homose...
July 26, 2013
Forbes Promotes Gay Shame; Mean Girls Racism Big Brother; American Idol Racism Lawsuit
Forbes Promotes Gay Shame
I often talk about how shame plays such a huge part in the lives of gay people. And even though we've come so far in the past few years that same brand of shame still continues with publishers like Forbes. And the kind of shame I'm talking about now isn't something that always registers as quickly as it should...I would bet most of the people who read what happened this week with Forbes and the President of Ireland didn't even pick up on it.
According to this art...
I often talk about how shame plays such a huge part in the lives of gay people. And even though we've come so far in the past few years that same brand of shame still continues with publishers like Forbes. And the kind of shame I'm talking about now isn't something that always registers as quickly as it should...I would bet most of the people who read what happened this week with Forbes and the President of Ireland didn't even pick up on it.
According to this art...
July 25, 2013
Ryan Field New Backlist Releases
Ryan Field New Backlist Releases
I hate writing blog post titles like the one above, but if you know blogging it's important to title and tag a post a certain way for search engines. I would rather have just titled this post "New Releases" and left it at that.
And here they are, as I'm getting the notifications from Amazon daily:
A Young Widow's Promise link
This is a pg rated erotic romance with a straight female main character and a gay sub-plot. It's a novella and I think it's about...
I hate writing blog post titles like the one above, but if you know blogging it's important to title and tag a post a certain way for search engines. I would rather have just titled this post "New Releases" and left it at that.
And here they are, as I'm getting the notifications from Amazon daily:
A Young Widow's Promise link
This is a pg rated erotic romance with a straight female main character and a gay sub-plot. It's a novella and I think it's about...
