Anne Tenino's Blog, page 9
August 25, 2011
18% Gray Giveaway
I'm giving away a free 18% Gray ebook. There is, of course, a contest involved...
What you have to do to win is to find the visual gag -- a picture pun -- and email me at annetenino@yahoo.com with the answer. It's in one of the images somewhere on my regular blog, http://annetenino.worpress.com .
The contest will run between very early Friday morning (August 26th) until midnight (Pacific time, in the US) Sunday August 28th. I will chose a winner from the correct answers and send him or her an email on Monday to get their details.
You must, of course, be 18 years of age to win. Emails that are time-stamped before Friday at midnight or after Sunday at midnight are ineligible.
Note: Someone in my damn family decided to have a family reunion this weekend. So, we're off camping someplace with just about no cell service. I am not happy. And I won't be around much on the internet. I'll try to check in occasionally, but you know how camping goes...
What you have to do to win is to find the visual gag -- a picture pun -- and email me at annetenino@yahoo.com with the answer. It's in one of the images somewhere on my regular blog, http://annetenino.worpress.com .
The contest will run between very early Friday morning (August 26th) until midnight (Pacific time, in the US) Sunday August 28th. I will chose a winner from the correct answers and send him or her an email on Monday to get their details.
You must, of course, be 18 years of age to win. Emails that are time-stamped before Friday at midnight or after Sunday at midnight are ineligible.
Note: Someone in my damn family decided to have a family reunion this weekend. So, we're off camping someplace with just about no cell service. I am not happy. And I won't be around much on the internet. I'll try to check in occasionally, but you know how camping goes...
August 20, 2011
Frat Boy & Toppy
I've finished the WIP that has consumed me most of the summer! Frat Boy & Toppy went off to visit Aleksandr Voinov at Riptide Publishing on Thursday. Hopefully, Aleks will like them enough to give them a permanent home. Meanwhile, I'm taking a (short) break to catch up on crits for my crit group, then I'm starting on either Sam's story (again; it's about 15% done already) or on Laslo and Logan's (80% done).
But for now, here's a little excerpt of Frat Boy & Toppy. This is in the first chapter, and Brad (Frat Boy) is just coming to terms with the fact that he's gay. It's kind of hard to ignore when he finds himself fantasizing in class about the TA, Sebastian (Toppy).
Exceprt
An hour into Professor Whitehall's lecture on Pallas Athena (whoever the fuck that was) Professor Whitehall’s aide, Sebastian, walked in. Brad's brain woke up a little to watch Sebastian. He always had a good view of Sebastian from this seat. Brad saw him walk in with a stack of papers -- their last batch of essays, maybe -- and set them down on the desk at the side of the room. Whitehall lectured from the podium on the stage, and Sebastian's desk was down low and off to the side. Brad thought people probably didn't even notice Sebastian.
He noticed Sebastian. There was something about him that Brad couldn't seem to stop noticing. Maybe it was the way he was always so perfect-looking. Not in a stuffy kinda way. Just... put together. His T-shirts never had stains, and they always fit him, and you knew if he had holes in his jeans they were there on purpose. His hair was always perfect. Not like he put a bunch of crap in it, but just there, and dark and kinda short, choppy, and you just knew he'd brushed it. It never stuck up in the back like he'd been drinking 'til all hours with the guys and rolled out of bed thirty second before he had to leave for class.
Sebastian had cool shoes, too. Like Vans or Chuck Taylor's or other kinda retro stuff. Today he was wearing his pink high-tops. His jeans were classic, almost too baggy, but his really tight T-shirt made up for it. Jesus, he had to work for abs like that, didn't he? That couldn't be natural.
Brad shrugged to himself, almost dislodging his chin from his fist. Maybe Sebastian’s abs could be natural. Brad was used to guys who went to fat if they didn't work out. That's how most of his frat buddies were. Sebastian probably wasn't that kind of guy. He wasn't slim exactly, just not bulky. He was trim. Lame word, but whatever. Fit. Tight. Well made.
That's how come Sebastian had abs like that. Damn, they just looked so solid under that shirt. Maybe sometime Brad could get a better look at them. He let his eyes drift closed, falling into some kind of vision where Sebastian's naked torso was under his hands. He could trace those muscles, see just how cut the guy was. Did he have chest hair? In Brad's head he did. Lots of it, all black and swirling in toward his sternum. Brad watched his fingers push through the hair, tracing the lower edge of a pec. A pinkish brown nipple peeked out at him. Brad let his hand fall slowly to Sebastian's abdominal muscles. Six-pack. Oh, eight-pack. And those muscles that cut in right over his hips that gave guys that beautiful "V" shape. He ran a hand down one of those and whoa. Sebastian was naked.
But for now, here's a little excerpt of Frat Boy & Toppy. This is in the first chapter, and Brad (Frat Boy) is just coming to terms with the fact that he's gay. It's kind of hard to ignore when he finds himself fantasizing in class about the TA, Sebastian (Toppy).
Exceprt
An hour into Professor Whitehall's lecture on Pallas Athena (whoever the fuck that was) Professor Whitehall’s aide, Sebastian, walked in. Brad's brain woke up a little to watch Sebastian. He always had a good view of Sebastian from this seat. Brad saw him walk in with a stack of papers -- their last batch of essays, maybe -- and set them down on the desk at the side of the room. Whitehall lectured from the podium on the stage, and Sebastian's desk was down low and off to the side. Brad thought people probably didn't even notice Sebastian.He noticed Sebastian. There was something about him that Brad couldn't seem to stop noticing. Maybe it was the way he was always so perfect-looking. Not in a stuffy kinda way. Just... put together. His T-shirts never had stains, and they always fit him, and you knew if he had holes in his jeans they were there on purpose. His hair was always perfect. Not like he put a bunch of crap in it, but just there, and dark and kinda short, choppy, and you just knew he'd brushed it. It never stuck up in the back like he'd been drinking 'til all hours with the guys and rolled out of bed thirty second before he had to leave for class.
Sebastian had cool shoes, too. Like Vans or Chuck Taylor's or other kinda retro stuff. Today he was wearing his pink high-tops. His jeans were classic, almost too baggy, but his really tight T-shirt made up for it. Jesus, he had to work for abs like that, didn't he? That couldn't be natural.
Brad shrugged to himself, almost dislodging his chin from his fist. Maybe Sebastian’s abs could be natural. Brad was used to guys who went to fat if they didn't work out. That's how most of his frat buddies were. Sebastian probably wasn't that kind of guy. He wasn't slim exactly, just not bulky. He was trim. Lame word, but whatever. Fit. Tight. Well made.
That's how come Sebastian had abs like that. Damn, they just looked so solid under that shirt. Maybe sometime Brad could get a better look at them. He let his eyes drift closed, falling into some kind of vision where Sebastian's naked torso was under his hands. He could trace those muscles, see just how cut the guy was. Did he have chest hair? In Brad's head he did. Lots of it, all black and swirling in toward his sternum. Brad watched his fingers push through the hair, tracing the lower edge of a pec. A pinkish brown nipple peeked out at him. Brad let his hand fall slowly to Sebastian's abdominal muscles. Six-pack. Oh, eight-pack. And those muscles that cut in right over his hips that gave guys that beautiful "V" shape. He ran a hand down one of those and whoa. Sebastian was naked.
August 12, 2011
Vote for 18% Gray
Well, not the book, but the cover, actually. Vote at Elisa Rolle's LJ, http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/13... early and often.
I love this cover for lots of reasons: Because Anne Cain gave me pretty much exactly the cover I asked for; because that background landscape photo is one I took; and, because I think those guys actually look (more or less) like my Matt and James.
I love this cover for lots of reasons: Because Anne Cain gave me pretty much exactly the cover I asked for; because that background landscape photo is one I took; and, because I think those guys actually look (more or less) like my Matt and James.
August 11, 2011
Check it Out
Hi Y'all-
I wrote a guest entry for LC Chase's blog today, http://lcchase.blogspot.com/ I specifically talk about where the character for Matt, from 18% Gray, came from. Plus, there's a special little excerpt for the book you will find nowhere else.
My other news is that I will be working on two projects for Riptide Publishing http://riptidepublishing.com and possibly more. I'm hoping to interest them in Sam's story, as well. I am so excited to be working with Aleks and Rachel (and L.C. Chase, the art director) that I could just puke.
And last, have yourselves a little bit of eye-candy-
I wrote a guest entry for LC Chase's blog today, http://lcchase.blogspot.com/ I specifically talk about where the character for Matt, from 18% Gray, came from. Plus, there's a special little excerpt for the book you will find nowhere else.
My other news is that I will be working on two projects for Riptide Publishing http://riptidepublishing.com and possibly more. I'm hoping to interest them in Sam's story, as well. I am so excited to be working with Aleks and Rachel (and L.C. Chase, the art director) that I could just puke.
And last, have yourselves a little bit of eye-candy-
August 8, 2011
Sam's New Lurve Interest is...
Ian. The guy's name will be Ian.
It ended up a tie, sort of, and I made my husband cast the deciding vote. You can read the whole long story here, http://wp.me/p1xuHp-3X or you can just bask in the knowledge that the guy's name is Ian, and look at the pretty, pretty pic of Sam and Ian, basking in afterglow.
It ended up a tie, sort of, and I made my husband cast the deciding vote. You can read the whole long story here, http://wp.me/p1xuHp-3X or you can just bask in the knowledge that the guy's name is Ian, and look at the pretty, pretty pic of Sam and Ian, basking in afterglow.
August 3, 2011
Vote for Sam's Hero's Name
So, if you're interested in Sam from Whitetail Rock, you might want to check out my blog http://annetenino.wordpress.com/
I've created a poll, complete with a rough draft excerpt of Sam's first contact with his (future) boyfriend. I'm not solid on the name of said boyfriend, and I decided to let someone else decide. You wanna be part of the someone else? Go read and vote.
I've created a poll, complete with a rough draft excerpt of Sam's first contact with his (future) boyfriend. I'm not solid on the name of said boyfriend, and I decided to let someone else decide. You wanna be part of the someone else? Go read and vote.
August 2, 2011
18% Gray Released
Hey! Guess what? 18% Gray was released yesterday and I never posted about it here. I'm lame. I think I forgot to put it on my regular blog, too...
I'm a PR powerhouse, no?
Here's the link to buy it from Dreamspinner: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/stor...
I know it's also available at ARe, and it should be available at other e-tailers soon, if not already. And, of course, you may find it in print as well.
I'm a PR powerhouse, no?
Here's the link to buy it from Dreamspinner: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/stor...
I know it's also available at ARe, and it should be available at other e-tailers soon, if not already. And, of course, you may find it in print as well.
July 30, 2011
Whitetail Rock -- Free Download
Whitetail Rock was finally posted today! I'm very excited, but unfortunately I can't figure out exactly how to upload it to Goodreads, yet. So, until I do, you can download a pdf copy at my blog, here: http://annetenino.wordpress.com/2011/...
To win a free copy of my forthcoming book, 18% Gray comment on the Babes in Boyland blog before tomorrow night: http://mjandpiper.blogspot.com/2011/0...
will be out on Monday from Dreamspinner.
To win a free copy of my forthcoming book, 18% Gray comment on the Babes in Boyland blog before tomorrow night: http://mjandpiper.blogspot.com/2011/0...
will be out on Monday from Dreamspinner.
July 26, 2011
18% Giveaway!
Run -- don't walk -- on over to Piper Vaughn and MJ O'Shea's blog to win a copy of 18% Gray in the format of your choice. Comment here:
http://mjandpiper.blogspot.com/2011/0...
to enter.
http://mjandpiper.blogspot.com/2011/0...
to enter.
July 21, 2011
My Garden
This has nothing to do with writing smut, except that it helps me write sometimes. I just put up a whole page on my Wordpress blog devoted to my garden. A little peek for you:
Yes, that is Buddha. He's a frequent visitor to our house. Although the kids freaked when I put him on top of the X-mas tree last year -- I've done it every year for the last three, but it was suddenly a problem. IDK.
It's almost tomato season. I should have already made strawberry freezer jam, but the season's so late here I'm feeling lazy (translation: I'm not doing it). Pickles soon, and tomato sauce. I think that's all I'll do this year.
Yes, that is Buddha. He's a frequent visitor to our house. Although the kids freaked when I put him on top of the X-mas tree last year -- I've done it every year for the last three, but it was suddenly a problem. IDK.It's almost tomato season. I should have already made strawberry freezer jam, but the season's so late here I'm feeling lazy (translation: I'm not doing it). Pickles soon, and tomato sauce. I think that's all I'll do this year.
