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July 4, 2013
Equal Rights Blog Hop – 4th to 7th July
Today is the 4th of July, the day when the sovereign state of the United States of America celebrates shrugging off the rule of an oppressive power and striking out boldly on its own.
As befitted a new young state, the men in charge wanted to lay everything out clearly so everyone could see where they stood and wrote it all down in a constitution. One of the most cherished tenets of the Constitution is that all men are equal and deserving of the same rights under law, the same consideration fr...
June 29, 2013
Back Cover Text, Book Blurbs, and Other Fun Stuff
Reblogged from Words, Words, Words:
Everyone assumes the hardest part of any journey to publication is finishing
that first draft, but it really just takes time, patience, coffee, therapy,
medication, etc... For me, the hardest part was trying to write a back cover
"blurb." Yes. A paragraph was harder to write than my short story collection
Humans and Their Creations. The main issue is the daunting question, "How do I…
Blurbs - no more than will fit on a postcard! Great i...
June 27, 2013
Today in the Comfy Chair – Eden Summers
Eden Summers is my first guest from down-under. She has a passion for romance, with several erotic romance titles to her name, and is currently celebrating the release of her contemporary erotic romance, Blind Attraction that was published on the 28th of May.
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Elin: Can you tell me a little about yourself? For instance, do you have to have a day job as well as being a writer?
Eden: Hi Elin, apart from being a full-time mother of two boys under 7, I also work one day a week in an office enviro...
June 22, 2013
Seductive Studs and Sirens
Time for another Seductive Studs and Sirens do – yes, I’ll be making my usual recommendation of something not particularly obvious in the LGBT line.
Last week it was Abigail Roux’s, and Madeline Urban’s, Cut and Run series – which appeals to me particularly for the humourous content, something not often found in M/M type fiction. This week I’m going right out on a limb and risk lots of eye rolling.
This week I want to recommend a graphic novel.
You see, way back in the depths of time when I was...
June 18, 2013
Humpday Hook again
Iiiiiiiiiiit’s Humpday Hooktime!
How are we all? Happy? We should be with the plethora of authors providing bits of stuff for us to read. You can find the big list here but I hope you’ll pause to read my offering first.
If you recall, Sir Anthony Stanton-Rivers had a drink too many and lost a jokey IOU promising the hand of his sister, Lady Cicely, in marriage to his pal Chum Armstrong, who also had a drink too many and also lost the IOU. Both Anthony and Cicely are startled to discover a notic...
June 17, 2013
Guest Post – Tristram LaRoche and Daniel DeLoite
Ever heard of a ‘twofer’? Well that’s what you’re getting tonight – two for the price of one and worth every penny. My guests tonight are Tristram LaRoche and Daniel DeLoite. I first got to know Tristram through his historical novel The Hun and the General, which pairs Attila the Hun with a Roman general. With my passion for the horse archer cultures the book was a must read and I was impressed with the edgy prose. Tristram introduced me to Daniel’s work, which is of a far more robust nature...
June 15, 2013
Today in the Comfy Chair – E Van Hine
I think the best thing I can do is allow E.L. to introduce herself in her own words:
E. L. Van Hine is a scholar of English and European colonial literature, and a student of Western philosophy. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on December 2, 1959, holds a B.A. in English (Literature) from the University of Massachusetts at Fitchburg (1982), matriculated at Harvard University (Foreign Literature in Translation) and University of Massachusetts at Lowell, earning high honors from all of the...
June 14, 2013
Today in the Comfy Chair – Liam Livings
My guest today is Liam Livings, aspiring author, one of the organising team behind my favourite annual event – the UK Meet – and owner of a car called Muriel.
Welcome Liam!
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Elin: I understand that your first novel is finished as is with a rather special beta 
Is this your first work or have you been writing for years?
Liam and Muriel.
Liam: Yes, Clare London kindly agreed to read it, not just once, but twice! I won’t be offended if she bows out of betaing for the next book. The second time it...
Seductive Studs and Sirens
Another week, another bunch of reading. But before I make my recommendation for this week, remember to click on the badge beside this text to get to the list of blogs participating in the mini hop. Unlike my posts, which are all unrepentantly MM, the other posters cover all the other quiltbag letters so you should be able to find someething to appeal.
Last week I recommended a short historical – the gorgeous Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov – this week I’m recommending another serial known as the...
June 11, 2013
Humpday Hook
Wednesday is Hump Day – this means it’s Hump Day Hook time! Hump Day Hook – where a bunch of authors provide snippets for each other’s delectation, education, elevation and so forth.
My snippet is from an untitled Regency romance parody that I wrote in the 1980s. In this section Lady Cicely is discussing her suddenly acquired fiance with her scapegrace brother, who really didn’t meanto lose her at cards, it sort of just happened, and he’s just as shocked as she is that there’s an announcement...
