B.A. Tortuga's Blog, page 62
February 12, 2014
Fun things to share
First, I’ve just signed my f/f assassin novella, Games Girls Play, with Ellora’s Cave. Next, I’m pondering f/f femdom, just because I can. ;-)
Second, The Terms of Release (releasing soon from Dreamspinner) has a cover!
February 11, 2014
Authors I Love: Bronwyn Green
The first time I met Bronwyn was at Authors After Dark.
I have to tell y’all, she’s like joy made flesh. She was the very first person to speak to us, she made us feel welcome and happy. It wasn’t just me: she smiled at EVERYBODY.
And that was before we became friends.
She’s a good mom, she makes star babies and ceramics and knits and sews and… She understands the craft room addiction. She also has cats which I can appreciate from afar (I have the deadly allergic cat reaction).
Now, the books.
I have read almost all of the things. Almost. And what I love about them is that reading Bron’s books are like listening to her talk to you. She’s telling you a story, straight up and I love that. It makes me miss her more and less, all in the same breath.
http://www.bronwyngreen.com/Bronwyn_Green_-_Believe_in_the_Magic_of_Love.html
Go explore. I’ll wait.
:D
Much love, y’all.
BA
February 10, 2014
So, the Coastal Magic Con sounded great...
…and we missed it.
Seriously.
It snowed three inches here, so we inched our way to the airport Thursday morning.
The 830am flight became a 1020am flight became a 1045am flight became a noon flight. Our connection is at 345. We now have 15 minutes to make it across DFW. We boarded at 1215, pulled back from the gate and stopped.
Just stopped.
The captain comes on. "Guys, the Dallas airport is backed up. They have to deice the planes and by the time the planes are deiced, they need fuel. We’ll be waiting here for an hour."
Shit.
We call American. They can’t rebook us right now. Please call back.
115 comes and goes. The captain says, "Another 45 minutes."
We call the airline. There is one flight with 2 seats left, leaving at 10pm, getting us into Daytona at 2am, but they can’t book it until we’ve missed the connection.
130pm, we hear. "It’s going to be at least another 3 hours here. If you want off the flight, please let us know."
We get off the plane, put our baggage claim in, and hear, "All flights to Dallas have been cancelled."
*sighs*
No con for us.
Stupid Dallas.
Stupid ice.
:(
February 9, 2014
Six Sentence Sunday -- Games Girls Play (f/f)
She walked over to the Bose, looking at it, then over his shoulder at the bodyguard. “Ayudame?”
He came over without a word, turned on the iPod, the music loud and driving, sudden, filling the air. Rose smiled at him in thanks, pulled a hair pin from her hair and tagged him, right through the trachea, then sent a second alongside, slicing the jugular with as little spray as possible. He blinked at her, blood bubbling on his lips, making not a sound as she eased him to the floor.
Now for the rest of her job.
;-)
Coming soon from Ellora’s Cave.
Much love, y’all.
BA
February 4, 2014
Authors I Love: Sean Michael
*grins*
Okay, yes. I know, lots of people love SM, but me? I knew Sean when.
I’m the lucky bitch that gets to be the best friend, in real life. This year we’re going on 14 years, believe it or not. We’ve traveled together, cried together, been through some brutal shit and I can’t express how much Sean means to me.
As far as the books go, I probably love Bent the most, although I will always have an eternal adoration for Forged. And for the deep cut, I’d take Second Sight. :D Blind guy, you know.
I love how Sean loves writing, loves the characters, loves the way they use sex to talk to one another. I love how Sean was doing this before the rest and just keeps on writing the stories that make me want to read them, over and over. I love how Sean loves readers, cares about them and what they say.
More than anything, though, I love that I can message and say, "I need you", and the answer is always, "I’m calling now."
Sean’s huge fucking backlist can be found at http://www.seanmichaelwrites.com
Love you, babe.
BA
February 3, 2014
Ah, the getting ready for a new con year
Where are the gift cards?
Where did the tablecloths get packed? Do they need washing?
Where did we put the reader gift we found in November?
Shit, I forgot both the suitcases were broken. Can we order new suitcases? Now?
Where are my t-shirts?
What do you mean it’s going to be 80 degrees in Florida?
Did I mend the hole in my Star Wars pants?
Where the hell did the new slippers go?
No, I didn’t get us into the beauty salon. We’ll have to be gray and shaggy. Amy and Kiernan will still love us.
No, you can’t sleep in your author shirt for six months and then wear it for a con. Put it back.
Did you email the house sitter?
Much love, y’all.
BA
February 2, 2014
Six Sentence Sunday from The Terms of Release (m/m, coming this spring!)
Wilma nodded. “They were going to rob us, rape us. Thank God I had my bat in the car.”
If he wasn’t queer as a three-dollar bill and Wilma was twenty years younger or not married to the biggest baddest biker in eight counties who was working at being the best friend he’d ever had, Sage might have fallen in love with her, right then. Boom.
Much love, y'all
BA
February 1, 2014
What I'm Working On
Active Writing:
Better as a Memory (m/m, cont) — okay. I broke them, bad. Now, the fixing. No more angst!!!
Mick's Pups (m/m/m werewolves) — when did these guys grow a plot?
Robber’s Roost (m/m/f paranormal with Julia) — YAY!
Coke/Dillon & Andy/Jason novel — O.o
On hold/in outline:
Still pottering with serial killer concept.
In edits/rewrites:
Stripper kitties in rewrites.
Ace/Kitty in rewrites.
Next week's plan?
I have no idea. I still want to write m/f werewolves...
:D
Much love, y'all.
BA
January 31, 2014
What I'm Reading this Week
Let’s see. I’m still reading Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris in the front room. House of Bathory in the bedroom and Mistresses of the Dark in the bathroom and Knitting Yarns (edited by Ann Hood) at the kitchen table.
:D
Much love,
BA
Books for 2014
1. The Spiral Dance by Starhawk — Amazing how much I’ve changed since I read this the first time.
2. Keeping Sir Thorne by Sean Michael — *cackles*
3. Literary Knits by Nikol Lohr — Knitting. Knitting knitting knitting.
4. The Relic by Preston and Child — love this book so much.
5. The Late Night Horror Show by Bryan Smith — Loved everything up to the end, HATED the end.
6. Return to Hell House by Nancy A. Collins — I am buying all her books.
7. Sold by Sean Michael — still happy making
8. Hell House by Richard Matheson — as always, love Matheson.
9. Hoarse Play by Sean Michael — :D
10. Breaking Cover by Sean Michael — oh, my. Hot hot hot.
11. The Crying Girl by Glen Ebisch — eh. The blurb was a better read.
