(Despite the lingering con crud!)
Man Oh Man Reviews has an interview with me up, and Sand & Water has jumped up to #2 on the Rainbow eBooks bestsellers list! (I’d throw rocks at Mary Calmes, but I liked After the Sunset too much for that. LOL)
I might even get a Friday Feedbag post up at some point today…
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Back home after an incredibly busy, very tiring, and hugely fun Dragon*Con weekend! I was thrilled to get to meet a bunch of other M/M authors and spend a few hours talking with them, plus the readers and others who came by to say hi. I even sold a couple of books, woo! I’ll try to get into a little more detail after I’ve had time to rest up a bit. 🙂
Of course, D*C made me a day late on this, but Lou Sylvre was nice enough to feature me at her blog yesterday. She asked some great questions, and she assured me my answers didn’t come across as fuzzy-headed as I was feeling when I wrote them up Saturday afternoon! She also has information on Sand & Water, including a couple of excerpts. Stop by and check it out!
And finally, I’m pleased to announce that Silver Publishing will be including my short story “In From The Cold” in their 25 Days of Christmas collection in December!
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Kind of ridiculously excited to see Sand & Water at #4 on the bestseller list at Rainbow Ebooks! I didn’t even think to check until today, so it might’ve been higher at some point, but that’s still pretty awesome to see!
It’s also #7 on Dreamspinner’s bestsellers list. Wheee!
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I’m this week’s New Author Sunday feature over at SJD Peterson’s blog. She’ll be posting information about the book (today), an interview with me (Tuesday), and an excerpt (Wednesday). I’ll post links as the posts appear!
I’m also participating in The Romance Studio’s End of Summer Bash, offering an ebook copy of Sand & Water. Come on over and enter to win! You could also win a Nook just by leaving a comment on any post. 🙂
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This is the kind of thing that makes you giggle. On Amazon, under Books > Gay & Lesbian > Literature & Fiction > Fiction > Gay:
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Much amused to see that Sand & Water is showing up at #1 on the Amazon Kindle bestsellers list… for Spanish-language contemporary romance.
(Don’t care that it’s the wrong classification. I screencapped that sucker anyway!)
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(Amazon erroneously lists this as a Spanish edition. There IS no Spanish edition. I downloaded a sample to double-check, and yes, it is in English!)
It’s also available at Kindlegraph. 🙂
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Like many other authors, I use music for inspiration while I’m writing. The title for Sand & Water and the basis for part of John’s backstory both come from the Beth Nielsen Chapman song of the same name, and the remaining songs flowed from that. The book is fairly slow paced—it’s set on an island in south Georgia, after all—and has a tinge of melancholy running throughout, so you’ll see that reflected in the songs I’ve selected.
I’ve uploaded all of the songs to 8tracks.com. They may not play in the correct order (due to licensing restrictions), but the full list the way it’s intended is given below. I hope you’ll enjoy listening. 🙂
Sand and Water—Beth Nielsen Chapman
Lullabye—Mike Grutka
Carries On—Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
I Don’t Know—Lisa Hannigan
Waves—Holly Miranda
The Sky Is Broken—Moby
In the Deep—Bird York
The Rescue—Sam Harris
Flood—Welcome to the Numb
Safe and Sound—Sheryl Crow
Come On Come On—Mary Chapin Carpenter
Nightswimming—R.E.M.
Jeax d’eau—Francois-Joel Thiollier
The Shining—Badly Drawn Boy
Come On Get Higher—Matt Nathanson
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Pretty soon I’ll shut up about this! 😉
I am thrilled to announce that my first novel, Sand & Water, is now available for purchase from Dreamspinner Press in ebook and paperback formats. It will also be available for Kindle soon, and I’ll let you all know when that happens!
I’ll be celebrating over at the Dreamspinner Press blog starting at 9AM (Eastern time), and I’ll have some giveaways to share, so come on over and visit!
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The official release is still a couple of hours away, but I couldn’t wait any longer to share this. 🙂
The wonderful Yael Jacknis made a beautiful trailer for Sand & Water. Cover art is by Reese Dante and music by Mike Grutka.
Enjoy!
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