Dragon*Con, Blog Feature, and Sale!

Posted on September 6, 2011 | Comments Off on Dragon*Con, Blog Feature, and Sale!

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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Six Sentence Sunday: Accidental Love

Posted on September 4, 2011 | 3 comments

Today’s Six Sentence Sunday is another little bit from my college roommates novella:

Keith buried his head against Greg’s neck again and drove his hips hard and fast, reaching his own finish line less than a minute later. A low growl escaped his throat as his orgasm tore through him.

He relaxed against Greg as his body shivered with aftershocks. Holy shit, was all his mind could seem to serve up. All the sex he’d had for the past year and a half put together couldn’t measure up to that.

He might have just spoiled himself for nameless, faceless casual sex forever.

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Dragon*Con Day One: Exhaustion? Already?

Posted on September 2, 2011 | Comments Off on Dragon*Con Day One: Exhaustion? Already?

So it’s evening of the first full day of Dragon*Con, and my tailfeathers are sagging. Note to self: never plan to cook a fried chicken dinner for nine the same weekend as D*C. Fun, yes; relaxing, not so much. 🙂

I haven’t actually had a chance to get out and do much yet. I worked a shift yesterday afternoon (I’m on the Daily Dragon staff), and my houseguests and I were all moving slowly this morning, so we didn’t get back down to the convention until around noon. Checked in at the office, hit FedEx for copies, took a trip through the dealer room, grabbed some dinner, and came back to the room to rest.

In a few minutes, I’ll start getting ready for the 25th Anniversary Masked Ball, and then I’ll go straight from there to my first overnight shift. I think the heating pad will go with me. My back is already complaining.

Hope to see some of you tomorrow! Marriott 10th Floor, 1 to 3 p.m. Just look for the signs. 🙂

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Next Up: Dragon*Con!

Posted on August 28, 2011 | Comments Off on Next Up: Dragon*Con!

Okay, I know I’m going overboard with the Cake Wrecks love this weekend, but today’s Sunday Sweets is dedicated to Dragon*Con! And since I’m an annual attendee (and volunteer), I certainly couldn’t resist linking to that.

Also for Dragon*Con, I’ve been putting together an unofficial “meet the M/M authors” event. Information is subject to change, but for those who’ll be in downtown Atlanta this weekend, here you go:

EVENT: Meet the Authors of M/M Fiction at Dragon*Con
TIMES: 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, & Sunday, September 4
LOCATION: Marriott Marquis Atlanta, 10th Floor Lobby
SCHEDULED TO ATTEND: Kiernan Kelly, Silvia Violet, Adrienne Wilder, T.C. Blue, Shae Connor, B. Snow, Kerry Freeman, Kage Alan, Pearl Love, Helen Pattskyn, Nessa Warin

Buy a book, pick up swag, get an autograph, enter to win a prize, or just say hi—whatever you like, I hope some of you will be able to stop in!

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New Author Sunday and TRS Bash

Posted on August 28, 2011 | Comments Off on New Author Sunday and TRS Bash

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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Six Sentence Sunday: In From The Cold

Posted on August 28, 2011 | 4 comments

For this week’s Six Sentence Sunday, here’s a little first-kiss snippet from the second Christmas-season short I’m trying to get finished up and submitted this week. With everything else I have going on, it’s going to be pretty tough. Wish me luck. 🙂 

Neal shuddered against him, but he didn’t pull away, instead tucking his face into Jeff’s chest. Eventually, he slid his own arms around Jeff’s waist, tugging them even closer, and Jeff closed his eyes and tried to hold back a shiver that had nothing to do with the temperature. He wasn’t entirely successful, though, and he felt Neal stop breathing for a few seconds.

Slowly, Neal lifted his head, and their gazes met, faces just inches apart. Jeff didn’t ponder what he was about to do. He just moved one hand to the back of Neal’s head and pulled him in for a kiss.

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Friday Follow-up: Threadcakes Winners

Posted on August 26, 2011 | Comments Off on Friday Follow-up: Threadcakes Winners

As a follow-up to my earlier post, the winners in the Threadcakes contest have been posted! The contest involves creating cakes based on designs from Threadless t-shirts. Check them out!

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Friday Feedbag: Sunday Sweets

Posted on August 26, 2011 | Comments Off on Friday Feedbag: Sunday Sweets

It isn’t like anyone in the world doesn’t know about Cake Wrecks, so I wouldn’t just say “ooo go look at this!” about them, like you haven’t seen them linked a billion times before. Nope, I’ve decided today is Opposite Day, so I’m going to recommend the good side of bad cakes: Sunday Sweets.

Every Sunday, Cake Wrecks takes a break from the worst of the worst to feature the best of the best. Cakes you won’t believe are actually cakes. Cakes that look like a million bucks (and in some cases, probably cost that much). Cakes that make you want to shellac them and keep them forever instead of actually eating them.

The themed cakes are unbelieveable (check out recent posts for Threadcakes, cakes based on Threadless t-shirt designs, and Harry Potter), but my favorites are actually the simpler ones, which mostly tend to be wedding cakes. I’m not a big fan of fondant for eating, but it certainly makes for some gorgeous creations. The minimalist design shown here is an excellent example.

So go forth and admire!

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Monday Music: Like I Just Got Home

Posted on August 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Monday Music: Like I Just Got Home

I heard a snippet of this song the other day and have had it in my head ever since. Madonna just had her 53rd birthday and is still reinventing herself and turning pop music on its ear on a regular basis. Quite a legacy.

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