first off - many apologies to everyone I haven’t been in touch with, which is everyone.

I tried with Outlander, I really did. I’m a finisher, normally but I just gave it up, half way through Drums of Autumn. I just didn’t CARE what happened to them - Claire was too stupid to live but did, repeatedly, despite being In Peril every five minutes. I mean ( Read more... )

I wouldn't be surprised if there's no one still reading this, but if you are - HELLO ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday L E Bryce!

Here's a quick poll which I'd dearly like as comprehensive answer to as possible, so please ask your friends just to pop over and tick a box?

Mass market or Trade paperback?

Poll Paperback Format

Has anyone heard of this? http://www.gabriellefaust.com/ Well, apparently she's looking for illustrators if any of my flist might be interested in that, or know an illustrator who might be ( Read more... )

So, I've nearly finished Temeraire and I'm probably about to make myself really unpopular.

( stuff I liked, and stuff I didn't-SPOILERS! )

Prodigal sauntered in after 24 hours... No more publicity for him--he only does it to get his name on LJ, I'm sure ( Read more... )

If you want some inspiration about what to read, what to buy after Christmas - when those sales kick in! - then you can do worse than to check out Lisabea's amazing Post That Ate Christmas - a huge post of M/M writers and bloggers discussing their favourite books. Josh Lanyon, Patrick Fillon, Teddypig, Ally Blue and many many more ( Read more... )

It's a strange thing, to me, that I can get so very involved in fictional characters that they evoke a huge emotional response in me even long long after I've finished reading the book, or finished watching the film.

I'm talking primarily of Swordspoint, which has haunted me since I finished reading it. I got Privilege of the Sword through today ( Read more... )

( Yum - books! )

Happy Birthday ally_blue and asphodeline! Hope you both have a great day.

I've added a page to the website offering free bookplate. You can either choose any bookplate you like, I'll print it off and post it off to you, or you can use the Erastes bookplate ( image under the cut )