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Publishing Test of Faith
Yesterday, I had another read of "Test of Faith", which is now with eXcessica. I think there is a point where a text is edited enough - that's usually when I really can't see the words anymore. They just blend and turn into images immediately, without going through the language part of the brain ( Read more... ) -
Be the brand
I've thought long and hard recently about marketing for writers. I'm subscribed to many publishers' mailinglists, and about 90% of all mail traffic I'm getting from those is spam. Not SPAM spam, but..."marketing". It's writers offering prizes, free books, blasting "GET MY EXCITING SEXY NEW ROMANCE TODAY!" through 15 channels, EVERY FUCKING DAY, ( Read more... ) -
Today's Gay Agenda: Destroy Science Fiction
I think this may be an attempt to drive up page impression. If it's not, it's about how women and queers destroy sci-fi ( Read more... ) -
Reviews to make your day: "Deliverance" in "Forbidden Love"
Sometimes, you get reviews that just simply make your day. This one will have me face my commute back home (with the pushing and shoving and NACKED HATRED that you just get in London) with a happy smile and maybe a manic laugh. This review is by cboy-junkie and can be found here ( Read more... ) -
Steampunk cakes
Via the flist:
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunday-sweets-steampunk.html
(check out the steampunk cephalopod cake, rm! -
"Nighttime! Daytime!"
That has a few moments of genius:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ1HKCYJM5U
(My favourite is the first bird, but the badgers are good, too) -
The most perfect opening sentence ever
Via rm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1218880/One-gay-man-lesbians-legged-cat-poisoned-curry-plot.html
and the first sentence is:
A gay man tried to poison his lesbian neighbours by putting slug pellets ( Read more... ) -
Humble offerings: Review "Here, And Always Have Been" by Kenneth Craigside
I reviewed "Here, And Always Have Been", an anthology of 13 gay erotic short stories written by Kenneth Craigside, at Speak Its Name:http://speakitsname.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/review-here-and-always-have-been-by-kenneth- -
The beauty that is boxing
Here are two very impressive galleries featuring boxers. These photos make me want to write about boxers, actually:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shosports/sets/72157622357120527/show/ photos, sports, bunnies, boxers, art