So today is my 46th birthday. Yeah, yeah, I know I don't look a day over 21. Thank you for that, lol.
I often wonder how I got to this point. I swear I was just 10 years old yesterday.
Anyway, my first published work arrived in 2008 and I've lost track of how many I've had since then. Isn't that terrible? I used to count. Every year I make a little more and every year the government takes a lot more. Hmm.I suppose that happens to all of us.
I'm not really doing anything special for it and that's fine. I had a nice dinner out a few days ago for it. Probably will have another dinner with friends some time next week. I'm in no great hurry. Or at least I don't think I am. lol.
Showing posts with label Random Silliness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random Silliness. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Copying Devon
While doing my blog tours I saw that Devon Rhodes had done an author meme with the first lines of ten of her books. You can read about it there at her blog. I didn't really want to do a formal meme, but it did get me looking at my books and I decided to just pick a random assortment of my own books. I think there are ten of them listed.
"Holy shit, do you know who that is?"
Ticket to Ride
"I have the perfect man for you, Alex."
Perfect Man
There sure were a lot of funerals going on in the cemetary that afternoon.
Jake's Regret
"Nick, Dr. Carmichael is here to speak with you."
Internal Affairs Detective Nick Sorenson grimaced and took a sip of his strong coffee. He had a raging bitch of a headache and the last thing he wanted to do was talk to a pain in the ass like Carmichael.
The Other Side
Kevin Flaherty stepped off the city bus and pulled his windbreaker tighter around him. The bus dropped off a block from his job and it was damn chilly this morning. His teeth chattering, Kevin hurried down the street to the car wash.
Okay, so maybe he should have finished college. Then he could have maybe had prospects for a decent job when he got fired from his old one.
Car Wash
Lord, sleeping at the feet of Sir William was going to kill him.
The Squire
Jude stretched out on the king-size bed, his limbs tangled in the soft, satiny black sheets. He couldn’t keep the smile from curving his lips. He pulled the firm pillow from the top of the bed and stuck it under his head, letting his eyelids flutter closed.
Smack!
Twice in a Lifteime
Jason Sweet hated being back here.
For the most part, the suburb where he’d spent his first eighteen years of life had not been particularly interesting or malicious. It had just been ordinary.
Sweet Reunion
“This bites,” Mason Adams announced as he dropped his two bags in the middle of the living room hardwood floor.
The Beach House
Barnaby Lassiter thought perhaps if he squinted his left eye and tilted his head a bit to the right the guy leering at him from the other end of the bar could pass for him.
Only For Him
"Holy shit, do you know who that is?"
Ticket to Ride
"I have the perfect man for you, Alex."
Perfect Man
There sure were a lot of funerals going on in the cemetary that afternoon.
Jake's Regret
"Nick, Dr. Carmichael is here to speak with you."
Internal Affairs Detective Nick Sorenson grimaced and took a sip of his strong coffee. He had a raging bitch of a headache and the last thing he wanted to do was talk to a pain in the ass like Carmichael.
The Other Side
Kevin Flaherty stepped off the city bus and pulled his windbreaker tighter around him. The bus dropped off a block from his job and it was damn chilly this morning. His teeth chattering, Kevin hurried down the street to the car wash.
Okay, so maybe he should have finished college. Then he could have maybe had prospects for a decent job when he got fired from his old one.
Car Wash
Lord, sleeping at the feet of Sir William was going to kill him.
The Squire
Jude stretched out on the king-size bed, his limbs tangled in the soft, satiny black sheets. He couldn’t keep the smile from curving his lips. He pulled the firm pillow from the top of the bed and stuck it under his head, letting his eyelids flutter closed.
Smack!
Twice in a Lifteime
Jason Sweet hated being back here.
For the most part, the suburb where he’d spent his first eighteen years of life had not been particularly interesting or malicious. It had just been ordinary.
Sweet Reunion
“This bites,” Mason Adams announced as he dropped his two bags in the middle of the living room hardwood floor.
The Beach House
Barnaby Lassiter thought perhaps if he squinted his left eye and tilted his head a bit to the right the guy leering at him from the other end of the bar could pass for him.
Only For Him
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Tuesday and Rain
Take a look at the date on the calendar. April 20. It's supposed to rain here tonight. It never rains here this late in the season. I know it does elsewhere but here, no. So, yeah I am skeptical.
I completed the first chapter of my untitled story involving Maurice and Lance from Still the One. They are the waiter and sous-chef Dusty had coffee with. Maurice is balding and Lance is British.
I'm not sure how well this will go with a balding hero. I thought about asking if anyone would read about a bald hero but decided I found Bruce Willis and Ed Harris sexy, so what the hell. We'll see how it goes. But that's basically what I have been working on for the last five days or so. That and goofing off and mourning the desktop.
Of course, Calvin's story doesn't even come out for another month and I am already getting excited for it.
Hope everyone has a good Tuesday (Shawn's least favorite day of the week)
I completed the first chapter of my untitled story involving Maurice and Lance from Still the One. They are the waiter and sous-chef Dusty had coffee with. Maurice is balding and Lance is British.
I'm not sure how well this will go with a balding hero. I thought about asking if anyone would read about a bald hero but decided I found Bruce Willis and Ed Harris sexy, so what the hell. We'll see how it goes. But that's basically what I have been working on for the last five days or so. That and goofing off and mourning the desktop.
Of course, Calvin's story doesn't even come out for another month and I am already getting excited for it.
Hope everyone has a good Tuesday (Shawn's least favorite day of the week)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Updates and Questions For You
So I’ve been trying to come up with a topic for the blog. Things have been slow this week. I have no real news and my next book doesn’t come out until April.
I’m not even sure what I will post as Saturday’s excerpt. Any requests or suggestions?
Haven’t even received bff news. Someone (who shall remain nameless but he’s very close to Shayne) was supposed to be keeping me informed more often.
Anyway, so here is what I have come up with. Some questions about your significant others or what you would do if you had one if you don’t at the moment.
This concerns forgiving. What would you forgive from your SO.?
1) During a moment of illness, your SO throws up all over you. In your opinion, your SO had time to avoid barfing directly on you, but they didn’t and now you are very grossed out. Would you forgive them or is this something that would turn you off from them pretty much forever?
2) Your SO is away on business and during a lull heads to a bar in his/her hotel. They meet someone interesting and attractive who they end up flirting with a bit and that person suggests they go to the hotel restaurant for dinner. Your SO agrees. Afterwards, the person implies they should hook up for something more, but your SO explains that while the evening was enjoyable and the other person is attractive, they are already in a committed relationship. Your SO tells you about the evening. Would it bother you that your SO went on a “date”?
3) You and your lover have been having problems and are arguing a lot. At some point, you suggest that perhaps it would be better to spend some time apart. Your lover agrees, reluctantly. They don’t like the idea but you think it would be best. After a couple of days you realize it was a mistake and you miss them like crazy. When you prepare to get back with your lover, you learn that during your brief separation, your lover had sex with someone else. Would you forgive them?
4) You aren’t the world’s best cook but you aren’t the worst ever either. One day at a party you overhear your SO joking with friends about how bad your cooking is and that they think you must be trying to poison them. Everyone laughs. Are you hurt or are you laughing with everyone else?
5) You’ve been with your SO for several years and thought you knew everything about them. One day some beautiful creature (he or she) shows up at your front door claiming to be an ex of your SO from years ago and they just wanted to say hello since they were in town. Your SO isn’t home and you send the person away. Your SO never told you about this relationship. Would this bother you?
6) You’ve been having money problems and have discussed the need to cut back on expenses with your lover. Just a few days later you come home and your lover is showing you the expensive pair of designer jeans they just had to have because they looked so fantastic on them. Do you confront them on this extravagance?
That’s all I can think of now. Have fun answering the questions.
I’m not even sure what I will post as Saturday’s excerpt. Any requests or suggestions?
Haven’t even received bff news. Someone (who shall remain nameless but he’s very close to Shayne) was supposed to be keeping me informed more often.
Anyway, so here is what I have come up with. Some questions about your significant others or what you would do if you had one if you don’t at the moment.
This concerns forgiving. What would you forgive from your SO.?
1) During a moment of illness, your SO throws up all over you. In your opinion, your SO had time to avoid barfing directly on you, but they didn’t and now you are very grossed out. Would you forgive them or is this something that would turn you off from them pretty much forever?
2) Your SO is away on business and during a lull heads to a bar in his/her hotel. They meet someone interesting and attractive who they end up flirting with a bit and that person suggests they go to the hotel restaurant for dinner. Your SO agrees. Afterwards, the person implies they should hook up for something more, but your SO explains that while the evening was enjoyable and the other person is attractive, they are already in a committed relationship. Your SO tells you about the evening. Would it bother you that your SO went on a “date”?
3) You and your lover have been having problems and are arguing a lot. At some point, you suggest that perhaps it would be better to spend some time apart. Your lover agrees, reluctantly. They don’t like the idea but you think it would be best. After a couple of days you realize it was a mistake and you miss them like crazy. When you prepare to get back with your lover, you learn that during your brief separation, your lover had sex with someone else. Would you forgive them?
4) You aren’t the world’s best cook but you aren’t the worst ever either. One day at a party you overhear your SO joking with friends about how bad your cooking is and that they think you must be trying to poison them. Everyone laughs. Are you hurt or are you laughing with everyone else?
5) You’ve been with your SO for several years and thought you knew everything about them. One day some beautiful creature (he or she) shows up at your front door claiming to be an ex of your SO from years ago and they just wanted to say hello since they were in town. Your SO isn’t home and you send the person away. Your SO never told you about this relationship. Would this bother you?
6) You’ve been having money problems and have discussed the need to cut back on expenses with your lover. Just a few days later you come home and your lover is showing you the expensive pair of designer jeans they just had to have because they looked so fantastic on them. Do you confront them on this extravagance?
That’s all I can think of now. Have fun answering the questions.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday Musings
Just some random stuff today.
A watched inbox does not yield you the email you desire (covers for your books you are waiting for)
I've discovered I wouldn't like living alone.
Somehow time speeds up when you are not at work.
I'll never go to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
It's fun to get fan mail.
It's fun to get emails from beautiful young men.
I love talking to my bff online. He's very precious.
No matter how much you want your pets to live forever there comes a time when you know that's not realistic.
Working in the health insurance industry makes you unpopular.
Even when you think you know someone they can surprise you.
Some people are hateful and there is nothing you can do to change that. It's still sad though.
A watched inbox does not yield you the email you desire (covers for your books you are waiting for)
I've discovered I wouldn't like living alone.
Somehow time speeds up when you are not at work.
I'll never go to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
It's fun to get fan mail.
It's fun to get emails from beautiful young men.
I love talking to my bff online. He's very precious.
No matter how much you want your pets to live forever there comes a time when you know that's not realistic.
Working in the health insurance industry makes you unpopular.
Even when you think you know someone they can surprise you.
Some people are hateful and there is nothing you can do to change that. It's still sad though.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Do You Make Them?
I'm one of those people who make resolutions when the New Year looms. Can't help it. Just do.
So, mine for this year:
1) Stop reading reviews. This is a big one for me because I let them affect me all too much. Some reviews, whether on a blog or on reader sites, have crushed my spirit to the point I have seriously thought of giving up writing. I don't think I will be entirely successful at not reading reviews of my work but I am going to be a lot better about resisting the urge to google myself to find them.
2) Lose weight. This one comes up every year. But I know I am not as healthy as I should be and if I don't do something soon, well, it could be too late. So I must try.
3) Manage my money better. Basically keep track of what I am spending and stop spending it on frivolous stuff I really don't need. I can't tell you how many earrings I own that I almost never wear, how many video games I almost never play, and how many cross stitch kits I will never do.
4) Appreciate what I have in my life more instead of envying what someone else has
5) Have eight to ten published stories
Do you do resolutions? If so, what are yours? If not, why not?
So, mine for this year:
1) Stop reading reviews. This is a big one for me because I let them affect me all too much. Some reviews, whether on a blog or on reader sites, have crushed my spirit to the point I have seriously thought of giving up writing. I don't think I will be entirely successful at not reading reviews of my work but I am going to be a lot better about resisting the urge to google myself to find them.
2) Lose weight. This one comes up every year. But I know I am not as healthy as I should be and if I don't do something soon, well, it could be too late. So I must try.
3) Manage my money better. Basically keep track of what I am spending and stop spending it on frivolous stuff I really don't need. I can't tell you how many earrings I own that I almost never wear, how many video games I almost never play, and how many cross stitch kits I will never do.
4) Appreciate what I have in my life more instead of envying what someone else has
5) Have eight to ten published stories
Do you do resolutions? If so, what are yours? If not, why not?
Monday, November 16, 2009
The M/M Meme I Was Tagged For
The too kind, EH (http://erotichorizon.blogspot.com/) tagged me for this M/M Meme
Rules:
1. Answer all the questions below in either the comments here or post it on your own site. If you post it on your own site you have to come back and give the link here so I/Kris can mosey on over and see if you have a sticky beak.
2. You have to tag two other people once you’re done and pester them relentlessly until they do the meme too.
3. Instead of a meme image thing you have to post a cookie, preferably a twofer. It is an m/m meme after all. ;)
Questions:
1. How long have you been reading GLBTQ fiction? Three or so years
2. What was the first book you read in this genre? Without Reservations by J.L. Langley
3. Are you 'out' as a reader? Yes. It’s hard not to admit to reading it since I write it. That being said there are always family members and friends who are “unaware”.
4. Ebooks, print or both? 90% ebooks. Even authors I previously read in paperback if the book is available for my Kindle I read it there.
5. Do you buy direct from publishers or from secondary sellers? Usually the publisher because as I am an author myself I know the author makes more from books sold directly from the publisher.
6. Prove you're a Book Slut. How many books would you say you buy a week? I used to buy many, many more than I do, but I can’t buy that many anymore because I don’t have much time to read as I am always writing. I’d say nowadays I probably buy about 5 a month.
7. Are you a cover, blurb or excerpt buyer? I’m actually an author buyer for the most part. Once I like an author I buy all their books regardless of the cover, blurb or excerpt. If I don’t know the author, I read the blurb if the cover has attracted me. I rarely read the excerpt before buying.
8. Yeah, you read reviews, but do you actually take notice of them? I do, but I don’t let a bad review of a book prevent me from buying it especially if it is an author I enjoy or I know the things mentioned in the review won’t bother me or I am aware I never agree with that particular reviewer. Generally I make up my own mind as to whether I will buy a book and rarely let the review influence me overmuch one way or the other.
9. Who's your fave publisher? Amber Allure, of course, lol.
10. What about authors? Your top two only!! Well like everyone else I have more than two but since I like to follow rules when I can I will mention only two. Grrrr. J.L. Langley and Ally Blue
11. Is there a sub-genre you particularly dis/like? I'm not too fond of BDSM or sci-fi, but there are exceptions to even that as I love J.L. Langley’s Sci-Fi books. I prefer contemporaries but can’t really say I will refuse to read any subgenre.
12. Short or long?? *rolls eyes* And, no, I'm not talking about cocks. I like shorter length really. Both as a writer and a reader. I like to be able to read many books so a 200,000 tome makes my eyes glaze over, sorry.
13. Anything turn you off about m/m or is all just glorious smut to you? I hate anything to do with bodily fluids other than come. I have had the extreme displeasure of reading a book with details I found too gruesome to stomach. I am also not fond of fisting in books and will skip over any scene that involves it.
14. Finish this sentence. You know it's m/m twu wuv when...you’ll kiss the guy first thing in the morning even though he has morning breath. What the hell? Weird question. I think you are trying to go with M/M clichés but everything in writing has been done before and to death.
15. What trope or theme are you heartily sick of in m/m romance? Sneak ménages. I want to know if there is a ménage scene even if it’s just one time with the best friend or the guy helping you in the dressing room or whatever and not be surprised by my two in love guys getting it on with a surprise third. At least then if I know I can make up my mind whether to read it or not.
16. If you could choose any 3 characters for a m/m/m who would they be? Aiden from My Fair Captain by J. L. Langley, Keaton Reynolds from Without Reservations by J. L. Langley, and Lord Oliver from Bound by Deception by Ava March. As you can tell I like the pretty boys.
17. What new GLBTQ release are you most hanging out for right now? Can I say my own in December? No? Um, the next book by A.M. Riley. Forget its name, but that’s the one. One of my favorite authors definitely.
18. What GLBTQ book has completely blown you away this year?
The Elegant Corpse by A.M. Riley
The Elegant Corpse by A.M. Riley
19. What do you think we'll see more of in m/m romance in 2010? Vampires, BDSM, werewolves, historicals, and mystery/suspense.
20. Don't you agree that author Josh Lanyon should kill off arsehole character Jake Riordan? No I am waiting for the asshole (sorry I am American and it’s an ass not an arse) to redeem himself. I believe in redemption.
Tag:
Ava March - http://avamarch.blogspot.com/
Devon Rhodes - http://devonrhodes.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Just For Fun
1) What is your favorite color? Blue
2) Coffee or tea? If I had to choose coffee
3) Where do you want to retire? A castle in Ireland or Morro Bay
4) If I could be any fictional character I would be: Ebenezer Scrooge, he ends up loving life and living a rich full one. His story is the ultimate second chance
5) If I were a fictional gay man I’d want my hero to be: Keaton Reynolds from Without Reservations.
6) When was the last time you cried? Last Friday while watching Rescue Ink and they showed a badly abused dog
7) What is your favorite food? Lobster, mashed potatoes or anything pumpkin
8) Flower scents or Fruity scents? Flower
9) Childhood hero? John Lennon
10) If I had a million dollars (or pounds or euros) I would: Quit the evil day job with a big fat smile on my face.
2) Coffee or tea? If I had to choose coffee
3) Where do you want to retire? A castle in Ireland or Morro Bay
4) If I could be any fictional character I would be: Ebenezer Scrooge, he ends up loving life and living a rich full one. His story is the ultimate second chance
5) If I were a fictional gay man I’d want my hero to be: Keaton Reynolds from Without Reservations.
6) When was the last time you cried? Last Friday while watching Rescue Ink and they showed a badly abused dog
7) What is your favorite food? Lobster, mashed potatoes or anything pumpkin
8) Flower scents or Fruity scents? Flower
9) Childhood hero? John Lennon
10) If I had a million dollars (or pounds or euros) I would: Quit the evil day job with a big fat smile on my face.
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