Clik here to view.
Steampunk cakes
Via the flist:http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunday-sweets-steampunk.html(check out the steampunk cephalopod cake, rm!
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleToday'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...
View ArticleBe 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,...
View ArticlePublishing 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...
View ArticleReview: "Lola Dances" is up
Here's a book I quite enjoyed, and the review went up today at SIN: "Lola Dances" by Victor J Banishttp://speakitsname.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/review-lola-dances-by-victor-j-banis/Upcoming review:...
View ArticleReview: "Enslaved" by Kate Cotoner
The review is now live here: This review has a bit of a backstory. First of all, to get the legal issues out of the way, I was planning to buy this and asked one of my writer friends who is associated...
View ArticleNew blog
Looks like Aleksandr Voinov needed his own blog, and for various reasons (one of them being ease), I went for Blogger.com. This is the new dedicated spot:http://aleksandrvoinov.blogspot.com/If anybody...
View ArticleNoble Romance: Call for Subs!
As you know, I'm happy to be published with Noble Romance, and I'm happy to share the love, so here's a submission call: -------------------------------------------------Noble Romance Publishing is...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
Random turkey fact of the day (okay, year):In 2007, the US consumer ate more than 2,664,387 metric tons of turkey, or about 17.3 pounds of turkey for each of the 308 million USians (if I calculated...
View ArticleRegarding "Etherpad" - important
Google has just bought the company behind www.etherpad.com - the operations will be closed down in March. Soon, you won't be able to open new pads. The development team will be incorporated into Google...
View ArticleReview "Forbidden Love"
Whipped cream gave 4.5 cherries to "Forbidden Love": http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/2009/12/forbidden-love-anthology-by-stormy.html?zx=75fed8fa15feccc2 Deliverance by Aleksandr Voinov:In ancient...
View ArticleBook giveaway: Test of Faith - sign up to win
I'm just finishing up "Test of Faith" and I'm giving away a signed paper copy (yup, that's right, dead tree), shipping international from London. Here's more on the...
View ArticleStealth Release: Spoils of War
When Achilleus, the greatest warrior who ever lived, falls before Troy (or Ilion, as it was known), Ares, God of War, stands ready to take his spirit with him to his palace. There, Ares demands that...
View ArticleHow much money do you make if you give stories away for free?
I did an experiment - I put Raev Gray's and my story "Spoils of War" online - with readers choosing the price they are willing to pay.The results are surprising indeed. Read the full story...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Full disclosure: How much money we made giving away "Spoils of War"
Anybody who's ever talked to e-pirates knows the discussion. How much are e-books worth? How much are people willing to pay? Should we, as authors/publishers/"content providers" only charge $0.49 per...
View ArticleRe-shuffle
Flist getting too big, I'm taking a few accounts off. Nobody affected who has been in touch recently, so no worries. If I took you off in error, drop me an email and I'll re-add you.
View ArticleOwnership of characters (more Gabaldongate nonsense)
It's been mentioned that some authors have issues with fanfic because somebody uses their characters that they own (paraphrased from different place).I've thought about it, and I'm not convinced. If...
View ArticleGods cannot invest on the stock market, since they don't have the financial...
Not a hoax - Bombay High Court has decided that Hindu Gods can't invest on the stock...
View ArticleHelp Maria Graduate
Here's somebody needing help:http://community.livejournal.com/graduate_maria/Sadly, I can't offer writing fiction - because my backlog is so bad at the moment I'm not sure when/how to do it all. But...
View ArticleBook auction
The auction is up here:http://community.livejournal.com/graduate_maria/13979.htmland here:http://community.livejournal.com/graduate_maria/13815.htmlThanks for bidding!
View ArticleVoice of Reason: Japan's Nuclear Catastrophe Did Not Happen
There is a fantastic - well-written - piece of why Fukushima is a triumph of technology and safety:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/fukushiima_analysis/Since I've worked in journalism, I...
View ArticleThe "Great Soul" might have been bisexual - sparks outrage in India
The NY Times has an interesting article on Mahatma Gandhi, arguably one of the key figures of modern history. Specifically, it's about a biography about to be published - and that's already being...
View ArticleFriend's cat's surgery fund
Okay, I try not to do this as often as it might be required (there's a lot of scarcety out there). But this one's pretty close to the bone.My very *very* lovely co-writer 's cat has swallowed sewing...
View Article
