I got a solid B+ out of Dear Author. Which, if any of you know the site…is damn good.  The lovely sarahf had some very nice things to say: "This was such a great book as I was reading it that I couldn’t put it down."  "That pleasure came mostly from Joe: Deputy Joe Peterson, devout Mormon, Sheriff’s deputy in a small county in Utah, and a deeply closeted, although self-accepting gay man...

According to my editor at Torquere , my short story, "An Affair in Paradise," will be published on March 28. I wouldn't carve that date into stone, but I wanted to let you know that yes, a date has been set. Diamond and sarahf have read "An Affair in Paradise," and they both enjoyed it, so I trust that you will, too. I'll give you more details closer to publication.

I've actually been included in a Best of 2008 list. Or, my writing has. No, really! And there are only five items on that particular list, which makes it even better. Thank you, sarahf !

sarahf  is the winner of copy of 'Tis the Season, releasing tomorrow!  (actually, it's already available on the Torquere site here !) Sarah please email me at emlynley AT livejournal.com or comment over at emlynley  with your email address so I can send your copy! Thanks everyone who visited today and made me feel welcome. Come over and visit my LJ and feel free to friend me. I...

sarahf has an interesting post over at Dear Author today. She's discussing the oneupmanship in sex acts in erotic romance, the trend to ever more exotic acts as a way of creating a charge by pushing boundaries and breaking taboos. And she's talking about something that is going to cause a problem for any author who thinks about their craft -- how do you make it feel organic to the story...

So I wrote a short story. And Diamond loved it. Then I showed it to sarahf . And Sarah loved it. Then I showed it to Torquere. And Torquere asked if they could publish it. And I was like, yeah, you know, whatever, sure, if you're interested. Good times. It's called "An Affair in Paradise." I'll give you details, excerpts, release dates, etc., as I get them. Thank you, Diamond, Sarah, and...

Thank you, sarahf , for your awesome, awesome mention of me and Off the Record over at Dear Author ! (It's down at the end, because it's important to save the best for last.) And thank you, Emmy, for writing the following in response to Sarah's post: I’m so so glad you mentioned Matthew Haldeman-Time. I would completely second that recommendation. He cannot write fast enough for me. ...

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I need a shorter way to refer to In This Land: The Purple Book, Volume One . ITLTPBV1? Let's just use Volume One for now. Got feedback from sarahf , jaefire , and Raven on the cover blurb. I appreciate their help (and the rapidity with which they gave it). I'll post the blurb soon, for everyone's enjoyment. Volume One comes to 290+ pages. Round it to 300. That includes a few...

Diamond wrote the cover blurb last night. I asked sarahf and jaefire to look it over for me. Sarah's feedback sparked a discussion between me and Diamond. We'd planned to have one blurb on all Purple Book covers, but we decided to give each volume its own blurb. Now she's writing it again. She's working on the cover. It's purple. Each cover will be stamped with the formal mark...