Tag - I'm It

I got tagged today by Shawn Lane for a M/M Meme, who got tagged by Erotic Horizon, who got tagged by Lily, who got tagged by Kris, who started it all.

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 your 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. ;)

*rubs hands together in glee*

Questions:

1. How long have you been reading GLBTQ fiction? About 2 ½ years

2. What was the first book you read in this genre? I looked in my ebook file and the first m/m book (no chick thrown into the mix) I read was….Open to Possibilities by Carol Lynne. Yep. But that was a m/m/m, so maybe it doesn’t quite fit the m/m meme. In that case, my first m/m book was My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley.

3. Are you 'out' as a reader? Definitely online, as I write m/m books. Also out to the family for the same reason. Friends - most of them. Co-workers - no, because it rather falls into the TMI zone.

4. Ebooks, print or both? For m/m books - 99% ebooks.

5. Do you buy direct from publishers or from secondary sellers? Primarily direct from publishers.

6. Prove you're a Book Slut. How many books would you say you buy a week? Once upon a time, before I started writing, I was a complete and total slut, now I’m approaching celibate status. The last book I read was about 3 weeks ago and that was a m/m/f (Kate Pearce’s latest book - I *heart* her stuff). In my defense, I’m under a deadline, so unfortunately no time to read right now.

7. Are you a cover, blurb or excerpt buyer? I’m a cover whore. Love-love the pretty, shiny ones. But I never buy just based on the cover. A pretty one can attract me to a new-to-me author, but a not-so-pretty one won’t keep me from buying a favorite author’s book. The blurb and excerpt are really what sell me on a book. Unlike Shawn, I always read the excerpt before buying.

8. Yeah, you read reviews, but do you actually take notice of them? It depends on the source, and on the review. If the review hits on things/themes that I usually like in a book, then it may lead me to further check out the book. However, if the review comments on poor/bad writing or editing, then that can put me off checking out a book, even if it otherwise sounds like a book I would normally love.

9. Who's your fave publisher? Samhain and Loose Id. I can’t pick just one because both are my publishers and I love them equally *g*

10. What about authors? Your top two only!! Two only?? Damn!! Um…I’m stealing Devon’s answers. J.L. Langley and K.A. Mitchell.

11. Is there a sub-genre you particularly dis/like? Contemporaries are my favorite. I read far more of them than anything else, which is odd considering I write historicals… I guess I like to read what I couldn’t possibly write. Dislike? Hard core BDSM, and I don’t usually get into fantasy or sci-fi, but it really depends on the book. There have been a few that I’ve really liked from those genres.

12. Short or long?? *rolls eyes* And, no, I'm not talking about cocks. I read more novellas than anything else, because I can read them quickly (time…wish I had more of it). But my favorite of favorite books have all been novel length.

13. Anything turn you off about m/m or is all just glorious smut to you? Hard core BDSM, bodily fluids other than cum or spit, and 24/7 slave/master relationships.

14. Finish this sentence. You know it's m/m twu wuv when... When a total top gives it up and suddenly decides he’ll happily catch for the rest of his life, because, you know, he'll do anything for love ;) ...and now I sound like Meatloaf. lol

15. What trope or theme are you heartily sick of in m/m romance? Can’t say I’m heartily sick of anything yet.

16. If you could choose any 3 characters for a m/m/m who would they be? Dante Santiago from Reckless Seduction/Reckless Behavior, Joey Miller from Collision Course and Lainey Campbell from With Love

17. What new GLBTQ release are you most hanging out for right now? An Improper Holiday from K.A. Mitchell. It’s her first Regency m/m and I’m going to be so all over that one on 12/1.

18. What GLBTQ book has completely blown you away this year? Boys of Summer by Cooper Davis. I loved the feel of that book. It was just so…sigh…romantic.

19. What do you think we'll see more of in m/m romance in 2010? Romantic suspense, historical and paranormal. I also think we'll see more non-erotic m/m romances.

20. Don't you agree that author Josh Lanyon should kill off arsehole character Jake Riordan? And here’s where I admit I haven’t read the AE series yet. I’ve got a couple of the books on my hard drive, but haven’t been able to get to them yet. Yes, I know, I’m like one of the few m/m readers on the planet who hasn’t read them yet.



Tag -

Andi Anderson http://andiandersonauthor.blogspot.com/

Mandi at Smexy Books http://smexybooks.blogspot.com/

Deadlines

When it comes to writing a book, I have a love/hate relationship with deadlines. On one hand I love them because they mean that some publisher out there liked my idea enough to contract the book before it was written and that they trust me enough as an author to believe I’ll write a book good enough to be published. Pretty much, that I won’t turn in crap. *g* I’ll admit, it’s a heady feeling to sign a contract for something that’s still swirling around in my head.

But deadlines also mean that well…the book HAS to be done by a specific date. It doesn’t matter if the muse decides it would rather work on some shiny new idea, or if a bunch of other stuff for other commitments pop up, sucking up my time. I still need to find a way to get the contracted book finished by its deadline.

Even though the muse loves having the freedom to work on whatever and whenever she wants, deadlines also snap my butt in shape. As the date looms ever closer, I buckle down even harder. It gets easier to resist the lure to linger over scenes and edit them until my internal editor is content (and it takes a lot to please that picky b!tch). My focus is fully on the book and I can crank out pages at a nice little clip.

So why this little discussion about deadlines today? Because one is currently breathing down my damn neck. I also write m/f sensual regency romance under another name (it’s that Evangeline chick up in the menu bar), and I’ve got a single title due at the end of the year. I’ve been working on it for months, hence why I didn’t have any Ava releases in the second half of this year. Rest assured though, as soon as I turn this puppy in, I’ll start work on a new m/m (Oliver and Vincent are currently bugging me to do their final book next) and I also plan to co-write a regency m/m with Shawn Lane.

Anyway, I’ve got to get back to the ms. What's tattooed on the hottie's lower back...yeah I don't have it (freedom) right now. That deadline is starting to feel like it’s tomorrow and not a month and a half away. Hope you all are having a great Sunday!

Favorite Finds along the Net Highway

I tend to troll the internet occasionally, and today I'm sharing some of my favorite finds.

MaleStock - Because sometimes it's fun to just browse the hotties.

Regency Romance in 2 Minutes - It's funny because it's true. Especially the references to the 3-month erection. And in case anyone thinks I'm poking fun at another subgenre, I write m/f regency romances under another name. So I have no problems having a laugh at my own expense *g*

Hunk de Jour - What a fabulous concept. A hunk a day. And today's hunk is quite nice ;)

Write or Die - This one's for all of you writers out there. It's a little productivity program to encourage you to write faster. Honestly, I have yet to really try it - I'd end up telling my computer to f*off if it tried to tell me to write faster. *g* But perhaps the site can provide a little prod to others who may feel they need to be prodded (pun both intended and unintended).

Accidental Dong - This site has yet to fail to make me bust out laughing. With posts with such names as 'The Prick Projector' and the 'The Cheetode (comes in baked boner and fried phallus flavors)', you can't not laugh. Maybe it's just me, and my pervie, crude sense of humor, but damn, I dare you not to find the posts funny. I got the link for my new favorite place to stall on the net from Mandi over at Smexy Books, who got it from Katiebabs. Thanks!!

If you have a favorite find, feel free to share!!