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Veinglory at Large

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:35:00 PDT

I am a seriously addicted blogger, specifically a Blogger blogger. A tour of my posts for the day would include:

1) Here, yay!
2) My personal blog where I am posting about my latest garage sale purchase....
3) Over at POD People, a blog about self-published books I am riffing on Google search words.
4) At the gay romance blog Slash and Burn I am writing about character sketches.
5) And at the Erotic Romance blog I am reviewing the anthology Dark Thirst.

Now, time to get some writing done!

Dreams & Desires: a collection of romance and erotic tales

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:27:00 PST

My story 'Blood and Feathers' appears in a new anthology Dreams and Desires which will be released on February first. The anthology is already available for pre-order at Barnes and Noble and Borders.

To mark the release there will be a chat day at Gemma Halliday's chat room on Thursday, February 1 from 8-10 pm EST/5-7 pm PST for a fun-filled gab session and the chance to win one of many free copies of our various recent and upcoming releases!

The following authors will be there: Jenna Bayley-Burke, Faith Bicknell-Brown, Amanda Brice, Sela Carsen, Rachelle Chase, Gemma Halliday, Candace Havens, Zinnia Hope, Jackie Kessler, Susan Lyons, Richelle Mead, Debbie Mumford, Rhonda Stapleton, Bebe Thomas, Emily Veinglory, Sasha White, Lois Winston, Shaunna Wolf & Kit Wylde

All net proceeds from sales of DREAMS & DESIRES will donated to a battered women's shelter, so not only are you getting some great reads, but you're helping women and children who desperately need a brighter future.

p.s. my story is M/M but the other 18 are M/F, ranging from very sweet to extra spicy :)

Grave Heart (m/m)

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:21:00 PST

The Collector 2" Grave Heart a new volume in the multi-author Collector Series.

Kieran specializes in business dealings of a delicate nature. The sort that require an intimate knowledge of target and goal. And he’s very, very good at his job....

Part of the new and exciting multi-author 'Collector Series', Grave Heart is a short novella with a hero he need to deal with his dark part in order open his heart to love. Dark gay romance with a magical twist, from Emily? Say it ain't so! LOL. I hope y'all enjoy it.

Are You an Erotic Romance Ebook writer?

Emily Veinglory — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:22:00 PST

...Do you wonder what the sales figures are for different erotic romance epublishers?

Then you might be willing to participate in my new project where writers anonymously tell me about their sales...

http://www.veinglory.com/2006/11/sales-figures.html

'The Highwayman' by Emily Veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:38:00 PDT

The Highwayman (e-novella, 2006)

Genre: Gay erotic romance
Length: e-novella
Publisher: Cobblestone Press

Reynard is the impoverished son of a cavalier, driven to highway robbery to support his sister, Emilia. But a puritan he robs proves to be his new neighbor--and Emilia returns to the house with her intended fiancé, who demands her promised dowry or the deeds to the family lands.

Finally a new sheriff turns up in town to put an end to the latest spate of robberies. Just when Reynard needs quick money all he can steal is the heart of an insolent roundhead who has a few secrets of his own!

OFFSITE LINKS: point of sale

'Journey's End' from Emily Veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:12:00 PDT

Journey's End (e-novella 2006)
Genre: gay erotica/romance
Length/Format: novella, e-book
Publisher: Torquere

Castel is an elf stranded in human lands, slowly dying from lack of magical energy. Mendry is a human assassin descended from a line of vampire 'Dragon Knights' who seek to bring an evil dragon back to life.

When Mendry's father steals a child he believes to be his grand-daughter, the seventh generation needed to carry out the resurrection ritual, Mendry and Castel come together to save an innocent life, facing evil mages and more. Together with the child's uncle and mother, they make an unlikely band of heroes, and find a whole new meaning to the word family. Set in the same world as Emily Veinglory's first Torquere novel, Broken Sword!

Of PODs and Packs

Emily Veinglory — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:30:00 PDT

Once upon a time Aaron Rayburn wrote a book called the Shadow God and published it through Authorhouse.

Some time later Charles Moore wrote a review about this book. He didn't like it. He really didn't like it.

A small pack of people were very amused by how well Mr Moore described what he didn't like about the book. Perhaps some of these same people went onto the authors forum to poke him with sticks. To which he said ouch, stop it and generally continued to be a large, slow moving target.

So. A self published book wasn't terribly good. This is not a surprise. But why did so many people decide to give a damn? A nasty confluence of Digg, snark and and author who apparently goes out of his way to be unlikeable?

If this is in any way effective promotion and sells copies of his books... well I despair.

A new review blog

Emily Veinglory — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:25:00 PDT

Always room for one more: Metha's Book Review

REVEW: 'Mutiny (Starship, Book 1)' by Mike Resnick

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:06:00 PDT

TITLE: Mutiny (Starship, Book 1)
AUTHOR: Mike Resnick
PRICE: $25
GENRE: Science Fiction
ISBN: 978-1591023371
PUBLISHER: Pyr
POINT OF SALE: Amazon, Pyr

Pyr, a new science fiction book publisher, recently contacted us at POD People and offered “pick of the litter” for review. It was like a kid being given keys to the candy store. After some wandering about on my part, I decided to try Mike Resnick’s “Starship” series, and the nice people at Pyr sent me out a copy.

I’ve met Resnick socially, and he’s an engaging fellow. He also writes an entertaining rogue, and the lead character in Mutiny, Commander Wilson Cole, is just such a person. The Republic, a galaxy-spanning organization dominated by humans, is at war with a coalition of species not particularly interested in being dominated by Man. Commander Cole is a genuine war hero, who’s also prone to ignoring orders to win an engagement. This does not sit well with the brass (it never does) but since they can’t cashier him, they do the next best thing – ship him to the Theodore Roosevelt, an obsolete ship stationed as far from the front as possible.

Well, it wouldn’t be much of a story if the Teddy R.’s sector remains quiet, so it’s not a surprise that we’re quickly involved in a crisis. Mutiny is straight-up Space Opera, with ships zipping across thirty light years in a few hours and English-speaking wisecracking aliens. Unlike a certain space opera that boldly goes where no one goes before, we have intelligent watch sections and the Federation, er, the Republic isn’t always 100% right. By the end of the book, this leads to the titular mutiny.

How we get there is both fun and an interesting commentary on politics, the media and government. Commander Cole is not of the “blast-them-first, ask questions later” school, so his solutions to the problems presented are inventive and indirect. The secondary characters are well-realized, and the problems presented are grounded in human nature.

I really enjoyed “Mutiny” and can recommend it to fans of science fiction and good stories. Since Pyr is a traditional if small publisher, the mechanics of layout and editing are perfect.

9/10

Chris Gerrib is a resident of Villa Park, IL and Director of Technology for a Chicago-area bank. Chris is the author of the science fiction novel The Mars Run. He holds degrees from the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University and is president-elect of the Rotary Club of Darien, IL.

Meanwhile at Lulu--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:29:00 PDT

In the lulu forums I cam across this promotional post:

“The Feelgood Porno Colouring Book is more than just a colouring book, and more than just pornography – carefully chosen, thought provoking and life affirming quotes interspersed throughout ensure it is at once something to inspire you, to relax you, to intrigue you and even make you question your own perceptions, purpose and prejudices.The Feelgood Porno Colouring Book means porn no longer needs to be a guilty pleasure; it shows that porn can be positive and creative, releasing energies that can only benefit yourself and ultimately mankind. So, grab your felt tips and tissues and enjoy, the Feelgood Porno Colouring Book has over thirty images printed on quality paper which cater for most tastes, persuasions and perversions making it an ideal gift for that awkward to buy for person we all know."

Color Me intrigued.

Unfortunately by the time I got there the listing had fallen afoul of Lulu’s listing requirements. I must admit that I am not sure why this item was removed when I have bought and reviewed plenty of adult written and photographic (e.g. fetish) work there. Perhaps simply because the promotional post in the forum drew attention? Lulu requires that material not be: “material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable;” etc.

But as with many user heavy organizations (Amazon review abuse, anyone) they seem to only act when some user objects. It is their call which genres they support, but in the absence of enforcement these rules will almost inevitably become arbitrary. And if adult (or in any way "objectionable") material are not allowed, why do they have a ‘direct access’ mature content category where, according to their own description, there are no limits on the ‘between the covers’ content?

Color me bemused.

I won't really know why this played out this way unless I can get a review copy, so I can see whether the cover and title was too extreme (“excessive or gratuitous profanity/suggestive or gratuitous nudity, additionally overly sexually explicit posing”) even if you ignore the inside content. Besides, I need an excuse to use my new set of crayons.

Jumping off from... Diving for Pearls--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:06:00 PDT

"How often have you read a book published through Lulu? BookSurge? PublishAmerica? Never? That’s what I figured. Sure, maybe you made a pity-purchase directly from a desperate-looking author. Maybe that author was your neighbor or your sister-in-law. But did you actually read the thing? Come on, admit it: You didn’t get past the first page. You swear that some folks shouldn’t be allowed near a word processor."

You can read Diving for Pearls in full at Internet Review of Books.

My summary of the points would be
1) You, the reader, don't buy self-published books because they are hard to find and mostly crap.
2) Some of them really aren't crap, including mine. We reviewed some others, that also weren't crap.
3) You can send us review queries if you are self-published.

I found the curve of the essay--from addressing the average reader to addressing someone who might query for a review (send "the title, brief description (100 words or so), any pertinent author info, page count, publisher, and publication year")--a little Escherian. But there you go, another potential source of reviews for the self-published masses....

One agent's take on mentioning self-POD in queries

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:35:00 PDT

My generic advice is to be aware of an agents or editors preferences before approaching them. You may be wasting your time if they really hate POD, you may want to mention it, you may not. This from Janet Reid:

"Every single time you tell me you've been published I look it up. Every single time. No exceptions. If the only edition I find on Amazon is the iUniverse edition, and there's no hint of the other edition anywhere, I'm not impressed." [read more at her blog]

REVIEW: 'Living with the Truth' by James Murdoch

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:19:00 PDT

Title: Living with the Truth
Author: James Murdoch
Price: 7.99
Genre: Literature Fiction, Existentialist/Philosophical
ISBN: 978-0955063619
Point of Sale: Amazon

Jonathan Payne is waiting on Death. Not because he wishes to die, but because he feels it’s long overdue. That is how our story begins. Jonathan is the owner of a small, almost antique, bookstore. His mother long passed, gifted with a tidy inheritance, Jonathan is a bachelor by choice. If it weren’t for the laundry list of failed sexual excursions, he would be hermit. He seems to have reached a point where all the illusion, or delusion, of life has lost its lustre.

Jonathan Payne is a man who preferred to “doodle in the margins” of his life rather than writing his great Opus, and admittedly, he is satisfied with the state of his affairs. Yes, this story is chalk full of anecdotal truths and realizations that the protagonist is well aware of but too tired to care about. This book begins at the end really, the end of a futile journey where the only enlightenment is that the journeyman is not only aware of the futility but has accepted it. Payne is a morose soul. And here we have the thrust of the story, Payne will be forced into enlightenment, will be forced to reject the futility, and that force comes by way of a strange man in a business suit who calls himself Mr. Truth and is as campy and without decorum as a know-it-all can get.

Now, altercations with the grim reaper, or truth, or agent of (insert applicable subjective principle here), or whatever you need to call it, are common—too common—but it’s the flavour of the prose that drives this story: glib dipped in eloquence and then rolled in a coating of irony. Everyone can relate to Jonathan Payne. How often have we said, “It just is what it is.” We have all said that from time to time when confronted with futility, and we have all resigned ourselves to the fact that we were too tired to try to make it anything more than what it is, and so we take a whatever, who cares attitude. How often do we slap a bit of delusion on things in order to make them bearable? We are all compulsive liars to an extent, and we lie to ourselves most of all. Deception and delusion, a disposition to which Jonathan Payne is perfectly suited, and like many, it is his preferred milieu. Well, until Mr. Truth gives him a swift kick in the ole bollix. Mr. Truth is here to stay for a while, a little holiday perhaps, and he knows everything about Jonathan, from his idle musings to his not so idle sexual proclivities. And Jonathan is going to know everything as well, in a way and with a depth he has been avoiding all of his life. This is the moment where Jonathan will actually confront himself, for better or worse, and in some scenes the confrontation is hilarious and absurd, in others, deeply moving. Mr. Truth might seem a bit snarky and heavy handed at first glance, but in reality, he has a light and sensitive touch … not to mention that he is one of the most endearing antagonists I have come across.

I like to pick a line that generally sums up a book, that is if one stands out. In this book my choice would be: “We’re only as sick as our secrets. It’s a fact of life, what we fear tends to control us which means everyone has a religion—with a small g, if you like—a way of looking at yourself in relation to the big picture.”

Conceptually, and in tone and texture, the story is wonderful, for those who enjoy literary works of the dark and penitent, peppered with sarcasm variety, which I do. It reminded me a little in style to Christopher Moore’s A Dirty Job, with the added flavour of local dialect. However, there are some editorial issues I had a difficult time ignoring, which made the reading experience, on occasion, a bit trying.

7/10

Reviewed by Cheryl: Cheryl Anne Gardner is a retired writer of dark, often disturbing, literary novellas with romantic/erotic undertones. She is an avid reader and an independent reviewer with Podpeople blogspot and Amazon where she blogs regularly on AmazonConnect. She is an advocate for independent film, music, and books, and when at all possible, prefers to read and review out of the mainstream Indie published works, foreign translations, and a bit of philosophy. She lives with her husband and two ferrets on the East Coast, USA.

For most of you I think the following could be…

Emily Veinglory — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:00:00 PDT

For most of you I think the following could be filed under D for Duh. But just in case it is under D for D'oh'...

REVIEW: 'Dragon Ring' by Lettie Prell

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:36:00 PDT

Title: Dragon Ring
Author: Lettie Prell
Price: $15.95
Genre: Science Fiction
ISBN: 978-0-9795889-6-9
Publisher: Flying Pen Press
Point of Sale: Amazon

I met Lettie Prell at Wiscon, which is billed as the “world’s leading feminist science fiction convention.” She was selling copies of her first novel, Dragon Ring, at a launch party for the book. I’m a sucker for authors selling their books, so I took a flyer and bought a copy. I’m glad I did.

Dragon Ring is the story of Nadine Xitumul-Washington, a half-Guatemalan, half-American girl. She lives with her family in Guatemala, which has become a corporate-owned country, and quite prosperous. Nadine’s mother is attuned to native spirituality, specifically Mayan, and Nadine shows some tendencies as well. However, Nadine is more interested in modern technology and virtual reality.

The story starts a bit slowly at first, as Nadine explores then rejects her Mayan sprit powers, but do pay attention to the story told to Nadine in Chapter 1. It starts to pick up when her father, Cypress, is killed. He had become involved, to the point of being an absentee father, in a somewhat mysterious US-based company called AEI, developing a free-energy device. When Nadine graduates from college, she applies for a job at the same company, and starts investigating what they are really up to.

This is where the story gets good, and picks up a lot. Since the plot is basically a science fiction mystery, I can’t discuss it further, other than to say there’s a cameo by Nikola Tesla. Ms. Prell weaves together an interesting tale of magic, science and aliens, creating if you will a unified theory of these three items.

As far as I can tell, this is the first book by Flying Pen Press, based in Denver, Colorado. They are using print-on-demand as their production medium. The various technical aspects of the book are very professional, including editing and production. I truly enjoyed Dragon Ring, and look forward to more works from Ms. Prell.

Rating: 10/10

Chris Gerrib is a resident of Villa Park, IL and Director of Technology for a Chicago-area bank. Chris is the author of the science fiction novel The Mars Run. He holds degrees from the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University and is president-elect of the Rotary Club of Darien, IL.

REVIEW: 'We, Robots' by Sue Lange

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:24:00 PDT

Title: We, Robots
Author: Sue Lange
Price: $9
Genre: Science Fiction
ISBN: 978-1933500119
Point of Sale: Aqueduct Press

Aqueduct Press is a new small press, specializing in feminine science fiction. My first sampling of their publications was with Sue Lange’s new book We, Robots. It was a pleasant read.

We, Robots is a novella, running to only 98 pages, and is one of Aqueduct’s Press’s “Conversation Pieces.” The novella is about an AV-1 personal robot, purchased by a lower-income family at WalMart to help take care of their baby girl Angelina. The story is told in first person by the AV-1, called by his family “Avey,” and runs from Angelina’s first birthday to her entering high school.

Science fiction has a concept called “the Singularity” which is the idea that machines will become smarter than humans – so much smarter, in fact, that humans will be no longer needed. In Lange’s world as in today, most people aren’t worried about that. A small group of transhumanists, AKA “transies” are worried. They’ve incorporated machines into their bodies to keep up, and engineer a recall to install pain sensors into the robots. The idea is to prevent the robots from completely taking over. Instead, this action leads to the “Regularity” or the opposite of Singularity, in which the robots demand machines stop becoming more intelligent.

I have to admit it was an unusual take on the classic trope of “robots take over world.” I also found Avery’s personal development interesting and touching, especially contrasted to Angelina’s. Ms. Lange is an engaging writer, and shows a deft touch with the themes of this book.

From a technical perspective, the book itself is every bit as professional as anything from a large New York press. I look forward to reading more from Ms. Lange.

RATING 8/10

Chris Gerrib is a resident of Villa Park, IL and Director of Technology for a Chicago-area bank. Chris is the author of the science fiction novel The Mars Run. He holds degrees from the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University and is president-elect of the Rotary Club of Darien, IL.

Emily Veinglory — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:02:00 PDT
So things are a little quiet in the POD clubhouse again. Just to let you know I am still alive I thought I had better post. But I just finished edits on one book and have two short stories to finish by the end of the month. Not to mention that little thing I call my career, which is actually going quite well. That means I spend more time doing it, and less time doing this. That said, the peeps have requested and are presumably reading some books. So more reviews should be coming up.

Currently, next to my chair are 1) 'Elemental Woman' by Ron Miller--I've looked through it once but will go through a few more times before I can write something sensible about it. Also 2) 'The Scientific World View' by Glen Borchart. It's a pretty dense book about a subject I already have some detailed opinions about, so that's going to take a while to read and even longer to decide how to review it. Finally 3) 'IM' by Rick Reed which is a just a bit dark for me now. I'll read that later. There are a bunch of other books on my shelf or desktop and I am putting a moratorium on getting anything new until I clear the deck a bit.

I'll try and round up what the others are working on and let you know.

"Today a class action lawsuit was filed in…

Emily Veinglory — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:13:00 PDT
"Today a class action lawsuit was filed in response to Amazon’s threat to remove the "Buy" buttons of publishers who refuse to sign up with their on-demand printing subsidiary, Booksurge. If certified, the class action will most likely include all publishers who use on demand printing to print their books for distribution." [read more at fonerbooks.com] [See the full complaint here]

REVIEW: 'An Embarrassment of Riches' by Gerald Hansen

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:20:00 PDT

Title: An Embarrassment of Riches
Author: Gerald Hansen
Price: $17.95
Genre: Novel
ISBN: 978-0-595-44753-6
Publisher: iUniverse
Point of Sale: Amazon

Gerald Hansen, the author, is an American, but lived for a number of years in his mother’s home town of Derry, Northern Ireland. Just noting that the author calls the town “Derry” means he’s a Catholic, as the Protestant residents of the town call it “Londonderry.”

In his new novel An Embarrassment of Riches, distinctions like this matter a lot. The story, a mixture of family saga and black comedy, focuses on two sisters, Fionnuala and Ursula. Fionnuala Flood is matriarch to a brood of seven hoodlums, the lot of which can only aspire to rise to the stature of white trash. Ursula Barnett, married to an American ex-Navy man, won the Irish lottery, and promptly blew the money. Needless to say, the Flood clan considers Ursula to be their private ATM with unlimited withdrawals. Her telling the family “no more” sets in motion a massive set of circumstances that careen around Derry with the grace of a drunken and horny bull.

I have to admit, Hansen’s book is not my cup of tea. However, if you’re into narratives of dysfunctional families or interested in modern life in Northern Ireland, you’ll find his book worth while. There is a lot of black humor, and some insights into the “Troubles” of Northern Ireland.

Hansen’s book is quite well-written and engaging. He does have a good ear for the dialect of English spoken in Derry, which requires a glossary (provided) to penetrate. Hansen uses the American Jed Barnett as his narrative hook, but frankly other then providing a glossary for non-Derryites, Jed has little to do in this book. The real action is from Ursula and Fionnuala, with secondary roles from other family members. Hansen’s POV does tend to wander, jumping between characters even within scenes, but I was able to keep up.

This is a difficult book for me to rate. As a writer, I found it well done, and clearly the work of a craftsman. As a reader, it’s just not what I would buy in a store. That’s not a knock on Hansen, but a statement of what I as a reader enjoy reading. If you’re interested in modern “literary” fiction, Hansen’s An Embarrassment of Riches is a worthwhile read.

Rating: 8/10

Chris Gerrib is a resident of Villa Park, IL and Director of Technology for a Chicago-area bank. Chris is the author of the science fiction novel The Mars Run. He holds degrees from the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University and is president-elect of the Rotary Club of Darien, IL.

Borders Stretches the Truth?

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:57:00 PDT
"...and sell in your local Borders store"

"...distributed...in more than 1,200 Borders locations and other retail locations around the world"

"...retail stores around the world..."

How would you interpret these line from the Borders online video?

But the FAQs say: "Will Borders carry my book in the store?: Currently, Borders does not have a program for in-store placement of books published through Borders Personal Publishing. However, in-store services are being developed and are scheduled to launch in 2008. To be eligible for these future in-store programs, an Editorial Evaluation must be performed and the book must also have an ISBN assigned to it. Additional requirements to qualify for in-store programs will be outlined when each new in-store service is announced."

Surprise, surprise "editorial evaluation" means a cost of at least $299 and note, they are not even specifying what the additional qualifying requirements for this program that may eventually exist will be. Meanwhile people are being actively encouraged to give these programs as gifts, no doubt diverting young writers into a priced up version of Lulu with little more than a wink and a promise.

I feel this marketing approach is a disgrace. If shelving is not available now, and the terms under which it might one day be made available are not known, do not let people believe it is on offer. In fact given that people will start off assuming a Borders deal will involve Borders shelving they should be going out of their way to make sure that misunderstanding is not perpetuated. I am not impressed with either Borders or Lulu over this kind of promotional material appearing online and on Borders receipts.

The Self-Publishing 6th Sense

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:36:00 PDT
I was reading a blog I like, Dark Roasted Blend, and saw an ad for a book. I could tell it was self-published as soon as I saw the ad. Is this because...

a) Emily is psychic
b) The not-so-good cover art is a tell
c) The not-so-comprehensible ad copy is a tell (see below)
d) Duh, it was advertised on a blog

"More than an ordinary tale about an elf! Chessie -who's got a really cute dog- straddles two worlds: the human and the undiscovered world of elves. Read how Chessie discovers her magical powers, deals with dangers and triumphs."

Edited to add: Due to some trolling, that I guess I may have asked for, comments are temporarily being moderated.

REVIEW: 'Beauty and the Beast' by Tygati

Emily Veinglory — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:30:00 PDT

Title: Beauty and the Beast
Author: Tygati
Price: $10 (ebook $3)
Genre: fantasy
ISBN: --
Publisher: Lulu
Point of Sale: Lulu

Beauty and the Beast is an amusing fast moving gay fantasy romance. The plot line riffs on fairy tale cliches, thrusting together a young man who has been cursed to be a beast and a young, powerful enchanter that everyone keeps mistaking for a girl. The first half of the story gets these two together and solves the problem of the beastly curse. The next quarter of the book is a kind of prequel dealing with the former-beast's father's equally gay romance. From there the story line devolves into various vignettes and outtakes from the previous stories.

For a reader comfortable with yaoi/slash style romance this story is very appealing, witty and romantic. For other readers some of the character conventions and non-linear structure may be a little confusing. On the whole I very much enjoyed Beauty and the Beast as a quick, entertaining comfort read well worth the cover price.

8/10 if you like this sort of thing, which I do :)

Emily Veinglory is a writer of m/m erotic romance and fantasy with a dark or paranormal twist. Featured ebook: The Sculptor's Muse.

Anatomy of a SPAM--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:53:00 PDT

Ivitation to veinglory Hope You will come!

Holy Random Capitalization, batman.

Hi veinglory,

Um, Hi

We are excited about inviting you to take a look at our website
"ImagesandWriters.com." A new website for the creative community.

I am not so excited.

What we are all about website:
Website: http://imagesandwriters.com/

All your website are belong to you.

Thank you for your time. I am really hoping you join us! Want to try us out for 30 days? Click the "Trial Pay" button, on the websie. We will never contact you
again. We are not spammers.

I think I shall restrain myself from "Trail Paying" you websie. Oh, it may take heroic effort, but I shall. p.s. this message is spam as I did not solicit it.

Regards,

Joe McQuade
Webmaster
ImagesandWriters.com
Website: http://imagesandwriters.com/
Contact: jmc@imagesandwriters.com

In accordance with the Federal CAN SPAM Act of 2003, ImagesAndWriters is required to disclose that this email may contain an advertisement or solicitation.

You are also required to "include your valid physical postal address." "Each violation of the above provisions is subject to fines of up to $11,000."

For your protection, we remind you that this is an unsecured email service, which is not intended for sending confidential or sensitive information. To discontinue receiving all emails containing solicitation materials from ImagesAndWriters, please send an email to the Webmaster above, with your name and email address.

[blank look]

Note from Joe:
The above paragraph is a required legal format. Rest assured, we will never contact you again, unless you contact us.

I'll hold you to that. Thanks.

News

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:58:00 PDT

Self-published novel by Terry Fallis wins Leacock award

"A self-published novel that skewers federal politics has won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. The Best Laid Plans, by Terry Fallis, was named as the winner at a luncheon on the grounds of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Museum in Orillia, Ont., on Wednesday."

White Wolf Adds Four New Titles to Print On Demand Line

"White Wolf's partnership with Lulu began last August, with the publishing of the softcover edition of Mind's Eye Theatre: The Awakening, and has continued to grow as our Alternative Publishing branch becomes a more integral part in our effort to continually provide our fans with high-quality books."

Our Cup of Tea--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:41:00 PDT

For those of you thinking about submitting a query. Please give use you email in the text (it is forwarded to a yahoogroup and so the senders email is not shown) and a nice concise synopsis. Here are some examples of what a few of the POD reviewers are more interested in:

"Literature -- dark humour, but serious satire is ok too. Say along the lines of Brett Easton Ellis, or Christopher Moore, or Chuck Palahniuk, or Denis Johnson."

"Science fiction, mystery, history."

"Travel narratives, nonfiction along the lines of radical politics, activism, eccentric biographies (I'm talking like Boxcar Bertha style here), alternative education/medicine/living projects, do it yourself manuals and how to books, and that sort of subculture, off-the-beaten path, underground sort of thing, science fiction, magical realism, macabre, mind f-- sort of lit."

"Pulp-style, cross genre especially with western, unusual romances, erotica."

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:09:00 PDT

On April 29th Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, originally self-published by Authorhouse will be released by HarperCollins. Congratulations to Ann Herendeen. See our review here. p.s. I like the new cover.

Sorry, no review this Friday--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:49:00 PDT
The other peeps are busy, apparently. I have dental woes, a writing deadline and well... stuff. I do have a few books, some I have had for a while. If I think a book looks good but I am not in the mood, I put it aside for a while. So a few of you may have seen me mention having your book, but no review yet. Please believe me, you probably don't want me reading it with a developing tooth abscess. It is a truism that being published badly is worse than not being published at all. I suspect the same is true of reviews--but I will get back to all those books eventually.

More on Anonymity--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:48:00 PDT

Who are you online? Who are you as an author? Is that identity the real you? Is that identity a real identity?

In an entirely different context science blogger PZ Myer's says: "I consider a consistent pseudonym to be a name. I've gotten to know lots of people on the web via their chosen pseudonym, and that pseudonym acquires its own authority on the merits of the writing behind it. You don't need to reveal your full, legal name to be known on the web — it's good enough to have a handle so we can recognize you." And I think he is entirely correct.

Bloggers are essentially like authors. They can be known by a 'pen name'. Under an assumed name, used consistently a person can be known and even accountable. The person you know from a book or a blog is not exactly the same person known by family or colleagues. But it is still the same person and in some way perhaps more honestly so than in complex offline social situations. The pseudonymous self is known by their content, by their style, by what they know and what they say devoid of the clutter of place, race and face.

Pseudonymity is not anonimity because it is consistent over time and so what they pseudinbymous person does carried weight and has consequences. You invest time, money and emotion in that part of your life and a person, by any name, who is accountable is a person. And at this point, was PODdy Mouth a person, or a sock puppet? It all depends on how strong you feel the pressure was that caused that personna to vanished from the internet.

REVIEW: 'Ringcat' by Donna Barr

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:22:00 PDT
Title: Ringcat
Author: Donna Barr
Price: $ 9.19
Genre: fantasy?
ISBN: --
Publisher: A Fine Line Press
Point of Sale: Lulu

I think Donna Barr rocks. I think her comic books Desert Peach and Stinz rock. I was thrilled to find she had some content on Lulu and I bought Ringcat fully expecting that it would rock, and it did. Really positive reviews have a way of being very uninformative. The thing is that when I try and describe this novella it sounds like the kind of book I would never buy, and certainly wouldn't enjoy. But here goes.

Ms. Barr often writes stories set in an alternative world in which technology is behind in some ways, almost modern in others, dark nasty magic is lurking in the countryside, and the Nazi party is still the national government in Germany--or something somewhat like it. The world of Ringcat is a kind of soft-edged dystopia that might be very broadly compared with Robert Harris's Fatherland.

The story involves a feckless and very young SS officer being sent to investigate a series of grave robberies and the disappearance of the previous investigator (a female officer by the name of RingCat). From there the tale is kind of a romance, kind of a mystery, has a literally lashing of kinky rural customs and a very idiosyncratic kind of horror twist at the end that is truly glorious.

Ms. Barr's work is vivid, quirky, dark, unique, intelligent and just basically wonderful. Okay, so I'm a fan; I have been for some time. But what is the small and independent press for, if not to deliver this kind of genre-defying material to an enthusiastic reader such as myself?

My only criticisms are that the illustrations are reproduced way too small at only a couple of inches across, I could barely make sense of them let alone really appreciate the details--and the bonus short story at the end is fine but I think it distracts from the climactic last few chapters of the main story.

9/10

Dead or Alive--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:20:00 PDT
Last November I noticed that a new blog had arrived on the scene, by the name of PODdy Mouth. I occasionally found useful information posted there, although by February I found her perspective differed pretty widely from mine and her attitude sometimes (okay, often) annoyed me. I still checked the blog from time to time but found I was putting less weight on what I read there and often I would question the accuracy of statements about publishers made by this blogger. However, like any intelligent person I read the blog and found it interesting, being able to make up my own mind about what was said. I deemed it fairly likely that this blogger was an owner or senior staff member at one of the other self-publishing service providers.

I did notice that some other publishers took part in the comments and questioned the accuracy of what PODdy Mouth said in emotive and sometimes unnecessarily insulting terms. Regardless of what one thought of the blog to begin with I considered the choice to engage with it in that manner and tone questionable at best. More recently I found Angela Hoy had literally put a price on PODdy Mouth’s head: “REWARD!!! If you are the first to tell us the real identity of PODdy Mouth (not the original POD-dy Mouth, but the one mentioned above), and can provide verifiable proof of his/her identity, we will send you $500.”

Now Angela Hoy is, for the most part, a figure I have a lot of respect for while PODdy is a source I considered only marginally useful if considered largely propagandistic in approach. But I still find it ironic that Ms. Hoy is apparently taking the low road of using money and influence rather than (or as well as) the high road of simply approaching the webhost with evidence that their terms of service have been broken or offering calm, persistent corrections on her own site (as her comments on PODdy Mouth were apparently blocked). While Ms Hoy is routinely fairly accurate, much of the rest of her accusations about being “inflammatory” and “negative” invoke an image of a pot and a kettle. How more negative can you get than offering a three figure cash bounty and calling any person a “snide” garbage spewing “liar”. Angela knows how to do good research, she is probably right on points of fact, but she is also certainly overly righteous.

I offer you my opinion on this blog, I do not suggest it is neutral or infallible any more than the other players are. But is the answer to dubious practices and emotive rhetoric to descend immediately to that level and win the battle on those terms? As for Angela’s suggestion that you should “Never, ever trust anyone who refuses to divulge their real identity”. Don’t trust PODdy Mouth, certainly don’t trust my own pseudonymous self at all, and also don’t trust Angela Hoy—don’t trust anyone but your pet puppy dog and even then only if biscuits aren’t involved. Read what is offered, consider the sources, filter out the emotions and motivations, and check the facts.

And decide for yourself.

p.s.

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:48:00 PDT
I do not want to join Yaari, Shelfari, Googleread, Ning or your yahoogroup. Seriously. One more invitation to some kind of internet clusterping and I will purge my gmail email list of everyone but blood relatives and my editors. [/rant]

More Rat Shifters

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:28:00 PDT
The Swan Prince has been unoffically accepted by Aspen Mountain Press for the Shifting Perspectives #2.

Ascending

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:15:00 PDT

Yay!

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:44:00 PDT
I won a signed Anne Cain print (see also)--want to help me pick which one? I'm also hoping I might be able to substitute in the cover of one of my books with an Anne Cain cover. Oh like, Wolfkin, Father of Dragons or King of Dragons ;)

Meh

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:08:00 PDT
Editing, writing, sweating.... same as usual. Circling the partials to see what I will write next. If there is a sequel you are particularly hoping to see next now would be a good time to mention it. :)

Game Called for Light

Emily Veinglory — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:49:00 PDT
-1: I was told about someone file sharing Broken Sword
+1: The file sharing site pulled the file within an hour.
-1: A suit I ordered from China arrived. It was meant to be UK14/USA12, which I am by a safe margin. However it arrived with a jacket one size too small and the skirt at least two sizes too small for me.
+ 1: Samhain sent me a birthday card. Several publishers have sent me Xmas cards but this is my first birthday card. :)

I will call the day a draw.

I am almost 36, the age both Marilyn Monroe and James Dean died. I suppose it is now officially too late for me to become very, very famous and then immortalise myself by dying while still gorgeous.

My goals

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:17:00 PDT
Is it venal to talk about money? I like to have goals. My current goal is to get my average (over 6 month periods) online earnings up over $500. It currently lurks around $300. Because there are only so many books I can write I want some other avenues to contribute. Here is the baseline, up to the end of May.

The book income should have a spike around July/August with two more books due from Loose Id and one from Samhain. They entered the pipeline at rather different times (about a year apart) but fate has contrived to pop them out the other end around the same time.

Comic Strip

Emily Veinglory — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:55:00 PDT
I need one of these

The Nameless God, Cover

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:37:00 PDT
The cover gods, and Croco Designs, be praised.

Sarah Falls in Love with a Shark, or Not

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:16:00 PDT

Of course, I probably would write that. Except I think it's been done.

Habeus Greenus Redux

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:10:00 PDT
I am busy on the edits for The Nameless God. In the meantime here is the new way I am going to graph my online earnings. Just the monthly dollar figure but divided by three income sources, books, photos and advertising. Currently the latter two are pretty low but I will be working on that and the graph helps me track progress.

The Fairy Cat

Emily Veinglory — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:08:00 PDT
One of the books I am meant to be working on is an urban fantasy called 'The Goldiamond Paradox'. One of the more annoying characters is this cat. She's as mad as she looks and also magical.

The Nameless God

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:35:00 PDT

The Nameless God seems to have the potential to slip into a very early publishing slot at Loose Id, so it may be coming out by the end of July. It does need not only copy editing but modifications to some scenes--so hitting the early slot will depend partly on me getting the edits done promptly. This story is a particular favorite of mine so I look forward to seeing it released.

I am also finally starting to get the website how I want it. If any of you get a chance could you please go to the main page and look the the bottom of the right column. Is the blog display widget displaying correctly for you? I like the idea of giving a blog preview on the index page but I worry about the widget being slow loading or nor working on all browsers....

I have my first book-specific page on my website,…

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:51:00 PDT
I have my first book-specific page on my website, for the upcoming print release of Father of Dragons. It's a bit dull so far. I could sure use some reader's comments to put in the right side column. If you have read Father of dragons and have one or two sentences to say about it that I can use please post them! Or better yet, a picture of you reading the book :)

Guess Who?

Emily Veinglory — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:05:00 PDT

Thanks to Sandi for the pic.

New on Fictionwise

Emily Veinglory — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:22:00 PDT
TITLE: A Heart in Shadows [Maewyn's Prophecy 4] by Emily
Veinglory
PRICE: $4.99
CATEGORY: Erotica
LENGTH: 31248 words; Reading time: 89-124 minutes
EPUBLISHER: Loose Id, LLC Published: 2007
DESCRIPTION: Dark visions plague Giffen, and when he meets a beautiful young incubus of uncertain motivations, he grows even more troubled.
It doesn't help that...

TITLE: A Heart Aflame [Maewyn's Prophecy 3] by Emily Veinglory
PRICE: $4.99
CATEGORY: Erotica
LENGTH: 30370 words; Reading time: 86-121 minutes
EPUBLISHER: Loose Id, LLC Published: 2006
DESCRIPTION: Aussie thug Archer contributed two things to the world: being a loyal soldier of the elf-queen, and loving the polished,
civilized elf Roman. But his...

OT: Earthrace

Emily Veinglory — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:07:00 PDT
I am getting a little addicted to watching the progress of EarthRace, a biodiesel boat going for a round-the-world record. It doesn't hurt that the guys are cute. Check out the latest clip (all clips are just a few minutes long). Just click the top left link for a list of clips. The top one is asking for sponsors and the next one down in the latest update (with a nice shirtless shot of the captain. Okay, I guess he's taken, but I'm just lookin')

Too Many Dragons

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:28:00 PDT
Just in case any of you missed it, I want to make it clear. Father of Dragons is not a sequel to King of Dragons, King of Men. KODKOM is a stand alone, sorry. There will be a sequel for Father of Dragons called Lover of Ghosts. But it isn't listed at Samhain because I haven't written it yet. So any similarities between my current paperback releases relate solely to my fondness for high fantasy and unimaginative titles....

Father of Dragons, in print

Emily Veinglory — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT
I have my lovely author's copies of Father of Dragons. You to can be a proud owner of a copy on June 24th. You could, or course, preorder a copy now.

Journey's End, Redux

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:11:00 PDT
Journey's End with be available from Torquere Press until some time this month. Although its sales have been low-ish, Fictionwise ratings suggest this book still has some potential. So I have identified a reputable e-publisher that would entertain the idea of publishing it as a reprint. If you read Journey's End and have any comments about what I might do to revise and improve it, please let me know.

Drinia, the egg thief

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:18:00 PDT
A quick sketch for those of you waiting for me to finish 'Lover fo Ghosts' the sequel to 'Father of Dragons'. As you can see, Drinia remains something of a vexation for Xeras.

Yif in Hell

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:04:00 PDT

I came across the following in a Starbucks bathroom. It is impossible to know for sure, but it looked like it had been there for a while. I suppose the wide-eyed cartoon makes it seem non-threatening or ironic. Perhaps the staff don't recognise that 'yif' refers to sexual activity, but 'fag' and 'hell' mean what they always have.

Random Acts of Poetry

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:25:00 PDT

State of the Canon

Emily Veinglory — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:26:00 PDT
When I made the book list for my website I realised that in previous years I have been quite prolific. Things have changed and I do not quite have the same amount of time to devote to writing. But I am always writing something and various works are making their way through the process. There are normally some brief notes about this to be found on my webage. Works that are in the process of being written are mentioned in the right column, works that are being edited and are approaching release are mentioned at the bottom of the page.

Currently Wolfkin (werewolf, MM, high fantasy, novella) is fully edited and has its cover, and it is scheduled to come out with Samhain soon. The Nameless God (magical, MM, high fantasy, novel) is unofficially accepted by Loose Id. I have sent in the contract but not received the countersigned copy quite yet. I have the blurb and cover forms but haven't submitted them yet. That is very much on the 'to do' list (i.e. should have already been done by now). I have also finished writing the short story The Swan Prince which will be assembled with three other stories and sent to Aspen Mountain Press as a proposed sequel to the ebook Shifting Perspectives (shape shifter, MM, anthology).

What I am writing right this very day is a short story called Foolish Potions to be submitted to Freya's Bower for the anthology Dreams & Desires #3 and a novel called Freelance (sci fi, MM) whichwill probably be submitted to Loose Id. And I have not forgotten about the many sequels I need to get going on. Also in a weird break for me I am starting to make some progress on my long-shelved urban fantasy (not MM at all) the Goldiamond Paradox.

In sadder news Broken Sword has gone out of print with Torquere and next month Journey's End will follow. Broken Sword was my first novel and might be due to be retired. However I will be looking for a new home for Journey's End.

Advertising

Emily Veinglory — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:29:00 PDT
You may notice that I am experimenting with some advertising. My reasoning is that if I am going to continue pledging royalties from upcoming books to charitable causes it would be helpful if my website supported itself (financially speaking). So far the ads provided by Project Wonderful have been inoffensive and often for quite suitable products. So if you are interested in them then by all mean have a look. The ad spaces are clearly labelled to make sure you don't mistake them as relating to one of my own books. If you think the advertising is annoying or affects page loading times please do let me know as I am not wedded to the idea of continuing with it--although I am reasonably happy with the idea so far.

New Press: Wicked Women of Color--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:37:00 PDT
Website

"An invite-only publisher of Interracial and Multicultural Erotica and Romance."

"...from June 15th 2008 to August 15th 2008, we will be accepting queries from unsolicited authors."

Both of the owners are also the only authors published so far. It is not clear what the terms of publication would be. Appears to be ebook only. Sales are via Lulu.com

Wales Book of the Year Cock Up--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:02:00 PDT

I cannot imagine how horrible it must have been for Tom Bullough to be announced as winner of Wales Book of the Year, only to be told it was a mistake and sent back to his seat. Not only is the honor snatched away but also the ten thousand dollar prize that means a lot to a hard working writer.

On his blog the author writes: "I should say, to win the Wales Book Of the Year prize for ‘The Claude Glass’ was my absolute dream. No other prize could possibly have meant so much. It is a book exploding with love for Wales, the only pure result of ten years living in damp, remote, amenity-free cottages on an annual income sometimes as little as £4000, and I was so honoured to be included on the shortlist I was pretty much in tears. So, after a build-up of an hour and the announcement of Gareth Miles as the winner in the Welsh language category, you can imagine what it was like to be announced the winner in the English language category. Hundreds of people applauded. TV cameras zoomed in. I hugged Charlie, got to my feet and went to the stage… Only for the announcer to announce that he had made a mistake and that Dannie Abse had won instead."

You can read more about Mr. Bullough's novel, The Claude Glass, here. Hopefully the interest raised by the media coverage of the humiliating cock-up might help sell a few more copies of the book, although I doubt it will be ten, thousand pounds worth....

First line finalist--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:55:00 PDT
My first line came from a piece of erotica I wrote for Phaze, published under their Heat Sheet Snuggler line in 12/06. It's called "The Ice Butterfly" and more information can be found on my website (though I like the excerpt on Fictionwise better; I should probably get around to changing that, lol):

viviendean.com/ice.html

Contrary to what it says on the Phaze website, it's *not* romance. There's no HEA. It's a 10k mini-adventure with erotic interludes, so I always just think of it as erotica. As for the first line...I knew I was working with a shorter word count and I wanted to create a visceral response from the get go. The main character is Tomas Dalmau, a sentinel who polices the paranormal world, and his mood at the start of the story is very on edge. I wanted the reader on edge, too. That slight sense of annoyance and weariness that his circumstances would evoke. He also has a very definitive worldview, and I wanted to try and hint at that.

Found Words--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:56:00 PDT
"Do any of you even understand a fraction of how this business works?" [Aquaria]
"I’ve got a pretty good handle on it, thanks." [Nora Roberts]

"Even if you're happy to be in it just for the dream — money is a way of keeping score." [Jules Jones]

"Lemme be frank, Tease is NOT an e publisher. They are a Small press pub with an e book option..." [Stella]

"...I, too, am a [person of color]--it's just that God chose to curse me with pastels." [Celina]

"...style sheets are conventions, not commandments. They do not so much define orthodoxy as defend against heresy." [Bruce O. Boston]

In brief...--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:20:00 PDT
It looks like infamous "agent", Barbara Bauer, finally bit off more than she could sue.

see also:
Judge throws out literary agent's lawsuit against Wikimedia
When Agents Strike Back!
Dumb is Forever

And don't forget:
WRITER BEWARE'S THUMBS DOWN AGENCY LIST
The Abacus Group Literary Agency
Allred and Allred Literary Agents
Barbara Bauer Literary Agency
Benedict & Associates
Sherwood Broome, Inc.
Capital Literary Agency
Desert Rose Literary Agency
Arthur Fleming Associates
Finesse Literary Agency
Brock Gannon Literary Agency
Harris Literary Agency
Martin-McLean Literary Associates
Mocknick Productions Literary Agency, Inc.
B.K. Nelson, Inc.
The Robins Agency
Michele Glance Rooney Literary Agency
Southeast Literary Agency
Mark Sullivan Associates
West Coast Literary Associates
Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company

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Our Cup of Tea--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:09:00 PDT On April 29th Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, originally self-published by Authorhouse will be released by HarperCollins. Congratulations to Ann Herendeen. See our review here. p.s. I like the new cover.

Sorry, no review this Friday--veinglory

More on Anonymity--veinglory

REVIEW: 'Ringcat' by Donna Barr

Dead or Alive--veinglory

p.s.

More Rat Shifters

Ascending

Yay!

Meh

Game Called for Light

My goals

Comic Strip

The Nameless God, Cover

Sarah Falls in Love with a Shark, or Not

Habeus Greenus Redux

The Fairy Cat

The Nameless God

I have my first book-specific page on my website,…

Guess Who?

New on Fictionwise

OT: Earthrace

Too Many Dragons

Father of Dragons, in print

Journey's End, Redux

Drinia, the egg thief

Yif in Hell

Random Acts of Poetry

State of the Canon

Advertising

New Press: Wicked Women of Color--veinglory

Wales Book of the Year Cock Up--veinglory

First line finalist--veinglory

Found Words--veinglory

In brief...--veinglory

Emily Veinglory — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:09:00 PDT

On April 29th Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, originally self-published by Authorhouse will be released by HarperCollins. Congratulations to Ann Herendeen. See our review here. p.s. I like the new cover.