http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp Saving the world from boredom - one book at a time Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:15:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a recent TV interview, Penelope Cruz told Ellen how she first realized she was famous. She was taking a walk with her father in her native Madrid when, within the same twenty seconds, one car drove by and somebody yelled out the window, “I love you!” Then, another car ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/12/07/what-i-learned-from-penelope-cruz/ A little bit from the manuscript that I just finished. Formerly titled, Team Player. I just turned it in so I don't have a release date yet. FYI, this story is a big spoiler for One For The Team. If you haven't read it and don't want to know what happens, ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/11/14/unedited-excerpt-two-man-team/ Lately, I've let writing take a back seat. And you know what? I missed it! Really missed it. I had surgery, so couldn't concentrate well on pain meds. I watched TV and listened to audiobooks. I couldn't even read! I got so bored so quickly, I was amazed. I'm ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/11/02/which-way-is-up/ Available October 13 from Loose Id Since my new story's going to come out next week, thought it was time for an excerpt. It's one of my "gay for you" stories. I seem to be rather fond of those. What can I say? I like seeing straight guys get shaken up. BLURB ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/10/10/excerpt-just-for-you/ Warning--Rant. Lately I've written a couple of EC Quickies. They call them quickies for a reason. Because they're short! It says so right on the cover! Yet, 3 times now I've had reviews critical of me because of the brevity of these Quickies. *Sigh. Do reviewers realize sometimes we're given a word ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/10/05/size-doesnt-matter-eh/ I love to travel...see new places, try new foods, relax in the atmosphere of a new part of the world I've never seen. But sometimes there is adventure in your own back yard. When was the last time you stepped outside and inhaled the change in the season, or watched ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/10/01/your-world-and-mine/ It comes out this Tuesday! Available soon from Loose Id So here it is, the last book of the main arc started in Dark Elves I: Taken. The children conceived in the first three books are now grown and ready to cause trouble. As a quick primer, Brevin is Salin and Diana’s ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/09/12/excerpt-dark-elves-vi-awakening/ It's September now and the seasons are starting to change over most of the world. For me, September is filled with a hum of excitement. You see, the fall is my writing season. My writing frenzy begins in September and ends shortly after Nanowrimo. It will continue into January and ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/09/03/dare-the-universe/ I like to read and write about all kinds of sex. Okay, not all kinds. There are things that squick me out too And there are places I won't go. I'm talking the basic pairings, I guess. m/f, m/m, threesomes and moresomes that are combinations of those. I don't like to ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/08/08/fluid-sexuality/ By the time you read this post, I'll be in the air to parts unknown for an extended stay in a new culture. That means wonderful moments of adventure and fascination. But it also means other things. Isolation, missing my family with everything in me, new writing habits, and fear of ... http://www.leagueofamazingwriters.com/wp/2009/08/06/finding-balance/