Special things, 1,2,3

[erastes]

Happy Birthday dea_liberty!

And, continuing on from my post about DIVA-AUTHORS the other day - and with impeccable timing, we award the Speshul Snowflake award to.....

*drumroll please, maestro*

Patricia Cornwell!

*headdesk*

And for a further giggle - Google Alerts threw up this submission call today I really really had to laugh over this section.

"Your story must be Paranormal Romance in nature. .... For us Paranormal Romance might involve a sexy female vampire, a handsome man possessed with a curse (perhaps werewolf), a lovely young witch, etc,. You could also write a passionate sci-fi romance involving androids or those sexy girls from mars (you know the ones with three breasts). As long as it is a passionate love story involving human and other being we will consider your story.

We like our stories to have non-stop action but this is not a requirement for this type of story. We do want a passionate love story with a paranormal element and at least one spicy bedroom scene.

Your story has to be believable. "

*chortles* That's rather subjective isn't it? Believable???

Finally.... I've just read and reviewed a CRACKING good m/m historical, one that's been around a while - "A Different Sin" by Rochelle Hollander Schwab which is simply great. Review here.

Comments

[spikeyboots.livejournal.com]

*snort*

That sounds incredibly ridiculous.

And Rochelle Hollander Schwab? That is some name!

[leatherdykeuk.livejournal.com]

I saw that call. Paranormal romance*

*but no ghosts.

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

I guess my non-being and non-being is out then? Nothing I write is fucking believable! LOL That's why I write...

Subjective is on the button!

[enolabloodygay.livejournal.com]

I have read one Patricia Cornwell and had great hopes of her because well, after all, she is married to Bernard, isn't she?

It was, frankly, one of the worst books I have ever read - the only thing that kept me reading it was the conviction that it couldn't get worse.

It did.

Sian read it. She finished it. She said 'That book is shit'

We threw it in the bin - yes, really we did!

The ONLY book I have ever consigned to a wheelie bin - and frankly, that was a fate way too good for it.

Huh.

[semioticwarrior.livejournal.com]

Good grief. Patricia, Patricia, Patricia. It's just sad.

[logophilos.livejournal.com]

So they want plot, on-stop action, and a passionate sex scene in 3,500 words - and they want to pay $25 for it.

Hmmm. Let me think. How about - no.

Patricia Cornwell is added to my personal list of authors I wouldn't even pick up out of the bargain bin. Twit.

[quatorze.livejournal.com]

Oh wow... going the Rice way, aren't we? Mrs. Cornwell, your name should be Pathetic instead of Patricia.

[dea-liberty.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

And a paranormal but believable story? *giggles*

[mychael-black2.livejournal.com]

"Finally.... I've just read and reviewed a CRACKING good m/m historical, one that's been around a while - "A Different Sin" by Rochelle Hollander Schwab which is simply great."

You're evil.

Why, you ask? Because I read said review. I went to Amazon.com to put the book on my wishlist. I scroll down. Well, you know how they tend to pair the book you're looking at with another and give a discount if you buy both together? Well, they did that. With A Different Sin...and Standish. *head.desk* My bank account hates you. ;)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

:) It can't be a pseud, at least!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I know, bizzarro - definitely no gay either!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Weird isn't it? And No. No non-being smex for you!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

You know, I thought that too! :)

I haven't read any, but gehayi pointed me to the excerpt online of her new book that everyone is slating and it's fucking hilarious. Well worth seeking out for a giggle. Hang on...

http://www.patriciacornwell.com/downloads/BOTD_Excerpt.pdf

[erastes.livejournal.com]

If I ever get any symptoms like that, rwday and gehayi have instructions.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I read the excerpt, it's HILARIOUS.

http://www.patriciacornwell.com/downloads/BOTD_Excerpt.pdf

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree more. And on her website too.... Gah!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I hope you had a good day!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Bwahahaha!

It's all my cunning plan for world domination.

I hope you like the book, I actually feel more responsible when people buy a book on my rec rather than people buying books with my actual writing in!!

[mychael-black2.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* Honestly, I'm the same way. Weird, but true.

[enolabloodygay.livejournal.com]

No point in them having instructions - I have the weapon and I am not afraid to use it!

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

Well they got it on anyway and there certainly weren't any complaints from them *smirk*