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Did anyone go to Gaylaxicon?  Does anyone have the book award results?  The website is not showing them yet. *huffs*  No - I'm not nominated, but I know a lot of people who are. IZ IMPASHUNT

I was going to Spork Series 2 of Robin Hood, but it was SO awful I couldn't sit in front of it.  Really the lowest common denominator ever.  Vile Vile TV and BBC should be ashamed of themselves.

Some books arrived - Making Money by Pratchett, which I'm really enjoying, and Leather Boys by Gillian Freeman. Flicking into the book a little way it's easy to see how the film does not reflect the book - hardly at all.  Granted there are hints in the film, but there is a lot more in the book. The protags kiss and make love (albiet off screen) Utterly shocking for its day and as such - damned good for the author.. I'm really looking forward to reviewing this one, as I feel it's an almost completely forgotten book - and as a piece of English social history in the very early 60's should not be lost.

No writing at all this weekend.  This week I'm going to do 1000 words a day or bust. I have got to the stage where I want this book FINISHED so I can get on with something else. 

The Broccoli Test

This is a new one on me, but evidently it's a test of communication - how in tune with each other you are. gehayi pointed it out to me today from gwyn_r's LJ HERE And foreverdirt continued it with a few expositions here ( I LOVED the Yes, Minister one)

So - not being one to see a band wagon go by full of tight trousered brass players, gehayi and I created these.  Her text is italicised

( Lucius/Severus. )

( Mulder/Scully )

( Albus/Harry. )

( Aragon/Arwen )

( Angel/Buffy )

( Pooh/Piglet/Tigger: )

So come on - give me your best shots!!!

PD Publishing made the short list

Am thrilled to bits at the Gaylaxicon Awards results for novels.  (thanks to stacia_seaman for the results)

The winner was Vellum, The Book of All Hours by Hal Duncan, published by Del Rey.

Short List novels were:

Carnival by Elizabeth Bear - Bantam.
Smoke and Ashes by Tanya Huff - DAW Books
Spin Control by Chris Moriarty - Bantam Spectra Books
Dragon’s Teeth by James Hetley - Ace Books
Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner - Bantam Spectra Books
Snow by Wheeler Scott - Torquere Press (PDF)
The Virtu by Sarah Monette - Ace Books
The Growing by Susanne Beck & Okasha Skat’si - PD Publishing

PD Publishing are gradually nudging their way up into the public notice and good for them. Bad for them is that they will probably now be swamped by manuscripts and they will explode from overwork, but I am very happy for them. 

And I had the nicest email from a reader the other day (actually all my readers' emails are lovely, I've met some wonderful people) but this one was special in as much is - She's a Fancy Rat Breeder and she loved Standish so much she's named a rat Rafe.  I can't tell you how squeeful that makes me.  :)  I want a Rafe and an Ambrose and a Fleury and they can all live together.... (except Lucius would EAT them)

( Fanrat pictures! )