HUZZAH! Winter is Coming to HBO!

HBO have given the production order for the pilot of "Game of Thrones"

*eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

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The Hallowe'en Lust Bites competition has been judged and winners selected. First prize to Udo, second prize to leathdykeuk, third prize to Marinca - well done all of you!

I was watching University Challenge last night and this question came up: "Who took control of fleet at Trafalgar after Nelson's death?" and I answered "Collingwood" without a second thought. The thing is - I didn't even know I knew that. (The students, didn't, hilariously)  So I've learned something from my Age of Sail chums, lee_rowan alex_beecroft and joyful_molly!! I'll still never write an AoS book - the research is far too scary but it's good to learn something has rubbed off. Hurrah!

Transgressions has gone off to the editor after the first sweep. It was a very hard piece of work - god alone knows how I would have managed to have done it while I was working - it was difficult enough to do full-time.  But it's certainly a better book now than it was, that's for sure. Less purple (although Mrs Giggles still won't like it) by about 75 percent, and the history that I've put in (only small touches here and there, to keep the reader aware of how things are in the world around the protags) I think have helped to focus it.  I'm very happy with it, to be honest. 

Chat and review

Come on over to Talking Two Lips and chat to the m/m authors from Linden Bay Romance.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkingTwoLips/

Linden Bay Romance will be offering a print copy of any of their books to one lucky commenter.  I dare say some of the authors will be doing giveaways too!  I certainly will!

Frost Fair has had another nice review from elisa_rolle. She likes the way I've used non-titled (and indeed mostly common) characters and used the gulf of class as well as sexual preference.  Gideon - as a woman - would have been as difficult to woo for Redfern, as it is as a man, for example.

Here's a snippet.

The historical details are obviously very accurate, you can always picture the nineteen century London in which is set the story, and I bet that you can still follow the steps of Gideon around the city still now and seeing the same view he saw. The nice description of the Frost Fair, an impromptu fair held on the frozen Thames, is the same you can see in some prints of the time. I'm not an expert, but I believe that also the details on the gay underworld of that age (where one can find sex, more or less dangerous, more or less expensive) are well researched

Don't forget my Trick or Treat competition closes tomorrow!