Happy New Year everyone.

[erastes]

I mean that. This has been a crap week and it's going to be uphill from now on, but I wish each and every one of you a very Happy New Year.

May your year be full of laughter, and children, and chocolate and slashy men. May you read great fanfic. May you not find Potter Book 7 to be a dissapointment. May you write great fic and if you are thinking about taking the plunge from fanfic to original fic, may you do it, and have fun doing it. If you are staying in fandom, then have fun with that too. Don't perpetuate the wank, don't join wanky comms, don't take pleasure in other's pain. Don't participate in hate memes. The original writing world can be just as wanky, so have fun where you are!!

For my original ficcing friends I wish that 2007 brings you concentration, and focus. I wish that your submissions rise straight to the top of the pile and that publishers and editors are impressed with everything you write. I hope that 2007 brings you novel publication.

For the publishing world: I hope that the diehards of publishing wake up and smell the slash. I note that Romantic Times recently did a small review of Elizabeth Bear's Carnival, so perhaps slash is reviewable only if it's by someone well known? I want distributors and bookshops to put the stuff on the top floor, and if At Swim Two Boys or "The Butt Book" is a bloody best seller then put it on the best sellers shelf! Why is het erotica acceptable and gay erotica not? Especially in places where it's "allowed" like the UK? Do you know the two best sellers at A Different Light Bookstore in LA? The Gay Regency novels of ML Pearson, that's what! Who says that gay men don't like romance? Not me, matey. Not me.

For myself? I want ten sales. It's a nice round number and it will involve a LOT of work. I want to sell Transgressions and it would be great to finish and sell Junction X too. I want to make a big dent in the next project which will (probably, unless I'm hit by A Gay Space Bunny or something) be The Further Adventures of Fleury. I've actually written a page, but I made myself stop. If I write two novels thats two novels that will take twice as long to finish.

And I really want THIS.

Thank you everyone for a wonderful year, I started LJ as a piece of fun, because I'd written fanfic and I heard I could post my stories on here, but it's grown so much that I've made people that, although I haven't met them, I count as real life friends.

Here's to 2007.

*snugs*

Comments

[semioticwarrior.livejournal.com]

Aiee! The further adventures of Fleury! Yes! Please!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I thought a rollicking adventure across a youthful America (rather than a romance) with scrapes and narrow escapes and CONSTANTLY getting into trouble with lots and lots and lots of shaggage....

And perhaps - if he has a penchant for blonds - who can blame him?

Happy New Year, sweetie

xxx

[sionnain.livejournal.com]

::hugs::

I'm so proud of your success--it's an inspiration (though I'm one of those het erotica writers. ::winks::) and it is so deserving as you are a phenomenal writer who deserves lots of praise.

And of course I'm sending good thoughts and condolences for your recent loss. ::hugs muchly::

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll tell you this now that if I COULD write het, I WOULD. The market for het erotica is HUGE and in the main, much better paid than slash. It's also so much more acceptable which makes me gnash my teeth almost on a daily basis.

But I can't. I've tried, but I can't.

Thanks sweetie. *hug*

xxx

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year also at you! "Che questo sia un bellissimo anno pieno di promesse e speranze, te lo auguro di tutto cuore!". I don't translate it, I can't, only want yoo to know, are wishes from heart. ciao, elisa

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I translated it in babelfish and thank you so much!

Siete un nuovo amico meraviglioso. Nuovo Anno Felice

xxx

Here's to ten sales *clinks glass*

[dubaiyan.livejournal.com]

Heh @ the debate over whether Carnival is slash

Re: Here's to ten sales *clinks glass*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Well, as I say, I need to actually WORK on it. I think I've had about four this year. Slack.

I havent' read it, it was rwday who told me about it.

Happy New Year hun

xxx

[busaikko]

Happy New Year! Bst of luck this year with the publishers - may they cease to be idiots!

Love and hugs to you *toasts you with champagne*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweetie! *waves wine box at you*

Happy New Year!

xxx

[ter369.livejournal.com]

Happy new year to you!

I'll be reading along here as you work toward ten sales.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Keep me at it, won't you? I like to do nothing, rather a lot!

Happy New Year!

xxx

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

I shall wish you eleven sales. Why stop at ten?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Aw, you are sweet. I had a crap record this year, leaning on Standish's sale which actually happened in 2005! So I just need to work harder!

Thank you, and happy new year!

xxx

[jezzabe.livejournal.com]

Happy new year sweetheart. Hope it is a better one for you. ♥

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

Happy New Year to you!

xxx

[eledhwenlin]

*snuggles* Happy New Year to you, too! :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you darling, and hope 2007 is good to you!

xxx

[rwday.livejournal.com]

Darn it, I wish I'd known you wanted one of those pirate necklaces - they were everywhere at Disney World.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

What geek wouldn't want one!

*geeks*

[bloodrebel333.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D Excellent new year's entry.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thanks darling, happy new year!

xxx

[ejab62.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year to you too, love!

I sincerely hope that your 2007 will be a year with astounding booksales, good health for you and yours and loads of warmth and love.

You inspire me!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you darling - and I look forward to getting your writing!

xxx

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year, hon. *hugs*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thanks darling, and to you.

*Icon love*

xxx

[pwookie.livejournal.com]

happy New year to you Sir

much peace and happiness to you in 2007
Pwookie

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly, and to you!

xxx

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

My new year's toast to you :-D

Also, do you have a preferred summary and/or review(s) for Standish?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year!

And no, I'd just be happy to know if you liked it!

xxx

[asphodeline.livejournal.com]

Only ten?? Get a grip, it's worth far more than that!! While I'm on the topic too, will we ever get another volume of backstory?? I want MORE....

and Happy New Year to you too, her'es to loads of slash and piratey necklaces.

xx

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Not sales of Standish you noodle, sales of new stories!

Are you enjoying it? I'd thought about doing Rafe's story at some point, Ambrose's wouldn't be terribly interesting, though. *read read be ill listen to sister moaning read angst over house read read*

Happy New Year to you!

xxx

[pfodge.livejournal.com]

Hey Erastes, Happy New Year to you from Las Vegas. NV. I hope that 200y is very good to you. Hugs to you.

Patty

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Hope you have a great year, too.

xxx

[aigooism.livejournal.com]

*HUGS* I wish the best for you too! ^_^ And now that the hard week is over...the next one will be better!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thanks darlin'

xxx

[beauty-seeker.livejournal.com]

happy new year to you too....i hope 2007 is much, much better and i'm sure it will result in a lot of good publication news too! hope to see you again on erwa soon.
best,
amanda

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Amanda, I didn't realise that you was on LJ!

xxx

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year to you as well! *hugs* May all your wishes come true. And word to everything you said about LJ and friendship and fandom wank in this post.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

i'm so revolted by fandom wank right now that I'm deleting my account on journal fen, even though I actually went to lengths to get it, and now, I can't imagine WHY i wanted to join. The place makes my skin crawl.

Thanks hun

xxx