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Dec. 31st, 2012 03:21 pmFirst off, more excellent news: Storm Moon Press also accepted my Christmas story, "Therefore Be Merry, Set Sorrow Aside" for their 2013 holiday line! I'm very excited about that.
When I was at the library yesterday, printing out the signature page and sending back the scan of the signed contract -- because, right now, ten cents a page is a lot better than a new printer cartridge, which I'll get NEXT month -- I also asked about promotional stuff/events for local authors. I have a contact name now. I certainly hope my library will want a copy of the book, and maybe host a book signing, and I also ought to ask Storm Moon about whether they work with libraries for lendable downloads, as my library also offers ebooks.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kebbykate , do you have any advice?
Huh. I guess I should also talk to the B&N right across the court from the library, too.
I've also joined the Storm Moon Press authors' Yahoogroup, found two people I know from elsewhere (one I expected, one I didn't) and one person who's going to be at Arisia! This is very cool.
And I've created a Goodreads account. It's a little Facebook-y for my tastes, but I'll try to work with it. Feel free -- no, feel ENCOURAGED -- to friend me there.
And I'm now dealing with the EVER-AMUSING consequences of having created a book I don't want my mother to read. No, mom. I don't think you want to read the boy-on-boy sex scenes. You probably don't even want to read the het wedding night, considering how VERY detailed it is. And I am CERTAIN you don't want to read the final threesome.
When I told her the Christmas story had been accepted, she said "is this one ok for us to read?" Let's see. A threesome, a het 69 scene, and m/m frottage in a 16K story? That'd be a no.
I did send her the Advent calendar story, which is PG-13 -- some kisses and a very chaste mention that they're in bed ("as they lay in each other's arms," no more) after warning her that it was an m/m couple.
What I get back, after some praise of the writing (damn skippy, mom) were two questions: "Why did you choose to make the characters gay, and do you think there are a lot of gay men who read Regency romances?"
OH MOM YOU INNOCENT CREATURE YOU.
This is what I answered:
I also sent her chapter eight, which is clean, and has Rockingham's mother and grandmother in it. I thought she would appreciate it especially if I pointed out that Lady Sybil was Sybil Fawlty.
So far so good. I really hope it won't get more awkward.
I really need to get up and shower and do dishes now that my painkillers have had some time to work. Happy New Year, everyone!
When I was at the library yesterday, printing out the signature page and sending back the scan of the signed contract -- because, right now, ten cents a page is a lot better than a new printer cartridge, which I'll get NEXT month -- I also asked about promotional stuff/events for local authors. I have a contact name now. I certainly hope my library will want a copy of the book, and maybe host a book signing, and I also ought to ask Storm Moon about whether they work with libraries for lendable downloads, as my library also offers ebooks.
kebbykate , do you have any advice?Huh. I guess I should also talk to the B&N right across the court from the library, too.
I've also joined the Storm Moon Press authors' Yahoogroup, found two people I know from elsewhere (one I expected, one I didn't) and one person who's going to be at Arisia! This is very cool.
And I've created a Goodreads account. It's a little Facebook-y for my tastes, but I'll try to work with it. Feel free -- no, feel ENCOURAGED -- to friend me there.
And I'm now dealing with the EVER-AMUSING consequences of having created a book I don't want my mother to read. No, mom. I don't think you want to read the boy-on-boy sex scenes. You probably don't even want to read the het wedding night, considering how VERY detailed it is. And I am CERTAIN you don't want to read the final threesome.
When I told her the Christmas story had been accepted, she said "is this one ok for us to read?" Let's see. A threesome, a het 69 scene, and m/m frottage in a 16K story? That'd be a no.
I did send her the Advent calendar story, which is PG-13 -- some kisses and a very chaste mention that they're in bed ("as they lay in each other's arms," no more) after warning her that it was an m/m couple.
What I get back, after some praise of the writing (damn skippy, mom) were two questions: "Why did you choose to make the characters gay, and do you think there are a lot of gay men who read Regency romances?"
OH MOM YOU INNOCENT CREATURE YOU.
This is what I answered:
1. Though it doesn't show in this story, they're bisexual.OH GOD MOM DO NOT MAKE ME EXPLAIN THE APPEAL OF M/M ROMANCE FOR WOMEN AND LET'S NOT EVEN TOUCH SLASH FANFICTION OKAY? PLEASE? I DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH.
2. It provides built-in obstacles against them getting together (obstacles are crucial in romance) without relying on either stupid misunderstandings that would be solved if they just talked to each other for once (this is a romance trope I HATE) or writing a direct villain (I'm bad at that).
Not that many men, gay or straight, read Regency romances, but TONS of women read Regency romances with gay male characters. I don't want to get into a long analytical discussion of it -- trust me, it's been done to death -- but it exists and there's a market for it. I am NOT the first person to do this, not by a long shot!
I also sent her chapter eight, which is clean, and has Rockingham's mother and grandmother in it. I thought she would appreciate it especially if I pointed out that Lady Sybil was Sybil Fawlty.
So far so good. I really hope it won't get more awkward.
I really need to get up and shower and do dishes now that my painkillers have had some time to work. Happy New Year, everyone!
