Since I’m writing the long awaited sequel, GENETIC SNARE, I’ve chosen the first book in the series to be free this whole week.

You can download a pdf of DETAILS OF THE HUNT for the next 7 days for free and while you are there take a look at all the other fabulous authors’ work waiting for you.

http://www.mlrpress.com

I’d add the cover image but Ican’t seem ot get that section of this blog to work for me!

Laura Baumbach

2011 TLA GAYBIE!

The TLA Gaybies honor what they feel was the very best work in movies, television, literature, online journalism and film festivals from 2010.

The following MLR Press authors have been nominated for their work in the following literary category:

Best Gay Mystery

Richard Stephenson for Cockeyed: A Donald Strachey Novel

Neil Plakcy for Mahu Men

They are asking their customers, fans and members of the industry to vote throughout March. The results will be tabulated in the beginning of April. Winners will be announced April 15^th. Fans can vote immediately and can vote as many times as they want!

Find the details of the 2011 TLA GAYBIES here:

http://www.tlagay.com/gaybies/a-2

Congratulations on these 2011 TLA GAYBIE nominations. Good luck, Neil and Richard!

Laura

Sung to the tune of Santa Baby

(Original lyrics written by J. Javits and P. Springer, originally sung by Ertha Kitt)

Santa Sir,
slip a ball-gag underneath the tree,
for me
I’ve been a naughty bad boy
Santa Sir,
hurry down my chimney tonight

Santa Sir,
a rocking bondage bed too
me
you

I’ll wait up for you Sir

Santa Sir,
hurry down my chimney tonight

Think of all the dudes
that I fist
Think of all the fellas that I’d
gone and kissed
Next year
I could be oh so bad
If you’d check
off
my Christmas list

Santa hottie
I want a sex swing
and really
that’s not extreme
I’ve been a devil all year

Santa Sir,
hurry down my chimney tonight

Santa sexy,
there’s one thing I really require
submissive guys
to fuel my fire

Santa sexy,
slide it down my chimney tonight

Santa Sir,
You’ll blow my stocking with hard-core vid,
Don’t kid
Lace a grid on the bed
Santa Sir,
and hurry down my chimney tonight

Come and trim
my Christmas tree
With a leg spreader
just don’t flee

you see
I really do believe in you
Let’s see if you believe in me
‘cause it’s trust
we do

Santa Sir,
forgot to mention one thing
a ring
I don’t mean on the phone
Santa Sir,
stuff it down the chimney tonight

Stuff my chimney tonight
Fuck me up the chimney
to-night

Merry Fucking Christmas you all!

I posted this year’s Christmas offering with thanks to everyone who’s supported me in the past year. Every time I make one of these I could kick myself later because there are so many more people I think of when it’s done and posted. I hate leaving anyone out! Maybe I need a longer Christmas song…

Come on by my author page, view the video, and leave a comment if you like! Happy Holidays!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lex-Valentine-Author/144099955621942?v=app_2392950137&ref=ts

…Now here’s my latest blog post about the book, featuring the beauty
and brains behind the publication, Laura and Kris. And they both have
both, if you know what I mean .

 http://clarelondon.livejournal.com/245983.html

Cheers, JP

[http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/?p=31110]

2010 A.V. PRIDE Details:

Date: June 19, 2010

Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm

Location: Poncitlan Square, 38315 9th Street East Palmdale , CA 93550

http://www.avglbtcenter.com/av_pride_2010

We all face it at one time or another as writers. It’s part of life and part of the writing process. DETAILS OF THE HUNT, my 2006 EPIC finalist, a semi-finalist Shreikfest Screenplay contest and Preditors and Editors top ten pick was rejected by Kensington. Darn them! I still have the letters from both the late Kate Duffy and John

Samhain rejected my first submission to them because it fell a few hundred words less than their cut off point for short stories but Changeling took ENTHRALLED, the same story, first time out.

EC took 18 months to reject a mainstream thriller I wrote for their other line and 2 hours to reject a m/m short I sent them. They get the award for shortest rejection time and longest! I walked away from them after that. Yikes.

Aspen Mountain Press took on the thriller FLIGHT OF THE SPARROWS which is actually more YA than I realized when I wrote it since the main character is a 16 year old British orphan with an eidetic memory who gets embroiled with an American Special Forces team.

My point being we all face rejection at some time in this business, but its what you do about it that makes the difference. There is an interesting article posted recently listing 50 well-know authors and their rejection numbers. I thought it would be inspiring to share it.  If you are out there dealing with having your story rejected again and again, know you are not alone.  Keep plugging away.

“50 Iconic Writers Who Were Repeatedly Rejected” (http://www.onlinecollege.org/2010/05/17/50-iconic-writers-who-were-repeatedly-rejected/)

Laura