Saturday, May 16th, 2009

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4:37p	The Skinny Newsletter: Vol 2, Issue 26 part 1 The Skinny -- Original Slash and Femmeslash Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 26 part 1 Note: I'm going out see the new Trek so today's issue will be in two parts. Here's the first part and the second will be later tonight. Enjoy! Art and Photography: At yuri, meow_ko announces she does yuri (f/f) commisions. Communities and Calls for Submissions: At erotic_authors, erastes posts that Noble Romance Publishing is looking for submissions to their Lesbian anthology and that Pink Metal Books is looking for submissions to several of their lines. Discussions: At meta_writer, madeleineurban talks "About fan fic, trolls, original stories, and finding your way home", jans_intentions talks about going "Into the Woods", and diannefox talks about "Promotion". At metafandom, there is a link to twtd's dreamwidth journal where she's posted, "An open letter to femslash fandom". jgraeme2007 is looking for discussion topics for "The Writing M/M Romance" writer's conference he's attending. Miscellaneous: At logophilos_blog, logophilos announces registered users can now subscribe to blog posts. There's an article about verb_noire at Three Crow Press. marquesates has posted a rec/review for From the Front: The Story of War by Michael S. Sweeney (seems to be a good reference for historical writers). Multi-Chaptered Fiction: cha has posted Ch. 1 of Making Dreams for Me (m/m, contemp). ocotillo_dawn has posted Ch. 3 of Esperanza (m/m, dystopian scifi). fran_fic has posted Ch. 5 of The Red Braid (m/m, teen, non-con, violence, torture). frogs_of_war has posted Ch. 1 of Prodigal's Dilemma (m/m, contemp). sansa1970 has posted Ch. 5 of Truth in Advertising (m/m, romance). jessica_freely has posted Ch. 4 of Ameranth & Ash (m/m, fantasy, h/c, noncon, violence). duskpeterson has posted Rebirth 2: Love and Betrayal (m/m, prisonfic, violence, historical au). shirafuzzy has posted Ch. 26 of Jonathan's Puzzle (m/m-poly, slave fic). tsaiko has posted Ch. 4 of Silver and Gold (m/m/f, fairy tale, fantasy). bean_montag has posted Ch. 25 of Fiend by the Bay (m/m, detective). mexta has posted the link to the completed Jack Accepts (m/m, slavefic, bdsm). At lt3_network, rykaine announce Parts 1d and 2a of The Beast is available. Professional Fiction: Released by Changling Press: Blood & Fire by Mychael Black (m/m) Heart Doctor by Drew Zachary (m/m) Hunter's Dawn: Laying the Ghost by Meg Leigh (m/m) Circle of Change by Laney Cairo (m/m) --- Released by Loose-ID: Physical Therapy by Z.A. Maxfield (m/m) Dreaming of You by Ethan Day (m/m) --- Released by Torquere Press: Into the Looking Glass by Seach Michaels (m/m) --- Other Publishers: Released by Lyrical Press: Like Coffee and Donuts by Elle Parker (m/m) Reviews: Speakitsname has multi reviews and links and resources for Gay Historical Fiction. Uniquely Pleasurable is a site that has "Links and reviews for homoerotic and lesbian fiction, art and other media". elisa_rolle reviews many and various gltb stories and novels at her website.  the_slash_pile has originalslash stories, art, and more. krisngoodbooks, emmyjag, and slashreaders posts reviews of m/m profictions stories. storm_grant has posted a review of GYM DANDY by Whipped Cream. erastes has posted a review of Transgression, False Colors, and Running Press from JustOut.com. cpllc has posted a link to new reviews for their authors. Note: Information on submissions to the newsletter can be found here. Additionally, please feel free to pass on info about comms, recs, or other original/femmeslash fics, arts, etc. in the comments to this post or send me an email at gweneniriol@livejournal.com. Thanks! Newsletter Key: M/M: male slash F/F: female slash NSFW: not safe for work MPREG: male pregnancy BDSM: bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism non-con: non-consensual sex dub-con: dubious consent multi: multiple partners poly: polyamory contemp: contemporary scifi: science fiction teen: teenage character(s) (Comment on this)
8:10p	The Skinny Newsletter: Vol 2, Issue 26 part 2 The Skinny -- Original Slash and Femmeslash Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 26 Part 2 And here's part 2! Enjoy! Communities and Calls for Submissions: At bb_shousetsu, petronia has posted the participant list for Bang*Bang 19. At erotic_authors, emlynley posts that Ravenous Romance is seeking submissions for their GLBT Angels & Demons anthology and erastes posts about Loose-IDs various submission calls. Discussions: erastes announces she hosted a discussion at jessewave about the differences between hetro- and homo- sexual romances. At meta_writer, in the Fanfic:Profic series: clarelondon talks about "My revelation about hot boys and raw writing material", mallorypath talks about "short stories & their writers", alex_beecroft talks about "a cautionary tale", misslucyjane says "that's how you learn", sansa1970 talks about "What satisfies us", lee_rowan talks bout being "Legally Bound", and valarltd talks about "Filing off the serial numbers". Meanwhile, erastes posts a Mentoring Tip. At historicromance, Ava March talks about the hardest part of writing a historical m/m romance. At mlrpressauthors, Pat Brown talks about "First Fallacy of Writing". cupidsbow talks about "Cliches and id: a map to fictional seduction". At writing_sex, noukran has questions about D/s and denying orgasms. aggybird has a discussion "On writing habits". Miscellaneous: mel_keegan posts a link to his Smashwords interview. Speaking of Smashwords, circletpress announces they have started a new selling partnership with them. Multi-Chaptered Fiction: doreiku has posted Ch. 1 of an Untitled fic (m/m, angst, incest, rape). cepaea has posted Ch. 1 of Foxglove (m/m). loucanet_ray has posted Ch. 2 of The Troublemaker (m/m, teen, contemp). aidan_scott has posted Ch. 1 of Castles of Sand (m/m). marika_kailaya has posted Ch. 39 of Burning the Sound (m/m, supernatural). jupiterrhode has posted Ch. 11 of Dead Boyfriend (m/m, supernatural). endhaunt has posted Ch. 9 of An Amusing Arrangement (m/m, urban fantasy, romance). in_themeantime has posted Ch. 4 of Erebus 9 (f/f) and Ch. 6 of Locked Up. thetowerxvi has post Ch. 3 of Reaching out to the Stars (m/m, slavefic). elkica has posted Ch. 2 of Better late than never (m/m). _ree has posted Ch. 9 of Emerson (m/m). morgan_cian has posted Texas III: The Epilogue (m/m, slavefic). lt3_network announces Ch. 5 of Bound is available (m/m, fantasy). cf33 has posted Ch. 11 of dolls and seesaws (m/m, slavefic). bloaty has posted the Prologue of Mischief (m/m). kaz_kataztrophe has posted Ch. 1 of Finding the Rhythm (m/m, contemp). tomk_lover483 has posted Ch. 1 of The Confessions of Eli Mitchellson (m/m). Professional Fiction: Released by Dreamspinner Press: Drive Me Home by Chrissy Munder (m/m) Saving Trevor by Steve Sampson (m/m) Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna (m/m) Kink for Love by Mallory Path (m/m) --- Released by Loose-ID: The Janitor by Jan Irving (m/m) Her Boyfriend's Boyfriend by Cheryl Dragon (m/m/f) --- Released by MLR: Danube Divide by Jardonn Smith (m/m) Deadly Dreams by Victor J. Banis (m/m) --- Released by Torquere Press: Twists and Turns by Stevie Woods (m/m) Chameleon by Aaron Michaels (m/m) Ethereal by Tory Temple (m/m) From Away by Drew Zachary (m/m) Into the Looking Glass: The Three of Wands by Sean Michaels Messiah 1: The Three of Cups by Reno MacLeod Slapshot by Dianne Fox The Feather Duster by Drew Zachary --- Other Publishers: Reviews: Speakitsname has multi reviews and links and resources for Gay Historical Fiction. Uniquely Pleasurable is a site that has "Links and reviews for homoerotic and lesbian fiction, art and other media".  </a></b></a>elisa_rolle reviews many and various gltb stories and novels at her website.  </a></b></a>the_slash_pile has originalslash stories, art, and more.  </a></b></a>krisngoodbooks, </a></b></a>emmyjag, and </a></b></a>slashreaders posts reviews of m/m profictions stories. At erotic_authors, valkovalin thanks readers for recommending m/m and f/f fics about older couples for review as Obsidan Bookshelf and requests more. erastes posts a link to a review of Transgressions by All About Romance and from Ferrett Brain as wall as a review of Standish from Joyfully Reviewed. jgraeme2007 posts a link to Teddy Pig's review of "Man, Oh Man: Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks & Ca$h". mel_keegan posts a review of The Swordsman by Rainbow Reviews. Short and/or Stand Alone Stories: like_i_love_you has posted Between the Words and Worlds (m/m, contemp). me_ya_ri has posted Faded Flower (m/m, slavefic). sansa1970 has posted Sight of Stars (m/m, contemp). At simpleslash, gwyneth_valora posts Two Stories (m/m). maculategiraffe has posted The Return of Bran's Grandfather (m/m, slavefic).tigermalt has posted Why Me (m/m, contemp). Note: Information on submissions to the newsletter can be found here. Additionally, please feel free to pass on info about comms, recs, or other original/femmeslash fics, arts, etc. in the comments to this post or send me an email at gweneniriol@livejournal.com. Thanks! Newsletter Key: M/M: male slash F/F: female slash NSFW: not safe for work MPREG: male pregnancy BDSM: bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism non-con: non-consensual sex dub-con: dubious consent multi: multiple partners poly: polyamory contemp: contemporary scifi: science fiction teen: teenage character(s) (Comment on this)

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