Good morning, everyone! Today is the big day! I’m going to post the short story first since that’s all ready to go :) My book should be ready for purchase later, there seems to be some kinks with the publisher’s website at the moment for the new releases.
So the gay romance story for Dreamspinner Press is “Press START to Play,” also known as, “That one story I forgot to let my mom read.” It’s eBook only, but it looks like there are several different electronic formats for it. Keep in mind that this story is NOT WORKSAFE BY ANY MEANS as it involves geekery, gaming, and sexy times between men.
There are two ways to read the story:
1. Buy the individual story itself for $3. That’s right, only $3 to get all of the wonderful video game references and romance that you want.
2. Buy the entire anthology to read over 1500 pages from other talented authors. It is the “Make a Play” sports anthology (yes I wrote about video games for a sports anthology guys)
Since this is release day I thought I would give you something more than that. How about a snippet from the story? And remember, don’t just buy the story, read it, enjoy it, tell me what you think, and tell others about it. Blog about it, review it, spread it around so that it’s EVERYWHERE!
Take care, everyone, and I’ll post in a couple of hours about the book :)
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Lukis takes the controller, watching as the game loads and the animated sequence begins. The graphics are impressive—he guesses. The art style is interesting and themusic is catchy. He’s surprised when he realizes he recognizes some of the characters—various superheroes from the huge movie releases over the summer. There’s Spider-Man, who seems to have recovered from losing his uncle and fighting the giant lizard. Then there’s the Avengers, a team of attractive superheroes run by an angry black guy in an eye patch. “They in a fightin’ game?”
“Yep. It’s a combination of heroes and video-game characters. Figured you’d at least know who some of these guys are. Everyone does.”
Lukis frowns. “Where’s Batman?”
“Batman’s not in this. He’s DC, this is Marvel.”
“But Batman is cool. You said heroes, he should be here.”
Aaron laughs. “I ain’t sayin’ he ain’t cool, I’m just lettin’ ya know that he ain’t in this game. Marvel and DC are two different comic book companies. You know, it’d be like if our home football team and the rival team were in a game.”
“They are. It’s called Madden.”
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It’s easy to tell how much fun I had with this, huh?And just a message in advance, thank you everyone for your support. I hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. And as I said, don’t just buy it, read it, enjoy it, chat with me about it, tell your friends, talk about it with your friends, I want this story to get big. Review it, blog about it, tell me places to go where I should have people review it, draw fanart for it, just anything you can think of. As fun as it was to write it, I do actually have an important message in it that means a lot to me: stop assuming that geeks are just a waste of space. Just because we like video games, or anime, or whatever it is that we’re into doesn’t mean that we’re these losers with no lives. Also, and this is a big one, BLACK GEEKS EXIST! Stop being surprised about it. I made my characters black on purpose. I made the geeky gamer black because for some reason, I swear, people are still surprised when we play something other than like football or basketball or warshooter warfare shooter shooting.
So yeah, enjoy this piece by me :) $3 worth of entertainment, I promise you ^^
All right guys. Today is the day, as Aqualad says in Young Justice. This is the short story, the book will be posted later once the link starts working :) Until then, enjoy this thing I wrote about a gaming skeptic falling for a gaming geek. And remember: Batman is cool, he’s just not Marvel. And please, please tell other people about this, encourage them to read it too, and most definitely encourage them to talk to me about it (and you guys, talk to me about the story too! Tell me what you think ^^) $3 gets you an entertaining story where I snuck all sorts of geeky nods into a wide publication, from the snippet, to Street Fighter, even Persona 4 Arena makes it in. I went all out and I had a blast, so I want you all to enjoy it, too :)
All right everyone, tomorrow is the day. I know a lot of you are thinking of doing eBook, which will be available on Amazon on Sunday (24 hours after it releases on the publisher’s website). However, if you’re anxious to get your hands on my book and looking for a great deal, check this message out from Damnation Books. This is only a ONE DAY DEAL, after Saturday the sale is over:
June 1st is going to be a busy day at Damnation Books. We are releasing a batch of titles at http://damnationbooks.com/. From Midnight until 11:59PM PDT the new releases will be sold at variable pricing. This means if you get to the site early you can buy titles at prices as low as a quarter per book. The price per book goes up a quarter each time it sells. Let me give this a perspective your debit card will love.
Let’s say you are the first buyer on the site. You can buy all 18 titles for your favorite e-reader at $4.50 US. $9.00 if you are the second arrival. You may also buy a single title or two, the variable pricing still applies. 18 titles at a very low price in a stressed economy. Damnation Books Rocks.
Okay, after you drop in and buy the new releases why not come back at 2PM EDT and 7PM EDT to visit with the releasing authors at the Meet the Authors Chats? You may even buy a few more books after hearing what the authors have to share. http://damnationbooks.com/chat.php
These are the titles and authors due to release on June 1st 2013.
The Axis of Shadows part 3 of the Silent War by Brian Young
The Vector of the Dead (sequel to Serum of the Dead) by Dave Bloodfield)
The Bartender Always Dies Last by Joshua Caine
Michael Faust (Lazarus Cane series book 2) by Jeremy Kline
The Tormentors by Jack Phoenix
The Demon of Montreal by A. Michael Schwarz
Trashlight by Ray S. Kent
Broken by Sean A. Lusher
The Last Day for Rob Rhino by Kathleen O’Donnell
Flightline by Michael A. Moscaritolo
Cannibal Man by Dorothy Knight
Wrage (Sons of Darkness Book 2 by Joseph Spencer)
Lying in Wait by Robert N. Chan
Markheim, Blood and Ash (sequel to Markheim) by Carrie Lynn Barker
Farm House by Steve Soderquist
Dead Girl Beach by Mike Sullivan
Treat Me Kindly by Briana Lawrence
Hill Magick by Julia French
Super special awesome bouncy excitement! Expect lots of book posts from me this weekend since not only does the book come out, but so does my gay romance short story. My current mental status is… indescribable ^^;;;
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Character: Yu Narukami
Series: Persona
Wow. I approve of this cosplay.
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Anonymous asked: Is your book Treat Me Kindly YA or adult fiction? So far it looks like adult but you never know. Some YA books have been raising their ratings lately...
Hi there anon. Thank you so much for asking about my book :) It’s definitely adult fiction, due to the content in the book. The book my partner and I have going on, “Hunters: Seeking the Storyteller,” is more YA (at least the first book in the series, the others… I’m not so sure).
Thanks for the support!
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Just a few more days, everyone, until DOUBLE RELEASE DAY! That’s right, I have my very first book coming out AND a short story in a gay romance anthology. First, let’s discuss the book. I’m posting a short synopsis along with my rather enticing cover. Now remember, the eBook will be available this weekend (and I will post links, for sure). The print version will be available later on this month.
Synposis: The words of the invitation whisper gently into your ear, speaking of rare and exotic animals unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. To detective Alex Sampson, however, that invitation speaks of something else. Death. Attendees at a prestigious animal auction are turning up dead, each murder more brutal than the last. The only clue to each crime points to a different animal, but when did birds and butterflies go from being aphrodisiacs for fairy tales to deadly mass murderers?
eBook ISBN: 9781615729876
Print ISBN: 9781615729883
Genre: Mystery
Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy
Novel length: 110000 words
Sex rating: 4
Violence rating: 4
(and this is 4 out of 5, so yeah… not safe for tiny tykes)
(also, I will be posting more snippets when the book comes out)
Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuys. GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS!!!
To make this even better, my mother (who hasn’t seen my house yet because she had knee surgery) IS COMING TO SEE ME THIS WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE! Book release party times!!!
Dear male Naoto:
You are fantastic. That is all.
And really cute.-Becca
Ooooo, I approve of this man.
Here’s my super amazing Fast and Furious fan fiction.
I know, right? Don’t be discouraged, though; with enough practice, you too can capture the essence of these magnificent films for yourself, just as I have.
This is perfect. The movies are ridiculous. They know it, we know it. We’re all in on the joke. They’re nothing more than fast cars, ridiculous action, hot ladies for the straight men, buff dudes for the ladies and gay men, and an odd sense of latent homosexuality throughout. What’s not to love?
This fic needs more homo-erotic moments. I’m going to add to the last line if that’s all right:
The man in the black coat watched the taillights as they raced away, fast and furious. Oh and he watched his muscles. Because his shirt was white. And tight. And he watched his ass because his jeans were blue. And tight. And furious.
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