Already Own Dirty Secret? Win a Custom Amigurumi by Swallowtt

If you’ve already purchased (or will purchase) a copy of Dirty Secret, Swallowtt

The details are:

From Swallowtt
Crochet Doll Giveaway
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I will be giving away a handmade doll of your choice…minus add-ons (a $50 value).  Yes, you heard right.  So, don’t miss out.  Here is what you have to do.

  1. Purchase Rhys Ford’s ‘Dirty Secret’ either from Dreamspinner or Amazon.
  2. Post a comment here with the last 5-digits of your order number (not your credit card please) as proof of purchase and you’ll be entered into the giveaway.  I know Dreamspinner has like a 6-digit and Amazon a 17-digit number…but just give me the last 5.  
  3. Entry Deadline: October 31, 2012 (midnight pacific time)
  4. Rhys Ford will pick a random winner.
  5. Winner Announced here and http://atomic-temporary-19117633.wpcomstaging.com/ on November 2, 2012.

Easy, right?  What are you waiting for?
Drop a visit to my Doll Page to see some of my work: https://www.facebook.com/swallowscreativecorner

ENTER HERE TO WIN!

Samples of Swallow’s work… I have a few of them. She fricking ROCKS!

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Dorthi Ki Seu Shirts!

If you ordered one, they’ve been sent out. I shall be wearing mine during Yaoi Con and GRL. I promise, I do laundry in between. The lovely lady modeling the shirt is Swallowtt. She did the fantastic amigurumi dolls of Cole and Jae.

Swallow’s Deviant Art link is here. She also does custom dolls. Oh and she’s doing a Dirty Secret giveaway there too. *winks*

Rambles and Reese’s. Not me. The other kind.

Hello my darling followers,

As the sun sets on another day… actually it set a long time ago, I just couldn’t get my shit together to type something out until now… I want to say thank you for your support with Dirty Secret.

Sophomore books are the curse. They are. I’m still looking askance at life thinking… okay, where the reviews gonna hit the bloggy places and what will they think about it. Everyone’s got an opinion on the murder. Some wanted lots of death and a serial killer where I wanted something a bit more… cop-ish. But with guns. And shootings. Heh. What? Guns are easy to get. Do you have any idea how hard it is to kill a lot of people in Los Angeles with a pen knife?

Or a scythe. Wouldn’t that be cool?

I’m eating Reese’s peanut butter minis. I rarely eat these. And usually I’m good after one. I’ve had three. Mostly to get the smell of fish out of my nose.

Tam Update: He’s sort of doing well. His levels are still high and he’s a dick about getting poked for blood but really, can you blame him? He will only eat fish and maybe some canned chicken. I have a high protein dry cat food and he’s nibbled at that but the rest of the time, it’s all Charlie and his friends Sammy Salmon, Sal the Sardine and Mike the Mackerel. Seriously, it smells like a fricking walrus den in here.

But the cat’s eating. And he’s gained weight.

The cairn terrorist is currently under my computer table, skewing it with his lard butt. To be fair, he’s a compact muscled tank so his ass isn’t really all that lard.

I’m kind of tanked out on promos. Because let’s face it, there’s only so much you can do before you start sounding like a three ring circus hawker. And not in a good way.

Supernatural was on. Fuck Jensen Ackles is pretty. Yes that has NOTHING to do with my writing but damn… I thought I’d share.

Dirty Laundry is doing well. I was going to have an ending but then thought I might be gutted like one of Tam’s fish. So I’ll have to figure out if that’s really what I want to do. Stop it. I have to beat them up. It’s fiction. No one reads fiction or mysteries to see people walking in the park through the daisies for 250 pages. That’s just silly.

Oh and if you’ve skimmed the comments on another post, YES…there will probably be a Bobby book. But later.

So on that note, Neko is telling me it’s time for bed and the dog has mysteriously gassed the lower regions of the carpet. The living room will not be habitable for quite some time.

Thanks again all! Seriously. You Rock.

While on the way to find review sites…

I’m interviewed at Michele Fogel’s place. Interview here. There’s also a giveaway. I seem to be in a lot of those, don’t I?
Also doing Cup O’Porn in early November. I have no idea what to do there. I’m on a Whine and Write Wednesday/Friday thing. Better suit up.

Tonight’s Dinner: Miso Ramen

I once had a friend ask me how to make ramen. Japanese style. Huh. Ramen is kind of like Japanese casserole. Whatever you’ve got in the fridge, goes into ramen. Tamago (egg omelette) is traditional but really whatever fits. I like making a miso base for the soup. This is today’s offering.

Miso ramen with tamago, pork and grilled mushrooms

That’s Neko in the background. Apparently this is HER couch. Imagine. She’s a diva.

For those who have inquired, Tam’s doing well. He’s even sharing a window seat with his sister.

This is the bird TV window. There’s a hummingbird feeder right outside of it.

Chapter Wrestling

Finally had an idea on a chapter. If you’ve not noticed, I’ve been dumping stuff here because I needed… um… inspiration. So yeah, here’s some inspiration. I’m going back to writing.

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JL Merrow’s Pressure Head

Pressure HeadPressure Head by J.L. Merrow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is possibly one of the best books I’ve read this year…and I consume books. Merrow’s balance of mystery, strained relationship and sexual tension is masterful. Tom is a fantastic main character and Phil serves as the perfect foil. Gary as the best friend served as a bit of levity to balance things out but my favourite secondary character was Tom’s friend, Police Inspector Dave. Where most writers tend to over burden the main character’s life with a glut of gay characters, Merrow provides a reasonable balance in providing a diverse, multi-oriented social life for Tom. Phil’s struggle with his attraction isn’t a gay-for-you but rather a reasonable caution as he angles through psychological obstacles.

Seriously, a fantastic read and a book I’d recommend highly. Can’t say enough praise for this book. Well done!

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