It is incredibly hard not to feel discouraged lately. It’s hard not to feel envious of authors who get book reviews and reader feedback. It’s hard not to think this is all I’ve wanted since I was nine years old and once again, I’m just left with disappointment.
I remind myself I’ve only been at it [...]

Elisa Rolle is creating the LGBT Rainbow Awards and is taking nominations in the following categories:
Fiction
Contemporary
Contemporary Erotica
Fantasy
Futuristic
Historical
Historical Erotica
Paranormal / Horror
Paranormal / Horror Erotica
Mystery / Thriller
Coming of Age / Young Adult
Comedy
Non Fiction
General Non Fiction
Biography / Memoir
History
Poetry
Travel
Further details are at her livejournal.

1. Are you a “pantser” or a “plotter”?
A plotter who often pantses. I like knowing how a story is going to end when I begin it, but there are often places in my outline (which are pretty rough to begin with) that say “something happens here to get us there.” I look at my outlines [...]

What’s the most romantic thing you’ve seen in a movie/read in a book/said or been said to you?
My number one is from “Fools Rush In,” when Matthew Perry says to Salma Hayak, “You’re everything I never knew I always wanted.” (Not a spoiler: it happens about ten minutes into the film.)
So, what’s yours?

At Rainbow Reviews. Thanks, Indigene!

The meter is available from Language is a Virus.
August total:

24420 / 16000 words. 153% done!
Yearly total:

145973 / 200000 words. 73% done!
The sad part is, I feel like I’ve written a lot but haven’t accomplished anything. Woe.

This is the true story of several bottles of wine reputed to have been owned by Thomas Jefferson. They were bought by collectors and connoisseurs, and then suspicions began to arise that these bottles, and several others said to be of 18th-century vintage, were frauds.
I basically had two reactions to this book as I was [...]

After three months of record breaking heat in Texas, we’ve decided the only way to beat it is to have a sale!
Get your red hot GLBT loving at 15% off today through Monday.
Just go to http://www.torquerebooks.com/ and put ‘beatheat’ into the coupon slot when you check out and you’ll get 15% off your purchases.
Sale ends [...]

All of his adult life, J.T. Forgarty has worked to keep his vast, politically active family safe from scandal. When his late cousin’s son Charlie Tate returns to their hometown for the first time in twenty years, J.T. realizes there’s more to life than covering up other people’s mistakes.

The Queen of Wands.
All of his adult life, J.T. Forgarty has worked to keep his vast, politically active family safe from scandal. When his late cousin’s son Charlie Tate returns to their hometown for the first time in twenty years, J.T. realizes there’s more to life than covering up other people’s mistakes.
J.T. has dealt with [...]