Friskbiskit

The Fear

I was really feeling the fear today. You know that fear that makes you're insides feel all heavy and whispers to you that you're doomed. Yep, that one. 'Cuz the to-do list is frigging overwhelming and next week's residency is putting a big squeeze on.

But all you can really do is just carry on and muscle through. Besides, I have a feeling that the fear motivates me more effectively than anything else. I'm feeling a bit better now because I finished a first pass of the Hero line edits in one day.  Yay for me!

There's still tons to do but I thought I'd pause for a moment to enjoy this clip of Nick Cage on Jimmy Kimmel, and a preview for Nick's new flick, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Now, I happen to be a Nick Cage fan, which hasn't been easy these days. He's made some real stinkers lately, and in the interview, he's just as wooden as he's been in most of his recent roles, but to be fair, they were filming him at 3 am.  The movie on the other hand, looks like a blast.  Nick says it's hilarious and scary, a combination he adores, as do I. Maybe that's why I like him so much in

Holmes/Watson

I stumbled across these today on 4chan and just couldn't resist.  Aren't they adorable? Especially the last one.  That one's my fave.

Q&A with Kevin Smith

Just got back from the Kevin Smith Q&A.  Those of you who've been around here for awhile know what a seminal (ahem) influence Smith is in my creative life.  Before I stumbled upon Jay and Silent Bob slash during a google search for new KS movies, I thought I was the only woman who was into gay romance. J/SB opened up a whole world of slash, yaoi, and m/m to me, along with the realization that there was an audience for what I wanted to write.

The evening was awesome.  Steve and I were both struck by how kind Smith is.  Filthy, and kind -- one of our favorite combinations. And the guy can tell a story. He talked about working with Bruce Willis on Cop Out and how Willis wouldn't take any direction from him at all. It was hysterical. Plus, he's sucked his own dick. And guys, he endorses the fleshlight. Sex toy advice from a dude who's sucked himself off is probably worth paying attention to.  I'm just saying.

It was a Q&A, so of course, you know I had to go up and ask a question.  I was all set to go with "Do you ever read any Jay and Silent Bob fanfic?"  But about two people ahead of me, Kevin answered a question by saying how cool he thought it was that his stuff was at the point where people were taking it and running with it, and he cited slash fanfiction as an example of that. In and of itself, that was awesome, but now I was stumped.  So when it came time for me to go to the mic, I told him that J/SB was my gateway into slash, and that through it I discovered I wasn't alone, and so on (see above).  

As soon as I started talking about writing gay romance, the crowd at the Royal Oak Music Theater started to hoot and laugh and stuff. And here's the best part: Kevin shut them up! He listened to what I had to say, and was pleased that J/SB had led me to paying gigs. He said he wanted to write some J/SB fic anonymously and I told him he should, and he should send it here, and then he made some requests for things I should include in a J/SB fic:

Silent Bob loves having his balls tickled.

Forced feminization.

Okay, Kevin, I can work with that! 

'Course it'll probably be a Stan and Gus story, but, you know, that's pretty close.

Anyone got any toast?

Codpiece Photo Safari

Codpiece Fest continues with a new contest:

I found pics of elaborate codpieces annoyingly difficult to find. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to go find the best pic of codpiece you can, and post the link here in the comments. We'll have a vote for our favorite and the winner will get a free JF book.

Codpiece caption Contest

I've noticed that dogs are a popular addition to pictures of men in codpieces.  Write captions for both of these, and you'll be entered to win a free copy of one of my books.

 

ManCrunch: Coming to the Superbowl?

No, it's not a new, m/m themed breakfast cereal (though wouldn't that be fabulous?) It's a gay dating site that's trying to get their ad on the air during the Superbowl, and encountering the usual runaround.  The ad is great, and sure to make a lot of macho sports fan's heads explode.  Whether it makes in on the air or not, it's getting plenty of play online.  Help it go viral!

Home Again, Home Again, Again

Just got in.  After a day in the car, (nice smooth ride, by the way; entertaining clouds and sunset* in the afternoon), I'm madly Whiskerbiscuiting on Facebook.  No, Whiskerbiscuit is not Friskbiskit, though I do suspect a family connection between Princess Cheeseball and Todd's dog*.

*Only available image a facsimile.

I never know what to title posts like these

I'm busting ass to get Amaranth & Ash turned in before I go off to residency at the end of next week, and that means writing lots of sex scenes.  And writing lots of sex scenes means spending plenty of time on 4chan.  That's were I stumbled across these, though apparently they are from Warren Ellis. 

I really want to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie. It looks slasherific, an impression that's been confirmed for me by my friend JJ, who's seen it already and loved it. Another friend of mine hated it. She said it's nothing like the books. I don't care.

Literary Nymphs Holiday Chat

Literary Nymphs are hosting a week-long m/m chat on their loop, from Dec. 26 all the way through Jan. 1.  The LitNymphs chats are always a great time.  Tons of authors, tons of excerpts, and lots of fun topics too. It's a great way to sample a lot of new authors and build up that reading list so you can go spend all your gift money on more books!  So go check it out, and, if you're not a member of the loop yet, it's easy to join.

Gay on the Range

Love those kitschy old paperback covers?  Can't get enough lurid sixties and seventies era manlove?  Well Gay on the Range is the place for you.  They have a wonderful gallery of book covers from the golden age of queer pulp. 

And while you're strolling down memory lane, be sure not to miss The Golden Age of Gay Fiction, recently out from (who else?) Manlove Press.

Win BishieCon Swag!

The fabulous Boylove_addict and Librarian of The Phade forum, my roommates at BishieCon, are holding a contest for a bag of goodies they picked up at the convention.

Swag includes hot bookmarks from Jet Mykles, a 20% discount code for Dreamspinner Press, and a free copy of Katrina Strauss' BLUE RUIN 4: NEED YOU TONIGHT. That's a nice package, don't you think?

Here's Boylove_addicts lj post on the contest, and here's the direct link to the contest itself. Contest runs through Monday, Nov. 30 at 10 pm EST.  That's tomorrow night, so don't delay!

Goth-awful

Ganked from DemotivateUs.

BishieCon Here I Come

So it's official!  I am attending BishieCon, the midwest's first yaoi convention, it St. Louis this weened.  I'm so excited about getting to hang out with author guest of honor Katrina Strauss and my pals Aurora Alexander and Librarian from The Phade.  Not to mention artists Studio Kosen and a whole lot of enthusiastic yaoi fans.  It's going to be great.

Thanks to Katrina, I'll be on a panel about writing a steamy sex scene and one on querying publishers. I also have a table where I'll be signing promo and taking applications for contributors to Friskbiskit. And of course I'll be attending the bishie auction, natch. Here's the website for the convention if you want more details on the kinds of hijinks we'll be getting up to. 

Hey, if you're planning on attending, let me know in a comment, and if you live in the St. Louis area, come on by!

Jumpin' George Clooney! It's a Photo Caption Contest!

Whoever pens the funniest caption for this wonderful pic of the handsome George Clooney being rather silly indeed, wins a free Jessica Freely title of their choice.