Syd McGinley's Blog

Hello,

I've been gone awhile, I know.  Nothing dramatic, just life interfering!   I'm getting my writing mojo back --  I hope!   Come and cheer me on as I rough draft Tarin part 3 as part of the Clarion West Write-a-Thon!

http://clarionwest.org/writeathon/sydmcginley

In 2008, Torquere Press' fantastic authors decided to support a charity with an annual short story collection called our Charity Sip blitz. In the past three years, we've donated more than $13,000.00 to charitable organizations that support GLBT causes.

For 2011, Torquere's authors have chosen the theme "Getting Better" in honor of the It Gets Better project, which helps LGBT youth understand that life as an openly queer adult is not only possible, but happening for millions of people, worldwide. More than thirty authors have written short fiction pieces and have agreed to donate all proceeds of the sales of these stories to this year's charitable organization. Torquere Press Inc. will match the authors' donations completely.

This year, we're also pleased to announce that our distribution partner, Rainbow eBooks, has agreed to be the title sponsor of our Sip collection, and will be our sole distributor outside of the Torquere Books website. Please support our sponsor by visiting them at www.rainbowebooks.com

Torquere Press and our authors truly believe we can make a difference by donating to organizations that promote awareness and equality. If you'd like to help, please support the Charity Sip Blitz and enjoy some great romance today!

Available September 17, 2011 at www.torquerebooks.com and www.rainbowebooks.com
You can find all the Charity Sips here.
 
The writers are also doing a review reach around.  Well, we are smutty writers.  Grins.   I got to reach around  the incomparable Sean  Michael!    

Old Ghosts  by Sean Michael  

When Rig's past shows up to haunt him, his marines, Rock and Dick know just what he needs. Their night out might end sooner than expected, but Rig likes it better when they stay in. Featuring the Bestselling Jarheads characters.

Jarheads!  Do I need to say more?   Rig, Rock, and Dick are longstanding Torquere favorites and are living proof of the It Gets Better concept.  They've grown up to be proud marines and fine examples of gay manhood.  Very, very hot and sexy ones.  As always, Sean Michael makes me hungry when I read  --  for the men and for the delicious sounding food the Jarheads always scarf down.  Their erotic exploits and horseplay always satisfy.   They're big believers in sexual healing – and it never fails them.  When Rig encounters his tormenter from his teen years, Rock and Dick are right there for him to comfort and heal with food, sex, and the knowledge that it does indeed get better.


Bio:
Often referred to as "Space Cowboy" and "Gangsta of Love" while still
striving for the moniker of "Maurice," Sean Michael spends his days
surfing, smutting, organizing his vast gourd collection and
fantasizing about one day retiring on a small secluded island peopled
entirely by horseshoe crabs.
 
Sean's stories have appeared in dozens of anthologies, including
Shifting, Mates and Animal Attraction. Novels include the popular
Jarheads' Series, the Going for the Gold series, Secrets, Skin &
Leather, Bitten, Where Flows the Water, Catching a Second Wind, the
Eppie nominated The Broken Road, Amnesia and many more. Check out his
latest series The Hammer Club novels.
 
Visit his website at www.seanmichaelwrites.com or email him at
seanmichaelwrites@gmail.com


Here's who Sean reviewed in our review train!   Training Cats by PD Singer 

The Eight Ball will help celebrate our eighth anniversary here at Torquere Press! Join us for the celebration!

We're having a reader scavenger hunt with weekly gift basket prizes and a grand prize (this year, a brand-new 3G Kindle along with a CD of stories from each participating author), plus daily prizes of gift certificates to show our appreciation to you -- our readers! Check our blog, http://glbtromance.blogspot.com/ where we'll have a number of our authors visiting the whole month. We'll post excerpts, hang out to chat, and talk about our stories.

In addition to the grand prize of the Kindle, we're giving away gift baskets every week! Some are silly, some are smutty, and all are fun. The themed ones are: m/m, ménage, BDSM, and lesbian plus our authors have chipped in with extra goodies.

Here's how to play. Visit our contest page, http://www.torquerebooks.com/contest/contactmain.html, and start scavenging for the Eight Ball answers. Visit the author pages and find the graphic somewhere on their site. An online form is set up, and we'll randomly choose a winner for the Kindle from all of the correct entries. Plus, every day, readers will have the chance to win a Torquere gift certificate and a gift basket.

Help us celebrate our eighth anniversary and ask the Eight Ball your question… Like, will I win a prize from Torquere Press?

Thanks, and have fun playing.

Twice Caught (Volume Two of Out of the Woods) will be released on September 28th.

Here's the cover! Woo!



 

but it may come to hair-pulling when they learn there's only one left




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I guess Tripod figured Poppy and Smudge needed someone to look out for them.
He followed them today after exploratory surgery showed he was full of cancer.

O Man, 2011 is not fun so far.

just four left now. 

Mimosa was reissued recently as a Single Shot Classic.  It was my first story with Torquere.  I was ambitious with how I wrote it --  and, boy, it was hard work!  A. B. Gayle  recently reviewed the reissue and I think hit on what I was trying to do very accurately and fairly! 


http://www.abgayle.com/1/post/2010/11/mimosa-by-syd-mcginley.html

A few days ago (December 3rd)  was my entry at this leebenoit  .  

Pop on over to see my attempt at making buckeye candy and read a short fic.