Life Such As It Is

I finished Realms part 1. Part 2, and 4 are done as well. Through 7 is finished and Mychael will be starting on 8 soon. Also finished Edge 6, and wrote the little bit we needed to finish off 9

Some of our readers will happy to know, I started the sequel for Shattered Dreams. I know quite a few were a bit unhappy about the unhappy ending. The first 2,000 words of the first part are done. Mychael will be writing the next part dealing with Li then we’ll put the two of them together. It’ll probably come out to about 5 parts or so.

I’ve written enough to get 2050 up to date through to Chapter 14. Mychael has to write 2,000 for Chapter 10.

Here’s a bit of a snippet from the Realms addition The Order of the Highest we’re working on for Realms of Fantasy (our demon/angel anthology) and one from Shattered Dreams.

( Order of the Highest and Shattered Dreams )

I might cross post one or twice in here, but I'm over there too.  Yeah...there --->http://www.theprincesangel.com/Blog/home/index.php


I did find out what a YEC is.  Young Earth Creationist. Is that somebody who believes the Earth is six thousand (or so) years old?  And the billion year old rocks were, in reality, placed here by aliens to confuse the masses.  Thus perpetuating the eternal battle between evolutionists vs. creationists.  A YEC therefore must be the total opposite of an evolutionist and/or atheist.  Correct me if I`m wrong.

But what of us that are IDGAD? We are completely left out of the equation. I find that highly insulting, and it increases my persecution complex.

For those not in the know, IDGAD stands for I Don`t Give A Damn How It Happened.  We`re Standing On The Damn Thing And That Really Is The Point.  I was just too lazy to type all the initials.

Listen carefully, class.  I will try to explain the current popular theory of evolutionists, creationists, Christians, atheists, Muslims, Jewish (long list, ain`t it?) Fundamentalists, the Militant Left and Right, and George Bush.

The linear school of A is also B but only if A is similar to the triangular equation of S,T, U.  If A doesn`t meet that criteria and refuses to do a jig every Thursday then it clearly is not of the A variety, and most definitely not a B. However, keep in mind, if an A (with STU) qualities does the appropriate jig but it is done before 9 am, then it falls into the O label.  It can call itself A, proclaiming A properties, but it is lying to itself and in denial.  It has P, I, D triangular elements. We must realistically apply the IKMTY equation. Whether they want us to or not.  It is the only way.

(IKMTY--Superiority of brain mass + Absolute Knowledge - ten degrees of lack of reality = I Know More Than You to the tenth power).

On a side note, class, we have discovered: The lower the age of the theorist, the higher the IKMTY factor. It can also work in reverse as well, thus increasing the IKMTY factor to unbearable levels.

Choosing to ignore the theory above, Anti-humans follow the GTFOOMF theory. (Common sense + I like what I believe - any ability to take anything seriously = Get The Fuck Out Of My Face to the umpteenth power).

Of course, there are the UPYOURS spacial deviations. While anti-humans acknowledge the existence of such; evolutionists, creationists, (etc etc etc), proclaiming superior brains, do not follow that line of reasoning.

Silly humans.

Becoming anti-human in my old age wisdom gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.  Now class, go out and spread the word.  Make me proud of your anti-human status. Proclaim it in your LJ's.

Humans scare me.  They really do.

(Ok, now I `m done.  Love you. Bye-bye.)

I've decided rather than using LJ or MySpace or whatever the hell ever.... We set our our own blog.  It's neater, loads faster and is a hell of a lot easier to use.

All updates will be done at:

http://www.theprincesangel.com/Blog/index.php

First off, The Cowboy and the Thief trailer can be seen and/or downloaded from http://www.theprincesangel.com/booktrailers.html

Second, I really want to thank Kolt for allowing usage of his images. Out of six models I asked, only 1 said yes. It's really a bitch trying to find male models for a photo shoot to use for gay romance ebook trailers. I mean a real bitch

( Dominion excerpt NWS )

The Haunted Manse trailer can be downloaded at:
http://www.theprincesangel.com/HauntedManseetrailer.zip

Also seen on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ZM26bPcww

Best news is Kitten and Power of Two will go into print once the sequels are out. *does Snoopy Dance*

Kitten 2 is at 37,000 and damn near done.

Which reminds me, vote for Kitten on Preds and Eds
http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelr.shtml

Dominion is done. Liz finished the first edits, and I'm doing back up. The sequel to The Power of Two came out great. Poor Griff got put through the wringer, but he came out a lot stronger and more confident in himself. With the help of Dominic.

Kitten 2 is coming very fast. We already have 18,000 words done on it, and the plot is still flowing. I am having a blast writing this one up. More ideas are still popping in our heads, and we still have at least half of the outline to write. So I'm really not sure how large Kitten 2 will end up being.

Love and the Straight Gay-Received an email from one of the Loose Id editors. He like the first 3 chapters and the plot line of the story, and wants to see the rest. I'm quick reading over it one last time before I send it all to him. If Loose Id accepts, they'll be our fourth publisher. *does the snoopy dance*

Duke's and the adventure story are completely done now. Kat has the first 6 on both, and I'm waiting to hear back if she wants to rest the rest. Next we'll be focusing on 2050 and Through The Dark.

After a rewrite on Blood, I got through the edits and handed it over to Liz to read over for me. As soon as I get it back from her, I'll subbed it to Samhain.

Plus I have a new short coming out from Torquere, entitled Dark Submission.

Our next round of submissions is a long list. Yes, I am feeling accomplished. Heh

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=5801932

Seems there now be problems with Ohio banning gay marriages. They also banned recognition of any couples living together, whether same sex or opposite sex. Now people are getting a little pissy about it all. But hey, if you're gonna ban gay people living together from recognition of any kind of legal status, you have to throw out the hets with the bathwater too. I call that very fair.

Of course unless you really do believe people can have a special status because they chose to live with the 'right sex'. I'm dying to see how all of this will play out in court. I'd like to lay bets on the first asshole that uses the 'right sex' claim to demand opposite sex couples living together get their rights back. You soooo know they are going to crawl out of the wood work.

Amanda, Jared, Richie and I were having dinner at China Buffet. The requisite fortune cookies were passed around and Jared got the most unusual fortune I've ever seen.

Behind an able man. Stands many more able men.

Somehow I don't think the writer meant what we all thought he meant. But it give us one hell of a laugh.

At the moment I am drowning in The Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty Abydos, Egypt. Finished the 1st chapter of the Legends novel. Had a fling with Alexander and sidetracked into the Greek States. Not to mention the jaunt to Rome pre-Imperial. This is all after a trip to the library and having to make two trips from car to house to bring in all 20 books I'd gotten for research. And I'm not done yet. I need to head back tomorrow to get more on Rome. And Athens. And Macedonia.

Khasekhemwy has been filling my head with his story, and it's hard to keep up, but I'm managing. Dio and Nikolai have been adding their two cents as well. Sometimes it feels like my head is so full of information, I'll never get it all down on paper. Hrmmmm.

( Small snippet beneath cut... )

Wow, when I started Blood Ties, the 1st book I created in the Romanorum world, I had no clue it would grow like this. I’ve written two and half books based on Persys, Gabriel and Xander. Blood Ties, Blood Magic and Blood Sins. Then Mychael and I got together and wrote The Prince’s Angel, And the Two Shall Become One, half of Forever May Not Be Long Enough, and the beginning of Prince of Canterbury. Three novels revolving around Mael, Prince of London and Cian Carmichael, angel/sorcerer extraordinaire, and the last dealing with Mael and Cian’s children.

Now I have another one. After deciding to write The Legends of the Romanorum, and I’m not sure of what the title it will be, I wrote the first 3,000 words yesterday. I would call it The Legends of the Romanorum except for the fact it also deals with the world of the mummies with Xander, Osiris and Isis and a host of other Egyptian deities.

At first I thought I would be stuck writing 3 or more novels then I figured I would write Xander, Dio, Nikolai and Gabriel’s stories in one novel. Makes it so much easier for me. I went to bed at about 12:30 last night and nobody would shut up.

I had Dio filling me in on details then Nikolai started then Gabriel. I think it was about 1:30 when I told everybody to shut up. Damn, once they get started, they don’t shut up. My characters haven’t bugged me this much since I finished And the Two Shall Become One.

I think this book will be like the prequel to The Legends series. It starts with Khasekhemwy (Xander) and his life in Egypt in 1800 BC. His part ends around 50 BC. Dio’s part starts with the creation of the vampire formulas. Nikolai’s part begins around 151 BC and will run through to the 1500’s. Which is where Gabriel’s part will start. The story deals with each man and their histories and parts in the Romanorum, including Xander who hooks up with Gabriel and ends up accompanying him to America around 1900. It ties everybody in, including Mael. Though Mael won’t be in this book, mention will be made of him by Nikolai.

The entire novel will probably end with the renegades attacking the Romanorum and the war between mortals and vampires in the 1960’s. I need to get some research done today so I’ll be at the library for a few hours.

At the moment I’m dealing with the relationship between Xander, Osiris and Isis. I have to admit it’s a fascinating history.

On other fronts- EC let us know they were interested in Love and the Straight Gay and wanted the rest of the chapters. Unfortunately, it would take them another 6 to 12 months to make a final decision. Mychael and I decided to withdraw the submission from EC. I’m going back over it over the next couple weeks then we’ll ship it out to another publisher. Target date: By the end of Dec. The Power sequel, Realms of Fantasy, and Adventures will also be going out.

End of January Duke’s Husband will be going out. I’m also hoping 2050 will be ready to go, and seriously crossing my fingers that my newest Legends will be ready. The Legends is definitely going to Tor. Since the novel will be, in the majority, a history, I’m definitely thinking Tor Fantasy. There will be relationships. Xander, Osiris and Isis, and one of Xander’s host. Nikolai and Callista, Gabriel and Bianca. But they won’t be the focus of the novel. Nor will it necessarily be a romance or erotic romance. Hence why I want it to go to Tor.

I’m also hoping Mychael and I will have a good portion of the Kitten sequel done by end of January. We have the plot, we just need to get it on paper, or Wordpad as the case may be. Mychael has a commitment for a 20,000 word pirate novella, I have a few commitments as well. And I’m fairly sure Mychael will have more contracted work due in the next coming months. I’m also in the middle of writing a heat sheet for Phaze’s Fury which needs to be done by Feb. I think.

Wow, when I started Blood Ties, the 1st book I created in the Romanorum world, I had no clue it would grow like this. I’ve written two and half books based on Persys, Gabriel and Xander. Blood Ties, Blood Magic and Blood Sins. Then Mychael and I got together and wrote The Prince’s Angel, And the Two Shall Become One, half of Forever May Not Be Long Enough, and the beginning of Prince of Canterbury. Three novels revolving around Mael, Prince of London and Cian Carmichael, angel/sorcerer extraordinaire, and the last dealing with Mael and Cian’s children.

Thinking back to the start of it all, it is weird to be writing the beginning of it all with Legends. Torquere Press has dibs on the four involving Mael and Cian. I’m hoping Tor will pick up the other 4. It’s been about 5 years since I started writing Blood Ties, I’m not sure if I want to know where I’ll be led in the next 5 with it.

Mychael and I have gathered a fan base with our beginning works-Power of Two, Kitten, The Favor of a God, Pirate’s Lair, and I’m grateful to every last one who bought the novellas and stories. I think I finally found the niche I was searching for.

Right now I'm working on the book trailers for The Prince's Angel, Magic and the Pagan, Love and the Straight Gay, Onyx, and Cowboy and the Thief. Found the models for Mael, Evan, and Aidan, now I just need to find Cian. Got some of the patterns I need for Mael and Aidan's outfits. This should be really fun.

Just sent Onyx to Phaze for it's Fetish Heat Sheet. That's the only work we sent out so far. I've been working on a couple of other pieces for Erotic Dreams. And I swear I will get Power sequel done and out to Phaze by end of month. Yeah right.

The Kitten trailer is done. I'm just awaiting word on whether or not we can use a particular song I want for it. As soon as I hear back, we'll get the trailer on YouTube. We received Inkubus Sukkubus' permission to use Vampyre Erotica for The Prince's Angel trailer, just waiting to hear if we can use Away with the Faeries, Samhain, and I Am The One for other trailers. *crosses fingers*

It's seeming lately that every time we put something out, they want a sequel. Not complaining, but we're backlogged on the darn things. Power still needs 3,000 more words and Kitten is a plot line right now. Pirate's Lair is still an idea waiting to be written. Either I need more arms or more time, most times I'm not sure which.

I didn't realize the 2nd question in the contest would be so hard to find. All the answers to the questions can be accessed from the main page of The Prince's Angel website.

The excerpt for The Power of Two is on the site. Just click the Release Dates link on the main page, you'll find the excerpt.

Here's the questions and the contest is open until Sept 15th. Winner will be picked on the 16th, and prizes awarded on the 17th. The prizes being your very own copy of The Power of Two and this beautiful flogger key chain.



1. What is the name of the publisher releasing The Power of Two?
2. What is the hair color of the slave Dominic and Grif play with?
3. What is Shayne Carmichael’s real name?
4. Who is the co-author of The Power of Two?

That’s it. Just email me directly at shayne@theprincesangel.com with the answers.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/09/03/harrypotter-exorcist-pope.html

I'm watching the wank splooge in the HP fandom. It's mindboggling. My comments in red.

Comments range from drudging up the word Nazi to labelling all Catholics.

2 words....FUCK U MISTER POPE!!! I'm Catholic, and I am always on you're side...but this is pushing it!!! GGGGRRRRZZZZZZ TO THE POPE!

One sane commenter mentioned something about priests molesting kids passing by the above commenter's notice but OMG, they're attacking Harry Potter.

Next we have:

What a shame that the Catholic Church has nothing better to do than to say bad things about a wonderful book. There is real evil in the world and the Vatican turns the other cheek, but will abhor a beloved character. Ironic eh.

Thankfully, being religious has nothing to do with listening to the Pope and his strange rantings.

Wow, the Rev. Gabriele Amorth became Pope. AND represents the views of every living Catholic too. When did that happen?

I cannot say that I am surprised at these words. They are the words of an extremely closed-minded organisation (for want of a better word).

While others try to chill the fray with comments of:
Well, Isn't this nice. Generalizing about a religion. 13 + pages bashing the Roman Catholic church. Nice.

Sanity yet again:
(a)This guy is 75 years old.
(b) He doesn't report to the Pope, and he's not at the Vatican. He's a priest in the Diocese of Rome.
(c)He says he has arguments with the devil every day. (He speaks Latin, Satan speaks Italian.)
(d) Yes, he's the head of an association of exopcists. Not surprising, since he founded it.
Forget him. He doesn't represent the Pope, or the Catholic Church, or anyone else.

Taking something this seriously that has no serious relevance in the world is a wasted occupation on both sides.

Don't forget we'll be at the ED chat tonight at 8pm EST. Even if you're not a member of ED come join us. Some of our authors will be announcing contests, and we'll be talking shop, erotic writing, erotic romance, the lastest with the authors and readers. Sable, Shayne, Kay and Mychael will be there...heh.

So come on in and join us. We'll be giving away some subscriptions to Shades of Dreams, some advertising spots on ED, candy and who knows what all else.

Here's the direct link to the chat:
http://pjj.cc/edac/

Power of Two is a recommended read from Two Lips and was given it's highest heat rating.

This is a fantastic review of Power. I'm flabberghasted, not to mention dancing like crazy to have gotten it.

http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=36

I didn't realize the 2nd question in the contest would be so hard to find. All the answers to the questions can be accessed from the main page of The Prince's Angel website.

The excerpt for The Power of Two is on the site. Just click the Release Dates link on the main page, you'll find the excerpt.

Here's the questions and the contest is open until Sept 15th. Winner will be picked on the 16th, and prizes awarded on the 17th.

1. What is the name of the publisher releasing The Power of Two?
2. What is the hair color of the slave Dominic and Grif play with?
3. What is Shayne Carmichael’s real name?
4. Who is the co-author of The Power of Two?

That’s it. Just email me directly at shayne@theprincesangel.com with the answers.

Don't forget Mychael and I will be at the Phaze chat tonight 9pm EST.

We got our first review for The Power of Two. It's a great one and Power is a Recommended Read from Two Lips Review.

http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=36

And don't forget the contest is still going on. Just check out the LJ entry below to enter the contest.

Just got back today from visiting my sister and attending my nephew's wedding. Big surprise to find my father there as well. One of the more surreal moments in my life to be in the same room as the old man and not say a word to him. I got the look of death from my stepmother in the church, and figured at that point, I'd just stay out of the way. *L*

One day I'm going to move in with my sis. Her house is awesomely peaceful and quiet. She also has this huge fish pond in her back yard. I felt a plot bunny every time I saw it. I definitely got in the habit of sitting on her back porch watching Hoover, Ice, Slick, Belle, Mutt, Clair, Billy Joe, and there were about 30 more I didn't memorize their names.

To celebrate the upcoming release of my short novella, The Power of Two, I’m giving away a copy of it when it comes out. Plus…drum roll please…

Your very own kinky flogger key chain.



All ya have to do is answer the following questions: (hint all answers can be found on my website http://www.theprincesangel.com)

1. What is the name of the publisher releasing The Power of Two?
2. What is the hair color of the slave Dominic and Grif play with?
3. What is Shayne Carmichael’s real name?
4. Who is the co-author of The Power of Two?

That’s it. Just email me directly at shayne@theprincesangel.com with the answers. The Power of Two comes out Sept 17th so the copy will be emailed to the winner and the key chain will be snail mailed on that date.

Power of Two Blurb
As a vampire Master, Dominic has been eyeing his old friend, Griffith for quite a well. But being a Master in his own right, Grif resisted the notion of Dominic controlling him in any way. With startling skill, Dominic sets out to change that refusal. He has his own deep interest in him, born of watching Grif's submission at the hand of another Master. Even though Dominic can't help but toy with his old friend, in truth, he wants him only an equal. But how to convince Grif without letting his guard down is Dominic's biggest issue.

Aware of some of that interest but not the reason for it, Grif has his own secret. His trust had been violated by his own vampire Master, and since that night, he's refused to let another dominate him. And he'd swore to himself that no one ever would.

Anybody know what this symbol means?



http://www.q-notes.com/oped/oped_071506b.html -- Here's the explanation. And while I agree things aren't as bad as they were when that was a used symbol, do we really want to take a chance? It is what hatred can do.

Get yours today!

Another slice of life in Aurora. Veil, House of Rel'ah has been skating through life, bribing priests to say prayers to the God of his House.

Finding himself yanked up short by the God himself, Veil seeks help from the high priest Ash.
What Veil needs is one hell of a lesson in humility and humanity, and Ash will make damn sure he gets it.

Got the author's copy of The Power of Two today. Damn, it looks sooooo beautiful. My first official novella. Hard to describe how exciting it is. I really need to thank Kat, our Phaze editor. She really has done a wonderful job in trying to get Power out as quickly as she could. When I'm rich, I'll throw her a wild party.

You've been great to us, Kat, and we really are grateful for all your hard work on Power. The official release date is Sept 17 and everybody has to buy it.

Second note: Our Torquere Single Shot, The Favor of a God comes out tomorrow, so everybody BUY it too. *hynotizes everybody on the net*