Um. Yeah. I suck. (And not just in the good way.)

I don't really use this journal much anymore. Too busy to keep up at this point. If anyone is interested in keeping up with me, then please feel free to friend kay_derwydd (and also visit Mychael's journal at http://thedevilsconcubine.blogspot.com for more info). I update those two regularly, or at least semi-regularly.

Take care all! :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, jourdanlane !!!!!!!!!!!

Love ya!

Gay Fiction Discussion

Have you ever wanted a place to discuss gay fiction, no matter the genre? Well, look no further! Gay Fiction Disussion was created solely for that purpose. Erotic or not, from horror to historical, so long as it's fiction and focuses on GLBT characters, it has a place here.

Please visit us at http://gayfiction.forumsplace.com/ and help us to make this a wonderful community!

 

1) One of my short stories ("Going Home" - cowboy story) was accepted as a Single Shot at Torquere Press! Next opening is April.

2) A short-short story was accepted as part of a trio for TQ's new Taste Tests line! Story is called "Pets" and is one of three centaur erotica stories. April is the release month, I believe.

3) I'm trying to get my forum up and running. Addy is: http://www.phpbbcity.com/forum/index.php?mforum=kayderwydd

4) I've started a new forum specifically for gay fiction discussion. Addy is: http://gayfiction.forumsplace.com/index.html

5) I'm going to be deleting my Yahoo groups on Feb. 1st. My personal forum (see #3 above) has links to the free ebooks.

6) Finally, below is a list of forums where I can be found on a fairly regular basis:

ERWF: http://veinglory.8.forumer.com (iasomie)
Queer Writers: http://www.queerwriters.com/ (iasomie)
Gay Authors: http://www.gayauthors.org/forums/index.php (Kay_Derwydd)
Torquere Press: http://www.torquerepress.net/forums/ (iasomie)
Gay Fiction Discussion: http://gayfiction.forumsplace.com/index.html (mychael)

I've uploaded two free ebooks to both of my Yahoo groups. The ebooks are:

La Chambre Sure - BDSM/fetish novella.

When Darkness Falls - my NaNo novel, the story of a vampire and an elf.

Links to the groups:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple_triangle_prose/ (it's Adult, so you'll have to be signed in)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thedevilsconcubine/

Ebooks are in the Files section (accessible only by members; yes, I have an ulterior motive here). Feel free to distribute and get my name(s) out there! :D

The 10th issue of Forbidden Fruit, the homoerotic ezine, is out! Go here: http://www.forbiddenfruitzine.com/ to read it!

This issue is a 'communication' themed issue, with several very good stories. Also, there is part 2 (chapter 2) of my serial novella, Taliesin's Grove. And there's an interview on the Nonfiction page with yours truly!

Enjoy!

Just released, the next set in The Soulstone Chronicles:

The Disposition of Ashes takes up the story where The Gryphon Taint left off. Follow the personal triumphs and disasters of Ufrid Tyrunath as he learns how to become a good man under the tutelage of an amnesiac god.

The debut issue of Erotic Dreams ezine is out! Go here: http://www.eroticdreamspublishing.com/ to read the fiction and view the wonderful artwork! Don't forget to pop over to the forum ( http://www.bysable.com/phpBB2/index.php ) and say hi!

*growls* Well, hopefully he won't be President for long. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051217/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

*sighs* I love my children. I really do.

My 4 year old (almost 5) daughter has enough personality for a thousand kids, and she's being, well...herself, this morning.

I'm trying to do research on Italian Renaissance style of dress (both noble and peasant) too. So if anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. The story is set in Florence, Italy in the (early or mid) 1500s, and is between a noble's son and a stablehand.

Yes, I'm pathetic. LOL I swear I'm going to *attempt* to keep up with LJ more from now on. (Operative word being: "attempt".)

I've just been so swamped with playing babysitter, playing mommy, playing housekeeper, and playing author, that I feel like Elastigirl from the Incredibles. However, I finished my novel I started for NaNo (titled: When Darkness Falls). jourdanlane betaread it for me, and now it's sitting pretty in the hands of the editors at Torquere Press in hopes that they love it. :D (I subbed it under Mychael Black, not Kay Derwydd, by the way.) Now that I'm done with it, I've picked up The Shape of Things to Come (you know, the futuristic fantasy with the vampire prince and the shapeshifting dragon?) and I have a little scene to share. *grins* It's not the latest scene, but it's one of the more important parts between Vincent Sheridan (the dragon) and Devon Hart (the vampire prince). This is the scene where they admit to loving each other and end up marking one another. Enjoy! 

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( Explicit sex between men beyond this point! You have been warned. )

A Kiss At Midnight is a collection of three novellas by Jules Jones, Ally Blue, and Emily Veinglory. All with a New Year's Eve theme, all about men in love and lust. Coming Soon from Loose Id!


http://www.loose-id.com/searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=38

Vamprotica 2005--the anthology of erotic vampire stories--has been
released by Chippewa Publishing! Go here to order your copy:
http://chippewapublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=78

Enjoy!

Stories:
Sexual Feeding by Alyssa Brooks
In the Shadows by J. L. Day
Novel Visions by Kay Derwydd
Darkest Knight by Delilah Devlin
Fang Dysfunction by Anna J. Evans
Love Sucks by Erika Kaye
The Hunted by Marianne LaCroix
House of Pleasure by Inga Mahn
High Heels and Bloodsuckers by Casey Pendelton
Vampyrus by Mae Powers
Of Elves and Vampires: The Beginning by Ella Scopilo
Vampiric Calling by Terry Spear
Thanatos by Emily Veinglory

A new electronically published short story, now available from Chippewa press.

Vampiress Lynn is starting to feel the pull of thanatos, the Death Wish. So when a cute hunter crosses her path, it seems like an easy way out. But libido, the life instinct, might still prove to be the stronger force....

http://chippewapublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=75&osCsid=a080dda7964237bce1c70a2a0beb29be

Rating: Explicit!
Genre: Paranormal, Erotic Romance
Length: Short Story
Format: ebook, PDF/HTML Author: Emily Veinglory
Editor: Catherine Chant
Artist: Djinn
Proofreader: Brandy Overton

The Soulstone Chronicles

For a nice big read. For fantasy with romance. For romance that crosses aeons.

Follow the adventures of a polyamorous god who’s managed to get himself born human.

http://www.lulu.com/Frontain
http://soulstonechronicles.bravehost.com/
http://kmfrontain.blogspot.com/

"Novel Visions" by Kay Derwydd

Available at Chippewa Publishing

http://www.chippewapublishing.com

$2.00






Jonathon Cayle is a horror novelist visiting New Orleans for a two-week long book signing stint. Unhappy with his life back in Atlanta with his girlfriend, he is grateful to be able to explore his preference for men while he’s out of town. What he finds in New Orleans, however, is the last thing he ever expected.



**Excerpt**

He sat down on the bed, kicked his boots off, and draped his coat over the end of the bed to let it dry out. The stability of a regular mattress was a welcome relief. He was sick to death of Nadeen's obsession with waterbeds. He switched on the television to the news then began to undress. He only watched the news half-heartedly, feeling a bit out of the loop with the local bits, but he left it on as he went into the bathroom to fill the tub. He had an hour before Jess would be back and a nice soak in hot water would do him some good.

As he sank down into the steaming water, he felt calmness sweep over him. Now this was heaven. No Nadeen, no ringing phones, no socialite visitors; just himself, a hot tub, and the decadence of New Orleans right outside his window. With the soothing effects of the water, he was finally able to think about his next book.

He was in town to do the signings for The Hart Files, but he knew the plotline demanded another book. Rather, the main character demanded another book. Kain Hart: now there was a man to be reckoned with, and what better place to do a book signing for a vampire novel than New Orleans? Jonathon smiled and closed his eyes; if only Kain Hart were real. He chuckled quietly. If Nadeen knew he lusted after men, she would have a fucking heart attack. Jess knew, however, and she was constantly trying to set him up with some cute guy she knew.

Jonathon groaned at the thought of finally touching a man again. The last time he had was nearly a year ago, long before he started dating Nadeen. Within two weeks of the beginning of their relationship, she had made it clear she was not fond of gays and lesbians. Jonathon's heart collapsed in on itself that day, but he stayed with her; only the gods knew why.

As the steam wafted up around him and the tub, Jonathon felt himself drift off to sleep several times. If he had more time, he would give in. Every time he did, he was treated to a delicious dream of Kain Hart, his darkly sensual vampire from his latest novel. Oh, if only he were real. With a Kain Hart to keep him company, Jonathon would never return to Atlanta or Nadeen. He could not help but grin at the thought of the socialite bitch's reaction should that happen. So lost he was in his daydream of Kain, he did not hear the knock on his suite door until the person was nearly banging on it.

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Purchase "Novel Visions" here!

Press release from ERWF member Fiona Glass:

'Elfmeet' by Fiona Glass
Chippewa Publishing LLC
http://www.chippewapublishing.com
$2.00

New and just released by Chippewa, this is a short fantasy tale about an elf who has grown up believing he is human. His life changes for good the day he runs away from home and meets a real elf in a village inn.

Extract:

As they reached the door, the landlord glanced up, and called out in alarm. “Hey, young ‘un, don’t you be going off with the likes of him. One of the fairies, he is, or as near as dammit, and you know what they say about folks what goes with the fairies.”

“They say they never come back unchanged,” Jon replied. “But that’s all right, I’m not sure I want to stay the way I am.” With that, he grasped Kes’ hand more tightly and followed him out of the door.

The night was cool and clear. A new moon was rising over the village roofs and tiny snowflake stars dusted the sky. As they left the houses behind, the stars grew ever brighter until they filled Jon’s sight, sparkling like jewels against the black cloth of the sky. He breathed deep. “They’re beautiful,” he said. “I never really stopped and looked at them before.”

Kes smiled and wrapped an arm around his waist. “Yes, they are beautiful. There are lots of beautiful things in this world that men never take the time to see.”

Just past the last straggling buildings, he led Jon along a narrow path and into the woods. It was quiet in here with the deep silence of air that was rarely disturbed, and Jon felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. There was magic in the air, and a faint, silvery music that tinkled in the breeze, and if he wasn’t much mistaken, there were eyes amongst the leaves.

“Who are they?” he whispered, holding as close to Kes as he could.

“Just the rest of my tribe; don’t worry, they will watch over us and bless our mating,” Kes whispered back.

Jon found himself in a clearing full of white flowers and the longest, softest grass he had ever seen. The trees formed a circle; their branches raised high to give a clear view of the sky. The moon had vanished behind some wispy cloud but the stars were still there, larger and more brilliant than ever, forming a vast and glittering necklace around the world. He stood and stared in awe until Kes tugged and he tumbled down amongst the grass stems in a tangled heap of leggings and limbs and hair.

Somebody shoot me please. This cold is royally kicking my ass this morning, and it's not even 8am yet. **head.desk**

In good news, the kids won in two different costume contests this week. On Thursday (at least, I think it was Thursday), we went to march in a small town parade. Lace (our roommate) and I were dressed in our Druid garb, while all three kids (my two, and her baby) were dressed in different dragon costumes. We were Druids & Dragons. *grins* Anyhow, kids had numbers, and lo and behold, my daughter Nadia won 2nd place in her age group! :D And then last night, the Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department held a Halloween party. James and Lace's baby were dressed as dragons, and Nadia wore this adorable little get-up that Lace and I put together. James won 1st place in his age group for Scariest! :D Now, about Nadia's costume...we had a hexagon-shaped box. Well, Lace got the idea for Hex-B-Gone. So we spraypainted the box black, decorated it, put "Hex-B-Gone, Hexes removed 6 cents or 6 pieces of candy" and had glued pieces of wrapped candy to the lid. Nadia stood in the middle of the box (bottom was cut out) and the lid rested against her chest. It was held up by orange ribbons with white polka dots. She had a witch hat and carried her fairy wand. It was adorable!

Other than all that, not much has been going other than the usual stress. NaNo starts in about 2 days, so I'm gearing up for that. Writing under a pen name, but not Kay Derwydd. ;)

"Novel Visions" by Kay Derwydd is now available from Chippewa Publishing!
 
Jonathon Cayle is a horror novelist visiting New Orleans for a two-week long book signing stint. Unhappy with his life back in Atlanta with his girlfriend, he is grateful to be able to explore his preference for men while he’s out of town. What he finds in New Orleans, however, is the last thing he ever expected.
 
Warning: This story contains graphic sexual situations between men.

Excerpt:

He sat down on the bed, kicked his boots off, and draped his coat over the end of the bed to let it dry out. The stability of a regular mattress was a welcome relief. He was sick to death of Nadeen's obsession with waterbeds. He switched on the television to the news then began to undress. He only watched the news half-heartedly, feeling a bit out of the loop with the local bits, but he left it on as he went into the bathroom to fill the tub. He had an hour before Jess would be back and a nice soak in hot water would do him some good.

As he sank down into the steaming water, he felt calmness sweep over him. Now this was heaven. No Nadeen, no ringing phones, no socialite visitors; just himself, a hot tub, and the decadence of New Orleans right outside his window. With the soothing effects of the water, he was finally able to think about his next book.

He was in town to do the signings for The Hart Files, but he knew the plotline demanded another book. Rather, the main character demanded another book. Kain Hart: now there was a man to be reckoned with, and what better place to do a book signing for a vampire novel than New Orleans? Jonathon smiled and closed his eyes; if only Kain Hart were real. He chuckled quietly. If Nadeen knew he lusted after men, she would have a fucking heart attack. Jess knew, however, and she was constantly trying to set him up with some cute guy she knew.

Jonathon groaned at the thought of finally touching a man again. The last time he had was nearly a year ago, long before he started dating Nadeen. Within two weeks of the beginning of their relationship, she had made it clear she was not fond of gays and lesbians. Jonathon's heart collapsed in on itself that day, but he stayed with her; only the gods knew why.

As the steam wafted up around him and the tub, Jonathon felt himself drift off to sleep several times. If he had more time, he would give in. Every time he did, he was treated to a delicious dream of Kain Hart, his darkly sensual vampire from his latest novel. Oh, if only he were real. With a Kain Hart to keep him company, Jonathon would never return to Atlanta or Nadeen. He could not help but grin at the thought of the socialite bitch's reaction should that happen. So lost he was in his daydream of Kain, he did not hear the knock on his suite door until the person was nearly banging on it.