Tag: Noon and Wilder

  • \”Taking a Chance\” on Wednesday!

    For 2012-2013, Torquere\’s authors have chosen the theme \”Leather Bound\” in honor of Torquere’s ninth anniversary. The ninth is traditionally the leather anniversary; what better theme to let GLBTQ writers go wild? The charity which will benefit from this year’s Charity Blitz is NOH8, whose mission is to promote marriage, gender and human equality through education, advocacy, social media, and visual protest. More than twenty-five 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 once again 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 their website. at www.rainbowebooks.com.

    Rachel and I are participating with our short story, \”Taking a Chance\”, which will be available for purchase on Torquere Books and Rainbow Ebooks.

    \”Taking a Chance,\” by A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder
    Doctor Jacob Davison has outgrown the hookups of his younger days and wants to settle down. When he’s abandoned by the side of the road, a leather-clad stranger stops and offers him a ride. Chance Renton is different from anyone Jay’s ever met. He’s caring and helpful, yet cynical and world-weary.

    From the first moment of their shared motorcycle ride, an attraction begins to simmer between them. Between Jay’s ex-boyfriend showing up and the misconceptions they have about each other, does this relationship have a chance?

  • Rhymes with Foreplay

    If you haven\’t visited author PG Forte\’s blog or books yet, you\’re missing out.  She\’s a lot of fun and has a great sense of humor.  I\’m so tickled to tell you that she interviewed me!  I\’m on her blog today, Rhymes with Foreplay.  Please stop on by and check it out – you\’ll be glad you did!

  • In the Trenches with the Writer Conference

    It\’s that time, folks, the long-awaited Third Annual Conference of the Evanston Writers Workshop.  We\’re picking up the programs from the printer today, and making centerpieces, and putting the final touches on everything.

    This afternoon, author Jody Lynn Nye will conduct her master class.  This evening, the cocktail party. Tomorrow morning, the main conference starts at 8:00 – wish us luck!  And if you\’re in the area, come on by and join us!  You\’ll be glad you did!

  • Join Me Today at the Torquere LiveJournal

    It\’s my day to take over the Torquere Press LiveJournal, Torquere_Social.  I have three posts planned throughout the day about how to get the most out of writing conferences.  Please join me and comment, ask questions, whatever your mood dictates.

  • Gender Stratification and Worldbuilding, Oh My!

    Join me today at one of my team blogs, LGBT Fantasy Fans and Writers. I share some thoughts about our novel Emerald Fire and accidental gender stratification. Oops! 🙂

  • I\’m excited to report that Burning Bright is now available as a print book, not just an ebook! In celebration of our print release, I\’m blogging at Samhain today.  Join me for \”Reality and Fiction – M/M and BDSM\”.

  • Love\’s a Beach Blog Hop

    Stay tuned for the 17th. I\’ll be participating in the Love\’s a Beach Blog Hop over on Taurus and Taurus. You could win a Nook Touch, signed books, ebooks, and other great prizes. Mark your calendar!

  • Love\’s a Beach Blog Hop

    Stay tuned for the 17th. I\’ll be participating in the Love\’s a Beach Blog Hop over on Taurus and Taurus. You could win a Nook Touch, signed books, ebooks, and other great prizes. Mark your calendar!

  • Monday! Monday! It\’s Monday!

    It\’s the fifth Monday of the month!  I don\’t have any posts anywhere, so I can\’t use that as a topic, and it\’s Monday… which just isn\’t very exciting, right?

    But let\’s take a step back.  We have a lot to be grateful for.  So here\’s a quick list to kick-start your week and so we can remember all the abundance in our lives.

    1.  The internet.  It\’s a wonderful tool for communication!

    2.  Computers in general.  Again, wonderful tools that allow us to type, (so much so that my friends complain when I assign handwritten prompts!).

    3.  Good friends.  Both online and in-person, I am grateful for the connections I\’ve made.

    4.  Our pets.  If you\’re a pet person, you understand.  If you\’re not, you probably don\’t.  And that\’s okay.

    5.  Food in our bellies, roofs over our heads, and money in our pockets.  Abraham Maslow had it right – when the basics are taken care of, we can turn our minds to other tasks.

    For what are you grateful this week?  Tell me in the comments, I\’d love to know.

    I took this picture last October at the Skokie Lagoons in Illinois, USA.
    (Copyright 2011 A. Catherine Noon)

  • Tue Cent Twosday

    We are driving up to the Pocono Mountains today to visit with family.  In the meantime, I wanted to share some marketing tips from fellow author, Mandy Roth.  Here is her article, \”Author Marketing Tips and Tricks.\”

  • On Vacation This Week

    Happy Summer Vacation!

    I\’m in Phili this week, so stay tuned for more of Noony\’s Nuggets.  I might find something for you hiding around the corners whilst on vacation.  Lessee… nope, that\’s a hot dog bun.  For today, just a comic.  But tomorrow?  Hmm.

    Summertime.  It does a body good.

  • New Blog Today, and a New Job!

    LGBT Fantasy Fans and Writers has launched.  From the \”About Us\” page: \”Welcome to our little corner of the ‘net. This is going to be a blog that appreciates LGBT fantasy in all its forms and incarnations- books, movies, games, art, whatever! Dark, light, urban, epic, romantic, sword and sorcery, classic… We love it all.\”

    Together with Alex Beecroft, Jennifer Thorne, Kay Barisford, Melanie Tushmore, and Violetta Vane, I\’ll be talking about one of my favorite subjects – the fantasy genre in all its wonderful variety, and specifically looking at the GLBT subset within it. We will offer flash fiction, essays, and excerpts from our own works. I hope you enjoy!

    My first entry is up today, \”Worldbuilding – M/M Style.\” I talk about some of the unique challenges presented to authors of M/M romance as they venture into creating worlds of their own.  Stop on by!

    Today is also my day at the Writer\’s Retreat Blog, where I talk about new beginnings.

    In addition, I start a new job today.  I\’m very excited.  Wish me luck!