Farewell, I hardly knew ye

Goodbye Oxford Comma, which I have to admit to not having used anyway. When I was 'taught' English at grammar school the Oxford Comma was never mentioned. I guess I'll not miss what I never had.

News on the next anthology! There's a cover!!

And it will be available from JMS Books in print from 30th June and ebook from 3rd July.

Tea and Crumpet Anthology

Well, we did the galley proofs at the weekend and, as far as I know, the anthology should be available as an ebook from 3rd July from http://www.jms-books.com.

My contribution is "On the Pull" - a searing tale of lust amongst the beer pumps!

Not really.

British Flash now available

A revealing collection of short LGBT fiction
Download for free!

Enjoy this entertaining collection of flash fiction stories, each one a short but sweet expression of what it means to be queer in Britain, past and present. All these stories reflect the iconic sights and national character of the British Isles: a taste of our idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, but also an unashamed representation of the love, loyalty and laughter of our people.

Follow the British way of life from historic villages to modern cities, from the countryside to the sea, through history and with a fantasy twist, in gardens, shops, campus and the familiar, much-loved local pub.

The stories cover universal themes of romance, desire, remembrance and reconciliation. The authors range from multi-published to up-and-coming, and they all share a passion for their characters, whether through great drama, erotic excitement, humour—or a combination of all three!

This anthology is a souvenir of the 2011 UK Meet, an occasion for GLBTQ supporters to get together in a relaxed setting to celebrate and chat about the fiction community they love.

Individual story blurbs

Contributing authors: Alex Beecroft, Victoria Blisse, Stevie Carroll, Charlie Cochrane, Sophia Deri-Bowen, Erastes, Lucy Felthouse, Elin Gregory, Mara Ismine, Sandra Lindsey, Clare London, JL Merrow, Josephine Myles, Zahra Owens, Jay Rookwood, Caroline Stephens, Stevie Woods, Lisa Worrall and Serena Yates.

Edited by: Josephine Myles, Alex Beecroft, Charlie Cochrane, Clare London and JL Merrow.

Pictorial evidence

That even American presidents can have their sartorially challenged days:

This is Teddy Roosevelt, newly come from skulling practice at Havard. It just goes to show that the hanky on the head look has NEVER been a good one.

Writer's resource

Interesting resource here for anyone interested in writing about the Royal Navy. The National Archive has scanned the service records of  5000 naval officers and made them available to search and download. This is primarily for the interest of genealogists, but the kinds of details are treasure for authors.

This page offers options for searching

This one is a browseable list

I'm having a good look through. Sadly I don't think my father will be on there. He only made it to a rank of Leading Wireman.

: D

Write or Die

Oh it's the dog's kneecaps, it really is. 620 words in 20 minutes. If I could do that 3 times a day I might get this novel finished AND have a tidy house. I'd have to turn off the 'net though.

This is what I'm writing about at the moment - or rather a bit of it a little further along. Makes you want to get your mallet out and have a tap, doesn't it?

Anthologies of British GBLT fiction

British Flash - to be published on 16th June as a free ebook (on
Smashwords)

Contributing authors: Alex Beecroft, Victoria Blisse, Stevie Carroll,
Charlie Cochrane, Sophia Deri-Bowen, Erastes, Lucy Felthouse, Elin
Gregory, Mara Ismine, Sandra Lindsey, Clare London, JL Merrow,
Josephine Myles, Zahra Owens, Jay Rookwood, Caroline Stephens, Stevie
Woods, Lisa Worrall and Serena Yates.

And

Tea & Crumpet - to be published by JMS Books on 3rd July as an ebook.
Print copies will also be available in late July.

Contributing authors: Alex Beecroft, Stevie Carroll, Jennie Caldwell,
Charlie Cochrane, Lucy Felthouse, Elin Gregory, Mara Ismine, Clare
London, Anna Marie May, JL Merrow, Josephine Myles, Zahra Owens, Jay
Rookwood, Chris Smith, Stevie Woods, Lisa Worrall and Serena Yates.

Too excited for words because these will be my first published stories and just look at the company they will be keeping! I'll post pictures of covers when they are available.