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Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:53 am Posts: 62 Location: South Carolina
Have you ever heard of the Lambda Literary Report? It's a book review magazine that specializes in gay and lesbian fiction and nonfiction. If you go to http://www.lambdaliterary.org/lambda_bo ... ubmit.html it tells you how to submit a book to be reviewed there. You actually have to provide a copy of the book for them, however. The other sites you listed all look good, I may contact some of the e-zines I have published some of my stories and see if they'll let me write a book review, after of course I get my copy and read it. I got my copy of Walking Wounded today, which is awesome, but I'm just DYING to get my hands on Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes, hope to get it soon.
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I'll mail my only copy to them tomorrow (I have another 25 on the way).
I hope and trust you'll take much delight in SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE HOMOPHOBES, and that you'll want to spread the word about it.
But if, by chance, you find yourself lukewarm to it, please know that I will honor that reaction and certainly not expect anything from you. You've already been so generous with your time and ideas.
Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:53 am Posts: 62 Location: South Carolina
Well, it is certainly not a problem at all, me helping out. I want to help in any way I can. I'm already talking you up on all the boards on which I frequently post, throwing in ample mentions of your new book and where it can be ordered. I realize just how important it is for writers today to self-promote. I mean, I'm a writer myself--mostly just published short stories in small magazines and e-zines, a couple of anthologies, and two essays in a nonfiction book about horror movies--and I know that the unfortunate truth is that if you don't sell a gazillion copies or Oprah doesn't love you, you sometimes have to generate your own buzz. And I want to help if I can. In fact, if there is anything else you can think of you would like me to do, just name it.
When I read Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes I will be honest with you about my reaction, no matter what it is. I'm just that way. However, it doesn't change the fact that I think you are immensely talented and it will not alter my desire to help you spread the word about the book. I assure you that I'm not a psycho obsessive fan--I won't be showing up naked on your doorstep asking you to sign my ass--I'm just a fan who wants to lend my assistance.
I think while I wait for the new Santa book, I may start Walking Wounded, I think the premise sounds great.
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Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:53 am Posts: 62 Location: South Carolina
It was a Devereaux kind of day today. Got home from work and both A Flight of Storks and Angels and Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes were waiting on my doorstep. I'm so excited to get into the latter.
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On that dkoontz.com board I told you about, I've got a couple of people interested. They wanted to read Santa Steps Out first and tried to get it at their libraries but found their libraries didn't carry the book. I'm guessing because of the subject matter. Both their libraries did carry A Flight of Storks and Angels though and they both say they're planning to check it out.
I started Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes--I'm reading it and Koontz's Odd Hours simultaneously--and so far am loving it. What I think is so great about this book and the first one is that despite how whacked out and insanely bizarre the whole set-up is, you treat the subject just seriously enough that the world becomes real to me--not in a schizophrenic way of course, but in the way that great fiction does, and I'm totally invested in the characters.
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Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:53 am Posts: 62 Location: South Carolina
I am curious, since this is your nod to the GBLT community, was there anything in particular that inspired you to write it? I mean, was there an instance of homophobia you read about or maybe a friend encountered that enraged you so much you wanted to do this? Or just a general distaste wiht the intolerance of the world?
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Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:53 am Posts: 62 Location: South Carolina
I had to take several days off from reading, or doing much of anything. I developed two kidney stones and did pretty much nothing but suffer, get physically ill, and take pain medication. Luckily I have now passed both stones, and am so happy to be past the pain. Of course, I have an astronomical hospital bill from my ER visit when I first started experiencing the pain and a job with no health coverage, so I'll be paying that off for the rest of my life.
Anyway, I have just gotten back to Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes and I'm really loving it. I enjoy Santa and Wendy's quest to get people to wake up and see what should be obvious, a quest I've been fighting in my own unsupernatural way most of my life. When you feel you actually open someone's eyes--for me, it usually happens when someone becomes very fond of me BEFORE learning I'm gay then has to reevaluate their perceptions of homosexuality--it is a great feeling. There are times where I feel some of the dialogue gets a little overly heavy-handed, but then I remind myself that this is a very fantastical world here.
My favorite thing about these two books is how ingeniously you weave together the ancient mythology, Christian mythology, and childhood icons. It is awe-inspiring, and I've honestly never read anything like these books, and that is quite a compliment I'm paying you there.
Okay, this concludes this edition of Let Me Kiss Robert Devereaux's Ass.
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I had my first--and please God my last--kidney stone two years ago.
Didn't pass, so eventually they knocked me out, and went in through the urethra, through the bladder, up the tube that connects to the kidney (right one), with their magical fantastical stone grabber mechanism, & pulled it out.
Since then, I drink plenty of water, avoid excess chocolate and nuts, and also dark green veggies in excess. All of that is apparently okay in moderation.
Good for you that they left your system quickly!
Bad for all of us that we don't have universal health care!!!
Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:53 am Posts: 62 Location: South Carolina
I have a Canadian friend and he was telling me how great it was to have to have universal health care. Yes, the wait times are sometimes longer there--as if we here in America are known for our quick health care--but he just said it feels great to know that if you get injured or have an unexpected illness, it won't put you into debt. You won't have that added worry.
I am just over 200 pages into Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes and it's really cooking now. I was enjoying it before, but now you've got me by the balls and are just dragging me along. I liked the part where they worked to save Jamie, but now I think the story has really kicked into high gear. Santa and Wendy's grandiose plans to rid the world of ALL homophobia, the Tooth Fairy's plans to turn those plans against them, the growing troubles in the elf community...The book has gone from good to great.
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