I thought I would share some info for the writers out there about the anthologies Dreamspinner has planned for next year.

NOTE: Dates are still tentative!

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A Brush of Wings
Edited by Anne Regan

Guardian spirits walk among us. They are heavenly beings who grant courage, unknown benefactors who offer help, best friends who lend their strength, and celestial beings who embody inspiration. You might not recognize the everyday angels or an messengers of mercy, but their sacrifices benefit us all. In this anthology, we are looking for stories of men who are touched by purity and light and sometimes blessed by love.

Submission Deadline: Jan. 11, 2010
Publication Date: March 22, 2010

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Necking
Edited by Julianne Bentley

Just close your eyes and feel: soft, warm lips skimming from your shoulder to your ear, your skin prickling and tickling. Then add another set, echoing the first, layer upon layer of sensation as two sets of hands join the game, stroking, sliding, ratcheting up the heat. And when your lips part and the tip of your tongue darts out, it's met by two more in a luscious, messy, three-way kiss. This is necking, pure and hot, sending shivers of arousal down your spine. In these stories, the men come in threes: triple the pleasure, triple the love.

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010
Publication Date: May 10, 2010

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A Midsummer's Nightmare
2010 Daily Dose
Edited by Lynn West

Lay down and close your eyes to dream this night.
A wolf is howling at the full gold moon;
the blood in your veins will begin to pound.
A nightmare will o'ertake you very soon--
vampires, werewolves, the ghosts that haunt the eaves
rise up to rent what joy they hunt and find.
But with the pulse, wild passion is aroused.
These handsome men will tease and flaunt and grind
against the things that go bump in the night.
At dawn the sun will rise and evil flees;
it leaves the well-known truth bare to the light:
night is shortest, hottest, in the summer,
and love will banish night's dark fantasy.

Call for Submissions: Jan. 15, 2010
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010
Publication Date: June 1, 2010

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Myths and Magic: Legends of Love
Edited by Anne Regan

Lose yourself in tales of yore, in myths, fairy tales, and legends shrouded in the mists of time. These are stories of beasts and men from ancient tomes, of gods, sorcerers, and ancient heroes, of fairies and elves, centaurs and satyrs, dragons and unicorns, almost anything you might dream. Let your imagination take the reins and experience the power of the timeless past as men in many different forms undertake the highest of quests: the search for a love of the ages.

Submission Deadline: July 2, 2010
Publications Date: Sept. 10, 2010

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Advent Calendar, info TBD, submissions probably due in September.

More info can be found as it is finalized, at the Open Calls for Submission page.

Available September 21st in Paperback and eBook at Dreamspinner Press

Games in the Dark

edited by Julianne Bentley

Take a walk on the wild side with a serving of kink: restraints, blindfolds, spankings, threesomes, and more — just a taste of danger to whet your appetite. But these games are meant to do more than just tease. While these men are getting a thrill, they're exploring their emotions, making peace with their wants and needs, and sometimes finding love along the way. Through that lens, we can see the truth: it takes trust to play fair. Come with us and play some games in the dark.

Contents:

Fit to Be Tied by Ashlyn Kane
Silent Negotiations by Lyn Gala
The Perils of Tardiness and Telling Tall Tales by Sienna Bishop
Eye Opener by Ariel Tachna
Maximum Exposure by Marguerite Labbe and Fae Sutherland
Remarkable Restraintby Devon Rhodes
Learning As We Go Along by Ellen Whitehall
Bent by D.G. Parker
All Kinds of Attention by H.J. Brues
The Cub by Edward von Behrer
Black and Blue by Dar Mavison

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Final Reminder - Games in the Dark submissions



An anthology of short stories with a kinky edge: restraints, blindfolds, spankings, threesomes - nothing too hard-core or heavy, please. We're looking for stories that are well-developed, consensual, and focus on exploring the emotional aspects of kinky play.

Length: 5,000 - 15,000 words (manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary)

Submission Deadline: August 10, 2009

Games in the Dark



An anthology of short stories with a kinky edge: restraints, blindfolds, spankings, threesomes - nothing too hard-core or heavy, please. We're looking for stories that are well-developed, consensual, and focus on exploring the emotional aspects of kinky play.

Length: 5,000 - 15,000 words (manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary)

Submission Deadline: August 20, 2009

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It's summer time, so you've got nearly three months to write some kinky fics for actual publication and cash dollars!

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To Have and To Hold - June's Daily Dose Now Available!

A Love Story a Day for the Month of June

A wedding day is full of magic! Whether you're the groom, the best man, a friend, or a bystander, the love in the air is impossible to resist. These stories give you a glimpse of the many forms of love: love at first sight or a love for the ages, wedding bells or engagements, or that inexplicable something that makes you think "I do," the men in these stories are all touched by its spell. Feel your heart melt with a daily dose of romance from To Have and To Hold.

Celebrate the best romance of the season, individually or as a set - daydream, nap-sized dream and novella length stories from your favorite authors. Individual stories will be available June 1, 2009.

Order now to have the entire set delivered one story a day (June 1-30) for $39.99. Thirty stories - over 1500 pages of romance - worth more than $80. Offer ends May 25th. After May 25th, the set will be $59.99 and delivered as a single downloadable zip file.

(better late than never)

I just sent out my February newsletter for my business and since there were several free gifts, I thought I'd share the info with all of you guys, too:


A Little Bit of Wantonness
February 13, 2009 Volume 2, Issue 1

A Note From the Wanton Hussy:

Happy Friday the 13th! Yes, I said “happy” - 13 used to be a lucky number, not un-lucky. Remember the “baker’s dozen”? That extra cinnamon roll was for luck!

In keeping what that theme, this month’s offering is loaded with surprises, special offers, suggestions and other indulgences, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Recently a community I am part of has collectively given a wonderful gift to a friend in need. I had the honor of coordinating that gift and let me tell you, it’s changed my perspective on life. In a time when people are getting laid off, when the economy is frightening, when there are catastrophic ice storms in the Midwest United States and lethal wildfires in Australia, when people everywhere are afraid of what’s coming next and holding on to what they have – a group of fewer than fifteen women contributed $400 to help someone. The average contribution was under $20 per person - less than the cost of a movie, book, or a few drinks from Starbucks. But all together, it added up. It is amazing to see what we can all do when we cooperate!

The experience has given me a real incentive to do more for others. Not monetarily, but often the little things are more valuable. Like smiling at a homeless person, meeting their eyes and saying hello as you acknowledge them as someone who counts even if you don’t have any spare change. Helping the elderly, or a mother struggling with a small child, by retuning the cart from the parking lot back to corral. Writing letters for a worth cause like Planned Parenthood. Just being your wacky, sexy, love-filled self and sharing that with the world around you as you go about your day is the greatest of gifts.

The light is growing – help it spread!

( main article + free gifts )


For the pretty version, past articles, and all the other stuff I'm up to - including to signing up for my newsletter and get a free booklet - check out my website The Wanton Hussy.

OK, so I had another one of my wacky ideas and I'm just going with it: I want to do a road trip/book tour this spring. In April or May, probably.

I think I'll drive down to LA, stop and see my mom in Arizona, maybe head out to Texas, across the South to Florida, up to New York, and back across the Midwest to Chicago, to Seattle and down through Oregon back home.

Something that would make this actually feasible would be the possibility of staying with friends rather than paying for motels for two or three weeks. So if you know me fairly well and feel like it might be fun to have a houseguest for no more than two nights (I'm very tidy and I cook!), I'd love to combine some friend-visiting into my plans. I have several f-list friends I've met in person who can vouch for me not being a serial-killer or unduly pervy in non-pervy settings (i.e. I'm child-proof. Spouse- and parent-proof, too.)

Anyone? I can even bring an air mattress and my own pillow. ;)

Let me know ASAP if you're interested in hooking up so I can start seeing what bookstores are in what areas and if they'd be willing to carry my book/do an author signing/workshop.

Thanks!

(x-posted everywhere I go; sorry if you get inundated)

Games in the Dark



An anthology of short stories with a kinky edge: restraints, blindfolds, spankings, threesomes - nothing too hard-core or heavy, please. We're looking for stories that are well-developed, consensual, and focus on exploring the emotional aspects of kinky play.

Length: 5,000 - 15,000 words (manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary)

Submission Deadline: August 20, 2009

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I would love it if some of you submitted work for this anthology!

The holiday season is on its way...

Limited Time Special Offer!

Dreamspinner Press's Advent Calendar




A holiday story delivered to your inbox every day through the month of December. $75 worth of fiction – daydream, nap-sized dream and novella length stories from your favorite authors: Clare London, Chrissy Munder, Sean Kennedy, Catt Ford, Andrew Grey, Lisa Marie Davis and many more.

Order before Nov 15th and get them all for only $31. $1 a day for a present you'll enjoy all month!

After Nov 15th - $ 39.99. (Titles will also be available separately for full retail.)


Also - sign up for the newsletter!

If you haven't already, you missed several of my free shorts in past issues (as well as my Ask Wanton Hussy column). Go join now!

rotpunkt assisted me in getting a short story of mine published in a German Anthology, Loverboys 93: Heimspiel im Internat.



My fic is "Der Silberlöffel" and is set in a boarding school. The anthology has several other smokin' hot stories in it, including a few by helena_s_renn, so if you read German, give it a go. :)

And SUPER-HUGE thanks again to rotpunkt, who not only helped get it to the editor, but also translated it, since I don't speak or read a word of German. You are awesome!

Lifted from the Dreamspinner Press website...

Escape into one of our fantasies and make a difference in the real world. A 2006 report from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force estimates that a third of homeless youth identify as LGBT. In New York City, this means that something like 8,000 to 10,000 youth are without shelter every night. Watch Queer Streets for more info.




Dreamspinner Press will donate 5% of all profits during the month of October to help the teens at Sylvia's Place in NYC. Winter is coming. Help us help them. Together we can create a real happily ever after.

I have a new story out from Dreamspinner Press, released in e-book format!

Near Life Experience



eBook Price: $3.99
Length: 60 pages

All it takes is one fateful phone call to change David's life: His ex-boyfriend is HIV-positive. Thinking back, it's all too easy to conclude he may have been exposed.

With the support of his best friend Jason, David goes for testing, and the two weeks waiting for his results are a painful exercise in what ifs and what nows with only Jason – steady, calm, comforting Jason – to serve as a lifeline.

There's no way to know what will happen. But David comes to realize that living is precious, and choosing the right person to love can help you make the best of the life you have.

Buy Now!

***There are still a few spaces left!***


Setting the Page on Fire!

Have you ever wanted to write erotica? Were you too inhibited or intimidated? Didn't know how to begin?

Join the Wanton Hussy for a 5-week telecourse to explore the specifics of writing erotica -- from titillation to technique!

Find out how to overcome your awkwardness and write a "naughty" story that you would be proud to claim. All erotic writing is welcome, from the steamy sex scene in your novel, to a letter to your lover, to a short story for a "best of" collection. Folks of all writing abilities and genres, including poetry, are welcome.

Whether you write regularly or are just getting started, this workshop is for you!

In just five weeks we will tackle issues specific to erotic writing, from language choices to overcoming your writing blocks. Topics will include plots, characterizations, and how to write the Big 'O'. We will have in-class writing exercises, discussions, and the most arousing homework assignments you've ever done!


Date: Wednesdays, February 13 through March 12th
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM, PST (9:00-10:30 EST)
Location: your home - it's a telecourse!
Fee: 5-week series = $55 OR drop ins = $15 per session

For more details (including the syllabus) and to register, check out my Classes & Workshops page at: http://www.thewantonhussy.com/classes_and_workshops.htm.


Please feel free to pass this along to any potentially interested friends, family, or lovers.

(This telecourse is just in time for Valentine's Day and both the workshop series and any writing created would make a wonderful gift. I even do gift certificates.)

I'm looking forward to "seeing" you there!

The anthology that I have a short-but-smokin'-hot story in was published yesterday!
WHoo! Nothing is as exciting as seeing your name in print. :)


Mr. Right Now

Not all erotic encounters are love at first sight or lead to happily ever after. That doesn't mean we don't want to read about them.

A Dreamspinner Anthology of Gay Erotic Short Stories



Click here for Authors, Titles and Summaries

paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9815084-2-9
Price: $11.99
Length: 248 Pages
Publication Date: Jan 2008

eBook
ISBN: 978-0-9815084-3-6
Price: $5.99

Buy Now!

Setting the Page on Fire!

Have you ever wanted to write erotica? Were you too inhibited or intimidated? Didn't know how to begin?

Join the Wanton Hussy for a 5-week telecourse to explore the specifics of writing erotica -- from titillation to technique!

Find out how to overcome your awkwardness and write a "naughty" story that you would be proud to claim. All erotic writing is welcome, from the steamy sex scene in your novel, to a letter to your lover, to a short story for a "best of" collection. Folks of all writing abilities and genres, including poetry, are welcome.

Whether you write regularly or are just getting started, this workshop is for you!

In just five weeks we will tackle issues specific to erotic writing, from language choices to overcoming your writing blocks. Topics will include plots, characterizations, and how to write the Big 'O'. We will have in-class writing exercises, discussions, and the most arousing homework assignments you've ever done!


Date: Wednesdays, February 13 through March 12th
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM, PST (9:00-10:30 EST)
Location: your home - it's a telecourse!
Fee: 5-week series = $55 OR drop ins = $15 per session

For more details (including the syllabus) and to register, check out my Classes & Workshops page at: http://www.thewantonhussy.com/classes_and_workshops.htm.


Please feel free to pass this along to any potentially interested friends, family, or lovers.

(This telecourse is just in time for Valentine's Day and both the workshop series and any writing created would make a wonderful gift. I even do gift certificates.)

I'm looking forward to "seeing" you there!

I keep forgetting to post all the new things that are going on. I've actually had three more short stories published by Dreamspinner Press:

Mr. Right Now, an anthology coming out later this month. The call describes the theme thusly: "Not all erotic encounters lead to love at first sight or happily ever after. Here's your chance to tell the story of the steamy encounter where they never even exchanged names or the instant chemistry of two men stranded in an airport by weather."

My story is "A Thorough Workout" - Sometimes getting sweaty in one way makes you want to get sweaty in a wholly different way as well. Ryan decides tonight is the night he's getting Marc alone in the gym. (my unofficial summary)

I also have two shorts available for instant download/purchase in the "Short Fiction" section:

Suffering for His Art - The weight and inspiration of his art consumes Peter – sometimes to the point he can think of nothing else. His newest obsession is something more: more exposed, more sensual, more special, more shocking. And it's not only the curl of the ropes, the fall of the shadows, and the pinch of the skin, it's the vision of the only man who can satisfy Peter's need for this art. Only Andrew can end Peter's suffering and fulfill the driving need to create. And then Andrew agrees... Try it for only $2.99!

The Lines of His Fingers - Charlie and Kyle are friends and casual lovers - a situation that suited them both just fine - until one fateful evening when their relationship changes and they explore the line between pleasure and pain with a sound spanking. Upset, Charlie doesn't know what to do next, and they're stalled - until Kyle takes matters into his own hands. Check it out - only $1.49!

Give the other authors a try too - I am happy to reveal that I also enjoyed Room to Run by Madeleine Urban, Through the Garden by Rhianne Aile & Madeleine Urban, and Wild Adventures by Rhianne Aile.

Dreamspinner and Two Lips Reviews are hosting and Author Chat tomorrow, from 8:30 a.m. to midnight EST. It's an open group so you can become a member just by hitting 'join' - no having to wait for approval. Here's the link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkingTwoLips/ .

There will be a moderator leading the chat, who will post questions and topics to get the conversation moving. The authors will be posting excerpts of their work or short fiction as they wish. Dreamspinner Press will be offering a 20% discount on total purchases for members of the group - expiring Monday. The code will be posted to the group tomorrow.

If you just want to join for the chat and the discount, you are welcome to!

No, not to me - to Dreamspinner Press!

The press that published "Size Matters" currently has FIVE open calls:

Size Still Matters

This is the second volume of the Size Matters Anthologies. We are seeking novella length fiction (15,000-40,000 words) in any genre. Stories will be selected based on unique storylines and well developed characters.

Submission deadline: August 31, 2007

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Know When to Hold 'Em

This anthology tells the tales of cowboys and gamblers from around the world and throughout time. We will consider any length up to 20,000 words. We are looking for creative storylines and vivid characters. Stories will be chosen to provide a balance of cultures and storytelling styles.

Submission deadline: September 30, 2007

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Mr. Right Now

Not all erotic encounters are love at first sight or lead to happily ever after. Here's your chance to tell the story of the steamy encounter where they never even exchanged names or the instant chemistry of two men stranded in an airport by weather. Stories should be less than 20,000 words and follow the standard submission guidelines.

Submission deadline: November 30, 2007

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Make Me a Match

An anthology of short stories about being set-up: blind dates, meddling mothers, professional matchmaking services - historical or modern day. Stories should be less than 20,000 words and follow the standard submission guidelines.

Submission deadline: February 29, 2008

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Sandals & Sodomy

Stories set in classical times and places - Greece, Rome, Troy, Egypt. We are looking for well developed tales of mythology, gods and mortals when real men wore skirts. Stories should be less than 20,000 words and follow the standard submission guidelines.

Submission deadline: April 30, 2008

Dreamspinner Press is currently running *2* contests for free materials!

You can win a free copy of "Size Matters, vol. 1" in eBook format and also sign-up to win a free print copy of their next publication!

Visit the dreamspinnerprs blog for details.