Remittance Girl's Review of Bad Romance

Great, new review of the Bad Romance anthology. I may have squeaked when I saw Bleeding Red mentioned. And in a positive light, at that ;)

Some romances break your heart and some dismember and  disembowel you, this anthology deals with the latter, both metaphorically and literally. From Jeanette Grey’s looping car crash in ‘Bleeding Red‘ to the blithe decapitation of Chris Guthrie’s ‘Three Days In Summer‘, the collection is a literate homage to all the ways in which we delight in our own destruction and that of those we love.

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I once tried to describe the difference between porn and erotica by explaining that porn carves away all extraneous matter and leaves the sex whereas erotica should reflect an entire life, seen through an erotic lens. ‘Bad Romance’ does exactly that, no matter how explicit or raw or violent. It tells the story of the how and the why, not just the what.

You can still pick up your copy here. (Scroll halfway down the page to see it.)

In the Eye of the Beholder: Seeing Cyberpunk

I spent a bunch of my week trying to nail down descriptions of the characters in Unacceptable Risk in order to communicate them to the cover art designers. One of the identifying features of the main character, Plix, is that she has an optical implant in one eye, which allows her to record everything she sees and analyze it on the fly.

Just thought I'd share a couple of the cooler images I found poking around the internet looking for illustrations. Neither of these ended up being quite right, but they're still neat.

Have you seen me lately?

I'm currently listening to the Counting Crows and trying to decide how to start this blog. In the end, I'm just diving in.

Because dude, there is a lot of exciting stuff going on right now.

My first novella, a M/M romance called Letting Go, is slated to be released from Dreamspinner Press in June. It's a story about grief, family, priorities and opening yourself up to love.

In addition, I just got my signed contract back from my next novella, Unacceptable Risk, which will be released by Samhain Press in Winter 2011. It's a M/F cyberpunk romance story, complete with a self-sacrificing heroine, a patient but lonely hero, shadowy corporations, cybernetics and lots of tech. I can't wait to share it with you!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the new blog. I'm hoping to share news about my writing and maybe some snippets of what I've been working on when I can.

Until next time,

XOXO
 -Jeanette.