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…submitting an erotic romance short story to a new publisher, on a lark, and having it contracted as an expanded 12,000-word novella three days later. And having the characters suddenly wake up and start *talking* to me about actual plot elements beyond the bedroom. …realizing that a ten-year-old painting has the perfect theme to fit…

Read More Happiness is…
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K.C. Klein’s Amazon bio says it better than I can: ‘KC Klein is the author of Dark Future, a sexy futuristic time-travel. She became serious about writing three years ago and was as surprised as anyone when her stories took a turn toward dark and snarky…’ Follow the button above to see what KC writes…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 23
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Well, my turn has finally rolled around in Bitten By Romance’s Tour of the Universe. I actually had to go check my notes for what I wrote about…oh, yeah, heh heh. The Sonta. I hope you enjoy the article. If you want to know more, follow the Author’s Notes on the left side of this blog.…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 22
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See the button above? Follow it to connect with Shelley Munro at Bitten By Romance’s fabulous Tour of the Universe. Shelley joins a bunch of other crazy people showing off their science fiction romance settings. (Because sometimes contemporary just doesn’t do it, and you can actually have too much of fantasy dragons, elves, vampires, etc.…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 20
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Welcome back! If you follow the button above, you’ll land at the Bitten By Romance site and the third week of our Tour of the (science fiction romance) Universe. Veronica Scott is today’s guest. Stop by to read more about the deceptive beauty of a jungle planet…and enter a giveaway for a $25 Amazon gift…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 18
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  Shona Husk gives us the guest post this Saturday at Bitten By Romance’s Tour of the Universe. Follow the button above to stop by, read, comment, and learn. You might win prizes later. You’ll certainly come away with new ideas about science fiction romance. As before, we are skipping Sunday. We’ll be back on…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 17
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Over on the Bitten By Romance site today, we are featuring A.R. DeClerk for the next stop in our celebration of science fiction romance, its unusual settings, and rich backstories. If you’re bored by contemporary romance, cardboard billionaires, and predictable places, try a little science fiction sizzle! Oh, and we will be drawing prizes from…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 16
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S.E. Smith takes over the Bitten By Romance site today, for a new entry in our science fiction romance Tour of the Universe! Day 14 means we’re getting near the midpoint of the tour. That also means you still have plenty of chances to visit the site, comment on previous entries, read new ones, and…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 14
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If it’s Saturday, that means Jody Wallace has taken over Bitten By Romance! Stop by to see what she’s contributing to the Tour of the Universe. Read. Comment. We won’t bite (much). Housekeeping note: as we did last week, we’ll take a break on Sunday. But entry #12 will be up bright and early Monday…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 11
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All September my fellow authors and bloggers are celebrating science fiction romance. Lisa Lace is today’s featured guest, over on Bitten by Romance. Follow the button, stop by and leave a comment! You could win a copy of my debut M/M erotic romance space opera, Moro’s Price. It has these two idiots in it. Or…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 7
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  Come on over to Bitten By Romance, for a tasty bite of Carol Van Natta’s ‘Galactic Concordance’ science fiction romance. She shares a major setting today: the city of Spires, on the planet known as Concordance Prime. Visitors who comment will be entered into a chance to win one of 2 ebooks in her series.…

Read More Tour of the Universe, day 2
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A nod and sad goodbye to horror film director Wes Craven and scientist Oliver Sacks. We knew they were both failing, but it is hard to see them go. Both of them broke new ground in their fields, fearlessly and with grace, unafraid to include some very human touches in their work.

Read More Farewell, Wes and Oliver
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Okay, so I have this silly fantasy of attending an actual large convention sometime next year, and maybe wandering around in some steampunkish hall costumes. I’ve been on the lookout for weapons props I can repurpose. I recently found two candidates at my local Goodwill thrift store, both for under $1 each. This toy dueling…

Read More A pistol of a project