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Blessed Samhain! And what are you reading? (Contest)

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Blessed Samhain and Happy Halloween, peeps. :) Stay safe, keep the kiddies safe, and make sure your furbabies are safe as well. (Keep them away from chocolate! It's poisonous to furbabies!)

I'm also celebrating that Spider Bight (DSMC 3), which released on Monday, is already at #7 on Siren's menage bestseller list. Woot! And thank you all! :)

In the spirit of the day, I wanted to share my latest read. Those of you who follow me on Facebook or Twitter might have noticed my love for the new show 666 Park Avenue. Love, love LOVE it.

It was based (loosely, of course) on a book series by Gabriella Pierce. 666 Park Avenue: A Novel is the first book, followed by The Dark Glamour (666 Park Avenue). Looks like a third book, The Lost Soul, is in the works as well.

Love, love, LOVE them. However, if you're a fan of the show, be advised the books and the TV show are practically different universes. About the only thing they share are a couple of character names and a paranormal theme.

In this case, I don't mind, because the books are so good, and the TV show is so good, it's irrelevant to me that they're not alike. (Unlike my love for Longmire, the TV show and the book series, where while the series took liberties they still remain faithful to the feel and characters of the books.)

So what are you reading right now? Chime in and add your comment for a chance to win one of my books. :) Tomorrow (11/1) I'll pick a random winner to receive any of my e-books (currently available) free. :)

Website Update: Current Releases Page

Monday, October 29, 2012
I've updated my Current Releases page to include the cover images and links to other books in each series, as well as related titles. Hope this makes it easier on everyone. :)

Click Here for Current Releases


Guest Blog: Writing menage.

I'm blogging today over at the "When One Is Not Enough" blog about writing menage relationships. Please feel free to stop by and add your two cents to the comments. :)

Click here.

Funny! (Braaiinnzzzz)

Regardless of your polical leanings, this is just damn funny. I love Joss Whedon!


Adult Excerpt: "Spider Bight" (DSMC3) by Tymber Dalton

Sunday, October 28, 2012

This is an adult excerpt from my book "Spider Bight," the third installment in the Deep Space Mission Corps series. (And the fourth book, "Out of Bight, Out of Mind," will be coming in November.)

http://www.bookstrand.com/spider-bight

Blurb:

(mmmf with mf and mm, sci-fi/futuristic, anal sex/play, and a killer Halloween prank)

When the Tamora Bight is diverted from a scheduled mission to conduct a rescue operation and tow a disabled Kal’moran vessel, the crew’s also ordered to refer to Emi as the ship’s captain. Aaron, Caph, and Ford aren’t delighted to learn Kal’moran is a luxury resort planet for women, run by women. They’re even less pleased when they’re diplomatically obligated to visit the Kal’moran capital with Emi.

Emi tries to maintain objectivity, but finds it hard to remain agreeable while being shown around a planet that treats males as little more than pack animals. Unfortunately, a jealous, scheming Kal’moran sets her sights on obtaining Aaron, Caph, and Ford by any means necessary when Emi refuses to share.

Now Emi must fight to save her men from a Kal’moran warrior who’ll stop at nothing to win. And on a planet that houses deadly arachnid-like creatures, Emi’s going to show them she can be even more formidable than any Spider Bight.

Tymber Dalton is a Siren-exclusive author.

The correct reading order is:

1) Love at First Bight
2) Bightmares
3) Spider Bight
4) Out of Bight, Out of Mind (coming Nov. 2012)

You can find all my Siren releases as Tymber Dalton, Lesli Richardson, Macy Largo, and Tessa Monroe on my Siren page at:

http://www.bookstrand.com/tymber-dalton


STORY EXCERPT


Emi awoke the next morning pleasantly achy and sore and apparently not asphyxiated by Caph’s intermittent noxious emissions during the night. Her men, still sound asleep, bore peaceful expressions she didn’t have the heart to disrupt.

Carefully, she extracted herself from them and grabbed a quick shower. She donned a casual uniform and headed to the galley to make the coffee.

The Java Max Excel 10k coffeemaker sat in its place of honor on the counter. She and Ford wouldn’t be able to survive a day in space without coffee.

She grabbed a canister of coffee from the cabinet and found a filter and the scoop. When she opened the machine’s basket to put the filter and grounds in, however, she found a nasty surprise.

A large, black spider sprang out of the basket at her.

Emi let out a bloodcurdling scream and scrambled backward away from it, the filter, basket, and scoop flying in one direction, and the open canister of ground coffee spraying all over the galley. She tripped over one of the galley chairs and landed on her butt in a shower of grounds. The spider landed on the floor in front of her. Emi left a trail in the spilled coffee as she frantically scrabbled away from it.

As her racing pulse slowed, she heard the men pounding down the hallway toward the galley. Aaron and Ford were first through the door. All three were naked.

“What the fuck happened?” Aaron yelled. “You okay, Em?”

Emi belatedly realized the damn spider was, in fact, made out of rubber. As she looked around at the mess she’d made, she spotted Ford’s concerned frown…

And Caph’s playful grin. A wave of pleased humor hit her from the large man and she immediately pieced together what had happened.

“Caph, I’m gonna fucking kill your ass!”

Ford looked confused as the big man started laughing so hard he doubled over. “What happened?” Ford asked as he walked over to her and helped her to her feet. He brushed coffee grounds off her uniform.

From the doorway, Caph wheezed with laughter and shook his head.

Aaron, stepping carefully to avoid the spilled coffee grounds, picked up the spider and held it up for Ford to see. “The practical joker is back.”

Caph howled with laughter and slid down the wall.

Ford sadly surveyed the spilled coffee and shook his head. “What a waste.” As dedicated a coffee drinker as Emi, to him it was practically sacrilege for it to be wasted like that. He took the spider from Aaron. “I wondered where Bucky had gotten to. We haven’t seen him in a couple of years, have we?”

“Bucky?” Emi asked.

Aaron frowned at Caph, who still giggled by the counter. “Yeah, Bucky the rubber spider. It’s sort of Caph’s tradition. He’s been getting me and Ford with him at least once a year on average for nearly as long as we’ve been together.”

Emi snatched the spider from Ford and jammed it in one of the outer pockets of her pants. “Not funny, Caph!”

He managed to get to his feet, still occasionally snorting. “Happy Halloween, babe. It was hysterical from this end. You should see your face.”

She swatted his naked shoulder. “You think it’s so funny, you get to clean up that mess.”

Aaron yawned. “She’s got a point.” He leveled a serious gaze at Caph. “Clean it up. Now.”

“Okay, okay. I will. Let me go pull some clothes on—”

“Now, Caph,” Aaron said.

Caph sighed. “Yes, mon captain.”

Ford frowned. “Can’t believe you baited the coffeemaker. Is nothing sacred anymore? The coffeemaker should be off-limits.”

Emi found the scoop, basket, and filter where they’d landed on the floor. Then she grabbed a different canister of coffee. “And when you finish that, you get your ass out to the store and buy us five pounds of coffee to replace it. I got that over in H Dome, at Haverty’s. That’s the only place that sells dark Columbian Java roast around here.”

Caph looked at Aaron. “Aw, that’s on the other side of the complex. That’ll take me all morning. I still have to go through the weapons systems checks.”

“Then you should have thought of that sooner,” Aaron said. “I wouldn’t argue with the ship’s doctor, if I were you. Not after you fucked with her coffee. That in and of itself is dangerous.”

Ford still sadly stared at the spilled coffee scattered across the galley floor. “What a waste.” He looked up at Caph. “I love you, buddy, but if Emi and Aaron weren’t here, you’d have a shiner. You don’t fuck with a man’s coffee. It’s just not right.”

Caph rolled his eyes and headed over to the cleaning cabinet. “Fine, I get it. Coffeemaker’s off-limits.” He grabbed a broom and dustpan. “Oh, can I have Bucky back?”

The other three shouted in unison, “No!”

--

ADULT EXCERPT

When they returned to the room, the men wasted no time getting undressed. They all jumped into bed, staring at Emi with hopeful looks on their faces.

She laughed. “You all are going to wear me out at this pace.”

Ford crooked a finger at her. “We’re enjoying our R&R. You wouldn’t want us to disobey orders and not have a good time, would you?”

“Oh, is that what this is? Following orders?” She let Caph hook a beefy arm around her waist and drag her into bed.

“Exactly,” he said, kissing her while Aaron and Ford made quick work of separating her from her swimsuit.

She lay cradled against Caph. The big man’s arms engulfed her, always leaving her with a feeling of safety. He cupped her breasts with his hands and rubbed his fingers over her nipples. They hardened under his touch. Meanwhile, he nibbled on the side of her neck, his warm breath sending pleasant waves of gooseflesh over her skin.

“Going to wear you out,” Caph promised with a sultry smile. “You’ll need a vacation to recover from our R&R, babe.” His teeth grazed the side of her neck, making her shiver again.

She gasped and squirmed against him as liquid heat shot straight from her nipples to her clit. She felt her pussy quickly growing damp. “That’s not much of a threat,” she managed. “Sounds more like a reward.”

“Quit hogging her,” Ford scolded, his smile belying his words. “You always hog her.”

“No, I don’t,” Caph responded, tweaking her nipples and making her moan. “You had her to yourself all morning.”

“He’s got a point,” Aaron noted. “We should get dibs.”

Emi cranked open an eye and glared at them. “If you start taking numbers, someone’s getting slugged.”

The men laughed. Aaron pushed Caph down onto the bed. Caph easily grabbed Emi and hauled her up the bed with him, turning her over so she faced him. He grabbed her by the waist and positioned her so he could thrust his hips up and spear her ready pussy with his stiff cock.

She moaned, closing her eyes and wiggling so his cock pierced her as deeply as possible. The soft down of blond curls dusting his chest rubbed against her pebbled nipples, adding an additional level of pleasure. She ran her hands over his chest, enjoying the feel of his warm flesh under her palms.

“That’s the sound I love to hear,” Aaron said. She felt the bed dip behind her. A moment later, he rubbed cool lube on her puckered ring, slowly working one finger inside her ass.

She squirmed against Caph. “Yes!” she gasped.

“What about me?” Ford complained.

She lifted her head from Caph’s chest. “Get yourself over here and quit whining, sweetie.”

“That’s more like it.” He eagerly changed position, kneeling next to Caph’s head so she could reach his cock with her mouth.

Aaron chuckled from behind her. “I’m not so sure she’s going to be the one worn out,” he joked. He added more lube and worked a second finger into her. “All she has to do is lie there and enjoy it.”

She closed her eyes and moaned around Ford’s cock as it slid between her lips. She loved this, having all three of them at once. Something that wouldn’t happen very often, if at all, while in space with someone always needing to be on watch.

Emi flicked at the slit before running her lips down his shaft. It felt like warm, silken steel against her tongue. Ford gently held her head and worked his hips in time with her mouth. “Geez, babe, you’re going to finish me quick if you keep moaning like that.”

She also loved times like this because of her empath training. There was nothing more satisfying than feeling the combined love and passion from all three of them, untainted by worry or cares, as they made love to her and each other.

Well, okay, maybe an orgasm with all three of their cocks in her body at the same time was more satisfying than feeling their emotions. But feeling their emotions ran a really close second.

Caph’s hands slipped around her hips and grabbed her ass cheeks, holding her open wide for Aaron. She felt the head of his cock press for entrance, stretching her, a familiar slight pinching burn that quickly gave way to pleasure as he buried his entire cock up her dark channel.

Emi squirmed as she sucked on Ford’s cock, which slid, silky and hot, against her tongue. Caph grabbed her hips once more and set the pace, using the sounds of her moans as a gauge to figure out the best position and pace. When his cock started perfectly stroking her swollen clit, her back arched and she moaned even louder.

Ford echoed the sound. “Holy fuck,” he said through gritted teeth. “I won’t last long like this.”

--

You can buy "Spider Bight," as well as the other books in the DSMC series, from Siren-BookStrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/spider-bight

"Spider Bight" (DSMC3) coming tomorrow! :)

Woot! Tomorrow is the big day for the release of the third installment of my Deep Space Mission Corps series, "Spider Bight!" You can pre-order it from Siren-BookStrand now so that it's waiting for you as soon as it's released. :)

http://www.bookstrand.com/spider-bight


Blurb:

(mmmf with mf and mm, sci-fi/futuristic, anal sex/play, and a killer Halloween prank)

When the Tamora Bight is diverted from a scheduled mission to conduct a rescue operation and tow a disabled Kal’moran vessel, the crew’s also ordered to refer to Emi as the ship’s captain. Aaron, Caph, and Ford aren’t delighted to learn Kal’moran is a luxury resort planet for women, run by women. They’re even less pleased when they’re diplomatically obligated to visit the Kal’moran capital with Emi.

Emi tries to maintain objectivity, but finds it hard to remain agreeable while being shown around a planet that treats males as little more than pack animals. Unfortunately, a jealous, scheming Kal’moran sets her sights on obtaining Aaron, Caph, and Ford by any means necessary when Emi refuses to share.

Now Emi must fight to save her men from a Kal’moran warrior who’ll stop at nothing to win. And on a planet that houses deadly arachnid-like creatures, Emi’s going to show them she can be even more formidable than any Spider Bight.

Tymber Dalton is a Siren-exclusive author.

The correct reading order is:

1) Love at First Bight
2) Bightmares
3) Spider Bight
4) Out of Bight, Out of Mind (coming Nov. 2012)

You can find all my Siren releases as Tymber Dalton, Lesli Richardson, Macy Largo, and Tessa Monroe on my Siren page at:

http://www.bookstrand.com/tymber-dalton

Hurricane Sandy - PAY ATTENTION!

Saturday, October 27, 2012
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Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the NE United States. Folks, I cannot emphasize this highly enough, this is a MONSTER storm. Its sheer size alone will create havoc when it moves onshore and takes out chunks of the power grid in its path. And don't pay attention to the LBL (little black line) or the projected landfall time. This storm is so BIG, and most of the worst weather is in the forward quadrants, that if you count on the projected landfall time you will be caught unaware.

Please, please, please, prepare NOW. Make sure you have supplies, fuel up your vehicles, have made SAFE arrangements for staying warm (it's going to be COLD when Frankenstorm comes through), water for your family, medicine, etc.

And do NOT forget your pets!!!


Adult Excerpt: "Love at First Bight" (DSMC1) by Tymber Dalton

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

This excerpt is from the first book in my Deep Space Mission Corps series, "Love at First Bight." Don't let the fact that it's sci-fi scare you. It is a character-driven story that will leave you grabbing an ice-cold drink and sitting in front of the A/C! (Also available in print.)

http://www.bookstrand.com/love-at-first-bight

Blurb:

[Menage Amour 34: Futuristic Menage a Quatre Romance, M/M/M/F with various combination of M/M, M/F, M/M/F, M/M/M, monogamous polyamory]

Dr. Emilia Hypatia is recently-graduated and looking for adventure. She's an Alpha-ranked healer, has a degree in psychology, and empath training. Fresh out of a bad relationship with a cheating ex, her five-year assignment to the Deep Space Mission Corps vessel, Tamora Bight, seems ideal. Especially when she meets the three handsome crewmen she'll spend her time caring for--in more ways than one.

First Officer Caphis Bates is playful and rowdy. Mate Ford Caliban is her intellectual and emotional partner. But it's Captain Aaron Lucio who is an enigma; passionate, with a deeply wounded and carefully guarded soul.

While sharing their communal bed is a scorchingly sensual experience, Emi soon learns the three men suffer a shared grief, their "crew story." She patiently works to unlock their secret past, but space exploration is cold--and cruel. Will time run out for all of them before she can heal their hearts?

----

Adult Excerpt:

Her day with Ford started out sleeping late, then curling up on the large sofa in the rec room and watching several old movies, talking, snuggled under a blanket and playfully petting.

They did a lot of talking, Ford somehow seeing deep inside her in a way the other two men didn't. "Feeling better?" he asked as his fingers playfully slipped inside her sweats.

Emi shifted position. "I have a feeling you're going to make sure I feel better."

His finger dipped inside her, then trailed a slow, teasing circle around her clit. "Absolutely," he softly growled in her ear.

Ford knew what buttons to push, physically and emotionally, to bring her to the edge of release and keep her there. He slipped two fingers into her, and she moaned with disappointment when he stilled his hands.

"Don't rush me, sweetheart." He nipped her earlobe, making her arch her back and press her body against his. "I want to spend all day keeping you begging for it."

Her soft gasp of disappointment made him laugh. "You love it, and you know it. You can't lie to me, baby."

No, she couldn't. He knew her too well that way.

He shifted position on the couch and pulled her sweats off. She kicked them out of the way and felt him shed his shorts, his stiff cock throbbing against her cheeks.

The movie played on without them noticing. His free arm circled her, his fingers gently plucking at her nipples, back and forth, just hard enough to make her sex tingle around the fingers he had comfortably buried there.

Emi rocked her hips against him. "Please," she gasped.

"I will, but not yet."

Nudging against him, she tried to coax him into replacing his fingers with his cock, but he wouldn't. Then his hand settled over her right breast, gently massaging it, his thumb rubbing her rock-hard nipple, keeping it pebbled beneath his finger.

Torture. The sweetest torture in the known universe. The slightest movement of her hips or his hand brushed against her clit in a tantalizing way, but without enough pressure to get her off. After an hour of this he took a little mercy on her.

"Do you trust me, sweetheart?"

"Yes," she gasped. Anything, she wanted him to do anything to bring her relief.

He pulled his hands away, leaving her agonizingly empty, making her moan. He chuckled. "Don't worry, I'll be taking care of that for you."

He pushed her onto her stomach. She closed her eyes, wiggling her ass at him, anything to have his touch against her flesh again. Then she felt a familiar, cool wetness against her puckered rim. She froze.

"You okay, sweetie?"

"Yes," Emi whispered.

"You sure?"

She nodded. "Please don't stop."

He placed his cock against her dark hole and slowly pressed forward, giving her time to adjust. When he was fully inside her, he carefully rolled to his side again, holding still, returning his hands to their previous positions.

Emi gasped. What would it be like if it was one of the other men inside her instead of Ford's fingers? That was something she'd thought about but not tried, still a little too chicken to ask for that in real life.

"You okay, sweetie?" he murmured in her ear as he took a slow stroke inside her.

"Yes!"

"You like this?"

She pressed against him, turning her head so she could kiss him.

He took his time, reading her body, never letting her get close enough to release to send her over the edge. He tormented her, switching between slow strokes of his fingers in her slick sex and slow thrusts in her ass, alternately playing with her nipples. She lost all track of time in his arms, knowing he could do this to her all day. And he would, if she didn't come first.

"One of these days, baby," he whispered, "I would love to take you like this while you're fucking one of the others." He punctuated the words with another deep thrust. "I'd love to feel their cock sliding into you, feel them having you at the same time.

Emi whimpered, beyond rational thought.

He withdrew his hand, making her moan with disappointment.

He laughed, sucking his fingers. "Dammit, you taste so good, baby. That's something else I love. I enjoy going down on you while one of them's fucking you, baby. I love making you scream."

He made her scream, all right.

With a hand on her hip he took several strokes into her, his shaft never softening. This wasn't something she did all the time with them, but it was always easiest and felt most natural with Ford for some reason.

"What's the matter?" he whispered against her neck.

She wiggled her hips against him in response, making him laugh.

"Aw, did you want my hand back there?"

"Uh huh."

Slowly, teasing, he slipped two fingers into her, sheathing them deep inside her and she sighed. Still no release, but the feeling was amazing.

She rocked her hips, but he pulled her tight against him, holding her captive.

"No, babe. You're mine for right now, and I'm having fun. Is that okay with you?"

She groaned, but didn't protest. Spending all day with Ford like this was definitely not something to complain about.

"Unless..." He didn't finish.

"Unless what?" she gasped.

Seductive lips pressed against the nape of her neck, in the sensitive spot that always made her shiver. "Unless you want me to call Aaron in here to help us play a little." He slowly fucked her with his fingers, and she knew what he wanted, that he did really want it.

"Okay."

He froze. "Really?"

"Only if it's what you want. This is your day alone with me."

He throbbed inside her ass. "Oh, damn, baby, you mean it? I've been fantasizing about this."

She couldn't help but smile. "Then let's take care of that, because if I don't come soon, someone's going to get hurt." Emi knew Aaron was in the galley and Caph was on the bridge. She called out to him. "Hey, Captain, got a minute?"

"Hold on," he called back.

Ford snickered against her shoulder. Thank the gods the sofa was huge, more than big enough for the three of them.

Aaron walked in, pausing in the doorway. "What's up?"

She stuck her arm out from under the blanket and hooked her thumb at Ford. "Him. And he's got an indecent proposal for you."

Amused but curious, Aaron walked over. "What?"
---

Tymber Dalton is a Siren-exclusive author.

The correct reading order is:

1) Love at First Bight
2) Bightmares
3) Spider Bight
4) Out of Bight, Out of Mind (coming Nov. 2012)

You can find all my Siren releases as Tymber Dalton, Lesli Richardson, Macy Largo, and Tessa Monroe on my Siren page at:

"Bleacke's Geek" now available!

Thursday, October 18, 2012


"Bleacke's Geek - Bleacke Shifters 1" is now available!

Click here to order from my site.
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Click here to order from Smashwords.
Click here to order from Kindle.
Click here to order from Nook.
Click here to order from Kobo.

Blurb:

Bleacke's Geek (Bleacke Shifters 1)

by Tymber Dalton writing as Lesli Richardson

(mf, paranormal, wolf shifters, erotic romance)

When girl meets geek, the fur’s gonna fly.

Dewi Bleacke is a no-nonsense Prime Alpha wolf. As head Enforcer of the Targhee pack, she’s in charge of Florida. Her assignment is to kill a dirtbag who sold his daughter. She doesn’t expect to find her handsome, albeit geeky, soulmate in the process.

Dr. Heathcliff McKenzie Ethelbert lives a quiet, boring life. A professor at USF, he has no girlfriend, no car, and is a devout vegetarian. So when a mysterious woman with mocha eyes literally drags him out of his booth and then proceeds to have her way with him, it’s not his average night out. When she follows their sexy interlude by abducting him after killing a man, he suspects life has just taken a drastically odd turn.

Now Dewi, her partner Beck, and her surrogate father Badger, have to educate her new “grazer” mate on the ways of the Targhee wolves. “Ken” does his best to fit in. But an old killer lurks in the shadows--the wolf who murdered Dewi’s parents. Can she keep Ken safe, or will her mate prove to everyone that he’s a lot more than just Dewi Bleacke’s geek?

Now Available for Pre-Order: "Spider Bight" (Deep Space Mission Corps 3)

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The long-awaited third installment of the Deep Space Mission Corps series, "Spider Bight," is now available for pre-order! (And the fourth book, "Out of Bight, Out of Mind," will be coming in November.)

http://www.bookstrand.com/spider-bight

You can go to my author's page at Siren and click the Notify Me link at the top to get an email from Siren when they open the pre-order process for Book 4, too:

http://www.bookstrand.com/tymber-dalton

(mmmf with mf and mm, sci-fi/futuristic, anal sex/play, and a killer Halloween prank)

Blurb:

When the Tamora Bight is diverted from a scheduled mission to conduct a rescue operation and tow a disabled Kal’moran vessel, the crew’s also ordered to refer to Emi as the ship’s captain. Aaron, Caph, and Ford aren’t delighted to learn Kal’moran is a luxury resort planet for women, run by women. They’re even less pleased when they’re diplomatically obligated to visit the Kal’moran capital with Emi.

Emi tries to maintain objectivity, but finds it hard to remain agreeable while being shown around a planet that treats males as little more than pack animals. Unfortunately, a jealous, scheming Kal’moran sets her sights on obtaining Aaron, Caph, and Ford by any means necessary when Emi refuses to share.

Now Emi must fight to save her men from a Kal’moran warrior who’ll stop at nothing to win. And on a planet that houses deadly arachnid-like creatures, Emi’s going to show them she can be even more formidable than any Spider Bight.

Tymber Dalton is a Siren-exclusive author.

You can get the first two books in the series from Siren-BookStrand:



You can find all my Siren releases as Tymber Dalton, Lesli Richardson, Macy Largo, and Tessa Monroe on my Siren page at:

http://www.bookstrand.com/tymber-dalton

Ed Wood *le sigh!*

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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I have to admit even though I haven't seen all the Johnny Depp movies out there, Ed Wood has to be my favorite. (And I love Sarah Jessica Parker's line, "Do I really have a face like a horse?" ROTFLMAO!)

Ed Wood has become one of my favorite movies. Yes, I love old "B" movies. I love Depp's performance in this movie, and it doesn't hurt that Sir doesn't mind cross-dressing on occasion, so it doesn't turn me off. LOL

Ed Wood made movies so bad, they're good and have become a cultural sensation all their own.

If you haven't seen this movie, do yourself a favor and add it to your collection.

Where's Tony's Story?

Monday, October 15, 2012
Yes, it's currently the question I'm getting asked the most often: Where is Tony's story?

I am working on it, I swear. (For those of you who don't know who Tony is, he was in The Reluctant Dom and Domme by Default.) It's called The Denim Dom.

Here's the thing: I'm really taking my time with Tony and his story. I'm terrified if I screw up his book that y'all will lynch me. LOL But seriously, I don't want to rush his book and mess it up. I'm second-guessing myself at every turn and finally had to decide to just say, okay, let the story flow. And it is, but slowly. I am working on it, however. I write a bit and let it sit for a little while. I write a little more, and let it sit.

I can say that yes, you will see updates and appearances from other characters, like Sully, Mac, and Clarisse from Safe Harbor, Tilly, Cris and Landry from Cardinal's Rule, Seth and Leah from The Reluctant Dom, and...yes, you'll even see an appearance from "Her" and "him" from Domme by Default. :)

So thank you all for your patience. I promise, the wait will be worth it. Just because I'm working on other projects doesn't mean I'm not working on Tony. I just want to make sure his book is the best it can be. :)

Oops...

In the process of redoing the template, I accidentally wiped out my blog roll. *head/desk* If you know I had your blog listed, or if you'd like to have your writing-related blog listed, please let me know. Thanks! :)

Yes, I got bored...

Don't adjust your set...eh, computer screen. I've been tinkering around with the website template. LOL Not sure if I'll stay with this one or not, but I'm going to try this one. What do you think?

Shiny new book cover: "Porpoiseful Intent" (Placida Pod 2)

Friday, October 12, 2012
Woot! It's shiny new book cover time! "Porpoiseful Intent" (Placida Pod 2) is coming from Siren-BookStrand November 12th.


Blurb:

Sean and Emery are enjoying settling in together as mates, but there is deadly trouble brewing on the horizon as plans for the Samhain superpod get underway. Sean’s parents have no idea that Emery and his family are dolphin shifters, and everyone wants to keep it that way.

But what do you get when you mix a hurricane, a houseful of dolphin shifters, a pair of oblivious human parents, a vengeful ex-lover, and an alligator shifter with a warped sense of humor?

Sean and Emery are about to find out. Erik isn’t finished with Emery yet, and innocent shifters will pay the price when vengeance returns with Porpoiseful Intent.

(Book 1, "Accidentally On Porpoise," is available from Siren-BookStrand.)

Monday Musing: Nothing as humiliating as a new swimsuit search.

Monday, October 8, 2012
So yesterday I had that most humiliating of experiences, one that ranks right up there with annual pap smears, prostate exams, and having a child under the age of four teach you how to use technology.

Yes, I had to go shopping for a new bathing suit.

When I went to put my nearly two-year-old one-piece, discount-store bathing suit on yesterday morning before heading to the gym, I realized it was, literally, disintegrating in several places.

*head/desk*

Now, let me add I'm no fashionista. I wear Sponge Bob and Scooby Doo pajama pants in the winter as work clothes. I am not looking for fancy. I'm looking for something that will hold up to several pool sessions a week at the gym and not make me look like a total cow in the process.

And cheap. Cheap is very good.

Unfortunately, I was in a hurry to get to the gym, and as we are heading into that season of the year we here in Florida term "snowbird season" (the rest of you, I believe, call it "winter") it means the only discount swimsuits you can find are either hideous or I can't fit one chunky thigh through.

Note: I am built in the way people term "pear-shaped." I think they think it sounds more healthy. You know, "apple-shaped," "pear-shaped," "banana-shaped"...

Wait, I digress.

Anyway, to put it bluntly, I'm built like the Titanic: everything goes to the bottom.

And since I was in a hurry, I went to Sports Authority because they were easy to get to, I figured they'd have something, and I HATE to shop for swimsuits.

HAAAATTTEE.

Hate.

Fucking HATE.

Get the picture?

So they have very little selection (surprise, surprise) because of the time of year. Nothing on the clearance rack fits me (of course). And even the standard swim-team fare, black with either blue, pink, or purple on the sides, has nothing in my size.

So what's left is the black with a little white trim. Okay, FINE. WHATEVER.

Now...

WTF size am I?

Oh joy, they are all European (or whatever) sized. I guessed I'd be an 18/20, which is like a size 362 or some bullshit and DEFINITELY doesn't inspire a positive self-image. (Okay, more like size 40-something.)

I grab what I finally figured out was an 18 and tried it on. It's made of Lycra and supposed to stand up to chlorine better.

I can BARELY get it on.

FUCK!

I try the 20.

It's too frakking big.

*head/desk*

I settled for the 18 because I figured it'd be inspiration for continuing with the pool work to get rid of this extra junk in the trunk I'm carrying around.

SEVENTY-FRAKKING-DOLLARS!!!!

Okay, I don't pay $70 for SHOES, much less clothing.

But unfortunately, it was all I could get if I wanted to get to the pool. I suspected the club employees would frown on me swimming in Hello Kitty panties and a work-out bra.

I consulted with Hubby and despite me cringing at the cost, I bought it. Managed to squeeze into it at the gym, and did my hour in the pool.

So now, to add onto the ever-growing list of mental flagellation I heap upon myself to keep working every day and not get lazy, I've added making sure I drag my as to the gym several days a week to justify the cost of buying the damn suit.

Grrr.

How's your Monday going? Feel like sharing your embarrassing clothes-shopping stories? (It'd make me feel better. LOL)

Coming Soon: "Out of Bight, Out of Mind (DSMC 4)"

Sunday, October 7, 2012
I don't have a cover for it yet (so I used the one for book 3 for this post LOL) but here is the blurb for the fourth installment in my Deep Space Mission Corps series, "Out of Bight, Out of Mind." Coming Nov. 26th from Siren-BookStrand! :)


Blurb:

Emi loves her job exploring the galaxy with her three husbands, Aaron, Caph, and Ford. When a non-human crewman is temporarily assigned to the Tamora Bight for a mission, Emi hates and mistrusts him at first sight due to what her empath training tells her.

Aaron, Caph, and Ford know Emi can’t help what she feels about their temporary crewmate, Kayehalau. But they don’t know if it’s just the jump engines wigging her out, residual nerves from her fight on Kal’moran, or something else. They feel badly Kayehalau’s presence on board makes her nervous, but orders are orders.

Emi knows Kayehalau  is up to no good, she just has to prove it. It’s soon apparent he wants to use her for a nefarious purpose. She turns the tables, but only after she’s out of harm’s way does her larger problem become apparent. Can Aaron, Caph, and Ford rescue her when she’s left Out of Bight, Out of Mind?

Mint pie recipe.

Hubby made me the ULTRA NOMMY mint pie last night. NOMMMY! I don't know where the original recipe came from (I got it via Facebook) but it's DELICIOUS! We had baked tilapia, brocoli, and Alton Brown's homemade stove top  mac and cheese. NOMNOMNOMMY!


Mint Pie:

Ingredients:
1 cup (6 ounces) Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
1 can (12 fluid ounces) Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk, divided
...
1 tablespoon butter
1 prepared 9-inch (6 ounces) chocolate crumb crust
1 pkg. (3.4 ounces) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 to 4 drops green food coloring (optional)
1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
Additional Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels, fresh mint sprigs (optional)

MICROWAVE 1 cup morsels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 45 seconds; stir until smooth. Stir in butter; pour into crust. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until cool to the touch.

MEANWHILE, BEAT remaining evaporated milk, pudding mix, water, peppermint extract and 3 drops food coloring in medium bowl until combined. Gently stir in 2 cups whipped topping and additional drop of food coloring, if desired. Spoon over chocolate layer.

REFRIGERATE for 2 hours or until set. Sprinkle with additional morsels. Spoon remaining whipped topping in center of pie. Garnish with fresh mint.

What scares you?

Saturday, October 6, 2012
So I shared this pic on my Facebook wall earlier this week and it got me to thinking. I mean, this really is a fear I have, one that creeps me out. I'm not a fan of the dark. Yes, I was the goofy-ass kid that always slept with a nightlight, and to this day, when it gets dark, the windows/blinds get drawn.

To me there would be few things more frightening than to look out a window at night and see a glowing pair of eyes staring back at me. Near or far away. It would just spook the everlovin' crap out of me.

What scares you? And I'm not talking the legitimate fears we all have about losing loved ones or a job. Not even phobias like spiders (blech!). I'm talking those things that you might not even want to admit because you're worried you might be the only weirdo scared of them. Remember when you were a kid and sitting around a campfire (or wherever) and someone broke out the old chestnut about the escaped maniac leaving his hook on the couple's car door while they were making out?

THAT'S what I'm talking about. Share your creepy-crawly-inducing fears with the rest of us. Who knows? You might not be alone.

Now in print: "Love Slave for Two: Reckoning (Bk 4)"

Friday, October 5, 2012
Wahoo! "Love Slave for Two: Reckoning (Bk 4)" is now available in print through Amazon! :)

Click here to buy from Amazon.com.





Available for discounted pre-order: "Bleacke's Geek - Bleacke Shifters 1"

Woot! Yes, I'm FINALLY happy with it!! LOL (And this is why self-publishing, for me, is sometimes a lengthy process.)

Bleacke's Geek - Bleacke Shifters 1 is now available for pre-order from my MadMumbler Designs site. If you pre-order it now, you'll save 20%. It will officially release on 10/19, and be full price, but I will be uploading it that day to Kindle, Nook, Kobo, ARe, etc. (Note: when you pre-order it from my site, you'll see a placeholder file. I will upload the actual e-book file on 10/19, but the software doesn't let me change files out for a pre-order situation.)

Click Here to Pre-Order

Blurb:

Bleacke's Geek - Bleacke Shifters 1

by (Tymber Dalton writing as) Lesli Richardson
(mf, paranormal, wolf shifters, erotic romance)

When girl meets geek, the fur’s gonna fly.

Dewi Bleacke is a no-nonsense Prime Alpha wolf. As head Enforcer of the Targhee pack, she’s in charge of Florida. Her assignment is to kill a dirtbag who sold his daughter. She doesn’t expect to find her handsome, albeit geeky, soulmate in the process.

Dr. Heathcliff McKenzie Ethelbert lives a quiet, boring life. A professor at USF, he has no girlfriend, no car, and is a devout vegetarian. So when a mysterious woman with mocha eyes literally drags him out of his booth and then proceeds to have her way with him, it’s not his average night out. When she follows their sexy interlude by abducting him after killing a man, he suspects life has just taken a drastically odd turn.

Now Dewi, her partner Beck, and her surrogate father Badger, have to educate her new “grazer” mate on the ways of the Targhee wolves. “Ken” does his best to fit in. But an old killer lurks in the shadows--the wolf who murdered Dewi’s parents. Can she keep Ken safe, or will her mate prove to everyone that he’s a lot more than just Dewi Bleacke’s geek?

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Adult Excerpt: "Good Will Ghost Hunting: Demon Seed (Bk 1)"

Thursday, October 4, 2012

"Good Will Ghost Hunting: Demon Seed," the first book in my Good Will Ghost Hunting series, has been re-released by Siren-BookStrand, and is a great read for this time of year. Think "Ghosthunters" meets "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." (And I picture Nathan Fillion as Will, and Matthew McConaughey as Aidan. *grin*)

http://www.bookstrand.com/good-will-ghost-hunting-demon-seed

Blurb:

[Siren Classic: Erotic Paranormal Romance, demons, HEA]

Can you find Heaven on Earth in the arms of an archdemon? Bet your soul on it.

Kalyani Martin is a virginal preacher’s daughter. Waiting for Mr. Right is Kal’s plan, which doesn’t include the hunky, standoffish Will Hellenboek.

Will cohosts the Otherworlds ghost hunting show with cousin Aidan Faust. All Will wants to do is end his life following his wife’s murder twenty-five years earlier. Falling for Kal would jeopardize everything.

Ryan Ausar’s job as head of the Firm is to protect the Earth. Unfortunately, archdemon Will refuses to return to work. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Ryan holds a secret that, if revealed, would devastate Will and Aidan, men he once called brothers.

With lives on the line, Kal, Will, and Ryan must choose to give up what they most hold dear. Can Kal turn her back on everything she knows and help heal a hellishly hunky archdemon’s heart?

NOTE: This book was previously published with another publisher.

A Siren Erotic Romance

Tymber Dalton is a Siren-exclusive author.

--

STORY EXCERPT

Kal had been prepared for a chilly reception, but this guy felt like the iceberg that took out the Titanic. Even more handsome in person, his slate-gray eyes bored into her, his sandy-brown hair not too short, perfect for running her fingers through, and his strong, unsmiling face looked almost rugged. He had a lithe, naturally muscled body, one that would probably be nice to snuggle against.

She blinked. What the heck is wrong with me?

Another man ran in. She immediately recognized him as Aidan Faust, the cohost. His appearance distracted her and gave her a chance to rip her attention away from Hellenboek’s handsome, albeit stony glare.

Faust stopped in his tracks. “What’s—oh, hi. Sorry, this is a closed shoot. I’ll have to ask you to leave.”

Will sat back, crossed his arms and nodded toward her. “Aidan, meet Kal Martin.”

“What?” Aidan looked at her. “No shit?”

“No kidding,” she said, crossing her arms, mirroring Hellenboek’s chilly pose. “I’m your new producer.”

“No,” Will said, “you’re not. Sorry, but there’s been some miscommunication.” He stood and glared at Aidan. “Handle this.”

Will quickly strode from the room, leaving a nervously smiling Aidan behind. “Um. I’m sorry he’s—”

“Rude?”

“Uh, yeah. See, he doesn’t work with women. I told the network that.”

“That’s usually illegal according to the Department of Labor, isn’t it?”

“Will tends to work by his own rules.”

Dadgum, this was her first producer gig. She wouldn’t let some jerk like Will Hellenboek keep her from moving up the network ladder. She had her sights firmly set on bigger, better things. Discovery Channel, hopefully, if she played her cards right, then maybe she could parlay that into a job at one of the major networks in their news department. In ten years she pictured herself at the helm of a mainstay like The Today Show or Good Morning America.

And Heaven help her father—or Will Hellenboek—if anyone fouled that up for her.

Kal set her jaw into what she hoped portrayed a look of fierce irritation. “I don’t care if he makes his own rules. I’ve been hired to do a job and I’m going to do it. Ryan Ausar warned me this wouldn’t be a cakewalk. Believe me, I’m not a pushover no matter what you think.”

At the mention of Ausar’s name, Aidan’s face froze. His voice dropped to a shocked whisper. “Ryan personally hired you?”

She frowned. “Yeah. Why?”

“Shit. Shit, shit, shit!” He ran a hand through his scruffy hair. “Adelle called me. I thought she’d hired you.”

“No. She just handled the paperwork and made the arrangements. I’ve been working at headquarters in Columbus. Ausar called me into his office last Monday to give me a shot at my own show. Why?”

“Crap!”

He turned from her and held up a staying hand when she tried to speak. He composed himself and faced her. “Look,” he whispered, “I’ll handle Will. Please. You’ll have to play along for a while, okay? Just whatever you do, don’t mention that Ryan had anything to do with you being here. I’m not kidding. Don’t even think his name in your head.”

She didn’t get a crazy-guy vibe from him and sensed he was serious. Couldn’t hurt to play along, could it? “Why not?”

“Because Will would walk away from the show, and then you and I both would be SOL, if you get my drift. Got it?”

Confused, but strangely unable to resist staring into his amber eyes, she nodded. “Okay.”

* * * *

Will found a dark, deserted corridor away from the active investigation area. He squatted, held his head in his hands, and tried to slow his heartbeat.

Holy shit.

This was bad news. He couldn’t work with her, especially with someone like her. It’d felt like his heart squeezed out of his chest when her dusty-green eyes met his. Dark honey-colored hair and she smelled like jasmine. Just the perfect height and with sweet curves in exactly the right places to put his hands…

Will shook his head to clear it. He’d walk away from the show if Aidan couldn’t get rid of her. He’d have to. Spending too much time with her would ruin his plans, that much was obvious.

It wasn’t her fault, and he regretted being rude to her. Will thought Aidan had made his position clear to the network. Normally, individual production companies handled shows like this, but gO! Network had their own way of doing things, providing the film crews and producers. It gave them more control over content. More importantly it meant Will didn’t have the authority to order someone off a shoot if assigned by a network wonk.

Aidan had assured Will his talks with the network elicited promises of no women allowed.

Will rested his head against the wall and closed his eyes, his heart finally slowing. He didn’t need this tonight. Especially not on a Wednesday.

Once he composed himself, Will returned to the area they used as their base. Kal Martin sat next to Aidan behind a bank of equipment as he explained the technical end of things to her.

Will took a deep breath, tried to ignore her scent, and stuck out his hand. “I’m sorry I came off like a jerk.”

Kal looked at him with a cold, appraising stare. She nodded, then shook hands with him. Something akin to an electric shock coursed through his body, practically lifting his hair from his scalp.

Wow.

It took him a few breaths to realize he still held her hand and release it. He hadn’t had a reaction like this to a woman since—

No. Focus.

--
ADULT EXCERPT

She kissed him again and closed her eyes. “I’ve never been with a guy before, Will. Ever.”

When she looked, she spotted the hint of a smile again. “I know, sweetie. That’s why we’re—”

She shook her head. “I mean, all I’ve ever done is kissed. Ever.”

His brow furrowed in confusion. “What do you mean?”

If she couldn’t say it to him, who could she say it to? “Will,” she whispered, “I’ve never…”

He spared her. “You’ve never had an orgasm?”

She shook her head and felt the heat of blush in her face, grateful for the dark room. “Remember, Ryan planned well. I was raised to be a good girl.”

A definite curl to his lips. “I thought preachers’ daughters were supposed to be pretty wild.”

She shrugged.

He flipped her onto her back, surprising her with his strength. “How much time do we have?”

She shivered. “It’s trying to break through.”

Will nodded. “Okay.” He kissed her. “I want you to enjoy this.” He resumed his southerly trek, carefully sliding her panties down her hips. When his tongue gently parted her warm folds at the apex of her thighs, she shivered again.

“Yes!” she gasped.

He looked at her. His lips were definitely curled.

She smiled.

“What?” he asked.

“You’re smiling. I’ve never seen you smile before.”

He bent to her mound again, slowly tracing the contours of her pussy and clit with his lips and tongue. She spread her legs wider for him, wanting his cock deep inside her.

Cramping waves of need and pleasure, triggered by every gentle touch of his tongue, drove her to a frenzy. Now she understood the big deal about sex. If she’d ever experienced this before meeting Will, there was no way she would have stopped. No one had ever told her it felt this good!

A warm, gentle heat built between her legs, starting in her pussy and spreading, gaining strength and power until she felt the explosion rip through her lower belly. Eyes squeezed tightly shut, Kal moaned, loudly, trying to push against him, not wanting the sensation to stop.

He seemed to know her body better than she did. He stayed with her as wave after wave pulsed through her, sensing just when to ease off.

Gasping, she shivered as the air conditioner kicked on and chilled her slightly because of the fine sheen of moisture covering her skin. He moved to lie next to her, and she pressed against him, closing her eyes as he folded her against his chest.

“Wow,” she whispered.

He kissed the top of her head. “How was that? Good?”

She nodded against him. “Yeah, that was fantastic, but what about you?”

“We’ll get there. I want you to feel good.”

“That was way beyond good.”

Was that a soft chuckle? Startled, she tipped her head back and looked at him. “You are smiling!” It wasn’t much, but his lips had definitely curled.

His eyes searched hers. “You sounded like you were enjoying yourself.”

The wraith stirred again, but she felt stronger and pushed it down. “I want to hear you enjoy yourself.”

Clouds drifted through his gaze. “I think we have a little more time. Besides, I have to…” He didn’t finish.

“It has to be that moment, right?”

He nodded.

She smiled. “That doesn’t have to be the only time, though, right? After that first time?”

Definitely a smile. He shook his head. “Not if you don’t want it to be the only time.”

Her hand trailed down his abs to the front of his slacks, which definitely felt full. She kissed him and fumbled for his belt. He reached down and helped her, not breaking their kiss. When his slacks opened she slipped her hand inside and felt his cock, hard and throbbing and very large, inside his briefs.

She must have gasped because he nuzzled her ear. “I’ll be gentle. I promise.”

“I know.” She wrapped her fingers around his shaft and stroked the smooth skin. In response his hips bucked against her touch.

She wanted to taste him, at least. Pulling free of his lips, she rolled him onto his back, knelt over him, and slid his slacks and briefs off. She’d seen pictures, of course, but never the real thing. Gently kissing the tip of his cock, she wrapped a hand around his stiff shaft before glancing up at him.

Dark, smoldering passion met her heated gaze. He nodded. “It’s okay. Go ahead.”

Closing her eyes again, she carefully wrapped her lips around the head of his cock. That time he did groan. Then his fingers gently tangled in her hair, and something about the gesture made her pussy throb in response. This would be inside her very soon. She couldn’t wait.

She couldn’t fit him very far into her mouth, so she concentrated on licking him, hoping she did it right. From the way his hips jerked in response to her actions, she suspected she did. He even tasted good, a slightly salty tang that wasn’t at all disgusting, as she’d heard other girls say. She now suspected those girls had never really had a man. How could anyone hate this!

His cock throbbed and swelled, and after a few minutes he gently pushed her away.

“That’s enough,” he hoarsely said.

She didn’t think it was enough, but she let him roll her over onto her back. He lowered his mouth to her mound again. Knowing what to expect this time, she let herself go, giving in to his ministrations. When her climax hit, she threw her head back and cried out, moaning his name.

Refusing to be denied, the wraith stirred again, stronger, pushing.

Will sat up. “Is it trying to break through?” he asked.

Kal nodded.

He knelt between her legs, gently spread them wider, and kissed the base of her throat. Her fingers wrapped around his arms, pulling him to her.

His large, engorged head gently nudged against the slick entrance of her pussy. She held her breath.

He touched his forehead to hers. “Just relax,” he whispered.

She nodded and wrapped her arms around him.

--


You can find all my Siren releases as Tymber Dalton, Lesli Richardson, Macy Largo, and Tessa Monroe on my Siren page at:

http://www.bookstrand.com/tymber-dalton

Now on Kindle: "Love Slave for Two: Reckoning (Bk 4)"

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
For those of you who've been waiting for it to hit Kindle, here it is! :)

Click Here: "Love Slave for Two: Reckoning (Book 4)"



Monday miscellany.

Monday, October 1, 2012
Hmm, yeah, sometimes Mondays are just about like that. LOL

Fortunately for me today, not the case. It's the first day of October, meaning Samhain is right around the corner. Last night I submitted the manuscript for DSMC-4 ("Out of Bight, Out of Mind") to Siren, so keep your fingers crossed!

There is always a little bit of a mixture of relief, anticipation, belly-ripping terror, and joy when I finish a manuscript and submit it. I sweat every submission.

Every. Single. Submission.

Yeah, neurotic writer. I can't help it. It's just the way I am.

Went to my third hash on Friday night, and Sir got to make that one, too. For those of you who don't know what hashing is, it's a human hare/hound trail run, with lots of drinking, raunchy songs, drinking, fun, and drinking. With some exercise thrown in. They bill themselves as a drinking club with a running problem. LOL No, you don't have to drink. I stick to water, and so did Sir, and they welcome you just the same. You don't even have to run, and in fact, competitiveness is discouraged. There are groups all over the world, just Google "Hash House Harriers" and you'll find out more than you ever wanted to know.

I've been meaning to put together a mash-up of stuff that's come through my email lately, so I'm tossing the kitchen sink of links at you today. LOL And no, it's not all writing stuff. Ready? Here we go...

From Copyblogger: "How to Become an Exceptional Writer"
Also from Copyblogger: "How to Beat 7 Common Self-Publishing Fears"
From Edittorrent: "The five bad habits of good writers."
Also from Edittorrent: "Prioritizing Prepositions"
From Kristen Lamb's blog: "The Trick to Inner and Outer Demons"
Also from Kristen Lamb's blog: "Anatomy of a Best-Selling Novel -- Structure Part One"
From the Fated Desires blog: "Worldbuilding"
From Brainpickings.org: "Zadie Smith's 10 Rules of Writing"
Also from Brainpickings.org: "Neil Gaiman's 8 Rules of Writing"
A poignant piece from Bayard and Holmes: "Hospice: Telling People I See Their Butts"
From Fastcocreate: "Why You Need a Creative Shift Instead of a Vacation, as Explained by Joss Whedon"
From Techinasia: "Japan's New Anti-Dowload Law Starts Today"
From Discovery News: "Mars Rover Finds Bed of Ancient Stream"
Also from Discovery News: "Giant Crocs Ruled Ancient Seas" (not the shoes)
From The Digital Reader: "Penguin Now Suing Authors to Recover Advances"
From Prescription for Murder: "Hyphens and Dashes"
From Live Science: "Fox News Climate Coverage 93% Wrong" (Shocker!...eh, not so much.)
Also from Live Science: "Vampire Squid Are Sea's Garbage Disposals"
From Writer's Digest: "Who vs. Whom"

EDIT: Siren didn't make me wait long! LOL They said yes to DSMC-4! Woot! Look for it in November. :)