March 3, 2011
Awards, Contests & Fun Stuff, EPIC, The Cougar Book A Human Reaction, AuthorIsland, Ben Larken, EPIC's eBook Awards 2011, Jolie du Pre, Nobilis Reed, Peter Ashley, Scouts, The Cougar Book, The Hollows Leave a comment
We are running a contest at AuthorIsland.com to honor our 2011 EPIC eBook Award finalists:
The Hollows (Book 1) by Ben Larken
A Human Reaction (Book 1) by Peter Ashley
Scouts (Book 1) by Nobilis Reed
The Cougar Book edited by Jolie du Pre
The first part of the contest has a deadline of Saturday March 12 so enter soon!
December 17, 2009
Contests & Fun Stuff AuthorIsland, Brenda Williamson, kilts, ornaments, Zetta Brown Leave a comment
Hey y’all! I got a busy day today because I’m gonna be at THREE places at once! Take your pick!
Q&A at The Writing Jungle:
Q&A today with Zetta B! Today is a Q&A session all about yours truly at The Writing Jungle blog – so if you got any questions you want to corner me with–now’s your chance! You may win a free copy of “Cherries Jubilee” C’mon y’all!
http://thewritingjungle.blogspot.com/2009/12/meet-zetta-brown.html
Brenda Williamson’s Romance Party:
Party over here! I’m the guest author today at Brenda’s group so be sure to stop by! There will be excerpts, prizes, fun stuff and whatever else!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrendaWilliamsonRomanceParty/join
and finally, I’ll be hanging around at the
AuthorIsland All Day Chat!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/authorislandchat/join
We’ll be gabbin’ and sharing our favorite cookie recipies along with an ornament giveaway. And let me say that if you like men in kilts, you’ll like the ornament I’m giving away ;-D
So come on out to any (or all!) of these spots today and say “Howdy!” to me!
Zetta Brown
Editor-in-Chief, LL-Publications/Logical-Lust Publications
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November 16, 2009
Contests & Fun Stuff, Epublishing, Information, Notifications amber hipple, bittersweet, brenna lyons, epic, epicon, New Orleans, Time Currents Leave a comment
Two e-books produced by Logical-Lust Publications have finaled in EPIC’s 11th annual ebook competition!
“Time Currents” by Brenna Lyons finaled in the Fantasy Erotic Romance category.
And newcomer Amber Hipple’s “Bittersweet: tales of tainted erotica” finaled in the Anthology Erotic Romance/Erotica category
The Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC) is holding its annual convention and awards ceremony, the EPICon, in New Orleans from March 4-7, 2010.
http://www.epic-conference.com/index.html
The EPIC Awards is the most established ebook competition recognizing excellence in the industry so we are very proud of both finalists!
And if you plan to be in New Orleans in early March 2010, we’d love to try and meet you!
Zetta Brown
Editor-in-Chief
August 12, 2009
Contests & Fun Stuff, Information, Notifications, Writing 2010, authors, contest, ebook competition, ebooks, epic, epicon, writers Leave a comment
EPIC - home of the premier ebook awards competition
We’re pushing the EPIC contest hard in the last few days of the entry period. Because we brought the contest forward to a new time in the calendar, this year is a foreshortened year and entries aren’t quite as high as previously. Entries are healthy, but to keep momentum going we’d like as many late entries as possible!
I’m looking for a favour from you all and asking if you can forward this to all your groups, loops, and anyone you think might find it interesting! Also consider entering yourself!
Please copy and forward to all!
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EPIC’s premier eBook competition needs YOU!
How you may ask? Let me tell you how…there are a few ways you can help this wonderful ebook contest out.
First, this contest is in need of entries. Last year you knew the contest as the EPPIEs but with the ever changing field of ebook publishing, EPIC has decided to revamp the contest and rename it more in line with what it has come to be to the industry as a whole. This is the best ebook competition out there and there are those within the finalist ranks who have gone on to become NYC authors. EPIC has been seen as an innovator in the ebook industry for more than ten years and wants to continue to do so for each and every ebook author!
With over 30 categories to choose from there is a category specific to your genre in the ebook field. This includes categories in children, poetry, fiction, romance, erotic romance and many, many more. Entries are still being accepted until August 15, 2009 for ebooks published between October 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009. Full details, plus entry forms here: http://bit.ly/M9NUc
Finalists will be announced November 2009 with the awards presented to the receiptents at EPIC’s 2010 conference in New Orleans, March 4-7, 2010.
Second, EPIC needs judges and if you feel you can qualify as a judge, please sign up immediately for participation! Only industry professionals need apply. Contact Anne Douglas at epic.competition.coordinator@gmail.com for more information. You will read some of the best books in the field…and love doing it!
And finally, don’t forget to sign up for EPIC’s 2010 Conference in New Orleans. We have a host of great people this year with agents, editors and authors alike. The conference is still small enough that you will get the special attention you need as a writer but large enough that you’ll be rubbing elbows with industry professionals in the eBook field. Just some of our schedules guest include Debra Dixon, Deidre Knight and Holly Jacobs as well as industry professional such as Daniel Reitz of Mundania Press with more signing up every day!
The information for EPIC can be found at http://www.epicauthors.com/, so don’t hesitate to stop by today!
Thanks!
Jim Brown
&
Carol MacLeod
July 15, 2009
Contests & Fun Stuff, Epublishing, Notifications, Writing author, ebooks, epic, genre fiction Leave a comment
EPIC
Today marks the opening of the entry period for the prestigious e-publishing awards contest, EPIC’s 2010 Ebook Competition. EPIC’s competition this year covers 37 genres and sub-genres of fiction. It’s open to ebooks published between October 12, 2008 and May 31, 2009, and the entry period is from July 15th – Aug 15th.
Follow the link to the competition page and download all the information you need http://bit.ly/M9NUc
EPIC is the “Electronically Published Internet Connection” and is the foremost organisation for published/contracted authors and industry figures in the e-publishing industry. It’s the voice of e-publishing. If you figure in the e-publishing industry in any way, you must consider joining EPIC.
Jim Brown
http://www.logical-lust.com
http://www.ll-publications.com
July 11, 2009
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Calling for judges!! EPIC’s Annual EBook Competition is looking for judges.
The competition starts accepting entries July 15th!
Judge’s Application:
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You don’t have to be a member of EPIC to judge, but new members are always welcome!
June 26, 2009
Contests & Fun Stuff, Excerpts 1894, honeymoon, perveted, sex tips, smythers, victorian, wedding 6 Comments
A guide to Victorian Sex
“Sex Tips for Husbands and Wives from 1894” is a tiny little book which is a whole lot of fun to read given today’s outlook on sex and sexual activity. It’s written by Ruth Smythers and for today’s Friday Fun I’ll be quoting some of the best tips from the book.
In Victorian times, people were very religious, and everything they did was guided by the Grace of God, and that apparently included sex, as is shown by a little foreword:
“INSTRUCTION AND ADVICE FOR THE YOUNG BRIDE on the Conduct and Procedure of the Intimate and Personal Relationships of the Marriage State for the Greater Spiritual Sanctity of the Blessed Sacrament and the Glory of God”
All rather proper and succinct. Moving on, young brides are encouraged to:
“GIVE LITTLE, GIVE SELDOM, AND ABOVE ALL, GIVE GRUDGINGLY”
Sterling advice, and it can be seen that Victorian Dad has his work cut out before he even hits the honeymoon bed! Speaking of wedding nights:
“On the negative side, there is the wedding night, during which the bride must pay the piper, so to speak, by facing for the first time the terrible experience of sex”
Nowadays, the bride will not only be looking forward to the wedding night, but will have practised it often over the preceding years, and not just with the soon-to-be husband. Moving on, the book seeks to guide the new wife further:
“While the ideal husband would be one who would approach his bride only at her request and only for the purpose of begetting offspring, such nobility cannot be expected from the average man. Most men, if not denied, would demand sex almost every day.”
Shocking revelations, no doubt, and it must have perturbed many a young maiden in her time. But sound advice follows:
“The wise bride will permit a maximum of two, brief, sexual experiences during the first months of marriage. As time goes by she should make every effort to reduce this frequency.”
In giving further insight into the male species, the book gives some alarming revelations:
“Most men are, by nature, rather perverted, and if given half a chance, would engage in quite a variety of the most revolting practices.”
And to counter any possibility of the above, the following excellent guidance is offered:
“Once the bride has donned her gown and turned off the lights, she should lie quietly upon the bed and await her groom. When he comes groping into the room she should make no sound to guide him in her direction, lest he take this as a sign of encouragement.”
But there is hope for the Victorian wife:
“One heartening factor for which the wife can be grateful is the fact that the husband’s home, church, and social environment have been working together all through his life to instil in him a deep sense of guilt in regards to sexual feelings…so that he comes to the marriage couch apologetically and filled with shame, already half cowed and subdued.
This is a gem of a little book, written – in all good faith – in 1894 by Ruth Smythers, beloved wife of The Revernd L. D. Smythers. By today’s standards it is very very amusing!
Have fun, and don’t enjoy sex with your perverted husband!!
Jim Brown
May 16, 2009
Contests & Fun Stuff friday fun, worst ideas, worst inventions 2 Comments
Worst Ideas Ever?
My thanks go to Von over at the J&J Yahoo Group whose post gave me the idea for this week’s fun blog entry.
The Marriage Bra
You gotta wonder sometimes at the reasoning behind ideas. With “The Marriage Bra” the owner programs a date into the erm, device which is when she wants to be married by. If an engagement ring is passed through the special slot in the bra, it plays The Wedding March!
Mind you, this raises some interesting thoughts, like what happens if you’re just being casual and your friend-for-the-evening reaches inside to “tickle your fancy”? Even worse, what happens when the date is reached and you’re still single? Does it self-destruct? Does it offer advice? Consolation? Laughter?
I decided to do a quick online search for some other equally “inventive” ideas. Here’s a few:
Duster Cat Slippers; designed to have your cats dust your floors as they potter about the house.
Thong Underwear for Men; enough said, I’m sure.
The Chain E-mail; Oh how we all f**cking hate this one! I personally don’t know who to hate the most – the person who thought this up or those damn people who send them to me!
Spray-on Hair; Look, I’m going bald. Honestly it does not trouble me at all. If I go cue-ball, I go cue-ball, but even if I had some vanity, even I did feel a need to “replace” what was disappearing, I sure as hell wouldn’t consider spraying my napper!
The Battery Powered Battery Charger; Is it just me or does that just not make sense? Why not call it the Perpetual Power Machine?
Microsoft Windows; some might say.
So, what’s your own idea of the worst ideas ever?
Jim Brown, Logical-Lust Publications
April 26, 2009
Contests & Fun Stuff burns, creative, dick, free ebook, kilmarnock, logical-lust 11 Comments
Take a look at this. What the… ?
Zetta and I were driving in town — Kilmarnock — recently and came across this rather peculiarly worded road sign: “Creative Burns at the Dick“. Of course we both immediately burst out laughing, and just had to return later with a camera to take a snap. It was too good to miss!
So, what on earth could “Creative Burns at the Dick” mean, do you think?
Get your thinking caps on and leave us a comment on this photo. We’ll put up a prize of an ebook from our catalogue to the best commentary on the picture. OK, you could of course just google the phrase and find out what the sign REALLY means (we know anyway because we visited), but where’s the fun in that? LOL
Let’s hear your comments folks!
Jim Brown
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