Kimberly Gardner

February 5, 2010

1:00 pm

The other day this site was hacked. Someone deliberately planted a virus — why do people do that anyway? — but thanks to my fabulous web mistress I’m back up and running. And just in time.

I have two books releasing this month from MLR Press. The first is an anthology called Encore! Encore! which is a sort of sequel to last year’s Bravo! Brava!

My story is called His Leading Man. It’s a follow up to David and Kieran’s first story, Woman’s Weeds and will let you see how the boys are doing.

Also appearing in the EE antho are stories from Charlie Cochrane and Jet Mykles.

The other release is my second novel, Bound To Please. It’s Benny and Jason’s story. I had a lot of fun writing this one even though the boys weren’t always totally cooperative and threw me several curves along the way including letting me know that their story is a threesome. How about that? *g*

Both books will be out this month and I’ll be galavanting around the web, so look for me at a chat or blog near you. Continue Reading »

January 23, 2010

10:00 am

In February I have a story appearing in the Encore! Encore anthology from MLR Press. Along with my contribution, there will be stories from Jet Mykles and Charlie Cochrane.

So here’s an excerpt from my novella, His Leading Man.

Blurb

Once David thought he and Kieran would be together forever. But when their careers take different paths, the powerful lure of ambition pulls them apart. Thrown together again by fate and introduced as strangers, each tries to resist the spark of desire that still burns bright. But when sparks turn to flames, the resulting blaze threatens to consume them both.

Afraid of future heartbreak, yet bound by love, each must find a way to convince the other that, at long last, he’s found His Leading Man. Continue Reading »

January 9, 2010

2:00 pm

A friend on the Rainbow Romance loop posted a link to this video. I’d seen it before, but was glad to watch it again because it’s one of the most inspiring messages I’ve heard on the writing life and being a writer. Enjoy!

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

January 6, 2010

11:00 am

I’m back from my New Years vaca and ready to dive back into the writing.

 

Key West was fabulous as always, though a bit chillier than we like. Our friends down there think when the temp dips below 65F that they’re freezing. Lol!

 

We came home to 29F and snow this morning. Now *that* is cold!

 

Wow, I have so much to do and share with you all. I’m finishing up edits on Bound To Please, so you should be seeing that story in the very near future. I also got the cover art which was done by the

incomparable Anne Cain and I’ll be sharing/showing that off any day now. Also there are edits on a new antho story called His Leading Man which is a sequel to David and Kieran’s story from the BB anthology. So lots to get to.

 

Be well and happy!

January 2, 2010

1:00 pm

There’s a female impersonator plot bunny nipping at my heels.

 

On New Years Eve I saw this female impersonator named Randy Roberts and he is so amazing! Here’s a link to a little piece of video so you can see what I mean. I am now a total fangirl. *g*

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSisCkkPSL4

January 1, 2010

9:00 am

I hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year’s Eve and that a prosperous and joyful year awaits you.

 

This is video from the Duval St. celebration in Key West Florida. It isn’t this year’s vid, but will give you a taste of the best New year celebration in the world.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xPWadfywxE

Just a quick post to let everyone know that I am still alive and still working on revisions for Bound To Please, my next novel due out later this summer from MLR Press.

 

The revisions are going slower than I’d like, but I am making progress. Thanks to everyone who has given me such lovely feedback on the teaser excerpts I’d posted both here and in various chats.

 

As I said, the book should be out later this summer. It’s a long one, longer than I had originally planned which is probably why it’s taken longer than I had hoped. But the story is nearing completion. Yay! And I hope to be moving on to other projects very soon.

I’m a little late with this announcement, but I’ve been super busy over these past couple of days.

I’m thrilled to announce that the Rainbow Romance Writers is the newest special interest chapter of Romance Writers of America. WooHoo!

And I am chapter secretary which explains why I’ve been so busy. It’s a heck of a lot of work getting a new chapter off the ground, even with the help and support of a group of fabulous writers like J.L. Langley, Jade Buchanan, Sarabell, Laura Baumbach, Jet Mykles and a ton of others too numerous to list.

We’ve all been working our fingers, and brains, to the bone to make this happen, and this week (on April 29th to be exact) we got the good word. We’re official!

In fact, here’s the announcement right from the mother ship itself.

 

“RWA Announces New Chapter
Romance Writers of America announces the formation of a new special-interest chapter, Rainbow Romance Writers, whose purpose is to advance the professional
interests of career-focused GLBT romance writers through networking and advocacy, dissemination of information, professional education, publications, and
other appropriate activities, and to provide continuing support for writers within the romance publishing industry. For more information on RWA’s newest
chapter, contact Sharon Bolger at
sabolger@hotmail.com
. Or visit their Web site at
http://www.rainbowromancewriters.com/

The wonderful authors from the FWF blog have put together a fabulous gift basket for the fifth annual Brenda Novak auction. All proceeds from the auction go toward diabetes research, to help find a cure for those like Brenda’s son who suffer from this disease. Over the past five years Brenda’s online auction has raised over $500,000, so please help out if you can. And in the process you can bid on some really cool stuff.

 

The basket that we have donated includes:

-an original Michael Bonfiglio lapel pin (http://www.wilddot.com/)

-a USB fob with a handmade chainmaille keyring made by Maura Anderson that is filled to overflowing with electronic books, including “Giving Thanks” by Maura Anderson, “Details of the Hunt” by Laura Baumbach, “Naked Richmond” by Ally Blue, “Black Wolf” and “Horsfall: Tail of Two Brothers” by Jade Buchanan, “Hard Fall” by James Buchanan, “The Shape of a Heart” by Kimberly Gardner, “The Tin Star” by JL Langley and more!

-an autographed copy of “A Bit of Rough” by Laura Baumbach

-an autographed copy of “Untamed Heart” by Ally Blue

-an autographed copy of “Fireflies” by Ally Blue

-an autographed copy of “Temperature’s Rising” by Jade Buchanan

-an autographed copy of “Lord Carabas” by James Buchanan

-an autographed copy of “Phoenix Rising” by Kimberly Gardner

-an autographed copy of “With Caution” by JL Langley

-an autographed copy of “My Fair Captain” by JL Langley

-an autographed copy of “Heaven Sent 1″ by Jet Mykles

-an autographed copy of “The Name of the Game” by Willa Okati

 

Also included are:

 

-a laptop bag

-a rainbow cloth bookmark

-a “Lovers, Dreamers and Me” mousepad from Willa Okati

-a “Phoenix Rising” mug and t-shirt

-a size Large “Heaven” t-shirt

-an MLR Press mousepad

-a “Heaven Sent” keychain and bookmarks

-a book light

-other goodies like pens, chapstick, bookmarks and a few naughty items!

 

Remember, bidding will begin on May 1st and will run until May 31st! If you’re interested in bidding on this basket, you can access it directly here:

http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1379086

Funny how yesterday’s “policy on adult content” can suddenly turn into today’s “software glitch” when enough people notice.

Over the weekend several authors noticed that Amazon had begun stripping LGBT titles of their sales ranking. When they emailed to ask why, they received the following response:

“In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude “adult” material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature.”

The excluded titles included not only LGBT erotica and erotic romance (including my own books), but titles of historical and academic nature.

This morning, Amazon says that there is no new “policy” in place and that it was only a “software glitch” that stripped the sales rankings from the LGBT books.

Hmmm.

Sounds like a wardrobe malfunction to me.