Their books might be crappy
They would be so much less crappy with your editing! Just sayin'.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Laura - Aug 28, 2013 8:54:06 am PDT #3898 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Connie Neil - Aug 28, 2013 8:55:03 am PDT #3899 of 30002
brillig
if you read their product, you are down with their mission.
To make money while pandering to the lurid tastes of the masses!
But I don't suppose that would work as part of a cover letter on an application.
Steph L. - Aug 28, 2013 8:56:27 am PDT #3900 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, Samhain's been around for a while.
They're based here. I did not know that. The position is freelance and WFH, which is totally fine, so it doesn't matter where they're located, but it's just funny that I didn't know they were based here.
Steph L. - Aug 28, 2013 8:57:36 am PDT #3901 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
But I don't suppose that would work as part of a cover letter on an application.
"I have 18 years' experience editing and I am SO DOWN with hot guy-on-guy action. Also, did I mention I own an asshook?"
(Spoiler: I DON'T.)
Steph L. - Aug 28, 2013 9:01:16 am PDT #3902 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm still tripping balls on migraine drugs and really want to reply to their e-mail with that. But I won't.
Laura - Aug 28, 2013 9:03:22 am PDT #3903 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I like to think this is a safe place to type the stuff we shouldn't elsewhere, at times.
Amy - Aug 28, 2013 9:05:00 am PDT #3904 of 30002
Because books.
I'm sure it can wait till tomorrow, Steph. (Also, I know Imogen Howson, one of the editors there -- she wrote for Deena, and she's a sweetheart.)
Calli - Aug 28, 2013 9:06:48 am PDT #3905 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Laura, I think your son living with your brother would be a great idea, if your brother would be up for it. Family, but maybe out of the current reaction loop, plus your son having a sense of responsibility while being there--it could be just the ticket.
Steph, anything you could do to improve the editorial quality of current published erotica would be a blessing to human kind. I've read books where I was muttering, "Where was your beta, dude?" two pages in, and that so takes me out of the mood. I hope it works out for you.
Amy, good luck with possible naval enlistment for your son. My dad served in the Navy, as did an uncle and a couple of cousins. Go Navy!
Laura - Aug 28, 2013 9:07:14 am PDT #3906 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
And I am off to a meeting for a few hours to bully doctors and tell them they need to start doing things differently if they want to get paid. Woo! DH is going with me because sometimes they listen to him more than me. But I'll start off and only pull him in if extra bullying is required. See my stern face!
Amy - Aug 28, 2013 9:11:36 am PDT #3907 of 30002
Because books.
The idea of Laura with a stern face makes me smile.
Thanks, Calli. I'm pretty sure we're Navy all the way back, although one of my cousins went Air Force (and regretted it). And we might have had someone Army during WWII. My dad was in for a few years, and my brother's a lifer -- he signed up at 18.