It's that time--- tell me what a great editor I am! with adult exerpt

 This is a repost from the group

 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MMRomancereadersandW... ....

For those who may not have gathered this info yet, I am the chief
editing Sith at Dark Roast Press. My public persona is a dreadlocked
Hutt, as I began my love of M/M romance with Star Wars fanfiction and
still have not fully left that phase of my evolution behind. There's a
pretty comprehensive collection of links to my Star Wars work in all
genres at the Myspace profile.

http://www.myspace.com/helgaleena

What I learned from that incubation was that I could get equally as
much satisfaction from beta reading and mentoring new writers and those
whose mother tongue was not English yet chose to write in it. My
masters in South Asian linguistics wasn't quite as useless as I thought!

In 2007 I followed a brave cadre of fanfiction writers into the world
of e-romance publishing, under the banner of Aphrodite's Apples Press.
I was priveleged to work with over fifty different authors at all
levels of expertise during that time, and count many of them as friends
still, though when the Apple Tree fell, our editing children had to
scramble for new homes.

Worst off was the Aphrodites GLBT line, scheduled to be born on
Valentines Day. Instead, the whole press went down. Rhiannon Rhodes
stepped in and made us a home-- Dark Roast Press.

http://www.darkroastpress.com

I am so gratified
that we are getting such kudos at the P&E Poll. And my work there with
all our writers has meant so much to me, and will continue to do so.

Adrianne Brennan is a former SW geek, yea one among many, whose paranormal romance novel
Blood of the Dark Moon has now been reissued by Freya's Bower at last,
and also her short Blood and Mint Chocolates, an F/F title in the same
universe-- both works are my satisfied editing clients. A vote for her (yes non-M/M
titles, sorry) is a vote for moi. And the books are doing well there at
P& E,  http://critters.org/predpoll

 also at the LoveRomances Cafe poll.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe/

But that's not all! Claudia, my boss at Loveyou Divine Alterotica, has
been nominated for a CAPA! You know them; Carol McKenzie and Bryn Colvin and Nix Winter all the other cool writers are there.

 Over there I got to do an M/M edit called One Night Stand. It's a paranormal
with plenty of kink. Do check it out.

http://www.loveyoudivine.com/index.php?main_page=d...

EXERPT:

When their lips parted Arda whispered, "You'll appreciate
tonight. You'll see." He touched Greg's shirt and drew his finger down
his forearm. That feels nice. "I want to seduce you."

No kidding. "I realize this. But first, I want to get to know you."

"What do you want to know?"


"Anything...just talk to me."

He shot Greg a bewildered glance and shrugged. "I'm just like you.
Well, almost. I enjoy good food, mostly earth food...Italian...some
Chinese. But I also enjoy food from other planets...like Klingdon
cuisine. Occasionally I drink a glass of fine earth wine." He raised
his glass in a wordless toast. "I have all the emotions you humans
experience. I have many enjoyments and many dislikes. I like to play
the piano and I can sing. I like to paint nudes in oils and belly
dance."

"Art?" He is toying with me...lying maybe. Greg shook his head and
rolled his eyes.


"We have things in common, don't we? Actually, if you got to know me
better, you'd find we have a lot in common. Unfortunately, we don't
have time to form a relationship."

He slipped his hand around Arda's neck and pulled him into a kiss. When
their lips parted he murmured, "Tell me about your being a Demi-Lord,"
wanting to get to know the situation better.

"I'm royalty of Dezcartia of Ghod ZoHepez. I'm in line to take the
throne and rule with the Uba Thaph, which is much like the Congress
that you know. I'm risking all that and death to be with you because
I'm not to mix with anyone, except the servants the Uba Thaph provides."

"That's not fair."

"No, it's not."


"I'm sorry."

"It's all right." He paused in thoughtful silence, then added, "There's
not enough time, Greg, to tell you all of it. I'm sorry."

"You're risking death to be with me?" He's totally obsessed! I'm
impressed with his defiance.


"You're going to be my sexual entertainment for this evening. You'll
love it. It'll be different for you." He raised a hand. "Usba Echu?
Come here. It's time to prepare Greg for the rack."

While the servant stood nearby, Arda's eyes elevated and lazed over the
lowest point of the V in Greg's shirt, where a few sprigs of chest hair
showed. Taunting Greg, Arda fingered his own sex through his clothing,
running a finger up and down the outline of his bulge and down the left
leg of his pants, showing Greg his formidable length, maybe ten inches
or so. On second thought, maybe I'm the obsessed one.


He switched his attention to Greg's crotch and took his hand off his
own pants, reached over and brought Greg's hand into his lap.

Feeling him for himself, Greg relished the intimate touches that he
gave to Arda's cock, even though it was through fabric. Arda's member
pulsed under his pressing and plying palms and fingers. Greg began
squeezing it gently, causing Arda to squirm and moan as he lay back,
his eyes closed. Greg felt the old familiar, hard pang of his own
erection; he teased him until his organ engorged and ached.

"You have no idea what you do to me, love. All night I've been half-
hard in anticipation of this intimacy. Sweet, blissful agony." An
appreciative gaze twinkled in his eyes. "Let's get undressed and go to
the shower," Arda urged. "There's more to come. Much more."

"What will you do to me?"

"You'll see, my precious."
http://www.loveyoudivine.com/index.php?main_page=d...


I don't know what promo has been done for it, but I was told I
went 'above and beyond' on this one. Most of the other works I do at
LYD are het.


And someday, SOMEDAY, I am going to let another editor see the little
story of a blow up doll who comes alive, my first try at original
fiction that came out of November's NaNo WriMo.

So, am I Best Editor in the universe? Maybe not, but I have lots of fun
trying. Vote here.

http://critters.org/predpoll