This week I’m posting a bit late without much comment because I’ve had a busy day with family stuff. However, I promised bad sofas, and have one particularly eye-bending example here, plus the room that interior design forgot.
There are also some weird poses in these. Don’t know if you’ll find them sexy, but they all caught my eye just because I was thinking “what’s going on there, then?”
Enjoy!
What does this mean? Well, it means if you want to go and discuss it with other readers, there’s a thread just here (you have to be a member of the group to access it):
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1310210-may-bom-book-4—hot-floor-by-josephine-myles-spoilers
I’m not going anywhere near the thread as this is somewhere for readers to share their opinions without fear of the author butting in. Just thought I’d share it in case any of you wanted to get involved, though. I think the discussion continues just until the end of May.
The book was chosen as it was one of the twelve that received the most votes in their Member’s Choice Awards for 2012. Yay for Josh, Rai and Evan! And yay for all of you who voted! 
Didn’t get as much as I’d hoped for done as not only was there a bank holiday, but Daisy was off school with impetigo again *sighs*. Still, I’m up to almost 20k on the novella, Life of Riley, so I’m feeling positive about that. Also managed to get the UK Meet blog “Meet the Delegates” posts started, which has been fun. Can’t wait to meet everyone in person in July!
Yeah. Not really had much time for doing anything for myself this week, apart from going to see I’m So Excited! on Monday (great fun!). I did get a dress I’d made altered to fit properly, though. Have also dug out a very old coat project I started but never finished. It’s needing to be taken in by around 4″, but I’m finding it quite simple to follow. Might have to make a jacket for this summer. I have a huge amount of aubergine corduroy lurking under the bed.
We did have glorious weather on the bank holiday, though, which is virtually unheard of!
Need to buckle down and finish the first draft of the novella (or get near to it, anyway). At the weekend there’s the steampunk fair, so I’ve got to finish my outfit for that too. Should be fun, and I’ll get to see Professor Elemental perform
How was your week? Got any plans for the week ahead?
Today I give you cigarette porn. Perhaps it’s a reflection of my own bad habits that I always want to collect pictures of guys smoking, but I can’t seem to stop myself finding it sexy. Yes, I know that tasting like an ashtray and having a hacking cough aren’t attractive, but there’s something seductive about a cigarette in a bloke’s mouth.
Perhaps I’m just orally fixated…
I got stuck into writing my Christmas novella (provisionally titled Life of Riley, but this will change!) and managed 12k, which I’m really pleased with. The narrator (Riley) is mouthier than I’d expected, but he’s great fun to write. Loved that point on the second day when his voice started coming through loud and clear!
JL Merrow and I have also got an edited draft of our MMF short story anthology, Mad About the Boys, ready. If anyone’s interested in beta reading it over the next week or two, just let me know. It would be good to get another pair of eyes to look it over 
I also seem to have got over my Facebook issues and actually started to enjoy using it. I think having the FB app on my phone helps hugely. I find it so much simpler to use than the main dashboard on the computer screen.
This weekend we’ve been enjoying the sunshine, and Daisy helped me plant a load of new flowers and herbs in the garden. It’s looking so beautiful this spring, now those awful leylandii are gone from next door’s garden.
I’ve also been busy sewing, and not only made Daisy a skirt to match the one I made myself recently (the only difference being hers has an elasticated waist) but have completed some alterations on clothes that didn’t fit quite right, and nearly completed a chiffon gypsy blouse to go under my corset. My outfit for the Steampunk Extravaganza is so nearly complete! Just some jewellery to make when that blouse is finished
The bank holiday today means no writing (but lots of time spent in the sunny garden!), but I’m treating myself to a trip out with a friend to see I’m So Excited tonight. It’s been ages since I’ve seen an Almodóvar film and this one looks like great fun!
As for the rest of the week? I’ll be aiming for another 12k on the novella, and keep on top of the weeding the garden. Got to stop that bindweed from rearing its ugly head!
Has it been sunny in your part of the world? Got any plans for the week ahead?
I thought we’d do something a bit different this week, and play a game of “hot or not” with some cowboy nudes.
I’d like you to rate each of these three lovely men on a scale of one to five in two different categories, with one being the least and five the best. Please feel free to add comments to explain your rating
Looks – are they hot or not? (5=scorching, 1=damp squib)
Authenticity – real cowboy, or just a model? (5=genuine article, 1=faking it)
Lets see who comes out on top in each category!
Bonus activity: if you’re inspired, feel free to christen each of them with a cowboyish name.
It was a weird old week, in which I ended up doing lots of little things but didn’t get going on the writing instead. I had a few benefit renewal claim forms to fill in (one of my all time least favourite jobs!), blog posts to write, short stories to edit, print galley to read, inbox/in trays to clear, UK Meet planning, etc. Still, I feel in a good position now to dedicate this next week to writing
I finished my corset! I’m insanely proud of that fact, and it’s been a huge confidence boost in my dressmaking skills. I’m now setting about clearing the mending/alterations basket so that I can then get on with more new things. Here are a couple of pics of the finished article, which is incredibly comfortable to wear as it’s all been custom fitted:
I’ll be making an overbust corset next, and getting more adventurous in terms of fabric choice. It’s been so much fun to make, and utilised so many new skills. I was surprised at how many tools were involved, too. I had to use a hammer (eyelet punching and application), tin snips (cutting steel boning), two pairs of pliers (applying end caps to steel boning), awl (making holes for busk to go through) and a screwdriver (used for pushing the bones down inside the channels). Felt more like a metalwork project at times!
If anyone’s interested I’ll do a more detailed blog post about making this, but I don’t want to turn my blog into a sewing blog. Sometimes I think I should start a separate sewing blog, but then I remember that I don’t have the time and need another blog to maintain like I need a bicycle made of cake.
I’m buckling down and starting writing my Christmas novella (provisionally titled Life of Riley, but I expect that to change). I hope to have 15k by the end of the week. Eeek!
The only other thing I have to do, though, is finish reading through the ARC of Junk to make sure there are no typos. Oh, and work on the second round of edits for the joint anthology I’m doing with JL Merrow. Uh, yeah, that’s quite a bit actually. Anyone know where I can buy more time?
How was your week? Got any plans for the week ahead?
I just adore pictures of men being shaved. There’s something incredibly trusting about allowing anyone else near your skin with a sharp blade (especially in more intimate parts of the body!)
I found the first two pics ages ago, but couldn’t seem to find any more to make up a weekly post. Then, today, I tapped in the right words to the search engine and voila! Check out the last pic. I’m always a happy bunny when I find gorgeous vintage pics like this
Yep, the title says it all, really. Here’s the link. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/2013/04/25/in-defence-of-dirty-books-by-josephine-myles/
BTW, Jessewave’s site is loading slowly for me today. Might be worth copying your comments before posting them, as it’s a real pain when they get lost in the ether!
Oh happy day! I finally finished the line edits for Junk, and now I get to share Lou Harper’s gorgeous cover artwork with you, as well as the official blurb. Enjoy!
Letting go is the first step to healing…or bringing it all crashing down.
When an avalanche of books cuts off access to his living room, university librarian Jasper Richardson can no longer ignore the truth. His ever-growing piles of books, magazines and newspapers can no longer be classified as a “collection”. It’s a hoard, and he needs professional help.
Professional clutter clearer and counselor Lewis Miller thinks he’s seen it all, but even he has to admit he’s shocked. Not so much by the state of Jasper’s house, but by the level of attraction he still feels for the sexy bookworm he remembers from school.
What a shame that Lewis’s ethical code forbids relationships with clients. As Jasper makes slow but steady progress, though, the magnetic pull between them is so strong even Lewis is having trouble convincing himself it’s a temporary emotional attachment arising from the therapeutic process.
Jasper longs to prove to Lewis that this is the real deal. But first he’ll have to lay bare the root of his hoarding problem…and reveal the dark secret hidden behind his walls of books.
Warning: Contains a level-headed counselor with a secret addiction, a bespectacled geek with a sweet tooth, a killer “to-be-read” pile, embarrassing parents, a van called Alice, and deliciously British slang.
Junk will be published by Samhain on 27th August. I’ll post pre-order links as soon as they’re available
