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Want to read books published by Dreamspinner Press for free and earn a discount on purchases?

The info:

Dreamspinner Press is accepting expressions of interest for proofreaders to process M/M romance publications in lengths from 5,000 to 150,000 words. Proofreaders should be able to read for misspellings, punctuation errors, typos, logic problems, and formatting errors. Dreamspinner Press edits to The Chicago Manual of Style conventions. While experience writing, editing, proofreading, and/or using CMOS is preferred, it is not required.

Proofreading is an unpaid contractor position. Contractors will receive proof galleys at no charge and a discount at the company store in exchange for quality services. Deadlines are set according to length of the work, ranging from five to ten days. Proofreaders are not at any time obligated to accept an assignment.

Interested persons will be asked to take a skills test for evaluation purposes and must sign a confidentiality agreement if offered the opportunity to proofread.

For more information, e-mail submissions@dreamspinnerpress.com. Please include "CONTRACTOR" in the subject line of your e-mail for proper consideration. Please include a summary of any applicable experience and/or a resume/CV.

Expressions of interest will be accepted for a limited time, depending on response.


http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/pages.php?pID=7&CDpath=0

I do this some - if you're a grammar queen, it's pretty much just like reading a novel and catching the remaining typos/etc before it goes to print, and noting them in an email to the editor. Easy-peasy, and you earn a dicount too! :)

I know you're probably annoyed by all the promo, but it will be over soon, I promise.

Today I'm doing two give-away contests, one through this post on Erotic Horizons. There's also an excerpt, review, and short commentary from me about relationships that just aren't working anymore.

I'm also doing one as part of Dreamspinner Press's day at Beth Wylde's Yahoo group - the contest is linked through my Alix LJ - here.

And just to save time and do one less post, tomorrow (Saturday) I'll be doing Meet The Author at Dreamspinner Press's facebook, and there will be another contest there, as well as babble and chatting and stuff.

:)

My book comes out tomorrow! My very first novel, ever, and I'm alternating between OMFGSO EXCITED and a seriously epic panic attack.



Anyway. I'm going to be doing some give-aways and stuff this week, at various blogs and yahoo groups and other promo. If you're interested or want to enter any of the contests, go on over the my Alix Bekins LJ or facebook and check it out!

Summer Recommended Reads contest!

We want to select one Dreamspinner book as the top pick for a summer read, and we need your help! Between now and Tuesday, nominate your favorite Dreamspinner titles by replying to this note or posting on our wall. We'll create a poll on Wednesday that will be open through Sunday. Next Monday, June 21, we'll announce the winner of the Summer Read contest. The top three titles will be offered at a 25% discount from June 21 through the end of July! And one lucky nominator will receive a $25 gift certificate to Dreamspinner's web site! To be eligible, you must be the FIRST person to nominate that title, so make sure you read the other entries before you post?

Ready, set, nominate!

Dreamspinner Press will be having a party on Saturday, May 8th, to celebrate the release of Necking anthology at the Dreamspinner Press blog, http://dreamspinnerpress.com/blog/

Come by for excerpts, contests, and more.

1) The Midsummer's Nightmare 2010 Daily Dose package is for sale.



You can find it on the New Releases page, the Daily Dose 2010 Midsummer's Nightmare page, and author pages. You can see the list of 30 stories and blurbs in the Excerpt section of the item page.
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=1804

We have a super savings discount on the package in April, listing it at $39.99. In May the price will be $44.99. That's to buy the Daily Dose. On June 1, all stories will be available individually, and the entire package may be purchased for $59.99 to get all 30 stories at once.

2) April Showers Bring May iPads

To celebrate the release of Dreamspinner’s eBooks being added to the iBookstore this summer, Dreamspinner Press is giving away an iPad in a random drawing. Every $10 you spend at Dreamspinner’s web site between April 15 and May 15 automatically enters your name in the drawing. The more you spend, the more times you’ll be entered. A winner will be drawn at random and announced on May 24.

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/

*snip from their LJ*



"Welcome to fab_feb_friends. This community will be open for two weeks - from February 1st to February 14th. Instead of taking just one day to let your friends know you love them, we're taking fourteen!

Each day there will be a different challenge or activity, all aimed at sharing the LOVE. So check back daily to see how you can let your FABULOUS FRIENDS know just how fantastic you think they are!"

I love V-Day and love the happiness that we can all share with each other here. For me, V-Day is all about friendship and flirty teasing and camaraderie and *squishes* and *grins* and LOLs and ♥ and *smooches*. It's all the best that we share with each other and do for each other here at LJ.

*snogs you all*

c/p from Dreamspinner Press

1. Necking (anthology), Edited by Julianne Bentley

Just close your eyes and feel: soft, warm lips skimming from your shoulder to your ear, your skin prickling and tickling. Then add another set, echoing the first, layer upon layer of sensation as two sets of hands join the game, stroking, sliding, ratcheting up the heat. And when your lips part and the tip of your tongue darts out, it's met by two more in a luscious, messy, three-way kiss. This is necking, pure and hot, sending shivers of arousal down your spine. In these stories, the men come in threes: triple the pleasure, triple the love.

Length: 2,500 - 10,000 words (manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary)

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010
Publication Date: May 10, 2010

Follow the general submission guidelines for short stories at http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/pages.php?pID=7&CDpath=0


2. June 2010 Daily Dose: A Midsummer's Nightmare, A story a day delivered to your Inbox and Bookshelf! Edited by Lynn West

Lay down and close your eyes to dream this night.
A wolf is howling at the full gold moon;
the blood in your veins will begin to pound.
A nightmare will o'ertake you very soon--
vampires, werewolves, the ghosts that haunt the eaves
rise up to rent what joy they hunt and find.
But with the pulse, wild passion is aroused.
These handsome men will tease and flaunt and grind
against the things that go bump in the night.
At dawn the sun will rise and evil flees;
it leaves the well-known truth bare to the light:
night is shortest, hottest, in the summer,
and love will banish night's consuming fright.

Length: 2,500 - 10,000 words (manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary)

Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010
Publication Date: June 1, 2010

Follow the general submission guidelines for short stories at http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/pages.php?pID=7&CDpath=0

For those of you interested in being published, I thought I would share some info about the anthologies Dreamspinner has planned for next year.

NOTE: Dates are still tentative!

*****

A Brush of Wings
Edited by Anne Regan

Guardian spirits walk among us. They are heavenly beings who grant courage, unknown benefactors who offer help, best friends who lend their strength, and celestial beings who embody inspiration. You might not recognize the everyday angels or an messengers of mercy, but their sacrifices benefit us all. In this anthology, we are looking for stories of men who are touched by purity and light and sometimes blessed by love.

Submission Deadline: Jan. 11, 2010
Publication Date: March 22, 2010

*****

Necking
Edited by Julianne Bentley

Just close your eyes and feel: soft, warm lips skimming from your shoulder to your ear, your skin prickling and tickling. Then add another set, echoing the first, layer upon layer of sensation as two sets of hands join the game, stroking, sliding, ratcheting up the heat. And when your lips part and the tip of your tongue darts out, it's met by two more in a luscious, messy, three-way kiss. This is necking, pure and hot, sending shivers of arousal down your spine. In these stories, the men come in threes: triple the pleasure, triple the love.

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010
Publication Date: May 10, 2010

*****

A Midsummer's Nightmare
2010 Daily Dose
Edited by Lynn West

Lay down and close your eyes to dream this night.
A wolf is howling at the full gold moon;
the blood in your veins will begin to pound.
A nightmare will o'ertake you very soon--
vampires, werewolves, the ghosts that haunt the eaves
rise up to rent what joy they hunt and find.
But with the pulse, wild passion is aroused.
These handsome men will tease and flaunt and grind
against the things that go bump in the night.
At dawn the sun will rise and evil flees;
it leaves the well-known truth bare to the light:
night is shortest, hottest, in the summer,
and love will banish night's dark fantasy.

Call for Submissions: Jan. 15, 2010
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010
Publication Date: June 1, 2010

*****

Myths and Magic: Legends of Love
Edited by Anne Regan

Lose yourself in tales of yore, in myths, fairy tales, and legends shrouded in the mists of time. These are stories of beasts and men from ancient tomes, of gods, sorcerers, and ancient heroes, of fairies and elves, centaurs and satyrs, dragons and unicorns, almost anything you might dream. Let your imagination take the reins and experience the power of the timeless past as men in many different forms undertake the highest of quests: the search for a love of the ages.

Submission Deadline: July 2, 2010
Publications Date: Sept. 10, 2010

*****

Advent Calendar, info TBD, submissions probably due in September.

More info can be found as it is finalized, at the Open Calls for Submission page.

Sales and Free Gifts are Dreamspinenr Press.

Summer Fun Sale - Win an Apple iTouch
August 1 - 31
Add the free Stanza eBook reader and take your library to the beach!

* For every $10 you spend before 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31 EST, you will receive one entry into the drawing.

All Anthologies are 25% off!

* Applies to every anthology - ebooks and paperbacks - in your cart. All your favorite authors.
* No coupon necessary. Discount will be applied automatically at checkout.
* Shop more than once. The discount will be applied all month.

Final Reminder - Games in the Dark submissions



An anthology of short stories with a kinky edge: restraints, blindfolds, spankings, threesomes - nothing too hard-core or heavy, please. We're looking for stories that are well-developed, consensual, and focus on exploring the emotional aspects of kinky play.

Length: 5,000 - 15,000 words (manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary)

Submission Deadline: August 10, 2009