PSA for authors, about auto adding friends on Goodreads..

Hey, this is a public service announcement.

A lot of authors have commented to me about having friends auto-added on Goodreads and they couldn't figure out why.

There are several reasons why but the main thing is when you sign up for Facebook, it will auto select an option to add the people you are friends with on Facebook. If you want to change that, here are the instructions.

Here is a link to the app page of your account: http://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?format=html&tab=apps

<----- the culprit. I unclicked this box.





And that's all you need to do. If you're still getting auto-adds, contact Goodreads customer service. They are awesomely friendly! :)

Worth The Wait, my new title from DSP

So yay! Today from Dreamspinner Press, my latest release Worth The Wait.

Inventor Henry Wallens accidentally made a time machine out of an old cell phone, and he’s decided it’s the perfect opportunity to make his life less lonely. He goes back in time and poses as his own uncle to try to make himself more outgoing… but when he runs into his old high school science teacher, Ryan, it’s his current—future—self who ends up changing to look forward instead of back. 


It's $2.99 at Dreamspinner or if you've signed up for the Daily Dose, you'll receive it automatically.

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Congratulations, Stephanie Barbeau-King!

I just got back from my dad's place in Port St. Lucie for my sister's graduation. So I just wanted to say congrats to my baby sister for graduating high school with honors! You're the best and here is to a very happy life after high school. You did it! :D Now on to college! :)

I'm exhausted... but happy again!

This week has been exhausting. It started off really awesome with giving away books and stuff to the awesome people who participated in the Hop Against Homophobia. That was a lot of fun for such an awesome cause!

I haven't stopped since then! On Wednesday I had a second round of shots in my SI joint and this time it feels much better. I rested yesterday but then my muse kicked in (maybe it got the shot in the ass it needed :D) and I've written 7K in two days.

So I'm tired, especially after the epic traffic around Disney, and I'm going to stay in and just read and write and enjoy myself on this holiday weekend.

Take care!

The winners (yeah you read that right!) on the Hop Against Homophobia.

Mission: Spread the love!

Status: Accomplished!

When I made my post for the Hop Against Homophobia, I thought posting about love wouldn't be enough. I thought maybe I should post my experiences of being genderqueer and my journey to where I am today. I want people to know that hate directed toward them is just temporary and that it gets better.

But I wanted to post where I am today and my post reflected the love I feel surrounded by my family and friends, fellow authors and of course, my fans.

You guys proved me wrong and I'm so happy!

As I watched the comments fly in on my post on the Hop Against Homophobia, I was so pleased, I almost cried. There were so many people who were so positive and the comments were so beautiful and full of love, well, I got really happy. :D

(OMG, my editor is going to kill me. I used "so" 4 times)

I decided to give away TWO choice of my backlist.

vitajex and SheriV

Please check your e-mail! You won!

Not to sound all Saturday Afternoon Special on you, but we're all winners when hate takes a hike! Stay cool everyone! Love you all! :D

*Squee!* Really big news for Soul Seduction! :)

I've been sitting on my hands, waiting for clearance to be able to shout this from the rooftops! I'm so excited.

Soul Seduction is a finalist in the PRISM awards for the FF & P (Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal) Chapter of RWA. The awards will be announced at the RWA National convention in July.

And a huge congrats to Lynn Lorenz and KC Burn, fellow pub mates who made the finals as well!

Hop Against Homophobia!

Wipeout Homophobia!

Hello! Welcome to Lori's post on the 

2012 Hop Against Homophobia!

Hate is horrible. 

Hate doesn't have a place here.

Homophobia is hate.

But on a more serious note, setting a good example for others is the best way to combat homophobia and hate. If you see someone doing something hateful of any kind, step in and do something about it. It's our duty as human beings to help others. 

Love is awesome :)

It's as simple as that! :D

My prize I'm giving away:

An e-book off my backlist! YAY!

What do you have to do to enter? 

Leave me some comment love, baby!

(but dude, leave your comment in secret ninja style

like this: lori at loritoland dot com)

This contest ends May 20th. So look for my e-mail on the 21st. 

I'll also post again on my blog the winner so you can be happy for them.

Last but definitely not the least, 

Check out the rest of  the authors 

On the 2012 Hop Against Homophobia

at:

http://hopagainsthomophobia.blogspot.com.

I visited the vampire yesterday...

Yesterday I gave blood as I do every 56 days but yesterday was different. I gave double red blood cells with these new machines that put your plasma back in along with saline. It was really cool but I forgot that I can taste most saline when it's injected into me and boy, it turned my stomach fast. Once the phlebotomist got me a juice I was okay. :)

But the machine is really cool. They filter your blood so they only take your red blood cells. The only issue I had was I got a headache after donating but that's pretty normal with me. I always have a headache for some reason. Any doctors out there wanna chime in with why that might be?

Either way, I'm O- so I'm a universal donor and in an emergency, anyone can get my blood. So I give what I can! :) My next date with the machine is in 4 months so I'll be back, but just whole blood this time. I'm looking a bit pale today :)

DSP Titles On Sale! Year 3!

Woo hoo! To celebrate five years of being in awesome business of publishing, Dreamspinner is giving 30% off all titles to the authors they signed in their third year. Being among this list is such an honor and it reads like the who's who of M/M romance today.

So click on over. I know my wallet is going to be hurting this week!

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

In Honor Of Mother's Day...

This is always a really hard day for me. In fact, for several weeks prior, it's always a really rough time because I'm inundated with advertisements for Mother's Day presents. I really wish there was some way to turn those ads off because it's hard enough without her, but Mother's Day is particularly painful because I wish with all my heart she was still here.

This year has been particularly hard because I realized how much my mom would love all this. She would be my little cheerleader and she would never let me give up. I was very lucky to have her as long as I did. Every day at the end, I never took a day for granted and I treasured every moment we did have.

So in honor of Mother's Day, I just want to thank my mom for everything she did for me. One of the last conversations I had with her was he asking me if she had been a good mother to me. She said she waited to have me because she was so scared she would screw up being a mom. I told her I couldn't imagine a better mom than her.

I miss you, Mom.

Love,
Lori