Winners of the Coffin Hop 2012

Happy November! I hope you had a happy Halloween/Samhain (happy new year, my witches!). Hopefully, you took some time to hop around and enjoy this year's horrortastic Coffin Hop.

I'd like to thank http://coffinhop.wordpress.com/ for hosting me and all the other horror/speculative fiction authors who took part.

As chosen by Random.org, the five winners of my Coffin Hop giveaway - e-book copies of The Spell You Cast by Rushmore Judd and Erin O'Riordan - are as follows:

1. Gina
2. Jolie
3. wwe
4. Liese
5. Paul

Congratulations! I'll e-mail you all with your e-book, and I look forward to your reviews.

I wish I could've spent more time hopping around, seeing what the others were up to, but I had taken off to L.A. and didn't get much Internet time over the past five days. I'll probably write more about my California experience later.

And now this.

1. If you could punch ANY celebrity in the face, who would it be and why?

Chris Brown - the why should be obvious. It would have to be a guy - we women ought to stick together.

2. If you could go streaking anywhere and get away with it, where would you do it?

Key West. It's warm there, and I don't think the locals would mind.

3. What's more important in a relationship: common values or commonalities (like tastes in music, interests, etc.)?

Common values are more important - you don't want to spend all your time arguing about the latest Supreme Court decision. You should have some commonalities, though, or you'll spend all your time arguing about what to get from Netflix.

4. Would you rather be insane in a functional society, or one of the people running a dysfunctional society?

Insanity does not sound like very much fun to me. I'd rather be partially responsible for a dysfunctional society - maybe I could steer it back toward some semblance of sanity.

5. What's your favorite type of pickle?

I like those dill spears that come on the side of hamburgers and other sandwiches. When I was a kid, I loved sweet pickles, but I've completely lost my taste for them. I can't stand them anymore.

Welcome To My Coffin! Coffin Hop 2012 Giveaway

Welcome to the Coffin Hop 2012! This is my second year participating, along with dozens of other authors of the strange, the horrific and the eerie. Visit the Coffin Hop's WordPress blog and be sure to visit all the participants. There's a giveaway at each author's website!

I rarely write straight horror, though. I did write my first zombie piece this year, but that - like most of what I write - was paranormal erotica. PN erotica is precisely what you can win in my Coffin Hop giveaway:

The Giveaway: I have a very witchy prize to give away: 5 copies of "The Spell You Cast" by Erin O'Riordan and Rushmore Judd.



In this e-book, Troy falls for Madeline’s magic only to discover he is part of a much larger plan plotted by Madeline, an admitted witch, and her "sisters." The sex is enchanting as Troy’s infatuation for Madeline becomes deeper even as she introduces him to the other women. The coven is up to something, but will the spell they cast be something he likes? Or will he perhaps end up in the cauldron? 

To Enter: Due to the e-book content, you must be 18 years or older to enter. Simply leave a comment on this blog post. If you have a Blogger (Google) account with a public e-mail address and I can find your e-mail by clicking on your name, you need only comment. If not, please leave an e-mail address with your comment. To thwart spambots, I typically use this format: erinoriordan AT sbcglobal DOT net.

Winners will be chosen by Random.org on November 1st.

You do not need to be a follower of my blog to win, but follows are always warmly appreciated.

Last WIP Wednesday of March 2012

Guest authors needed - all genres! Are you an author? Would you like to share a little bit about a current work in progress on a future WIP Wednesday? Then I invite you to be my guest. Please e-mail Erin O'Riordan (erinoriordan AT sbcglobal DOT net).

Next week's WIP Wednesday guest will be Rue Allyn. I'll also be a guest on Rue's blog that day, talking about "The Spell You Cast," and why witches are an appropriate subject for Easter time.



I continue to work on my submission for Melange Books' Having My Baby anthology. The deadline was supposed to be April 1, but now it looks as if it's been moved (again) to July 1. Or is that an April Fools Day joke?

(Warning: clip contains disgusting animated depiction of spoiled milk.)



In this totally historically accurate clip, the Pagan Simpsons are worshiping Baal with sacrifices. Baal is not the name of any particular god, but a Near Eastern word that means "lord." In The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara G. Walker connects Baal to the Irish god Bel, the sun-god who presided over Beltane. Some Baals are forms of the Annually Dying and Returning Vegetation God wedded to the mother-goddess.

The feminine form of Baal is Baalit, but the goddess is often called some form of the word Asherah. After all, she is the primary being, the mother of life, and he is simply her consort - as necessary, perhaps, but not as widely honored.

Fans of Stargate: SG-1 probably think of the South African actor Cliff Simon when they think of Baal:

The former swimmer and model may have played an imperious, despicable villain pretending to be a god, but he looked hawt doing it. To paraphrase the Jay-Z/Kanye West collaboration "[Expletive Deleted] in Paris," he Baals so hard motherfuckas tryin'a' find him. Speaking of which, there's a clever and utterly literate parody called "Bitches in Bookshops:"



Yep, she said, "I read so hard I'm J.K. Rowling." Speaking of J.K. Rowling-related Kanye West parodies:

http://pinterest.com/pin/46936021086654041/

Referring, of course, to West's takeover of Taylor Swift's Video Music Awards acceptance speech (see HERE).

That's my week in writing - what are YOU working on?

Cliff Simon photo: Suzan Marie, Creative Commons license

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WIP Wednesday, Short But Sweet

I haven't been feeling well since Monday afternoon, so I'll keep this week's WIP Wednesday short and sweet.

Are you an author with a current work in progress? Share about it with us on a future WIP Wednesday. Send an e-mail to erinoriordan AT sbcglobal DOT net.

This week I'll be doing some pre-edits to my short story "Sheep Shifter." I also have one week to finish my Bessie Smith vampire short story - I hope I'm feeling well enough to work on it soon.

Meanwhile, today and tomorrow, you can save 20% at Lulu.com with the checkout code SWEET306. This means you can save on:

The Smell of Gas paperback

The Smell of Gas e-book

Hearts of Tomorrow paperback - contains my short story "Melusine's Secret"

Hearts of Tomorrow e-book

Oh! And "The Spell You Cast" got its first review on Smashwords. Laura Cooper writes:

"Loved the storyline which captured my attention right from the start. Well written and just the right amount of spice and detail to not only make it believable, but to make me consider sharing my man. Well worth the read!"

If you would like to review the 18-page erotica e-book "The Spell You Cast," send me a message and I'll send you a code for the free e-book. BUT you have to write me a review on Smashwords.