Thursday Thoughts

The copyedited manuscript of Virgin is due back today. It's very difficult to try to read through something that I know has been altered when I can't tell who did it or why, but once I finally got a version that had the edits tracked and was able to correct and change it as I saw fit, I was much happier.

Unfortunately, in the course of the editing process, several discrepancies were created by the edits, and there were two other discrepancies that no one else spotted until I read through it myself.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that authors have the best knowledge of their stories, and when someone else takes it upon themselves to start messing with the content, mistakes will be made. It took me until Fugitive to convince my editors that the entire CSC series takes place within our own Milky Way galaxy and to get them to stop adding the word "intergalactic" in wherever they saw fit. In the Star Trek series and subsequent movies, the Enterprise never left our galaxy, and I hold firm in my belief that mankind will never venture that far into space. Reaching the next solar system will be difficult enough, which is why I set my series 1000 years in the future, and even that may not be enough time.

Speaking of time, when I entered Stud in my local RWA chapter's "members only" contest, one of the judges wondered what year the book was set in. Now, I realize that I've never used exact dates in any of my books, the reason being that our own planet cannot expect the entire galaxy to base its calendar on the birth of Christ. In Star Trek, they used stardates, but I've never been sure exactly what they were based on. However, having no point of reference other than our own, I came up with this timeline.

2964 Cat (hero of Slave) born
2972 Tarq (hero of Stud) born
2982 Dax (hero of Virgin) born
2984 Zetith destroyed
3004 Slave
3005 Warrior
3006 Rogue
3007 Outcast
3008 Fugitive
3009 Hero
3015 Virgin
3017 Stud

It's not terribly important, but may be an interesting bit of trivia for you CSC readers. I set the destruction of Zetith in 2984 as a sort of tribute to George Orwell's 1984, and went from there.

Okay, after all of that, I need a nice, hairy hunk.

Happy Anniversary!

Today is the first anniversary of this blog. So, for that reason, I think we need several hunks, don't you?

Some oldies but goodies!

Thank you to all who have supported the blog this past year. I think we can all say we've had fun!

Multiple Buns!

There are smooth buns, hot buns, kissable buns, and buns that make you want to bite, but as we saw yesterday, Brock's furry buns are hard to beat.



























Then we have shadowed buns.



















And strong buns. . . .



























But just in case you've forgotten what the rest of Brock looks like, I'm including the frontal view, too, 'specially seeing as how it's also Whopping Weasel Wednesday!

Be sure to click on all of these for the, um, full effect....





















. . . . and have a nice day!

Tasty Tuesday Buns!

Since Donna sent me both of these on the same day, I can only assume she wanted them posted together! These are Brock Magnum's buns and dangly bits.

The recipe is Donna's!


DONNA's HUNKY PULL-APART BUNS

1 bag frozen white dinner rolls, dough, thawed but still cold

1Tbsp. Seasoning blend. ( I use Morton's Nature's Seasons)

1 tbsp. oregano

1tbsp. basil or parsley

1/4 cup melted butter

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Thoroughly combine seasoning blend with herbs. Arrange 12 rolls in bottom of a 10''x4'' tube pan coated with nonstick coking spray. Brush rolls with butter, sprinkle with 1/3 of herb blend and cheese. Repeat layers of rolls, butter, herb blend and cheese two more times. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and allow to rise until double in size. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Bake for 35 minutes. Cover with foil during last 15 minutes of baking. Let cool 5 minutes, and then remove Hunky Buns from Pants sic (Pans) . Pull apart, spread on the butter, and enjoy them with your favorite hunk!

I'm blogging on Casablanca Authors today. No idea what I'm talking about, but drop by if you can!

Two for Tuesday Tattoos!

This is Brock Magnum again, but this time, we have a rear view which shows the tattoo--among other things.

Click on the picture for a better view of the tattoo. . .
and other things. . .


And for those of you who prefer the celebrity tattooed hunk, it just doesn't get any better than Johnny Depp!

Whopping Weasel Wednesday!

This is Brock Magnum, that new hunk I was telling you about. If that's his real name, I'd be VERY surprised.

He's got a tattoo, a nipple and eyebrow piercing, a big yummydoodle, and a nice smile.

Something for everyone!

I'm blogging on Casablanca Authors today. You won't see Brock there, but come on over anyway!