It's done

I know it's not Monday, but I have to let y'all know...Here Be Dragons is done. I sent it to my critque partner to look over for me as well as a test reader to make sure it's interesting enough for anyone to want to read. lol.

I typed in THE END at 82, 954 words. My longest book to date. Whew! I'm in awe of myself that I managed to stick with a story for that long...315 or so pages. :)

Get to start the self-edits now. I'm hoping to get it to my editor at Loose-Id by the end of the week.

Have a wonderful day.

T.A.

Here Be Dragon's Blurb

I thought I'd share with you all the blurb I wrote up for my first m/m story, Here Be Dragons. It might change slightly when we get closer to the release date (which I don't have yet), but this will give you an idea of what the story's about.

Herpetologist, Kael Hammerson is hiding in Ireland working at a research lab. While Ireland may seem a strange place for someone in his field, it was the furthest away he could get from his abusive ex-partner. Now, a year later, his heart is ready to heal.

Kael's boss, Hugh Price, is very interested in Kael, but is afraid to cross the line from employer to lover. When a strange sea creature is brought into the lab, Hugh and Kael are swept into a fight for their lives and the lives of mankind.

Dragons have returned and the men must decide if their own love can survive the interference of a goddess.

I hope this perks your interest. As soon as I finish it, I'll post an unedited excerpt and then the cover art. :)

T.A.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Today's boundary we'll be breaking is the abolishment of the 'Don't ask, Don't tell' policy of the military. Thousands of GLBT people serve in our armed forces and they aren't allowed to tell the truth of who they love.

These wonderful, courageous men and women offer up their lives every day to protect the freedom you and I take for granted. Yet they are treated like second class citizens. They are told every minute of their tour of duty that the country is willing to sacrifice them, but it doesn't want to know anything about them. The military is willfully helping to destroy the self-esteem of thousands.

A new organization is working to try and bring the attention of Congress to the issue. Call to Duty was started by a group of gay veterans. This group is traveling the country visiting college campuses and other places, bringing the discussion of the abolishment of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy to the people.

Let's support them. Tell your congressmen to vote to get rid of the policy. What kind of unity can a military unit have when there are members of that unit who must keep secerts for fear of what might happen to them or their careers?

Help make this one more barrier to come down. :)

T.A. Chase

Hello!

My name is T.A. Chase and I write homoerotic stories about men loving men. My first book, Here Be Dragons was just contracted by Loose-Id. At the moment, I don't have a website, so this is going to be the place for you to find out information on any of my books. :)

In a later post, I'll tell you a little bit about HBD and what I'm working on next. I plan on updating this blog at least once a week. So please stop by every Monday to see what I'm working on or just chatting about. :)

Thanks for taking the time to stop and check things out. I promise there'll be more interesting things as I get rolling on this. I'm still new at this...lol.

T.A. Chase