The Skinny Newsletter: Vol 2, Issue 27

The Skinny -- Original Slash and Femmeslash Newsletter
Vol 2 Issue 27

Art and Photography:

At originalyaoi, raeraesama announces she's doing a re-write of her yaoi manga, Avalon.
At bb_shousetsu, petronia posts links to artwork for Bang*Bang no.20 here and here.

Beta Requests:

At bb_shousetsu, petronia has posted sign-ups for the beta reader pool for Bang*Bang no. 19.

Communities and Calls for Submissions:

tygati posts about a community that has holiday-theme prompts for their members to writer for, it's called holidaysmut.
At call_for_subs, erastes announces DoorQ is looking for submissions for their Gay Scifi anthology, Lethe Press' search for stories for their Gay Latino anthology, Phaze Raven is seeking stories for their Halloween/Horror anthology, and  about various other anthology submission calls as well.
lgbtq_recs are looking for people to rec LGBTQ-themed books, shows, movies, games, etc.
At 150_comms, mickey_sixx announces rounds_of_kink has opened claiming for Round 11.

Discussions:

At writing_sex, lullabee_lj has a question about virgins and blowjobs between men and astrakiseki has questions about cock torture.
At meta_writer, chris_smith_atr posts a link to a discussion about the different types of critiquers and a roundup of the Fanfic:Profic posts.
tafkarfanfic wants to know what other writers do when they are stuck?
At shared_wisdom, eroticjames talks about writing.
duskpeterson has a story discussion for her fic, "Rebirth 3: First Time".

Miscellaneous:

meta_writer is having a friending meme and erastes posts a mentoring tip here and here.
mel_keegan has set up The GLBT Bookshelf (a wiki for GLBT writers).  You can learn more about it here or at the site. (Note: I thought I had posted this in the last issue and I apologize to Mel for the goofup.)
kirby_crow posts about members of x_arigatou_x posting versions of her e-books from Torquere Press without paying the author or the publisher to do so.

Multi-Chaptered Fiction:

fran_fic has posted Ch. 8 of The Red Braid (m/m, teen, non-con, violence, torture).
doreiku has posted Ch. 2 of Pretty boy X Scary Man (m/m, yaoi, rape, incest, angst).
cgravenstone has posted Ch. 8 of Shed Your Armour (m/m, slavefic), Ch. 19 of Welcome to Hell's Creek (m/m, slavefic), Ch. 1 of Hell's Creek: Cupid's Arrow (m/m, slavefic), and Round Robin 18: Memories and Nightmares (m/m, slavefic, torture, human sacrifice).
angel_gospel has posted Ch. 2 of The Wizard's Apprentice (m/m, fantasy).
mandellwriting has posted Ch. 6 of "By Association" (m/m/m, slavefic, fantasy/action/adventure, violence).
jessica_freely has posted Ch 5 of Ameranth & Ash (m/m, fantasy, h/c, noncon, violence).
bean_montag has posted Ch. 6 of Between Night and Day (m/m, supernatural).
duskpeterson has posted Rebirth 3: First Time (m/m, prisonfic, violence, historical au).
dandygrrrl has posted Ch. 7 of Red Darkness (m/m, supernatural, bloodplay, violence, BSDM, mpreg).
thetowerxvi has posted Interlude/Part 4 and Part 5 of Reaching out to the stars (m/m, yaoi, slavefic, dubcon, abuse).
marika_kailaya has posted Ch. 40 of Burning the Sound (m/m, supernatural).
shirafuzzy has posted Ch. 27 of Jonathan's Puzzle (m/m-poly, slave fic).
At lt3_network, rykaine announces Ch. 6 of Bound (m/m, fantasy) is now available.
in_themeantime has posted Ch. 3 of The Virago (f/f), Ch. 5 of Erebus 9 (f/f), and Ch. 7 of Locked Up (f/f).
jupiterrhode has posted Ch. 12 of Dead Boyfriend (m/m, supernatural).
libby_drew has posted Ch. 5 of Truth in Advertising (m/m, romance). 
dinobotical has posted Ch. 1 of split (m/m).
like_i_love_you has posted Ch. 1 of Scenes from a Life (m/m, transexualism).
cf33 has posted Ch. 12 of dolls and seasaws (m/m, slavefic). 
maldoror_gw has posted Ch. 12 of Out (m/m, supernatural).

Professional Fiction:

Released by Changling Press:

Dance Wars 4: Last Night Stand by Sophia Titheniel (m/m)
Spaceport: Come Together by Mary Winter (m/m/f)
Blood Oath by Kira Stone (m/m)

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Released by Dreamspinner Press:

Dreamspinner is having a 2-Year Anniversary Celebration!

True Colors by Clare London (m/m)
Flight by Nicki Bennett (m/m)
Thursday's Child by Andrew Grey (m/m)

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Released by Loose-ID:

Pacific Nights by Lynn Lorinz (m/m)
Circe's Recruits 4: Hale by Marie Harte (m/m/f)

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Released by MLR:

Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas Volume 1 by Josh Lanyon (m/m)
Partners in Crime #4: The Art of Dying by Josh Lanyon and Jordan Castillo Price (m/m)
Thai Died by William Maltese (m/m)
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Released by Torquere Press:

Back Cut by Alexa Snow (m/m)
If Only in Cranbury Park by Charlotte Dare (f/f)
After Midnight by Audra Beagle (m/m)
Boys at Play: A Jarheads Short by Sean Michael (m/m/m)
Chef on Chef by Julia Talbot (m/m)
Chameleon by Aaron Michaels (m/m)
Taste Test: Down Under edited by Lorna Hinson (m/m)
Toy Box: Biting edited by M. Rode (m/m)
The Memorial Garden by Lauren P. Burka (m/m)
Three of a Kind by Sean Michael (m/m/m)
Dream, Lover by Glyn Soitino (m/m)
O Night More Lovely Than the Dawn by Syd McGinley (m/m)
Under Pressure by B.A. Totuga (m/m)

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Other Publishers:

Amazon Kindle:

Whipster by Dusk Peterson (m/m)

Reviews:

Speakitsname has multi reviews and links and resources for Gay Historical Fiction.
Uniquely Pleasurable is a site that has "Links and reviews for homoerotic and lesbian fiction, art and other media". 
reviewsbyjesse reviews, and more, for originalslash (m/m) stories.
elisa_rolle reviews many and various gltb stories and novels at her website. 
the_slash_pile has originalslash stories, art, and more. 
krisngoodbooks, emmyjag, and slashreaders posts reviews of m/m profictions stories.
torquere_social has posted links to reviews for Torquere Press' published works.
eroticjames posts a link to a review of "Ready to Serve" by Rainbow Reviews.
logophilos_blog has posted a link to a review for "Bound to Fall" by Book Utopia Mom.

Short and/or Stand Alone Stories:

sickletongue has posted "Tomorrow is another today" (m/m, yaoi, allusions to incest).
tsaiko posts a link to "The Seventh Swan" (m/m, fantasy, incest).
mexta posts three short pieces set in the Jack series universe (m/m, slavefic, BDSM).
jessara40k has posted "Sharing Jasmine" (m/f/f, slavefic).
At torquere_social, diannefox announces there is a new, free, story posted for the Space Trash Series set in the Pandora Project Universe.
skylark97 has posted Nerd Baiting (m/m, contemp).

Note: Information on submissions to the newsletter can be found here. Additionally, please feel free to pass on info about comms, recs, or other original/femmeslash fics, arts, etc. in the comments to this post or send me an email at gweneniriol@livejournal.com. Thanks!

Newsletter Key:
M/M: male slash
F/F: female slash
NSFW: not safe for work
MPREG: male pregnancy
BDSM: bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism
non-con: non-consensual sex
dub-con: dubious consent
multi: multiple partners
poly: polyamory
contemp: contemporary
scifi: science fiction
teen: teenage character(s)