tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197 the journal of G N Chevalier gn_chevalier 2012-12-07T17:24:16Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:8555 2012-12-07T17:14:54Z 2012-12-07T17:24:16Z public 2 If you are an LGBT author, this post may be of interest to you: the LiveJournal user <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://maia-hie.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://maia-hie.livejournal.com/'><b>maia_hie</b></a></span> is illegally distributing books from various authors and publishers. I had previously reported this person on a prior platform because <i>Bonds of Earth</i> was one of the books hosted on the site. That does not seem to be the case here, but I have responded to them <a href="http://maia-hie.livejournal.com/4740.html">here</a> just the same. Zie is also distributing books through a locked site <a href="http://more-read.3967.n7.nabble.com/">here</a>; I have no idea if Bonds of Earth is one of the books that have been made available.<br /><br />On the subject of illegal downloads in general: basically, my opinion is that there's not much that can be done about them. When electronic material is so easy to get and pass around, it's going to be passed around. Do illegal downloads affect sales of my book? I'm sure they do. If I was in this for the money, though, I wouldn't be doing it. The money is not the issue. However, the increased recognition of LGBT-themed books is something I feel strongly about, and I can't help but feel saddened and angry when a person who clearly enjoys these books feels that distributing them illegally is okay. Guess what? When you do this, you hurt sales of these books you profess to enjoy. That hurts the (mostly) small presses who take a chance on publishing them, and in the long run, that means fewer LGBT books for you and your friends to enjoy. It's a lose-lose situation. <br /><br />The only thing I can ask is that if you enjoy LGBT books and are planning to distribute them illegally, please think twice. And if you receive a book from a friend or through a download, please consider buying a copy legally. It's the only way we're going to see LGBT fiction get the recognition and respect it deserves.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=8555" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:8443 2012-12-04T18:36:51Z 2012-12-04T18:38:28Z public 0 I was very pleased to hear that Bonds of Earth received an Honourable Mention at the <a href="http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1822715.html">2012 Rainbow Awards</a> in the category of <a href="http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1816909.html">Best Gay Historical</a>! Thanks so much to everyone who voted.<br /><br />To celebrate, Dreamspinner is offering the winners at 25% off for a limited time - check them out <a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/index.php?cPath=56_743">here</a>!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=8443" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:8062 2012-11-06T15:17:21Z 2012-11-06T15:17:32Z public 0 Thanks to Lena Grey for <a href="http://www.rainbowbookreviews.com/book-reviews/bonds-of-earth-by-gn-chevalier-at-dreamspinner-press">this lovely review</a> of Bonds of Earth! :)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=8062" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:7771 2012-08-10T12:16:46Z 2012-08-10T12:16:46Z public 0 Bonds of Earth has received two lovely reviews (and a grade of "A"!) from my fellow Canadians, one from Montréalaise Jeanne at <a href="http://romanceville.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/bonds-of-earth-de-g-n-chevalier/">her blog</a> and one from tigergun at <a href="http://sleepersandshadows.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/review-bonds-of-earth-g-n-chevalier/">The Sleepers and the Shadows</a>!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=7771" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:7510 2012-07-11T17:14:37Z 2012-07-11T17:14:37Z public 0 Thanks to Gerry B, who calls Bonds of Earth <a href="http://gerrycan.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/bonds-of-earth-by-g-n-chevalier/">enthusiastically recommended</a>!<br /><br />And for North American readers, you can buy <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781613723272">Bonds of Earth</a> and support your local independent bookstore at the same time!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=7510" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:7305 2012-06-14T16:40:17Z 2012-06-17T23:25:29Z public 0 Thanks to BlackTulip for a wonderful review at <a href="http://boookup.blogspot.ca/2012/06/bonds-of-earth-by-gn-chevalier.html">Booked Up</a>!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=7305" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:7158 2012-05-20T07:35:29Z 2012-05-20T07:35:29Z public 2 I'm a bit late with these reviews as I've been wandering around London the past three days with my mouth open, but here they are:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.arecafe.com/books/bonds-of-earth-by-g-n-chavelier/">ARe Cafe</a> - review by Val<br /><br /><a href="http://3crowpress.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/review-bonds-of-earth-by-g-n-chevalier-5-stars/">Three Crow Press</a> - review by Isabel de Valera (also at <a href="http://isabeldevalera.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/review-bonds-of-earth-by-g-n-chevalier-5-stars/">Isabel's blog</a>)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=7158" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:6847 2012-05-10T13:22:08Z 2012-05-10T13:22:08Z public 0 Thanks to April for a very nice review of Bonds of Earth over at <a href="http://csilibrarian.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/review-bonds-of-earth-by-g-n-chevalier/">CSI Librarian</a>!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=6847" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:6498 2012-05-01T16:53:29Z 2012-05-01T16:54:14Z public 0 The extremely generous Sammy has reviewed Bonds of Earth at <a href="http://www.joyfullyjay.com/">Joyfully Jay</a> and has given it five stars! Read it <a href="http://www.joyfullyjay.com/2012/05/guest-review-bonds-of-earth-by-gn.html">here</a> (caution: major spoilers).<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=6498" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:6243 2012-04-20T22:06:19Z 2012-04-20T22:06:19Z public 0 Thanks to Alex for a very kind review of Bonds of Earth at <a href="http://creative-whimsy.blogspot.ca/2012/04/bonds-of-earth-by-gn-chevalier.html">Between the Covers</a>!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=6243" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:6090 2012-04-17T01:09:55Z 2012-04-17T01:09:55Z public 0 There's an extremely generous five-star review of Bonds of Earth over at <a href="http://edandemreviews.blogspot.ca/2012/04/review-bonds-of-earth-by-gn-chevalier.html">Ed and Em's Reviews</a>. Thanks so much to Emily for her kind words! It's wonderful to hear that people are enjoying reading about these characters as much as I enjoyed writing them.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=6090" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:5786 2012-04-08T12:13:03Z 2012-04-08T12:13:41Z public 2 What a lovely thing to wake up to - there's a wonderful review of Bonds of Earth over at <a href="http://speakitsname.com/2012/04/04/review-bonds-of-earth-by-g-n-chevalier/">Speak Its Name</a>!<br /><br /><br />And if you live in the part of Alberta serviced by the Chinook Arch Regional Library, my novel <a href="http://downloads.chinookarch.ca/C36DF631-5D54-4570-8459-B9E5440E7B5D/10/568/en/ContentDetails-Coll.htm?id={3A65A42F-C4EB-4D58-97C4-0EECA20AAD4F}">can be borrowed electronically</a>. :)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=5786" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:5449 2012-03-13T13:32:34Z 2012-03-13T13:38:37Z public 0 Another lovely five star review from <a href="http://www.theblackdogreads.com/">The Black Dog Reads</a>. Check it out over <a href="http://www.theblackdogreads.com/2012/03/review-bonds-of-earth.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=5449" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:5321 2012-03-11T18:05:02Z 2012-03-11T18:05:02Z public 2 There's a very nice review of Bonds of Earth by Christy over at <a href="http://christysbooks.blogspot.com/">Readin' and Dreamin'</a>. Find it <a href="http://christysbooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/bonds-of-earth-by-gn-chevalier.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=5321" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:5021 2012-02-26T03:50:28Z 2012-02-26T03:50:28Z public 0 I'm a little - no, I'm <i>a lot</i> overwhelmed by <a href="http://tom-webb.blogspot.com/2012/02/bonds-of-earth.html?zx=948cb9ae978d55a2">this review of Bonds of Earth</a> over at <a href="http://tom-webb.blogspot.com/">A Bear on Books</a>. Thank you, Tom.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=5021" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:4797 2012-02-17T15:24:02Z 2012-02-17T15:25:32Z public 0 Jenre has reviewed Bonds of Earth at <a href="http://jenre-wellread.blogspot.com/">Well Read</a> and given it a rating of Excellent! You can read it <a href="http://jenre-wellread.blogspot.com/2012/02/review-bonds-of-earth-by-gn-chevalier.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=4797" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:4386 2012-02-13T16:52:37Z 2012-05-10T13:29:15Z public 5 It's a little mind-boggling to think that Bonds of Earth is now available for purchase in countries around the world, on at least four continents. Of course, you can buy the book direct from <a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/index.php?cPath=543">Dreamspinner Press</a>, but here are some other sites where Bonds of Earth can be purchased:<br /><br /><span class="cuttag_container"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b>(&nbsp;<a href="http://gn-chevalier.dreamwidth.org/4386.html#cutid1">Under the cut</a>&nbsp;)</b><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div></span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=4386" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:4266 2012-02-02T00:47:38Z 2012-02-02T00:47:38Z public 0 Another lovely five star review of Bonds of Earth at Goodreads by Edina Rose. Read it <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/264925106">here</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=4266" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:4044 2012-01-24T23:53:04Z 2012-01-24T23:53:04Z public 4 Wow, I'm still reeling from <a href="http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/2012/01/24/bonds-of-earth/">this gorgeous review at Jessewave</a> by Feliz. I'm very glad to hear that people are enjoying Bonds of Earth, and I appreciate everyone who takes the time to review it.<br /><br /><br />And in other news, my comp copies arrived yesterday, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the look of the book. Dreamspinner has done a fantastic job, and I love the photograph by Jennifer Dowell even more than before.<br /><br /><center><img src="https://p.twimg.com/Aj4_KRyCQAAtE8I.jpg"></img></center><br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=4044" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:3714 2012-01-18T14:52:50Z 2012-01-18T14:53:02Z public 5 Whoo-hoo! I'm now <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5397725.G_N_Chevalier">fully functional on Goodreads</a>, and over the next little while will be figuring out how I can use this site to connect with readers. Hope to see you over there!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=3714" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:3538 2012-01-15T18:23:31Z 2012-01-15T18:33:42Z public 0 Pursuant to my <a href="http://gn-chevalier.dreamwidth.org/3172.html">earlier post about the book chat</a>, looks like we're experiencing some technical difficulties. I'll update this post when I know more, or you can <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/gnchevalier">check my Twitter</a>. Thanks, and sorry for the confusion! :)<br /><br />ETA: And we're live! Please join me over <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/771806-meet-g-n-chevalier">here</a> for the chat! :)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=3538" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:3172 2012-01-13T20:00:38Z 2012-01-13T20:00:38Z public 2 Please join me for a book chat on Sunday from 1 PM - 6 PM EST (that's 6 PM - 11 PM GMT) at the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/45452.Dreamspinner_Press">Dreamspinner Press group</a> over at Goodreads! There will be excerpts and a book giveaway, so feel free to let anyone know who might be interested! :)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=3172" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:2875 2012-01-13T13:27:25Z 2012-01-13T13:27:25Z public 2 Today you can comment to win a free copy of Bonds of Earth at Jessewave! Just head on over to <a href="http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/2012/01/13/dreamspinner-press-%E2%80%9Cfree%E2%80%9D-book%E2%80%93-january-13/#more-65687">this post</a> for more details.<br /><br /><br />And there are a couple of lovely reviews for Bonds of Earth up at Goodreads! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/259705239">By Alison</a> (contains spoilers)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/248571843">By Mary</a> (no real spoilers) <br /><br />Thanks so much to them for reading and reviewing! :)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=2875" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:2545 2012-01-09T15:06:10Z 2012-01-09T15:06:10Z public 0 If you do read and review Bonds of Earth on your blog or journal, I'd love to hear about it! Please let me know in a comment here or email me at gnchevalier AT gmx DOT com. <br /><br />Thanks so much!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=2545" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244197:2114 2012-01-09T11:58:29Z 2012-01-09T14:46:42Z public 20 The day is finally here! My first novel, Bonds of Earth, is now available for purchase in both <a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=543&amp;products_id=2711&amp;osCsid=qsl5l85j312pmdu8p7r7t0f9b7">ebook</a> and <a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=543&amp;products_id=2712&amp;osCsid=qsl5l85j312pmdu8p7r7t0f9b7">paperback</a> format. I'm still amazed it's really happening. Thanks again so much to everyone who helped make this happen - I'm incredibly grateful to you all.<br /><br /><br />In support of the release, Kate Davies has been good enough to feature me in a <a href="http://kate-davies.blogspot.com/2012/01/meet-author-monday-gn-chevalier.html">Meet the Author Monday</a> blog post. Please head on over and check out some of the other great authors featured there, including of course the talented Kate herself! Thank you again for your kindness, Kate.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=gn_chevalier&ditemid=2114" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments