Alessia & Will's Contest:Late Entries?

Belegon

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Here's the deal, gang...

We've had this contest running for a month...and the entries we've received have been decent...but not even close to the level of snarky goodness we think the AH is capable of on a daily basis. Today is the last day, and we'd like to have a real zinger to put out there as the winner. I'll post the contest first, and then give some background, including the review itself and the bio of the woman who reviewed and tagged us as being "anti-morality":


http://bp3.blogger.com/_SCpX5FuFL7E/RhjRDLTpuSI/AAAAAAAAANA/-YRA6_V0p20/s200/ArtiFactual.jpg Okay, maybe we're being a bit snarky -- and we're aware that it's considered gauche for authors to rebut their reviews -- but our feelings about RT's review of ArtiFactual require some sort of response or we're just gonna explode. So, we're gonna have some fun with it in the form of a contest. We let off some steam, and our readers win prizes. Sounds like a silver lining to us!

Here's the deal: Below, we've listed nine of the Top Ten Reasons NOT to buy ArtiFactual: Tales of the Erotique Mystiquehttp://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/prod...que+Mystique+by+Alessia+Brio+and+Will+Belegon. We want YOU to give us the number one reason. Judging is entirely subjective. In other words, we'll decide the winner based on how hard we laugh. Ties and consolation prizes are possible, at our whim. No purchase necessary to win, but obviously we'd prefer you read the book before entering. That's the whole point, after all -- to increase sales.

Here's the prize: We're going to RT soon (April 25-29). There will be freebies galore -- books & miscellaneous swag (including our chocolate-raspberry San Diego Sunset body wash). We will collect as much of it as possible into one big prize basket. On top of that, we'll include an autographed CD copy of ArtiFactual and a $5 gift certificate to the Phaze store.

We'll announce the winner on May 15th, so you've a month to read ArtiFactual and send your entry to us at Artistically.Inclined.LLP [at] gmail.com (Please put TOP TEN REASONS CONTEST in the subject line!)

Without further ado, here are the Top Ten Reasons NOT to buy ArtiFactual: Tales of the Erotique Mystique:

10. They say it's paranormal, but there isn’t one vampire or shape shifter in the whole book.

9. Having your life’s work threatened is no reason to be rude!

8. You think Bruce should've ditched the Philly Cream Cheese tart and stayed in California with the hot gay environmentalist surfer-lawyer.

7. The words "mattress" and "picnic" should never be used in the same sentence.

6. Only homeless people are allowed to wander museums talking to themselves.

5. You think that Carrara diletto is made with olive oil, garlic and parmesan.

4. Female ghosts never go into the men’s room; it’s impolite.

3. A book set in Philadelphia and they don’t go to a single Flyers, 76’ers, Phillies or Eagles game? That’s just wrong.

2. Frivolous lawsuits are a perfectly acceptable way of denying homoerotic impulses.

1. YOUR WINNING ENTRY HERE!

CAUTION: Contents hot. May cause sexual arousal, romantic inclinations, and an appetite for sex toys.
 
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RT Review

RT Rating: Two Stars out of Five
Category: EROTICA
Publisher: Phaze.com
Published: May 2007
Type: Erotica Fiction (E-book, Anthology, Fantasy)
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These four stories follow the main characters as they discover the amazing time-travel properties of sexual artifacts, where they participate in consensual bondage, same-gender sex, masturbation and much oral sex. This fascinating premise is disappointingly undeveloped and the last story presents an anti-morality message that has the heroine appearing mean-spirited.

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Summary: n the first story, "Erotique," Mandy's great-aunt Vivian has passed on and left her the sex shop and museum, with the stipulation that she spend one night in the museum. Hands-on exhibits take on a new meaning when the magic they possess is revealed and Mandy shares the experience with her boyfriend, Bruce. In "Switch," a new sex toy apparently causes Mandy and Bruce to switch bodies. A trip to Easter Island reveals secrets about Aunt Vivian and puts Mandy and Bruce in danger in "Amichu." Then a lawsuit against the store places Mandy and Bruce at odds and "Closing Arguments" could destroy their relationship. (Phaze.com, dl $7.00)

—Susan Mobley
 
The reviewers bio

Susan Mobley

Mainstream Reviewer

Susan Mobley is a housewife from central Texas. She lives on 65 acres of land with her husband, daughter, twelve cats, three dogs, two parakeets, and numerous cows. She began reviewing for RT BOOKclub in 2000, and will read almost anything with romance. Her tastes run the gamut of inspirational to erotica, historical through futuristics, though she is partial to those with paranormal elements and/or set in the Regency period. She also enjoys science fiction, westerns, and mysteries.



Now, two key things stood out to me other than the obvious demographic possibilities.

One: Susan regards "Erotica" and "Inspirational" as polar opposites.
Two: The character that Susan shares the most qualities with in our book is the villain of the final story.

I know most of you haven't read our published work... but giving this ammunition, I'd like to think we could get some decently snarky and funny finishes to our list out of y'all... :D
 
...and in response to a PM I just received that immediately proved my point about the "higher level" of the AH in coming up with fun and intelligent responses...

PLEASE feel free to post the responses here, where they will generate momentum.

Thanks!
 
I've gotten two PM responses and they both beat anything we had received out in the blogosphere...

Hey, I have PLENTY of swag and books! Give us a good one and I can chip in an Ellora's Cave or Dorchester book for ya! Plus an autographed bookmark or two... including one of mine if anyone wants an old strip of denim that used to be part of my jeans (yeah, I know the straight guys ain't interested...)
 
Jeanne's version

While Alessia and Will might have written a sci-fi fantasy with the intention to arouse and titillate, the reader will be disappointed because it is impossible to replicate the adventures in the privacy of your own bedroom. The Artifacts are artificially produced in their imagination. If your imagination is enough to arouse you, do not buy this book. You don't need it. If your imagination is not good enough to arouse you, do not buy this book. You won't understand it.

Jeanne
 
jeanne_d_artois said:
While Alessia and Will might have written a sci-fi fantasy with the intention to arouse and titillate, the reader will be disappointed because it is impossible to replicate the adventures in the privacy of your own bedroom. The Artifacts are artificially produced in their imagination. If your imagination is enough to arouse you, do not buy this book. You don't need it. If your imagination is not good enough to arouse you, do not buy this book. You won't understand it.

Jeanne

. :D .
 
I haven't read this book. Why should I? I know, without opening it, that it is another example of that post-extensionalist drivel that these two frequently purvey in an attempt to convince us of their Dadaist credentials. They failed - again.

Og
 
I know this book must be rubbish because neither of the authors gave me any ciggies.

Even the paper is useless for rolling ciggies.

Recycle it. Then it could be useful as toilet paper.

Fag-Ash
 
oggbashan said:
...Dadaist credentials...

Og

funniest thing in the whole thread.

especially when invoked with the review calling us anti-morality... :D
 
It is with some relief to discover Tales of the Erotiqe Mystique (sic) is a work of fiction. Its eroticism is on a par with sitting bare bottomed on a bee resting on a leather sofa, an initial thrill followed by a long enduring pain. Readers could have been spared this ordeal if Mandy and Vivian had perished in a fire at the shop, Bruce ought to have died en-route to rescue his beloved's favourite dildo.
 
neonlyte said:
It is with some relief to discover Tales of the Erotiqe Mystique (sic) is a work of fiction. Its eroticism is on a par with sitting bare bottomed on a bee resting on a leather sofa, an initial thrill followed by a long enduring pain. Readers could have been spared this ordeal if Mandy and Vivian had perished in a fire at the shop, Bruce ought to have died en-route to rescue his beloved's favourite dildo.


I do hope you're not giving away any important plot details....
 
Alessia and Will have electronically penned a tale so outrageous and silly it would take a crane (or a flock of 10,500 average European sparrows) to suspend your disbelief.

ETA: From the sound of crickets, I'm assuming ya'll didn't know... I was KIDDING...

well, you ASKED for snark! :p
 
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You'll have only yourself to blame if you don't read this masterfulish quadrilogy of time travel and sexual hijinks before the homemade, digital video camera movie version is posted on You Tube!
 
jomar said:
You'll have only yourself to blame if you don't read this masterfulish quadrilogy of time travel and sexual hijinks before the homemade, digital video camera movie version is posted on You Tube!

*snerk* good one :cathappy:
 
I still look at that bio, that review and her demographics and imagine that she is on Ann Coulter's speed dial...
 
Belegon said:
I still look at that bio, that review and her demographics and imagine that she is on Ann Coulter's speed dial...


I still like the idea of setting Coulter up with OJ...

is this reviewer young and blonde? :D
 
SelenaKittyn said:
I still like the idea of setting Coulter up with OJ...

is this reviewer young and blonde? :D

I haven't seen a picture. But seeing as how she prefers the Regency period and reviews a lot of "inspirational"...
(for those not clued in to the Jargon, Inspirational is a sub-genre of romance involving "traditional christian values")

I imagine she mostly likes books that have dialouge such as...

"Oh Heathcliff! If only my father were to acquiesce to your desire and give us his blessing, I would gladly spread my throbbing thighs for your manhood on the sacred sheets of our marriage bed!"
 
Belegon said:
"Oh Heathcliff! If only my father were to acquiesce to your desire and give us his blessing, I would gladly spread my throbbing thighs for your manhood on the sacred sheets of our marriage bed!"

Gag! Choke!
 
#1: You can do many things with Scrapple, but you can't do that.

(PS: Haven't read the book, but come on. Scrapple.)
 
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