Wrapping Up the Bear Talk Blog Hop

The Bear Talk Blog Hop went by in a flurry of activity. Those furry guys drew a lot of attention.

We will be announcing the winners of the individual prizes on Sunday. As well, as a grand prize winner who will get one prize from every author participating. So check every blog you commented on tomorrow.

If you missed anyone, be sure to stop by and say hi.

To recap:

Louisa Bacio with Johnny Miles
From Smooth-Sailing to Fur-tastic

http://johnny-miles.blogspot.com/?zx=e679d995647884ee

Theresa won a $10 gift certificate to Ravenous Romance

Silvia Violet with DC Juris
NSFW

http://dcjuris.blogspot.com/2012/02/bear-talk-blog-hop-featuring-silvia.html?zx=144c93cf077f493c

Lucia won a copy of Paws on Me

Johnny Miles with Silvia Violet
Johnny Talks about His Love Affair with Furry Men

http://silviaviolet.com/blog/2012/02/28/bear-talk-blog-tour-johnny-miles/

Sharon Schofield won a copy of The Rosas of Spanish Harlem

Kayla Jameth with Ike Rose
Men Had Hair When I Was Dating

http://rainingmenamen.blogspot.com/2012/02/bear-talk-blog-tour-with-guest-blogger.html?zx=3db112409aa86d8d

Ann won a copy of Alexios' Fate

Hank Edwards with me
For the Love of Bears

http://kaylajameth.blogspot.com/2012/02/for-love-of-bears.html

Dianne Hartsock won a copy of Bounty

Margie Church with DC Juris
Bear Lovin'

http://dcjuris.blogspot.com/2012/02/bear-talk-blog-hop-featuring-margie.html

Donna Fisk won a copy of Krewe Daddy

Deanna Wadsworth with Hank Edwards
Bear-ly There

http://hankedwardsbooks.com/blog/?p=973

VS Morgan won a copy of Bear It All

Tom Webb with Louisa Bacio
What it's Like to be a Bear and 50 in a Twink World

http://louisabacio.blogspot.com/2012/02/whats-its-like-to-be-bear-and-50-in.html

Theresa Tio Miller

DV Sadero with Kayla Jameth
Bears He Has Known

http://kaylajameth.blogspot.com/2012/03/bears-he-has-known.html

Donna Fisk won a copy of Revolt of the Naked

Ike Rose with Margie Church
What EXACTLY is a bear?

http://blog.romancewithsass.com/2012/03/02/ike-rose-on-the-bear-talk-tour.aspx

Tt Miller won a copy of My Best Birthday Gift
Donna won her choice of one of Ike's books

DC Juris with Deanna Wadsworth
My Bear

http://deannawadsworth.blogspot.com/?zx=2195cd2e363581c1

Donna won her choice of one of DC's books



And the Grand Prize winner... is Lena Grey. She will be getting a gift from each and every one of us. Congratulations, Lena! Thank you for commenting on just about every post on the blog hop.

Bears He Has Known

Help me in welcoming DV Sadero to the final day of the Bear Talk Blog Hop. His sci fi m/m novel "Revolt of the Naked" features numerous bears. He's telling us a little bit about the bears he has known.

When you asked me to contribute to  BearTalk, I hadn’t really thought much about it before, but it turns out my life and my fiction have been full of bears. Checking through a collection of erotic short stories published years ago, I just discovered, as characters, a biker, day laborer, trucker, farm laborer, construction workers, and a high school gym coach. Kind of surprised me to find bears even in my recently published erotic sci fi novel, Revolt of the Naked.  On a distant planet far in the future, I have the Jungle Men -- bearded, husky, strong, also good guys (rescuing slaves from bad guys, etc.). Definitely bears.


And I thought bears were just part of my “real life,”  where I’ve always been attracted to beefy guys, firm-bodied, hairy, with  muscles a nice plus.

But it’s not just physical. I’m no fan of artifice or b.s. in relationships. If somebody insists so intensely on some affectation/pretense that the price of relating to him is constantly shoring up his illusions, well.... In short, for me, as a rough rule of thumb, the more “spectacular” the exterior of a person, the less there is inside. There are all kinds in the Bear World, as in any other, but I think it’s safe to generalize this far: Bears tend to favor a naturalness of masculinity, a gentle frankness, and a simplicity of dress. Three ways of coming on that combine beautifully, I believe. Laid-back without being snobbish or withdrawn or phoney, relating without b.s’ing, clothed to personal advantage but without excess or exaggeration. 

And of course I really like to feel their weignt on me, in whatever position. But maybe that’s just me. 

Hm, guess I’ve been lucky to have lived in San Francisco from back when: The Lone Star, opening in 1989, served not only to collect a lot of bears under one roof (and patio), but also to willy-nilly encourage the development of  bear life and ways. Now bears are everywhere, and so are bear bars and other meeting places. A few years ago a friend sent me some photos of the annual Gay Pride parade in Mexico City. One of them showed a group carrying a big length of sign:  OSOS DE MEXICO.

Give Away: Comment below and leave your email address for a chance to win a copy of his "Revolt of the Naked". It is available as either a Kindle eBook or as a paperback.

Blurb: The colonists on Talanta, man’s farthest reach into space from Earth, strive to continue the human race after a plague has left only males alive. A race of slaves is created, the Nakeds, who are unable to resist any order given them by their masters, the Freemen. Many of the Nakeds are worked to exhaustion and made to perform any sexual service their masters desire. Some colonists, refusing to accept slavery and unable to stop it, escape to a tropical forest and form their own settlement. The Nakeds are left completely at the mercy of their masters. Until an act of nature serves to reveal the closely held secret of their total obedience...


http://www.amazon.com/D.-V.-Sadero/e/B00608T81I/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1330687331&sr=8-1

BearTalk Blog Hop Kick Off

I am pleased to announce the first annual BearTalk Blog Hop. Today we kick off BearTalk, a week long event celebrating all things bear. Find out what we like about bears and the men and women who love them.

Be sure to check out all of the authors taking part in our blog hop. Don't forget to leave comments. There are prizes in the offing here. We did say it was a celebration!

Today's authors are:
Johnny Miles is hosting Louisa Bacio at http://johnny-miles.blogspot.com/2012/02/welcome-to-beartalk-blog-hop-kick-off.html?zx=643b64ad4545de00.

DC Juris is hosting Silvia Violet at http://dcjuris.blogspot.com/?zx=28c5e91a73a032a6.


Tomorrow:
Johnny Miles will be with Silvia Violet at http://silviaviolet.blogspot.com/.
I will be with Ike Rose at http://rainingmenamen.blogspot.com/

Wednesday:
Margie Church will be with DC Juris at http://dcjuris.blogspot.com/.
Hank Edwards will be here with me.

Thursday:
Deanna Wadsworth will be with Hank Edwards at http://hankedwardsbooks.com/blog/.
Tom Webb will be with Louisa Bacio at http://louisabacio.blogspot.com/.

Friday:
Ike Rose will be with Margie Church at http://blog.romancewithsass.com/.
DC Juris will be with Deanna Wadsworth at http://deannawadsworth.blogspot.com/
DV Sadero will be here with me.