Haus of Rhi

Thank you to everyone who participated in the HAHAT blog hop, and especially those who stopped by and took the time to engage in some conversation about personal identity. The winner of my HAHAT giveaway is... Andrew J. Peters! Please contact me at rhianon.etzweiler@gmail.com with a valid email address for your copy of "Blacker Than Black." If I don't hear from you within 24 hours, I'll select an alternate recipient.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Haus of Rhi! Today we're joining in on a blog hop that's raising awareness about a very important subject. Today we're all dedicating blogspace in recognition of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia . And Haus of Rhi is joining in. This week I'll be giving away an ebook copy of "Blacker Than Black." Leave a meaningful comment on this post with a valid email address before midnight on May 27th to enter the drawing. Each comment will be counted as a separate entry (so if you leave more than one comment, each one will be a separate drawing entry). One winner will be selected via randomizer and announced here at Haus of Rhi on May 28th. It's about time. It's about losing the labels that discriminate and delineate. It's about accepting that not everyone's identity will fall neatly within the definitions you create in your unique perspective. It's about realizing that you have t...

The winner of the "Fragile Bond" promo tour giveaway contest is.... Nikyta J.! Congrats! Watch your email inbox, I'll respond to your winning entry with a request for postal address. And a warm thanks to all of you who followed along on the tour!

It's here! Starting on Monday, I'll be tromping about for guest appearances at various blogs to pimp out Marc and Hamm. And the book bling from f.Inguz, which you'll have a chance to win. A gorgeous little bookmark trinket. The contest will close on Sunday, 24 Feb, and the winner will be announced here at Haus of Rhi next Monday. The full list of promo appearances is here on my website , starting with Cup O' Porn on release day, where the complete details of the contest will be available. Along with some porn, of course. I'd also like to take a moment to thank the #soldierporn followers who are now four thousand strong. Curating it has kept me going strong through a number of dry spells with my writing over the past eighteen months or so since I started it (#soldierporn turns two in June). It's kept me focused and researching instead of getting lost in fruitless procrastination when the muses are uncooperative. And I'm grateful to everyone who'...

I have been trying to stay unplugged today. My writing related efforts have been limited to WIP research in the form of a series of tarot spreads that demanded exhaustive interpretation. Not that it was much of a demand; I looked at the cards and the meaning just flowed from me onto the pages, fitting into the characters and their situation and struggles as easily as though I'd deliberately chosen which cards went where. It's going to fill the last pages in the first giveaway notebook, and begin the second with another. Fang & Fire, Animal & Element I'm saving a blank page at the end to write a personalized note to whomever the recipient ends up being. This journal is very much a collection of tarot spreads, interpretations, discussions of the finer points of the main characters, exploration into their deeper motivations, and a smattering of raw, unedited prose -- scenes that may or may not end up in the final version of the novel when it's published. Plus...

Thanks to everyone who followed the "Hop Against Homophobia" this past weekend. The participation was huge and it was so awesome to see all the wonderful blogposts raising visibility and awareness of not just homophobia, but transphobia as well. The winners of the two copies of Dark Edge of Honor  are: Erica (eri.pike@gmail.com) and Ashley (ashley.vanburen@gmail.com) Check your email account for your ebook, and thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by and comment at Haus of Rhi!

Another "Dark Edge of Honor" giveaway! In case you missed your chance last week and want another stab, the benevolent Vivien Dean is holding a giveaway on her blog. Click the link above and leave a comment to enter. Giveaway ends 9 a.m. on Monday, 29 August. Open worldwide. *warnings* This book is a dark and gritty military science fiction novel, in addition to being a gay romance. It includes scenes of torture, dubious consent, and violence involving the main characters. You must be the age of consent in your country to receive the prize.