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Queen Elizabeth's Historic Move, Takes Stand Against Discrimination

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The Evolution of a Logo

When I was first looking for an image for my original UltraVioletLove.com logo, I was using MS Publisher 2000 to build my web pages. I ended up looking for an image I thought might be suitable within the Microsoft free clipart library. What I ended up finding was unexpected, to say the least. I think I used something generic like "woman" or "woman's face" to search for an image. I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking for, but I knew it when I found it. I had the motto in my head already, "Making Lesbian Love Visible," I just wasn't sure that I was going to find a image to go with it. However, when I stumbled upon the above image, something about it resonated with me. Here was this face that looks feminine to androgynous, peeking out from the surface of a rock. I have no idea where this sculpture exists in the world, but she has to me, at least, come to represent the solid foundation of lesbian her-story as it emerges from the background and begins to take on a three-dimensional existence. She is emerging from a shadowy past into the light of day. When I started UltraVioletLove.com, there were a few famous lesbians who had come out of the closet, but the number then pales in comparison to how many women have come of out the closet in the past ten years, since UltraVioletLove set out to increase lesbian visibility. While there are always ways to increase the visibility of lesbians in cyberspace, UltraVioletLove is now just one among many now, instead of one among the few. Although it will remain the focus of UltraVioletLove to focus on lesbian news and reviews, there is now less of a sense of urgency since there are many spotlights shining into our neighborhood, so to speak. Lesbians are finding their place in cyberspace as well as the world in general. 

This second murky image is an attempt to give this image a more easily inserted icon. It has been helpful for that purpose, but it somehow lost a little bit in the translation. By adding a colorful disk to the background and cleaning the image up a little bit, the logo has arrived with a more updated look that allows the traditional nature of it remain.

Here the original image from the rock remains, but the updated background allows the image that is clearly based in antiquity to pop a bit more. I like the results, and I plan to leave it as the face of UltraVioletlove.com. UltraVioletLove.com is now parting logos, if not ways, with UVL Publishing, which has a newer look, a look that is more compatible with today's technology. 

Unveiling the New UltraVioletLove Publishing Logo

UltraVioletLove Publishing arose from UltraVioletLove.com, which began in 2002 as a way to build community among lesbians working and playing in cyberspace. UltraVioletLove Publishing (UVL Publishing) was birthed in 2008 when I broke from my first publisher, which then set me free either to find another publisher or to branch out on my own. Given that I had learned so much during ten years of working with and for my first publisher, I figured I could at least get my own works published. About the same time I was looking at print-on-demand technology, which I felt was the most responsible and practical route for me to use for self publishing, Amazon was branching out with their own brand of POD publishing company, CreateSpace.com. Not only did it offer everything all the other POD companies offered, but it offered most of it for free and was backed by what is undisputedly the biggest and most popular galaxy in the present book universe. When I realized how much legwork I wouldn't have to do by going through CreateSpace (and thus Amazon), I was sold. I credit their technology with allowing me to get so much accomplished in less than five years in the publishing business. I have now branched off into helping other writers to get published. I hope to see that expand while I continue to write and get my own new titles published as well. I see UVL Publishing as an ever expanding cluster of stars in the arms of this galaxy that also keeps expanding throughout the universe. 

Up to this point, I had not separated UltraVioletLove.com and UltraVioletLove Publishing, but given that UVL Publishing encompasses more than the lesbian community, the time has come where that is going to become more and more apparent. UVL Publishing will still remain predominantly a conduit of the LGBTQ community, but it will open its doors to include other facets of society, as long as those facets are respectful and supportive of the LGBTQ community. Anything that is less than respectful and supportive will have to find a different publishing home. With this in mind, I have designed a logo that will represent UVL Publishing, including all things written by the lesbian community, but each imprint under the domain of this rainbow umbrella will have its own distinct, yet interlaced, logo and emphasis. These logos and distinctions will become more and more visible as each of them come into the light as separate entities. 

And now to unveil the new UltraVioletLove Publishing logo...

Visit the Newly Emerging UltraVioleLove Publishing Web Site

That is 'So Gay'

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Slices of My Life: Seen Dancing Kindle Now on Sale Worldwide

Slices of My Life: Seen Dancing Kindle Now on Sale Worldwide: My newly released collection of spiritual essays is now on sale in Kindle format worldwide. If you prefer and a different digital forma...

Roses Read, the third volume in the Sappho’s Corner Poetry Series, has been released and has already hit the number one spot on Amazon’s “Hot New Gay Poetry Titles.”

The idea for this lesbian poetry series literally “dropped into” the mind of editor, Beth Mitchum, one day. She had no idea at the time whether the project would go anywhere, but she took action  immediately, sending out a call for submissions the same day via Facebook and the internet. What really drove the momentum, however, was the word-of-mouth buzz generated by readers and writers who heard about it and passed it on like the juiciest gossip ever to hit the social network. Ms. Mitchum writes about the historical backdrop of the series:

Sappho, born c. 630 B.C.E. on the Greek island of Lesbos, lived in a community of women who gathered often to enjoy social activities and share poems and songs they had written. These female communities and the poetry celebrating love between women resulted in the term lesbian being applied to women who love women. The term sapphic eventually became synonymous with lesbian because of Sappho's association with her birthplace, Lesbos, ...this cultural history was in the back of my mind when I first established the branch of my UltraVioletLove.com website called "Sappho's Corner," and when I put out the call for submissions for a collection of poetry written by women in celebration of lesbian love, I was nearly overwhelmed by the response. The first volume (Tulips Touching) filled up quickly and led me to set aside the overflow of poems for a second volume. The second collection (Wet Violets) followed six months later.

While most of the Sappho’s Corner poets live in the United States, many other countries are represented in these volumes, including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Guam, and New Zealand. The international and multi-cultural flavor of the poetry is part of its charm. The sometimes gut-wrenching honesty of the poems help readers to identify with the pathos of the series.

Available for purchase at booksellers worldwide:  ISBN-13: 978-1480028241   ISBN-10: 148002824

Digital version of Driftwood on sale for $2.99!

Beth Mitchum:
We have a winner. A name was drawn and a free cop...: We have a winner. A name was drawn and a free copy of Driftwood has been sent. Congratulations to Erin! I hope you enjoy the story. It...

UltraVioletLove Publishing and Sappho's Corner Announce the Release of Volume 3 of the Sappho's Corner Poetry Series: Roses Read

GCLS Guest Blog: Beth Mitchum

http://carleenspry.com/2013/01/06/gcls-author-guest-blog-beth-mitchum/

Those of you who know --or know or-- Beth Mitchum are well aware that she always seems to be doing something. She is an author, poet, singer/songwriter, editor, publisher, artist...I could go on an on. Beth shares with us her experiences at the 2011 Conference in Orlando and the 2012 Conference in Minneapolis.

My First GCLS Con Experience 2011

Glenda Poulter's New Release Available in Digital Format





"How can everything feel so familiar when I haven't been here before..."

This is the dilemma facing Emma Tanner on a buying trip to Charleston, SC for her antiques store in Texas. Can the deja vu feelings have anything to do with that new acquisition in the store back home and the strange vibes that came with it? And why does Emma have the uneasy feeling of being followed, yet when she lookes over her shoulder, no on is there?

Emma and her business partner, Sharon, meet quite a cast of characters while in Charleston. During their visit, Emma is haunte by visions of a past that isn't hers. Much to the chagrin of her partner, Many, Emma decides to remain behind n Charleston in order to get to the bottom of her experiences. Emma soon learns that each of her new friends can interpret bits and pieces of the visions for her, but one in particular offers more answers than the others. During her extended stay, the story of events that happened during the late 1880s unfold for Emma, events that force her to re-evaluate her own life in the here and now and the floundering relationship with Mandy.

On Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-the-past-glenda-poulter/1112882619?ean=2940016118161

On Smashwords:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/267060

Glenda's publishing website:

http://www.rainbow-tales.com/

In my career as an editor, I have had the pleasure and the honor of editing some amazing authors. Before I started my own editing and publishing company, I acted as a managing editor for another independent publishing house. During this time I had the privilege of editing (an easy job!) Caren J. Werlinger. When I heard that she had a new book out and had gone independent, I told her to be sure to let me know when the book was released so I could help her promote her new title. Miserere is that new title and it is with excitement that I pass on this link and recommendation of a great author.

The Butch Cookbook 

Edited by Lee Lynch, Nel Ward, and Sue Hardesty

Full of recipes & comments from famous and infamous lesbians from around the world.

The Butch Cook Book is now appearing in a cameo scene in The Perfect Family movie with the always brilliant Kathleen Turner who uses our own butch cook book for a perfect moment of unspoken cultural divide between desperate-to-look-mainstream mother ( Kathleen Turner) and pregnant lesbian daughter (Emily Deschanel.) The Perfect Family movie is out now – don’t miss it!

UltraVioletLove has had a "little work" done on its logo. 

UltraVioletLove Publishing and Sappho's Corner Announce the Release of Volume 2 of the Sappho's Corner Poetry Series: Wet Violets

Wet Violets Released!

Black & White & All Shades of Grey

Now available on Kindle: Black & White & All Shades of Grey by Giovanna Calligaris

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007T8TWY6

Just released is a slim volume of verse by a poet from Australia, Giovanna Calligaris. Calligaris digs deep into her soul and bears all in this collection of hard-hitting poetry from a life thoroughly examined, if seldom savored. If you're looking for a happy-go-lucky collection of poetry, this isn't your kind of read. However, if you'd like to read something real and a bit gritty, Calligaris is the ticket.

Also if you like Jin Robinson's Out of the Darkness, you'll surely like this collection too. Both poetry books are available Amazon's warehouses around the world and directly through UltraVioletLove's online bookstore, BookshopWithoutBorders.com.

'Not That Again'

'Not That Again'

Adrienne Rich Has Died - GalleyCat

Adrienne Rich Has Died - GalleyCat

Image of the Day: Long Before There Was E.L. James

Image of the Day: Long Before There Was E.L. James