{"id":1799,"date":"2012-08-26T17:18:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T00:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2012-08-26T17:18:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T00:18:21","slug":"going-for-gold-mm-olympic-anthology-is-coming-out-aug-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/going-for-gold-mm-olympic-anthology-is-coming-out-aug-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Going for Gold: M\/M Olympic Anthology is coming out Aug 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We had a little delay at MLR Press on this,\u00a0 but hopefully you’re still in an Olympic mood!<\/p>\n

Starting Friday, I’ll be hosting the eight amazing authors of the stories in the anthology. And it’s not your typical antho, either. It’s more of a collection of novellas. Eight stories and well over 100,000 words. The shortest is about 10k, so you know you’re in for a treat!<\/p>\n

More about the anthology and the story lineup:<\/p>\n

It’s not hard to see the outward appeal of the Olympic Games: watching the fittest and most-accomplished athletes in the world compete\u2014generally with fairly skimpy uniforms. Voyeurism aside, there’s nothing sexier than a beautiful body running, jumping, swimming, rowing, and a couple dozen other activities. Who wouldn’t take the chance to enjoy the spectacle?<\/p>\n

But the Olympics are more than just a chance to watch athletes at the peak of physical perfection. Every competitor at the Games has a story behind why they run or jump or swim, and why they compete. How they got to the Games, and what they sacrificed along the way to make the cut. To spectators, they may perform superhuman feats, but each and every one is human in the same way we all are.<\/p>\n

In this collection of stories, you’ll find there’s a lot more to competing at Olympic level than being the best in one’s field. Expectations and pressures from family, friends, coaches and country add up, and sometimes it’s only the love of the right man who can make the effort worth it. And sometimes, love is more important than going for gold.<\/p>\n

Including:
\nHot Shots by Mike Bruno
\nInto the Deep by Nico Jaye
\nThe Quad by Kelly Rand
\nLightning in a Bottle by Sarah Madison
\nSwimming the Distance by Annabeth Albert
\nShoot for the Gold by Whitley Gray
\nAn Olympic Goal by K-lee Klein
\nTumbling Dreams by Kaje Harpe<\/p>\n

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