Getting out of my familiar spaces

I’m heading to EuroPrideCon (a meet-up for LGBTQ romance readers and writers), in a couple of weeks – this year it’s in Amsterdam. I’m really looking forward to seeing a city I’ve only visited once, when I was 2 years Read more

Power to the kids

It’s prom season here in the US – young couples heading off for the big social event of their high school life. Every year, I’m delighted to see more LGBTQ teens getting the chance to be themselves at prom. More Read more

Point of View

For me, the point of view my books end up in isn’t a planned decision. As a pantser, all my books begin as a voice in my head telling me a story. Sometimes it’s in third person, saying, “The teacher’s Read more

A sense of place, but what if it’s trademarked?

One of the challenges I work with when writing a story is how much of the real world I should put in it. Fantasy is easy, but for contemporary stories, do my guys eat at McDonald’s or The Invention Café? Read more

What’s in a Name?

 Some characters leap into my stories with all their details set. “Hi, I’m David Moretti, I’m six-foot-three, two hundred pounds, and I blame my mother’s Italian cooking.” Other guys appear without as much clarity, and I have to gradually learn Read more

Representation in M/M Romance

In the US, today is Martin Luther King Day, in honor of a man whose great dream – that one day all of us would be judged, not by our outward appearances, but by the content of our characters – Read more