Not What If, but How?

When I started writing professionally, about seven years ago, I knew I was a fraud. I had zero background in writing—in fact, I was a physics major. That’s about as far left-brained as you can get. However, I had all Read more

Something’s Gotta Give (and an audiobook giveaway), by Shira Anthony

What better time to look backward than on the eve of the release of the Blue Notes Series bundle from Dreamspinner Press. The Blue Notes bundle has 7 books in it! Sometimes it’s hard for me to believe I wrote Read more

Yaoinspirational, by Shira Anthony

I just registered for Yaoicon 2016, so what better topic to write about for my monthly post than yaoi. Yaoi, for those who aren’t already familiar with it, is defined as “slang meaning ‘boys love’ or homosexuality that is used Read more

Updating a Classic: Gay Category Romance?

As 2015 draws to a close, I’m eagerly anticipating something new and exciting from my publisher, Dreamspinner Press: the Dreamspun Desires line of gay “category” romances. The first book, The Millionaire Upstairs, hits the stands on January 1st, and my Read more

Shira Anthony: Following Her Muse

I write gay romance, so I when I’m asked what genre I write, that’s what I generally tell folks. But as readers, we know that there are so many genres that fall under the MM romance umbrella. As many genres Read more

What a Character! On Writing Mothers in Fiction

Happy Mother’s Day everyone! And since it is Mother’s Day and my monthly day to post, why not talk about writing mothers in gay romance? Parents, and mothers in particular, are often pivotal points for characters in any genre of Read more