Authors, M/M, and Politics

A fellow author I admire, advising newbie writers on starting out in M/M, told them to avoid controversy on their profiles and groups. Stick to romance and fun stuff. Stay away from politics. That was solid advice, from a career Read more

Books invisible at Barnes & Noble and how to fix that

Attention M/M readers who use Barnes and Noble You may go looking for an M/M book and not find it. What B&N has done is silently installed a new erotica filter, and put a lot of randomly chosen M/M behind Read more

Going to the Northern Rainbow Romance Retreat in Oct.

For the last 10 years, I’ve gotten my hit of M/M community love and energy at GayRomLit, but this year I’m trying the new Norther Rainbow Romance Retreat in Toronto, Canada. Reader days are Oct 4-6 with breakfast and lunch Read more

Series Entry Points

I’m normally a linear person. If I pick up a series, I try hard to read it in order. But. When I write a series, sometimes a side character or bit of worldbuilding suggests a related story, or prequel, or Read more

Unexpected Sequels

As a reader, I often hit the end of a book and don’t want to let go of a favorite character. As an author, sometimes I think I’m done with a story, but some character’s voice is loud and insistent Read more

Collaborative writing

 I’ve always been a loner, and that includes my writing. Not only did it take 35 years for me to show anyone my work, but I like to have a draft fairly polished before I share a story even with Read more