Get Your Inspiration On! by Shira Anthony

Summer is in the air and the weather in North Carolina is alternating between incredible and stifling. By the end of July, it will only be stifling. But the days are getting longer, and the extended sunlight makes me feel Read more

Muses Gone Wild: How I learned to Shut Up and Listen. Mostly.

I started writing because the movies in my head wouldn’t stop. To be honest, it’s not like the movies started playing when I hit a certain age. They’ve always been there, inspired by things I’ve seen, heard, read, watched, dreamed Read more

Headed to San Francisco – Yaoicon 2015!

Just a week to go before I head west to Yaoicon! I’m so excited about the fall and my upcoming trips to California for Yaoicon (San Francisco) and GRL (San Diego). For a writer like me, who spends most of 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

Book Review: Dark Tide by Greg Herren

Reviewed by Dan   TITLE:    Dark Tide AUTHOR:     Greg Herren PUBLISHER:  Bold Strokes Books LENGTH:     264 Pages BLURB: For Ricky Hackworth, a summer job to save money before he leaves for college is a necessity. When he lands a job Read more