Courtesy of the M/M writing critique group House of Manlove, today’s M/M flash fiction tidbits come to you from authors J. T. Hall and N. D. Wylders. J. T. gives us ‘The Year Before’, a brief noir encounter between a psychically-gifted rent boy and a time-worn, grieving bounty hunter. N. D. gives us the sexy-but-angsty…
Read More M/M Flash fiction, Day 6 (adult content advisory)Three bits of flash fiction for you today, readers. First up is Dakota Trace’s story ‘Baked with Love’, featuring a tired chef, a lawyer afraid of kitchens, and a Valentine’s Day miracle. Second is Crystal Jade’s story ‘Silk and Feathers’, as two retired angels reaffirm their bond here on Earth. My own story will be…
Read More M/M flash fiction, Day 5 (adult content advisory)(This is set in my Lonhra Sequence universe, which readers of my Cleis Press story ‘Saints and Heroes’ might remember. These two men aren’t lovers yet, but I thought their meeting deserved more than the two sentences it has in my notes.) The bribed bailiff walked around a corner, her sandals slapping on dusty pavement.…
Read More Out of Omiesh (M/M flash fiction: adult content advisory)Alas, still on phone access only, so this will be a bare bones update. Our House of Manlove’s Valentine’s Day flash fiction blog hop continues! Scroll down to my Feb. 12 post, and follow links to Eva Lefoy’s wolf shifter discovering the scent of his destined mate, and Azalea Moone’s spicy-sweet Valentine’s Day morning after.
Read More M/M flash fiction blog hop, Day 4 (adult content advisory)For Day 3 of the House Of Manlove’s Valentine’s M/M flash fiction blog hop, we have a perfect prom from Kimber Vale (Cadillac Time Machine), and a very sexy-sweet 1870s master/courtesan encounter from Shiloh Saddler (Blindfolded). Just scroll down to the main schedule in my Feb. 12 post, and go from there. (I’m updating via…
Read More M/M flash fiction blog hop, Day 3 (adult content advisory)From its beginning four years ago, the fanfiction archive Archive Of Our Own has grown at a stunning rate. On February 14, 2014 the site passed 1,000,000 individual fan works including stories, poems, screenplays, art, and videos in thousands of different fandoms. They’re celebrating here. If you have any interest in fanfiction and transformative works,…
Read More One million fanworksHappy Valentine’s Day, everybody! Our blog hop begins with M/M flash fiction from Heloise West and Jena Wade. Since my system may be down for an upgrade tomorrow, Saturday’s offerings will be from Amelia Bishop and Mina Kelly. I toyed with offering you a tagline for each story, but even that might ruin the moment.…
Read More Valentine’s M/M flash fiction Day 1 and 2 (adult content advisory)Our schedule has been set for the M/M Valentine Flash Fiction blog hop. The hop starts Friday, February 14, 2014. Flash pieces will be 1200 words or under, and feature or include M/M couples. Warning: there may be graphic depictions of sex. Beyond that, I have no idea – but there are some great authors…
Read More Valentine’s Day Flash ScheduleReaders of this blog might remember how I more-than-occasionally whine about the lack of high-quality SF&F with explicit M/M elements. Well, since many of the mainstream SF&F publishers are late to the party, it’s a good thing M/M e-rom publishers like Dreamspinner are stepping up and pushing boundaries. I have the honor today of reviewing…
Read More Reawakening, by Amy Rae DurresonA Publishers’ Weekly article today led me to Laura Miller’s essay in Salon.com, which in turn led me to Eleanor Catton’s essay in New Zealand’s Metro Magazine. Both should be read in sequence, and are probably a far more valuable use of reading time than my blog. I cite them because they hit a nerve with me,…
Read More Fancy ten-dollar college words(Warning: links will take readers to an assortment of M/M writers’ blogs, with varying amounts of adult material. Click responsibly.) A couple of my fellow M/M authors from AbsoluteWrite.com convinced me to sign up for this shindig. It’s sponsored by their writing critique group, The House of Manlove, and will be coordinated from this site between…
Read More Upcoming: Valentine’s Day M/M flash fiction blog hopOr: What happens when a fan falls out of obsession with a fandom? In the late seventies I was a Star Wars geek largely without a support system. Which in the long run was probably better for me, since I didn’t make a fool of myself trying to gain approval from other rabid fans. Not…
Read More George Lucas broke my heart, Marvel broke hers…As promised on January 11, I took the names of everyone who commented on my interview at the Exquisite Quills blog or the related posts on my blog, sent ’em to Random.org, and drew one name for a giveaway of my last free e-book copy of Moro’s Price. Drum roll…congratulations go out to Kaye Spencer,…
Read More Results of the drawingCrossed Genres Publications has just released a new spec fiction anthology with a wonderful premise: stable, functional, ‘alternative’ families in science fiction and fantasy. (Because we all know the trope of the Orphaned Hero, or the Hero with A Dysfunctional Family.) What if that wasn’t the case – what if the strong hero or cunning…
Read More Fierce Family anthologyI was gently challenged last week by the owner of a book arts gallery. She’d hopped on the blog to see the latest 2013 and 2014 book arts pieces, and ran into the disclaimer that I keep on the front page. The fairly big ‘Adult Content’ note to the left, which is just the first…
Read More Erotic book arts projects (adult content advisory)Back in this post, I blogged about Brass Stars, the debut science-fiction/western novella release from my friend A. G. Carpenter. I’ve also been privileged behind the scenes to watch some great new developments in her writing career. One of which I can now share: A. G. Carpenter is now represented by literary agent Bob Mecoy, of Creative…
Read More A. G. Carpenter newsIn January of 2013, I wrote this post about J.R. Ward’s then-upcoming paranormal book Lover At Last, and the new opportunities for M/M romance to reach mainstream audiences. I was hopeful but nervous. The jury of public opinion has since spoken about Ward’s experiment, and as usual, fans had mixed feelings. Die-hard fans gave it…
Read More State of the (M/M) union (adult content advisory)Round Four of the Singer in Rhunshan e-pub cover: more texture in foreground, clothes, and trees. Deeper shadows. Highlights in the shadow-figure in the sky. The sig to the lower left is a stop-gap. I’ll be sending off my real one to my cover designer once we get this part nailed down. This is a…
Read More Further cover adventures (slight adult content)Good morning, everybody! We are gathered here to celebrate the hidden good luck in Amazon glitches, the brilliant resource that is Exquisite Quills, and my ability to type before the assimilation of laaaaarge amounts of coffee. This is the semi-official relaunch party for Moro’s Price, my debut novel that apparently had to be published again…
Read More EQ interview and Moro’s Price relaunch party (adult content advisory)Tomorrow (Saturday, January 11, 2014), I am visiting the amazing Exquisite Quills blog, where I’ll answer questions about my books, my art, and my odd but happy venture into erotic romance. It’s going to be an impromptu relaunch party for my debut M/M erotic romance space opera Moro’s Price, which is back up on Amazon…
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