My 15,000 word novella Like the Taste of Summer has been a free read available on most platforms for years, but I thought it might be nice to have it on Amazon as well. After a bit of hitch (because someone once uploaded a pirated copy to AZ, and they wanted to know if I had permission from the “original” publisher) we got things straightened out and it’s now live. I hope this will get … Read more
Reading blog posts for International Non-Binary People’s Day yesterday encouraged me to blog on Love Bytes Reviews about trying to develop a better sensitivity to people beyond the binary in my writing and reading. http://lovebytesreviews.com/2019/07/15/beyond-the-binary/ . (Photo credit – The Gender Spectrum Collection: Stock Photos Beyond the Binary – taken by Zackary Drucker – https://broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/)
Last weekend was Twin Cities Pride, and fellow authors Rory Ni Coileain, Posy Roberts, and I had great fun talking to readers, librarians, and several new and aspiring authors. We lucked out with the weather – despite predicted thunderstorms, we had only a few light sprinkles of rain. My son made it there on Sunday for his first Pride, and we enjoyed everything from the booths and crafts to all the dogs of Pride. It’s … Read more
I blogged today on Love Bytes Reviews about sex-positivity in M/M romance. Sex positivity and M/M
Angel Martinez is an M/M (and other LGBTQ stories) author and she does a Friday Reading Day where she reads an excerpt from other authors’ spec fic stories. This Friday, she generously read a section from Unacceptable Risk, the first book in my Hidden Wolves werewolf series. Take a listen to her presentation of the meeting between Simon (in his wolf form) and Paul the veterinarian here: https://angelmartinezauthor.weebly.com/from-angels-cave/friday-reading-day-unacceptable-risk Then check out her readings of some … Read more
I’m blogging today on Love Bytes about having my books in translation. Love in Translation
I’m delighted to say that my book L’année du renouveau (The Rebuilding Year) is now available in French from MxM Bookmark. The ebook is currently available, and the paper version will be out on April 29th. And look at this wonderful cover. 🙂 It’s a bit scary to have my words transformed into another language, but always great fun to see my characters finding new friends. I hope my French-speaking readers will enjoy meeting John, … Read more
I’m blogging today on Love Bytes Reviews about the death of author Patricia Nell Warren, and the way her novel The Front Runner changed lives. Including mine. It was the second book with a strong gay relationship that I read, back in 1974 when I was 14. The impact of that story started me on my journey to becoming both an ally and an M/M writer. I owe her a huge debt of gratitude. Love … Read more
I’m delighted to say that Audible has released both Life, Some Assembly Required and Building Forever in audio, with Gomez Pugh’s excellent narration. Both are Whispersync’d already as well. – Life, Some Assembly Required is here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Life-Some-Assembly-Required-Audiobook/B07M68BCSW Or via Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Life-Some-Assembly-Required-Rebuilding/dp/B07M689YHR/ – Building Forever is here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Building-Forever-Audiobook/B07MKSB17P Or via Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Building-Forever-Rebuilding-Year-Book/dp/B07M68B5HV/ Both should be on iTunes shortly as well. I’m really excited to have the whole series in audio, and I hope you … Read more
One good thing about the end of each year is the excuse to look back over all the new books I’ve read and see how many have become favorites. I’d like to salute 10 books that were special finds this year, worth rereading and savoring. I can’t fit in all of my 5-star reads, let alone all the 4+ good ones, but these are some of the books I’d love to see find a bigger … Read more