Cover art is one of the things that unites writers of m/m fiction (in so far as we can be united at all). We all hope to have a cover that reflects the story we’ve written. We’d like to have something different, maybe sexy, maybe moody, something tasteful that we won’t feel ashamed about reading…
Finally got to see the new Star Trek film on Sunday and spent most of Monday reading fanfic because it was just that good 🙂 Seriously, looking at that trailer, you’d want to watch it anyway, even if it wasn’t Star Trek: TOS given new life. It’s got explosions and battles in space and mad…
Blurb Color-blind love exposes the sins of flesh and violence. Past and present embattle Vietnam veteran Wade Conyers’s life. The scars of war and his past relationship with an African-American soldier threaten his marriage to a Southern socialite. Wade’s views of racial equality have already caused a rift with his father. What will happen when…
Today is a day when I would love to be in command of a hundred gun line of battle warship. Why is it that on LJ, a site that will take down fanfiction communities without warning because they might contain adult content, a site like x_arigatou_x is allowed to continue to operate? This is a…
An embarrassment of riches! A very interesting article about False Colors and Transgressions here Gay & Lesbian News Portland Oregon And a lovely review of False Colors from All About Romance Like Transgressions, False Colors lives and breathes history. Beecroft, who dedicated the book in part to Patrick O’Brian, makes you feel like you’re on…
Another day has passed and I’ve barely written 300 words. I don’t know what’s going on with Blessed Isle – maybe it’s because I’ve got to the grimmest part and even Garnet’s flippancy has deserted him – but it’s been such a struggle this week. Today I think I deleted more than I wrote. I…
There once was a writer who said My muse might as well be quite dead I’ve done the magic dance waved my bells, sung my chants But there isn’t a word in my head.
Ann Herendeen sent me a link to this article about the power of love, and the good political reasons why society should stop despising Romance as a genre. The Eroticization of Equality and Social Justice It’s nice to hear something positive about the genre for a change!
I wanted my boys in “Blessed Isle” to be discussing their undoubted attraction for each other in a little smoky club in Rio de Janeiro while being captivated by watching Flamenco dancing. (Because I find Flamenco dancing extremely sexy – all that arrogance and power, and that’s just the women.) Unfortunately there are some drawbacks…
Can anyone help me with research into 18th Century Rio de Janeiro? Specifically things like a map of the city with actual names on, and anything about the culture/food of the place. Or the names of good books on the subject? I’m getting very little useful information by Googling, but surely it must be out…
