A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the importance of reviews to an author. In fact, next week, Bold Stroke's author Michael Vance Gurley has his own views on the topic as my guest blogger. But this week I want to share some experiences I've had in the past month regarding reviews. Reviews equal publicity. Part …
Guest Post – André Bégin
There's a lot of people you meet on social media. A lot of creative folk among them. Today's guest blogger knows me through Twitter, and like me, he likes to blog. In his post he talks about the importance of 'dressing up' your content. Anyone who who's familiar with my social media feeds knows I like …
Someone out there, give me a review!
Last week's guest blogger, 'Nathan Burgoine, once posted his Christmas wish list on his own website. Quiet simply, he wanted reviews. Any author with a book newly released understands his sentiment. When my ebook Nate and the New Yorker came out, I spent weeks searching for reviews. Any writer will admit that this becomes a habit. You're …
Guest Blog – ‘Nathan Burgoine
This week I'm pleased to introduce a writer who I met several years ago at the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans. His name is 'Nathan Burgoine and to me, his quiet but charming manner stood out in a crowd of queer writers, and although I didn't spend as much time with him as I should …
Jerry L. Wheeler, what is Gay Lit?
I met this week's guest at the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival several years ago. At the time I was fairly new to the gay lit scene and didn't realise his importance. He's edited countless books for queer authors, including my new ebook. He also puts together anthologies of gay writing, and shares his own short …
Amos Lassen, What is Gay Lit?
When the first edition of my first novel was released, Amos Lassen was its first reviewer. My Boston editor-in-chief gave a copy to Amos, where the review is published among his views on other books and movies. According to his site, he came out when teaching at a rich boy’s private school and when he did, …
Steve Berman, What is Gay Lit?
There's a couple more guests who'd like to add their voice to this topic. This week meet Steve Berman, founder of Lethe Press. This publishing house has grown steadily to become one of the larger gay presses. In fact, they have won the Lambda Literary Award for Speculative Fiction five times in a row. He also writes, …
Ulysses Dietz, what is Gay lit?
I'm pleased to have Prism Book Alliance reviewer, Ulysses Dietz, at our round table discussion on gay literature today. Ulysses grew up in Syracuse, New York, where his 'Leave it to Beaver' life was enlivened by his fascination with vampires, from Bela Lugosi to Barnabas Collins. He studied French at Yale, and was trained to …
Sandy Lowe, what is Gay lit?
Please welcome my second guest to discuss gay writing today, Sandy Lowe. This fellow Australian is a Senior Editor with Bold Stroke Books, and has a Master's degree in Publishing from the University of Sydney. In her capacity as Senior Editor, she reviews submissions and proposals, edits and develops content for publication, and oversees publication production. …
Vance Bastian, what it Gay lit?
Welcome my first guest, Vance Bastian, who has kindly put up his hand to be part of my Q&A series on where gay writing is at the moment. Vance loves being a professional storyteller. He writes urban fantasy about sandmen and reapers. He has grown his acting and voice background into to a career performing …
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