This blog post was originally published in 2015, the last Queermance sadly. I was keen to be part of this each year, but even as I looked forward to the event in 2016, it was cancelled and hasn't been resurrected. I'm still promoting it as it talks about genre and at the time, two of …
The ‘Love At First Sight’ Myth
Let me start by saying I actually believe in 'love at first sight'. I just think its named wrong. 'At first sight' implies it's a visual thing. And writers and film-makers keep perpetuating this myth by having our romantic heroes fall for the physical attributes of their intended lover. Too often it's all about the …
5 Tips for Staying in Love
This year my partner and I will clock up twenty-eight years together. And although the anniversary of when we met will arrive six months before the date we became a couple, it highlights the fact that love should never be rushed. Take time to fall in love. Don't go shopping for it. For it will tap you on the …
5 Tips for Writing a Novel
Although I'm not a newbie in the world of novels, I'm far from being a best selling author with a plethora of titles under my belt. But that doesn't mean I haven't learned from my own experience. Professionalism please! A while ago I hosted other writers sharing short stories about the Afterlife on this blog. I …
Getting to know your reviewers
Over a decade ago I heard an interesting radio interview. The guest did his thesis on how Bob Dylan and The Beatles shared a public conversation. The key was to the titles of their songs. Dylan would release a track, then the Beatles would respond to his ideas with their new hit. The dialogue would …
Dreaming up a Gay Angel
One evening a friend asked me about my writing. I talked about my surprise at how my gay angel character, Guy, seemed to win many readers’ hearts. And as the night flowed with much conversation and wine, I had an epiphany. You see, back in the mid-80s when I moved to Sydney,... I met a …
Friendship or a Threesome?
I was twenty-two when I left my family and moved to Sydney, looking forward to the new adventures a major city could bring. And one day I met this guy. How I met him is not important... ...what he wanted from me, was. He was inviting me home to meet his boyfriend for a threesome. So, what does …
Reflecting (on New Year’s Eve)
Karma kisses me on the arse. For well over a year now a friend of mine has joked that karma keeps kissing me on the arse. While she handles money and work worries, and has cared for the dying only to find this year that she herself has cancer, I cruise along with a blessed …
Being Put On The Spot
I’m one of the lucky ones. I have been in a loving relationship with my man for the past twenty-eight years. We have argued, made up, faced dramas and shared dreams. In Australia we’re a multi-cultural couple. I’m a white fella, and he’s a black fella. And it was his suggestion I write this post. Kevin and …
Thanks to the Straight Man
This is my newest love letter. A love letter to the modern straight man. In decades past I hid my sexuality, somehow making my homo nature painfully evident the more I tried. I freaked out when I'd meet a 'manly man' who still had a limited view of the world. Yet it was me who chose not to …
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