During this Sydney lockdown, something has occurred to me. Over thinking is best done between drafts! I'm writing this on July 21, 2021, and as I'm here at home with my husband, my works in progress have taken a back seat. Usually, I'd be working on the next draft of a manuscript while another is …
Tayler’s other love interest in Social Media Central (Deleted Scene)
We all know how scenes get deleted from writing projects. In Social Media Central, two characters showed up unannounced and wanted to stay. One was Felicity, a bookstore owner who ended up taking a major role in the novel. The other was introduced in a scene at the park. He too was telling me he …
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Writing Tips – Historical Fiction with Michael Jensen
I met Michael Jensen online. He was part of a trio who organised a unique promotional opportunity for gay themed writers like myself. It was a fiction giveaway which resulted in gaining subscribers to our newsletters (so as a bit of shameless self promotion, feel free to subscribe to my newsletter - click here). But …
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Writing Tips
Last year I had the pleasure of inviting several authors to my blog to share their writing tips. We began with erotic author, Max Vos, and finished with a post that summarised the best tips from all the guest bloggers. This year we're about to do it all again and we'll even include tips for writing historical fiction, …
Writing Tips – L.A. Fields
Welcome to the next in our series of special guest blogs from authors sharing their writing tips. This week we hear from L.A. Fields. She lives in Dallas, Texas and her short fiction has appeared in anthologies of horror, erotica, and academia. She's also the author of The Disorder Series, the short story collection Countrycide, the Lambda …
Writing Tips – Elaine White
Welcome to the second guest post from authors sharing their writer's tips. This week meet Elaine White. Her bio tells us that she grew up in a small town on the east coast of Scotland and writes paranormal romance, crime and MM romance. Fighting cancer in her early teens taught her that life is short and dreams should be …
Writing Tips – Max Vos
Last week I posted a blog about a lunch I had with Max Vos (who's in Australia taking a holiday) and with Nic Starr. In the post I talked about how it's important to share knowledge when it comes to the craft of writing. This week Max does just that. Welcome to a new series …
What is Gay Lit?
I'm excited. Why? Over the coming weeks I'm going to publish a very special Q&A blog series looking at gay themed literature. And to help me are several guests who have their own unique insights. You'll meet a reviewer, a representative from a major GLBT publisher, and an author who co-produces a podcast about modern gay writing. …
Rejected by a Reviewer
I had a unique experience recently. There's one reviewer who I like to read, especially when he's writing about one of my books. It's one of the rare vanity moments we have as authors. What I like about this reviewer is that within his critique, he offers advice to the writer. In the past he hasn't …
Guest Post – Lichen Craig
Today's guest blogger has one novel and three short fiction works out, and is a professional editor, journalist and blogger. And it's her talent as an editor that colours her choice of topic. It took me a few days to find the time to open this piece after she sent it to me, but I'm glad I was relaxed …
