Two recent reviews prompted this blog. And it's a weird phenomenon when you write gay fiction. There are readers out there who review your books as if they are meant to be MM Romance. It's an issue I've always had. One of the worst examples was when a reviewer couldn't finish listening to her free …
Book Review – The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Most of us know this story. I've seen two movie versions and a stage play. These focussed on the horror elements as well as the philosophy Wilde weaves into the tale - the idea of whether our soul is tainted by our actions. This uncensored version restores gay content which the novel's first editor feared …
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Everything old is new again, in my writing.
I'm currently working on the second draft of my fantasy novel, Winter Masquerade. As I'm ironing out its shortcomings I'm finding the problems are the same as I originally faced with my first novel, Drama Queens with Love Scenes. At the moment my new work is novella length and I've been trying to find ways …
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For the hundredth time, I don’t write porn!
Okay, I've written one. That was as a dare from my friends and it always sells. But apart from that, all my books are, well, books. But there seems to be a misconception from the mainstream. Unless you're published by a major company then the novel with gay content you're writing must be dirty. This …
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Cleaning out the closet.
A friend of mine is big on numerology. She told me that since my last birthday I have entered a year where I'm going to be more proactive. She's right. Something has definitely changed. If you're familiar with my blogs you'll probably know two things. The first is that between each draft of any of …
Redefining Gay Storytelling
Recently we subscribed to Dekkoo, an online gay streaming service. While it doesn't have the big name movies or television shows, what it does offer is an insight to the up and coming filmmakers with the web at their disposal. Most of the content is already free online elsewhere, but finding it curated in one …
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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