"A friend and I are going to sell books at Supanova." "Are you going to Cosplay?" "No. Just to Supanova." This was a conversation I had over brunch a week before fellow author, Rebecca Langham, and I, were to sell our books at a comic convention. And while I may be a Trekkie fan, I …
Adultery and the Beta Reader
For the first time I used a Beta Reader. I've tried to before on another project but the person I wanted wasn't interested as the main character was not gay. He reasoned that he'd spent a lifetime reading mainstream novels, and that now with the explosion of queer writing, he wanted to indulge in stories …
Getting what you most desire and Getting it now – Guest blog by Rian Durant
My guest blogger today is fellow NineStar Press author, Rian Durant, author of a new novella titled Midnight Twist. The story sounds whimsical. It's a short read about a contract made between Jaydon and a cheeky demon. Throw in an ever increasing number of demons in Jaydon's apartment and a gay relationship that needs some …
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Writing ‘At Your Service’ – Guest blog by K.S. Trenten
Author K.S. Trenten has popped over to tell us who's the fairest of them all in her reinvention of the Cinderella story for the NineStar Press anthology, Once Upon a Rainbow, Volume 2. I’ve been thinking about desire, what makes a person desirable for quite some time. Certain images are used in the media, marketed …
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The Paradox of Science Fiction (Guest blog – Rebecca Langham)
Rebecca Langham has several things in common with me. Firstly, she is a fellow author at NineStar Press. Secondly, she is Australian and lives north of Sydney in the Blue Mountains. Thirdly, we've both been emailing each other frantically because we are going to promote our sci-fi books (mine comes out in March) at the …
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The characters who wouldn’t shut up!
I never intended to write a sequel to Nate and the New Yorker but it wasn't up to me to make that decision. Somehow, Nate and his friends demanded a second outing. Originally I wrote the first novella because my publisher at the time pointed out that, regardless of the books many of us like …
Adding Adult Themes
The second novel in the Actors and Angels Series is not like your usual sequel. This book is called Drama Queens and Adult Themes, and follows Drama Queens with Love Scenes. The idea for the plot of the second book came from the first - I know that's stating the obvious, but bear with me. The …
Loving Second Best
This blog was originally posted to promote the NineStar Press re-release of this book. Imagine having the love of your life slip through your fingers. Now imagine that someone has fallen for you but you're not sure if you're ready to love them back. That's the dilemma that Nathan faces in my novella, Nate and …
The Importance of Being Guy
Thanks to the team at 'The Novel Approach' for allowing me to guest blog at their site. Below is what I wrote about writing both novels, and some reviewers' fascination with my Angel character. Sometime over ten years ago I decided to write a novel. In my early years I loved writing stories but gave …