As an author of gay fiction, I’m often pigeonholed by friends and family as writing Romance or Erotica. Yes, I did dabble in both of these genres briefly, but a majority of my work is Magic Realism. The other genre I’ve written is Dystopian. In the US, there is a huge demand for gay romance, …
Letting go of promotional habits
An author friend discouraged me from going to a literary festival. She was a top selling author with one of the big well known publishers. She had clout. She said the money I was spending to go overseas and take part in a queer book conference would be better spent buying truckloads of my own …
The Multimedia Author
Three things happened in the past weeks. One involved film making, the others involved the challenges of social media. After much badgering from my younger work colleagues I finally joined Instagram. The odd thing is, I'm enjoying it more than I thought. My high school teacher friend groans about how we have several social platforms …
Adventures in Self Publishing – Part 1
This is an interesting year of me. It's one of those years where things just seem to fall in place. My day job is moving forward with opportunities, and I got signed up to a new publisher after my former one folded. I even got a contract for my non-queer novel which, although I had …
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