We’re continuing our discussion but if you want to find out more about these authors by clicking on their names for links to their web sites. Also check out excerpts of their books on our book page.

This afternoon we’re giving away a copy of  Chris Owen’s SHADY RIDGE or PYKE’S PEAK to two random posters.

Marisa: My second question is,  are there any particular challenges to writing GLBT fiction?

JL Langley:  YES!  Pronouns.  The pronouns are killers.  It’s tough getting things to flow right using names too often, and readers don’t always understand which “he” you mean, so you have to balance your “he’s” with characters names just right.  It gets frustrating at times.


Ally Blue: OMG You said it! Geez.This is why I only have one lonely little threeway scene to my name. The…

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I contacted some of my favorite authors and they agreed to answer my questions about their work, M/M fiction, and writing in general.  Their answers are honest, thought provoking and provocative. Over the course of the next two days I’ll be posting the discussion in 6 parts. Make sure to go to the links on each authors name for their bios and more information on their books. We’ve also posted excerpts of some of their books on our BOOK page. They’ll be in and out on both days to chat and we’ll be giving away some of their books during each discussion. Stay tuned today for questions 1 through 3. With questions 4-6 on Monday.

Marisa: Since most of our readers may not have read any M/M fiction –…

The Shelf Life, a university book store in Seattle held a “Read Dating” Event.  What’s “Read Dating”?  Its speed dating meets book clubs. Attendees had eight minutes to chat with each other about their favorite books and authors before moving on to the next man or woman.

Can you tell a lot about a person in 8 minutes?  Can you tell anything about a person from what they read?  Hmmm…

England’s Virgin Rail posted a “no kissing’ sign at the passenger drop-off point at a Cheshire station.  According to a spokesperson from Virgin the sign was an attempt to keep foot traffic moving.  He was quoted as saying, “if people wish to spend a little more time with their loved ones before they leave, then they should park in the short-stay car park nearby”.

However, publisher Mills & Boon has launched a protest.  They’ve set up Facebook and Flickr groups, “Kiss Goodbye to no Kissing”, and have encouraged people to upload photos of romantic station moments.

Well – next they’ll be posting signs that say “No Talking” and “No Thinking”.

Dark elves, leashed shifters, pretty boy rockers and more…

As far back as junior high, Jet used to write sex stories for friends involving their favorite pop icons of the time. To this day, she hasn’t stopped writing sex, although her knowledge on the subject has vastly improved.

An ardent fan of fantasy and science fiction sagas, Jet prefers to live in a world of imagination where dragons are real, elves are commonplace, vampires are just people with special diets and lycanthropes live next door. In her own mind, she’s the spunky heroine who gets the best of everyone and always attracts the lean, muscular lads. She aids this fantasy with visuals created through her other obsession: 3D graphic art. In this area, as in writing, Jet’s self-taught and thoroughly entranced, and…

Vivien Dean and Pepper Espinoza have been writing and publishing together as Jamie Craig since 2006. They have published with Juno Books, Samhain Publishing, Liquid Silver Books, and multiple titles with Amber Quill Press.

Pepper Espinoza has published several books with Liquid Silver Books, including The Zebra Wore Fishnets and The Zebra Wore Red Stockings, Amber Quill Press, Whiskey Creek Press, and Samhain Publishing. She currently lives in Utah with her husband and two cats. She hopes to complete her Masters degree in Literature in May, 2008.

Vivien Dean has published with Liquid Silver Books, Phaze Publishing, and Linden Bay Romance. Her first novel, Chains of Jericho, was a 2006 EPPIE finalist, and another, Two Lives in Waltz Time, was a 2007 RT Reviewers Choice Nominee. She currently resides in northern California…