Interview with Megan Derr at LGBT fantasy blog
I’ve been lucky enough to interview top slash fantasy writer Megan Derr for LGBT fantasy fans and writers.
“Kria verse will always be my baby, as people have heard me say a 
thousand times (and are probably sick of hearing). I love my Krians, their enemies and friends. I’ll always be proud of Prisoner. But Dance comes in at a close second. I’ve put a hell of a lot of effort into that paranormal verse and am proud of how all the books have turned out. It’s also just plain fun to write.” Read more.
Catching Kit on Amazon and All Romance – plus Loose Id DISCOUNT!
Catching Kit is now available on
And you can buy it with an awesome 25% discount from Loose Id and All Romance
Sizzling Sequels from Tara Lain!
Hi everyone. I’m Tara Lain and I write The Beautiful Boys of Romance. I’m delighted to be here today at Kay’s blog and happy to have her as a guest on mine! She writes some pretty beautiful boys as well. Be sure to visit her on my blog.
Today, I’m introducing my new novel, Genetic Celebrity. While this book stands alone, it’s also the fourth book in the award-winning Genetic Attraction Series. Romance sequels. Love ‘em or hate ‘em? Many readers love sequels because they’re already invested in a world and its characters and want to see more and more. This is great for an author. Your readers are waiting with bated breath for your next book and new readers are likely to want to buy the previous books in the series. IF you don’t disappoint them! I’ll bet you can think of several big name authors whose series finally just ran out of steam.
Last year, I wrote the Genetic Attraction series. The three books in the series are called The Scientist and the Supermodel, Genetic Attraction, and Deceptive Attraction. I was fortunate enough to have this series win runner-up for best series of the year in the LRC Awards. I was ecstatic to know that the series had worked for a lot of people. When Loose Id asked me to write a book this year for their special “Pick Your Pleasure Series”, I remembered that my character in the series, Roan Black, was a gourmet chef. And his assistant, Tick Tock, loved his food. What if Tommy “Tick Tock” Riley learned to cook from Roan and then had two people he attracted with that cooking? This sounds like a ménage with food porn to me! LOL
There are two kinds of sequels I think. First there are those that take the same main characters and extent their story. I wrote Genetic Attraction first. In it, my hero Jake confesses to Em, his boss and secret passion, that he lives not with his girlfriend as she thought, but with his boyfriend. That becomes the setup for a steamy ménage! BUT, how did the two men meet and fall in love? That story had to be told, and so I wrote the “prequel” to Genetic Attraction called The Scientist and the Supermodel which tells that love story with the exact same characters.
But writing that kind of sequel can really run out of steam fast. After all, once you’ve given characters their HEA, you don’t want to muddy it up by creating more conflict. So that brings us to the second kind of sequel that takes a more minor character from the original books, or maybe a new character in the same setting who interacts with the original characters, and tells their story. This gives the author and the reader new blood and a new set of conflicts to overcome while still keeping the original characters blissfully happy. This is true for Genetic Celebrity. While Roan Black, a lead character in the first two books, plays an important role, the main characters are the minor characters in previous books. They have new problems and issues to overcome and a whole new HEA.
Do you like sequels?
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Read on for a sizzling ADULT excerpt: Genetic Celebrity by Tara Lain; MMF Menage with Food!
LGBT Fantasy Fans: Interview with Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines, fantasy author of the “Princess” series, has been interviewed this week by Jennifer Thorne.
“I’ve always loved science fiction and fantasy, and it just made sense to me that I should write what I love. There are other genres that would probably pay better, but creating these stories and being a part of this genre makes me happy.”
Jim’s new book, Libriomancer, is out August 7th.
Read more…
Still 24 hours to win Catching Kit (m/m paranormal)
…over at Stumbling Over Chaos! Thanks to Chris for running the giveaway 
Carrying the Torch from Deal to Maidstone
It’s my second day on the GLBQT writers’ Olympic Carrying the Torch blog.
Click here for a quick celebration of all things Kentish, as the torch makes its way from Deal to Maidstone.
Violetta Vane and Catherine Noon blog: m/m worldbuilding and Game of Thrones
Two fantastic posts over at GLBT fantasy fans and writers:
Catherine Noon on World Building m/m style
“In the worlds of fantasy and science-fiction, and all the various permutations of them, one of the single most important elements for the writer to get “right” is the worldbuilding. The readers and viewers expect to be immersed in the worlds the author creates and as much time needs to be given to the development of that world as to the characters themselves.” Read more…
Violetta Vane on Gay Representation in Game of Thrones: the Problem with Renly and Loras.
“I’ve read the first four books of ASOIAF and watched both seasons of Game of Thrones. I’m a fan. That doesn’t mean I’m not also a critic. My enjoyment is tempered with frequent bouts of groaning, hissing, head-shaking, and extending the middle finger at the screen.
Gay representation in Game of Thrones is a fascinating subject, because it’s actually quite groundbreaking to have an explicitly gay relationship in a mainstream, big-budget fantasy. I’m speaking of Renly and Loras.” Read more…
Catching Kit – new paranormal m/m OUT NOW
“When elf-hunter, Denny, catches Kit, keeping him caged is tricky. The elf shares his love of BDSM and cross-dressing and steals his heart. Can Denny trust Kit and dare he gamble his life to save him?”
Carrying the Torch for GLBQT writers
Today’s my day for Carrying the Torch! Click here to read my blog post on Day 57: Southampton to Bournemouth, taking in some cute piggies, dark tales of the New Forest, and stuffed puppies in Southampton…
Catching Kit – cover art reveal!
I am proud to reveal the beautiful cover by Shobana Appavu for my forthcoming release, Catching Kit, coming from Loose Id on 24th July.
“When elf-hunter, Denny, catches Kit, keeping him caged is tricky. The elf shares his love of BDSM and cross-dressing and steals his heart. Can Denny trust Kit and dare he gamble his life to save him?”
GLBT Fantasy Fans Blog Launch
I’m excited to be taking part in a new collective blog for GLBT fantasy writers.
Jennifer Thorne has created a little corner of the web “that appreciates LGBT fantasy in all its forms and incarnations- books, movies, games, art, whatever! Dark, light, urban, epic, romantic, sword and sorcery, classic.
We love it all.”
