If you're a fan of period tv shows and mini-series, I curate a list of nearly 300 streaming mini-series / TV found here: https://exitpursuedbyabear.net/projects/put-a-cravat-on-it/ (updated yearly). Both link to streaming services it is available on. Enjoy!
PS If you have Audible credits leftover at the end of the month, why not treat yourself to one of my Premium Romance Audiobooks?
You can find links to all my books, as well as to my newsletter, tip jar, and wish list, on this links page, which is also always listed in my bio. 🙏 ❤️
Writers! Where/how did you find & hire your editors (for any kind of editing)? Or if you're looking for one, where/how are you searching? And what's your genre? I'm curious about how your real experiences line up with how editors talk about marketing and visibility. Thanks 💖
OED
love-juice, n.
2. slang. A sexual secretion.
1896 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang IV. 241/1 Love-juice, the sexual secretion.
Peeeople! This is the kind of thing I look up as I write historical romance.
Also, don't worry, I'm not using this word in my manuscript. 😂 #etymology#HistoricalRomance#romancelandia#RomanceWriters#AmWriting
How I love when historical romance historicals, Mother Bloor just got a shout out in conjunction with Nebraska.
(Loup City women chicken workers strike, for those not in the know or didn't grow up in NE)
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
Releases tomorrow!
Buy it alone for the random NE communist connection mention
One reviewer on Goodreads wrote, "It's one of those books that has you actually holding your breath at least once. There were phrases that I had to speak aloud because they were so gorgeous I wanted to feel the weight and shape of them for myself."
One of my offline friends was telling me, as I was stuffing watermelon into my mouth, that the reason most people detest #Romance books is, yes, because of the smut, but it leads people to confront some human desires they really don't want to think about. She then continued, when reading a romance book, you have to engage in human connections and relationships instead of a fantasy world or a possible dystopian future. Concepts. I was gonna remind her that romances are starting to involve objects and tech now but I let her continue...
And continuing, People hate having to confront their human desires so they'd rather pretend romance is for dumb people and pretend to engage in higher level concepts instead of their own needs or other peoples needs. I dunno if she nailed it but I haven't stopped thinking about it since. #RomanceLandia#Romance@romancelandia
Candy Hearts: ❤️ What’s sweeter than a low-angst queer romance? How about 16 of them brought together in one anthology collection to help support the Transgender Law Center and the National Center for Transgender Equality?
The collection includes my new Village novella, "Valentine's Dave."
I'll be doing a reading from Dionysus in Wisconsin at #RainbowSpaceMagicCon on Saturday (9/30) at 3pm CT. I'll also be doing a panel on accuracy in fantasy fiction and the middle ages on 10/1, also at 3pm CT. You can still register to attend--it's online and free!
We've moved to the reading phase early! The judges were chomping at the bit and rattling the bars eager to get to the books, so we let them in a little early and they're already busy at their reading and sharing their excitement.
Congratulations to all 99 finalists! Check them all out at https://indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-awards-2023
I don't exactly know how to work ARC copies for a sequel, but okay. If you're interested in an ARC copy of Old Time Religion, click here: https://forms.gle/qnE9go4kM8Z1ZubJA
None of these are disqualifying questions. If you haven't read Dionysus in Wisconsin yet, I can give you a copy of that too. I expect to have ARCs ready to go around 1/1.
Old Time Religion is an urban fantasy/queer historical romance set in 1970 in Wisconsin.
Can anybody point me to books that are queer romances and/or relationship-focused tales (happy with queerplatonic or family relationships too!), in a contemporary small-town setting, but with elements of magic / supernatural? I have a hankering.
Happy bookiversary to my debut! One year later and it's sold reasonably well, picked up some award noms, and garnered love from a lot of people. And I've learned a lot about writing, publishing, marketing...myself, maybe.
If you want a copy, find it here: https://books2read.com/u/49dN1p Or I have a few copies--$17 each, send me a msg or an email (ehlupton at gmail).
Not sure how I missed this, but Candy Hearts, a limited time anthology to benefit the Transgender Law Center and the National Center for Transgender Equality is coming out tomorrow! 16 low-angst Valentine's Day stories by queer authors, including our own @NathanBurgoine
Thanks to @thesmutreport for including this in their recent round-up.
Sixteen low-angst Valentine's Day queer romance novellas, where every story has a secret—a secret admirer. I've got a new Village novella included, "Valentine's Dave."
The first Candy Hearts Anthology will be available for a limited time; all proceeds to benefit the Transgender Law Center and the National Center for Transgender Equality.
He leaned against a round window frame and pressed his forehead to the stained glass. Through a haze of purple, he could see a little grove of trees trembling in the wind. He focused on the branches, on the sensation of glass cooling his skin, on the woodgrain of the windowsill plucking at his fingertips like the drum of a music box.
I meant to post about this yesterday, but then one of the kids gave me a norovirus, so I did that instead. Dionysus in Wisconsin has been shortlisted for a Lammy in gay romance. I'm very excited to be up there with so many greats!
Tried to make a new donation page where people didn't need to make an account to give money to me, so try this and let me know if I should limit the payment options. I'm a Disabled writer that writes romance and erotica featuring Disabled characters. 2 books are on sub, but every support helps! I also run a free calls for submission list that's helped many writers so I give back in many ways! https://donate.stripe.com/cN2cPDaEN4XnftedQQ#RomanceLandia
The holidays are stressful. Treat yourself to a book with a happy ending. Sam and Ulysses meet in September, fight evil together all autumn, and face off against a god in late December, so this is the perfect time of year to read it. Plus, you'll be ready for the sequel in January.
Do you want a signed edition of ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A GARGOYLE? Do you want to get Korean goodies? Do you want bonus scenes from another character's POV?
Then you want to back the collector's edition Kickstarter!