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So the legendary writing book went live in its electronic incarnation at Fictionwise yesterday. MAN, OH MAN: Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks and Ca$h can be ordered in print from your favorite indie or GLBT bookseller now, but it will still be a week or two (or four) before it pops up on Barnes and Noble or Amazon.
Anyway, I don't want to blab on and on about the book. I do want to say -- briefly -- that there were writers, editors, reviewers, publishers who I didn't interview and I probably should have. This wasn't a deliberate slight; mostly it was a lack of awareness. I asked to interview the people I'd read or had come across in my initial months within the M/M community. I know more people now, so needless to say, if and when there's a second edition, there will likely be a broader spectrum of opinions and input (although we've got a very interesting selection of "voices" now).
The other thing I wanted to mention was that in a few cases, people and companies I invited to participate just never managed to get their act together. In one case I held up production for a publishing house that I thought would be valuable to include, and they still couldn't pull themselves together. So it's not like I didn't try to get the broadest possible selection. And then there were companies like Blind Eye that I just didn't find out about in time, but would have loved to include.
Anyway, that's pretty much it. The book is out, and I'm relieved and happy. No, it's not the final word on the subject, and yes, many people will have different ideas on wriitng and publishing. Good for them! Dialog is great. I hope this book is of use -- and entertaining. Because those were my two aims. To inform and amuse. Ideally at the same time. If I've managed to do that, I'll have done what I set out to do. And if by some chance I actually manage to influence M/M fiction for the better, I can die happy.
(Though preferably not right away.)
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angusdevotee has done an incredible job of summing the thing up, so I refer you to her site.
And that's pretty much it for the Blatant Self Promotion. At least on this subject. So what do you want to talk about now?
relieved
Thank you. Yes, I'm really looking forward to seeing it in print myself. The publisher made sure there would be nice wide margins for note taking.
huh... um... when are you going to do signings, damn it?
er... i'm driving some people over here to your LJ. they're shy. we asians are so standbackish sometimes. :::grins:: but i told my beta reader, irene, she should come say hello and tell you herself how much she loves your writing.
i feel like charon! wait, bad analogy. um... gabriel? scratch that. hell, i need coffee.
Hey, I'm always happy to hear from readers. Heck, I'm pretty much happy to hear from anyone who's willing to listen to me blether on and on about my favorite topics.
Oh go ahead, be blatant, when you've earned the right? Why the heck not.
They represent the latest trends where in particular in my opinion Gay sci-fi is nothing new in fact it is old hat with Thomas M. Disch, Samuel R. Delany, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diane Duane having already been there, done that.
Thanks, TP. I tried for a mix of viewpoints -- and writing experiences.
They represent the latest trends where in particular in my opinion Gay sci-fi is nothing new in fact it is old hat with Thomas M. Disch, Samuel R. Delany, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diane Duane having already been there, done that.
Absolutely. SF and Fantasy have been open to this for some time -- Tanya Huff, Ellen Kushner, Mel Keegan, etc. But then that probably speaks to the sort of person who is interested in fantasy and SF to begin with.
Thank you very much! I do appreciate your efforts.
I did, didn't I?
At least on this subject. So what do you want to talk about now?
err... the future of Adrien and Jake, perhaps??
looking forward to "Dangerous Ground" too. Congrats!
Have I mentioned the margins in the print edition to you? Because from what I can tell I've mentioned them to everyone else. Who knew I found blank white space so exciting?
At least on this subject. So what do you want to talk about now?
err... the future of Adrien and Jake, perhaps??
Mmm. I suppose sooner or later we'll have to discuss it.
looking forward to "Dangerous Ground" too. Congrats!
Thanks. That one was fun to write. Just dumb action adventure fun.
congrats, bubby...we've missed you!
congrats, bubby...we've missed you!
Ah, thank you.
I see there's new fic to read, and a new interview as well. I believe I get parole in another week or so.
Great News!
Don't give up fiction for the writing book world, though. We would miss you too much.
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I love the fact that people keep saying it makes them want to go write. I must have done something right.
Don't give up fiction for the writing book world, though. We would miss you too much.
No chance of that. I love fiction far too much.
Blatant Self-Promotion Incomplete
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I think it can be ordered through your favorite indie and/or GLBT bookstore even as we speak. And then in a few weeks it will be available through everyone's favorite giant monopoly Amazon. And B&N, etc.
The print should be very cool -- margins wide enough to scribble notes in...like...REMEMBER TO TELL JOSH HE'S FULL OF BEANS. That kind of thing. Very useful. *g*
OK, OK, I want to know! Go there! Expound!
This is your blog and curious Gay Men want to know. WTF?
Is this like one conversation I had with J.L. Langley where in female written Gay Romance men never seem to sweat during sex or at least it is never noted? Or... what are we talking about here?
Huh? Did I say that? Where is that quote?
Oh. That's Liam Moran talking. It's his quote. I didn't think that sounded like me.
Now lemme think if I agree with that...
I don't know, to tell you the truth. I think men and women often find some of the same things attractive and sexy. Intelligence, sense of humor, tight abs. But things that are a turn-off for some women aren't necessarily a turn off for some men. The sweaty, sexy thing for example. Is that what he meant? I dunno. Because it's that generalization thing again, and I hate that generalization thing, although I did a bit of it in the interests of being helpful to women who have apparently never been introduced to the other half of the species.
But Liam is a very interesting case. Women, in general, did not respond to his book or his characters. Not having read his book, I can't comment on why that might be (because it could be all kinds of things that have nothing to do with gender and everything to do with writing). He's made the decision to focus his writing towards the gay male market.
Anybody read The Darkness of Castle Tiralur? Can anyone comment?
It's on Amazon
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Hey, thanks, Kristin. Boy, was that fast!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193453