Tag Archives: gay romance discussion

Opinions are Like *Insert Body Part Here*

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Keira Andrews

Reviews are often a contentious issue, and I know some authors who never read them. But even when I disagree with someone’s opinion of one of my books, I find there is still often something I can learn to improve … Continue reading →

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When it Bleeds, it Leads

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Keira Andrews

Following up on last week’s post on the exclusion of same-sex romances from an RWA contest, Diana Peterfreund had some interesting thoughts on supporting GLBT books after the fervour and outrage dies down. Now, I think our outrage is perflectly … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Romance Need Not Apply

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Keira Andrews

I’ve never been a member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA), simply because I’m a) not American and b) I didn’t think a membership would do much for me as an author of gay romance. There is now an … Continue reading →

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*Insert Title Here*

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Keira Andrews

I think many authors will agree that coming up with a good title for your book is one of the hardest parts of writing. I find either a title comes to me very quickly and I love it, or I … Continue reading →

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Say Yes to Gay YA

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Keira Andrews

Adding my voice to the chorus in response to this Publishers Weekly blog post. I’m the author of a GLBTQ YA novel, and it really saddens me that in this day and age, the publishing industry is still gun-shy about … Continue reading →

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Interview and Fassbender

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Keira Andrews

This weekend: 1. Josee Renard interviewed me on her blog. 2. I saw Michael Fassbender’s new movie Shame at the Toronto International Film Festival. Fassbender plays a sex addict, and it that wasn’t enticing enough, it’s really quite an excellent … Continue reading →

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Hi, My Name is Keira and I’m a Woman

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Keira Andrews

Victoria Brownworth shares her views on what she calls “the fetishizing of queer sexuality,” aka M/M romance. This is the basic tenet of M/M fiction. Straight women pose as gay men—all these writers have either taken male pen names, like … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Keira Andrews

As I mentioned last week, “baby” is a nickname that I only like to see used very sparingly in a fictional romantic relationship. Some of you agree, although it doesn’t bother others, and some folks enjoy nicknames of all flavours. … Continue reading →

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Oh, Baby. Oh, Brother!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Keira Andrews

Yesterday I was attempting to read an m/m novel that I finally had to put down because the one main character continually called his boyfriend “baby.” Not just once in a blue moon during a particularly tender or close moment, … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Star-cross’d Lovers Take Their Life

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Keira Andrews

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy. — Nicholas Sparks I don’t agree with Mr. Sparks, since I don’t think you have to include tragedy … Continue reading →

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