Library Journal’s Best Indie Ebook 2017 for A Queen from the North
Best Bisexual Romance Rainbow Award 2017 for The Art of Three
Bi Writer of the Year 2017 Finalist for The Art of Three
2018 Imadjinn Awards Best Romance Novel Finalist for A Queen from the North
Author Archives: erincmcrae
Guest Post: Talking Queer Romance with SA Collins
Today we’re thrilled to have fellow queer romance writer SA Collins with us to talk about his new book Angels of Mercy Volume 2, Marco. It’s a tough gig to be a writer. Whoever said, “eh, stories aren’t so hard to … Continue reading
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Sunday at the Spy Museum
On Sunday, the day after OutWrite DC, which we’ll write about later, Racheline and I and our partners (who were very game) trekked downtown to the Spy Museum, because we are the kind of nerds who need to research outlandish … Continue reading
Cover Reveal: Circling Back, by Amanda Young
Today we’re pleased to have Amanda Young here on the blog, with the cover reveal of her new M/M/F erotic romance book, which is out on August 10. A second chance is only the beginning… Stella fled home at seventeen … Continue reading
Why universal adjunct hell?
Being an adjunct professor, as Carl and the three other professors he shares an office with are, is kind of a pit. They work insanely long hours, teaching and grading, before they even get to spend time on their own … Continue reading
Our utter inability to resist (or avoid) farce, in art and in life
One of my and Racheline’s favorite story elements to play with is farce. Sure, we write a lot about death and coping with the difficult realities of relationships and life, but we even in our most serious stories we keep … Continue reading
Romance in Academia: When the two don’t (and when they really, really do) mix
We knew “Adjunct Hell” was going to be about academia even before we knew it was going to be an age difference story. I mean, sure, it took us about .5 seconds to go from “we should write a story … Continue reading
Adjunct Hell and our ongoing fascination with age difference narratives
Like many of our stories, “Adjunct Hell” is, among other things, an age difference story. Our interest in writing relationships with age differences comes from a lot of difference places. Sometimes, it’s just fun (and sexy) to write stories about … Continue reading
Adjunct Hell: Why We Love Mixed-Orientation Anthologies (And why you should, too!)
One of the things that has Erin and I looking so forward to reading the Young Love, Old Hearts anthology is that it is a mixed-orientation anthology with both M/M and F/F stories. These mixed-orientation anthologies often seem to us … Continue reading
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Tagged f/f romance, m/m romance, supposed crimes llc, universal adjunct hell, young love old hearts
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May/December Relationships and power dynamics: flipping the scales
Power dynamics are often a huge issue in May/December relationships. For some readers, that’s the draw. For others, it’s a turnoff. For us, with Midsummer, which features a couple with a 17 year age difference (they’re 25 and 42), it … Continue reading
Posted in books, Love's Labours, Midsummer, Writing
Tagged bisexual romance, books, gay romance, love's labours, Midsummer
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The Appeal of May/December and summer romance
The May/December trope is one that Racheline and I keep coming back to. Sometimes, it happens almost accidentally; as cowriters, we are sixteen years apart in age, and having characters with a large age gap between them lets there be … Continue reading
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Tagged bisexual romance, books, gay romance, love's labours, midsumer
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