Author Archives: erincmcrae

All the stories you have to make up when you’re writing a backstage story

Posted on February 1, 2015 by erincmcrae

When Racheline and I first set out to write Love in Los Angeles, our backstage romance about the decidedly unglamorous parts of life in the film and television industry, we didn’t think about one thing: All of the fictional films … Continue reading →

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A few things you might not know about Doves

Posted on February 1, 2015 by erincmcrae

Give us a little insight into your main characters! Who are they? None of them are easy people. All of them are a little bit broken. Alex, our protagonist (we hesitate to use the word “hero” — neither of these … Continue reading →

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Victor and the many magical ways to make grilled cheese

Posted on January 31, 2015 by erincmcrae

In some ways, I’m not a cook at all. I don’t own any fancy tools, I don’t use cookbooks, and I rarely plan meals out in advance.  But I am the person who will look into the refrigerator and make … Continue reading →

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“Needs more glamour:” Fantasy vs Reality in Love in Los Angeles

Posted on January 31, 2015 by erincmcrae

One of the first notes my co-writer and I got from our editor on Starling, book 1 in the Love in Los Angeles series was, “Needs more glamor.”  After all, this is a series about fame and the backstage lives … Continue reading →

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Guest Post from Lynn Townsend

Posted on January 30, 2015 by erincmcrae

Today we have a guest post from Lynn Townsend, whose novel Blues came out from Torquere this week. Sometimes, our plans don’t pan out the way we expect. Sometimes, that’s a really good thing. Blues was one of those books.       … Continue reading →

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Interview at The Hat Party

Posted on January 27, 2015 by erincmcrae

It’s always a joy to be interviewed by the lovely Raine O’Tierney, and Racheline and I were thrilled to be back at The Hat Party to talk writing, teenage pep talks, and what we’d do if we inherited a dachsund … Continue reading →

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Doves now available in paperback!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by erincmcrae

That’s right! If you were waiting to get your hands on a real dead-tree copy, you now can! The price right now is $18.95, which is a couple bucks more than Starling, but that’s because it’s 60 pages longer (it clocks in … Continue reading →

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Doves: Dark, Stormy, but with a 100% chance of HEA by morning

Posted on January 24, 2015 by erincmcrae

Now, when we say Doves is dark, we don’t mean angsty, or pain and sadness for pain and sadness’s sake. We also don’t mean that Doves doesn’t have a happy ending. It does, with multiple HEAs for multiple couples. But the … Continue reading →

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Writing Women in M/M Romance

Posted on January 24, 2015 by erincmcrae

As Racheline and I were writing Starling (Love in Los Angeles, Book One), we were surprised when people kept telling us that readers of M/M romance don’t want women in gay romance books. Not in platonic relationships, and certainly not … Continue reading →

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The Music of Doves: Jangly, Angry, and Glam Rock

Posted on January 24, 2015 by erincmcrae

We listen to music constantly when we write, to the consternation of our officemates, who have to deal with the eighties rock at 11:30 at night. We also build a lot of of playlists for our stories. Some of those … Continue reading →

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