Author Archives: Racheline Maltese

So your mom read the dog-chewed ARC of your gay romance…

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

It’s book birthday day for Kate Paddington‘s Platonic. Unlike a lot of the books I’ve posted here, I’ve actually had time to read this one in advance.  Since I know Kate off-line, I did tell her I wouldn’t review it, … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Writing as Art, or why not to draw the perfect nose

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Rebecca Brooks has just had her first romance (M/F), Above All, come out from Ellora’s Cave. Since she is a new Internet friend who falls into the category of seeming unlikely to write romance, but is in fact incredibly typical of … Continue reading →

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Did the Thing! – July accomplishment round-up

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

It’s the last Friday of the month, and it’s time for us all to brag about our accomplishments.  That means you, in the comments, right now.  Anonymous posting is on. I’ll confess, that in a lot of ways, I don’t … Continue reading →

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“Lake Effect” on sale at All Romance!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

To celebrate RWA’s 2014 national convention, All Romance has put its entire stock on sale at 30% off.  Which means you can get “Lake Effect” for $1.74.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, just follow the link. Lake Effect … Continue reading →

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So your mom read your gay romance and totally made an awkward beef pun….

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Since Erin and I have avoided any particularly hilarious or awkward incidents with our respective mothers lately, we thought we’d bring you a Your Mom story from elsewhere in the romance community. Carrie Pack’s Designs on You will be out … Continue reading →

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Doing the Thing! without support, permission, or approval

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Last night, I had what turned into a really cool conversation on Twitter that stemmed out of @WomenWriters asking about writers had support from their families. My initial response was pretty harsh. Who needs support? Do men ask these questions … Continue reading →

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Romance @ Random – True Blood Seasn 7, Episode 3 and 4 Recaps

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

I’ve been slightly remiss on posting links to my True Blood recaps over at Romance@Random. The shining lights of the last two weeks of True Blood have been the Eric and Pam backstory about the birth of Fangtasia and the unresolved sexual tension … Continue reading →

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Do the Thing! – Fighting off distractions: No, not that kind; the other, crappier kind

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

We all know that distractions are huge obstacles to getting done whatever it is we need or want to get done — whether that’s writing a book or doing the laundry.  After all, I’m writing this and you’re reading this … Continue reading →

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Totally Bound’s Mountains to Climb

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

While Erin & I continue to get ourselves back on schedule after the holiday weekend and the Great June 2014 Edit (which is currently being followed by the Lesser July 2014 Edit), we wanted to being you one more preview … Continue reading →

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Starling Story Molecule at The Snarkology today

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Erin and I have a fun thing up at The Snarkology today.  Melissa got permission from TV Tropes to do a promo where authors construct story molecules out of the Periodic Table of Storytelling. Since our book is about TV, … Continue reading →

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