Category Archives: Starling

October 7, 2014 – The Event That Must Be Named!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

On October 7, 2014, please join Damon Suede, Kate McMurray, Racheline Maltese and four authors (Killian B. Brewer, A.J. DeWall, Melissa Graves, and Erin Finnegan) from the newly launched Interlude Press, at a reading of LGBTQ romance and erotic fiction … Continue reading →

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Do the thing! – Trust, part 1

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

As Erin and I face down the editorial notes on Starling, which arrived about fifteen minutes ago, today seems like a good day to talk about trust.  Because trust is really critical to doing the thing. You need to trust that the … Continue reading →

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Adventures in branding: Mc before Ma, except after….

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

One of the most common questions Erin and I get about co-writing involves our egos. Or, more bluntly, how do we keep from killing each other. Despite, I think, both of us being very ego-driven and easily-bruised people (even if … Continue reading →

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Move over, report card: My romance novel cover is on my parents’ fridge

Posted on June 10, 2014 by erincmcrae

And today we bring you the latest installment of Your Mom! Which we may have to expand to Your Parents! or Your Other Blood or Chosen Family Members Who Bring You Both Embarassment and Joy! because my father is hilarious, … Continue reading →

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Starling cover reveal!

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Starling now has a cover.  Of course, a whole bunch of you knew that, either because you saw Erin and I flipping out about it on Twitter or you’re paying very close attention to the bio at the end of … Continue reading →

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The (un)reality of awards shows

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Last week, I got to go to the Billboard Music Awards.  I’d actually never been to a broadcast awards ceremony before, and even though our Love in Los Angeles books aren’t about the music scene (although there’s a guy in … Continue reading →

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When Doing the Thing! means not doing the thing

Posted on May 26, 2014 by erincmcrae

Sometimes, doing the thing means not doing the thing. Sometimes, that’s one of the hardest things. I don’t mean give up on the thing (No, no, never give up on the thing! As long as you want the thing, keep … Continue reading →

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The Roosevelts and the Underwoods (and the Cooks and the Keanes)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Last night I had the super cool opportunity to attend The Roosevelts Meet the Underwoods: A Conversation Between Ken Burns & Beau Willimon at the Paley Center. Here at Avian30 we are huge, huge fans of House of Cards.  I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Do the thing! Bite-sized pieces edition

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

As has been mentioned, I’ve been traveling a lot lately. Thankfully, I’ll be home Tuesday morning. Traveling is one of those things I am both very good at — I do it a lot and I haven’t gotten stranded or … Continue reading →

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Meeting the heroine when you’ve got two heroes

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

RWA’s NYC chapter is featuring interviews with members’ novel’s heroines on the blog this month. Next month, they’ll be interviewing the heroes. This, as you might imagine, causes a strange dilemma when you’re writing same-sex romance. Not that the chapter … Continue reading →

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