Category Archives: Universal Adjunct Hell

Why universal adjunct hell?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by erincmcrae

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 →

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Our utter inability to resist (or avoid) farce, in art and in life

Posted on July 21, 2015 by erincmcrae

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 →

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Romance in Academia: When the two don’t (and when they really, really do) mix

Posted on July 20, 2015 by erincmcrae

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 →

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Adjunct Hell and our ongoing fascination with age difference narratives

Posted on July 19, 2015 by erincmcrae

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 →

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Guest Post: Stacy Osteen (Young Love, Old Hearts)

Posted on May 5, 2015 by erincmcrae

Today we’re pleased to welcome Stacy Osteen, author of “New York Minute,” here to talk about her first experience writing M/M romance: “New York Minute” is my first time writing gay fiction and I loved writing it. Colton is a … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Helena Maeve (Young Love, Old Hearts)

Posted on May 4, 2015 by erincmcrae

Today our guest is Helena Maeve, author of the M/M short story The Arrangement, here to talk about puzzling out the short story: Before I attempted The Arrangement I would have laughed at the suggestion that I could write a complete … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: A.M. Leibowitz (Young Love, Old Hearts)

Posted on May 3, 2015 by erincmcrae

Day Three of our Young Love, Old Hearts posts. Today’s guyest is A.M. Leibowitz, author of “The Artist as an Old Man.” I always say that I don’t read or write historical fiction. That’s not strictly true, of course. I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Lela Buis (Young Love, Old Hearts)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by erincmcrae

Day Two of our guest posts for the Young Love, Old Hearts  anthology by Supposed Crimes Press. Today we have Lela Buis, author of the F/F story “That December.” Endings The problem with endings is that they need to leave the … Continue reading →

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Guest Post – Adrian Smith (Young Love, Old Hearts)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by erincmcrae

Our story “Adjunct Hell” comes out today as part of the Young Love, Old Hearts anthology featuring both M/M and F/F May/December couples from Supposed Crimes Press. Throughout this week we’ll be welcoming our fellow authors in that anthology to our blog … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek Sunday: When the no you get is from yourself

Posted on June 15, 2014 by erincmcrae

Another Sunday, another week of Sneak Peek Sunday, a romance writer blog hop. Follow the link back to see what other authors are working on this week (please note that participating authors write in all genres and at all heat levels) If … Continue reading →

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