Tag Archives: lgbt romance

Sneak Peek Sunday: Ski Lodge

Posted on June 1, 2014 by erincmcrae

It’s Sneak Peek Sunday! 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). Racheline and I have a rule that, if … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek Sunday: Snare

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

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). … 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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Your mom read your teen lesbian romance and thinks it could be steamier… awkward or awesome?

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Perhaps fortunately, Erin and I are starting to run out of Your mom! stories (although her mom totally just emailed her to ask about the BDSM project and implied it was like when Erin was really interested in elves, so … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek: (BDSM) Conference

Posted on May 18, 2014 by erincmcrae

With the manuscript of novel #3 out with first readers, Racheline in South Africa for two weeks (and currently in Las Vegas, also for her day job), and me moving from one side of DC to another, we decided to … 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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Writing without Shame: WRWDC

Posted on May 14, 2014 by erincmcrae

As mentioned in the Do the Thing! post on Monday, while I do organization, because Racheline can’t, she does a lot of our marketing, because it’s still weird for me and talking to people is scary. Of course, that lovely … Continue reading →

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TRS Staying Home Party — Win Stuff!

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

So there’s this cool romance novel focused website called The Romance Studio, and while many of our peers are off at the Romantic Times conference in New Orleans, they are hosting a Staying Home Party on their website. Basically, it’s … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek Sunday: Lake Effect

Posted on May 11, 2014 by erincmcrae

Welcome to week three of our participation in 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 … Continue reading →

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Starling sounds

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Music is a pretty big part of Erin and I’s writing process.  Sometimes that music is about the rhythm we’re looking to create on the page.  Often, it’s about the way to understand our characters based on their tastes and … Continue reading →

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