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Coming May 2015 — Midsummer

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

Midsummer, a May/December, gay-for-you backstage romance. Coming from Dreamspinner Press, May 2015. Like our Love in Los Angeles series, Midsummer is a backstage story. But it’s a very different one. When John heads to Virginia to play Oberon in The Theater in … Continue reading →

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Best Gay Romance 2015 now available!

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

You can now get Cleis Press‘s Best Gay Romance 2015 edited by Felice Picano, who is basically one of the founders of modern gay lit. Erin and I are thrilled (and still a little startled) to have our story “Second Chances” included … Continue reading →

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Do the Thing! – Fan-to-Pro and Fan-while-Pro

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

Thanks to everyone who attended the OTW chat on “Why Fanworks Should Be Celebrated” and asked questions about the fan-to-pro or fan-while-pro experience. You can now read a transcript of the discussion at the OTW site. Topic include not looking … Continue reading →

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Join the celebration of International Fanworks Day

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

As part of the celebration of International Fanworks Day on February 15, the Organization for Transformative Works will be hosting a live chat with three authors who have written both fanfiction and published works. I’m super excited to be a part … Continue reading →

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Genre expectations and personal history

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

A few weeks ago, a journalist asked me during an interview what I thought of Fifty Shades of Grey. I said that since I haven’t read it, I don’t really have an opinion and we moved on to other topics. But … Continue reading →

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When writing contemporary romance means predicting the future (and wishing we hadn’t).

Posted on February 1, 2015 by erincmcrae

To a large extent, Racheline and I try not to predict the future when we write Love in Los Angeles. A lot of times, that can be hard. Love in Los Angeles is ultimately going to be a six-book series … Continue reading →

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The magic and witchery of cowriting – and what we do with it

Posted on February 1, 2015 by erincmcrae

Cowriting is difficult. Finding someone who’s interested in telling the same sorts of stories, with the same kind of intensity as you, can sometimes feel impossible. But when it works and we’re working in sync with someone else, to tell … Continue reading →

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Paul, Alex, and Liam: A love triangle, or not a love triangle?

Posted on February 1, 2015 by erincmcrae

We were surprised when, in the reader response to Starling, we heard from a lot of people who said they really enjoyed the Alex/Paul/Liam love triangle. We absolutely adore the Alex/Liam relationship in all its forms, and to be entirely … Continue reading →

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We inherited a dachshund farm, and you won’t believe what happens next.

Posted on February 1, 2015 by erincmcrae

We always love visiting The Hat Party with Raine O’Tierney, and this time was no exception. Follow the link to hear us talk about unicorns, pep talks, and what we’d do if  we inherited a dachshund farm. Read more at … Continue reading →

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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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