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Hanging Out Over at Diverse Reader…

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GRL Diverse Reader Feature

I have a guest post up at Diverse Reader on this year’s GRL: This is my third GRL in four years—I missed last year—and my second time around as a Featured Author. It’s also the first time that GRL hasn’t featured a vendor room, and as such, the first time I don’t have to watch over a table for Queer Sci Fi and QueeRomance Ink. Which means my time is open to hang out with my fellow authors and the many great readers who come to this event. I’ve reached the point in my career where I have a pretty … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: What the Hell is a GRL?

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I tell folks all the time that I’m going to GRL. Inevitably, they ask “What’s a GRL”? Of course, we all know it stands for Gay Romance Literature, or GayRomLit. But that’s not the only thing it means. So I thought I’d provide the definitive guide to some of the other GRL’s out there: Guns, Rednecks and Leather: The premier southern BDSM club for boys who like hominy, grits, and semi-automatic weapons. Held every Fourth of July in Birmingham, Alabama. Bring your own whips. Girl Scouts Running Liquor: A branch of the scouts smuggling booze in the dry state of Utah. … Read more

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Point of View: After the Con

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Scott Predictions

OK, so GRL 2016 (Kansas City) is officially over. Time to look back over my pre-con predictions: 1) The Dancing Bear: There was no dancing bear (though there was a dancing Cowardly Lion – who knew Steve Zimmerman was so furry?). There were also dancing flying monkeys, fancing witches, and a handsome dancing tin man. Prediction Rating: 2 out of 5. 2) The Smores Bar: There was no smores bar, though there was a fairly good buffet on the last night, and the Grease movie night featured a fair selection of candy and some great pop corn, including Hershey bars, … Read more

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Point of View: Ten Things I’m Looking Forward to at GRL

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Scott

OK, so I’m a GRL virgin (and judging from the photo, it’s amazing I’m not an RL virgin too!). I’d always heard that it was next to impossible to get into GRL as an author. But it was actually easy. I just had to pre-register my information, jump onto the site at the exact second the registration opened, and type faster than I’d ever typed in my life. It was a snap. But although I have never been to GRL, I’ve heard some rumors about the amazing things that go on there. So here are my top ten things I … Read more

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Point of View: So We’re Going to Kansas City

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“I’m going to Kansas City.” It’s something I never thought I would say. But here we are. Mark and I are heading to KC for GayRomLit in October – an MM romance conference that’s being held this year in the heart of the country. We got here through the back door. Late last year, we took a look at Angel’s wonderful LGBT friendly Cons list on the QSF site. Some of my writing friends cautioned against it. “It’s really hard to get in as an author. And you don’t want to go unless you get to be a named author … Read more