Author of Contemporary Gay Romance
I don’t so this often, but it’s been such a spectacular year. Together we have raised over $5000 for homeless LGBT youth and sold over 10,000 books. So, I’m giving back to the readers all weekend long. That’s right, you have until Sunday midnight! But the sales don’t start until Black Friday. Enjoy, and have a great holiday season!
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That’s right. You read it correctly. Elisa is celebrating and she has brought 165 Rainbow Award Finalists along for the hunt. Every day during the month of November she is offering you SIX chances to win.
Both Afflicted (Book1) and Cold are in her mix, so you have a chance to win them, and many more great LGBT themed books.
Learn more and keep up with the Treasure Hunt on Elisa Reviews.
To those who have come to expect more frequent postings from me, I apologize for failing to post anything of substance lately. Simply put, it’s been one of those hectic periods in which the demands of life have left little time for blogging, writing, or simply keeping fans updated.
So here we go, an update to keep you updated because I have no time to update regularly.
Within the next few weeks I’ll be sending it to the beta readers, editor, and cross-checking facts with my consultants. I expect the novel to come out mid-October, but we may hold it until after GRL.
I won’t be there. In fact I won’t be in town at all. I had planned to meet many of the authors I talk with regularly and several fans that asked about having coffee/lunch. This will not be possible. Pride is also a nonevent for me.
We are just shy of having sold 10k books. As an indie writer with no time, no Facebook page, and no marketing budget, I think this is phenomenal. Each one of those sales is directly due to the encouragement and persistence of my fans. They have helped spread the word and have aided us in raising awareness (and $$$) for homeless LGBT kids. Thank you so much.
Readers have asked me about putting a special page up for WIPs. If you’d be interested in seeing this, let me know. The main reason I don’t have one now is that I have many WIPs in various stages. I do not know when (or if) they will come to market. Both the muse and the demands of life dictate on what gets worked on and when.
However, next year I plan to have at least one of the LGBT Sci-fi series novels available. I will be backing off on the MM Romance for a while, but the muse really wants me to work on a romance story based in Croatia. (She usually gets what she wants first.)
To date, fans have helped raise over $3000 for homeless kids through various programs related to my writing/books. We also have a new fundraiser going on through Razoo with a long term goal of $25K. Some have said this is an unrealistic, I don’t believe that. There are too many people who still don’t know about the plight of homeless lgbt and the fundraiser is just as much about educating them as it is about raising money. Currently, we’re just $146 short of our short-term goal of $1000. Donate.
I have discussed submitting future work to an established publisher with J. Time currently spent on other aspects of self-publishing could be better spent actually writing, and working with a publisher would free up a lot more time for me. J and I are still looking into it.
If you have questions or comments the best place to ask is in our Goodreads group. If I’m not around, my fans are always happy to engage. [Caution: They’re a feisty bunch. 🙂 ]
I’ve never been able to understand fandom. To me it seems like a lot of valuing another person over yourself – almost idolizing them to the point of your own detriment. So I asked J.C. Lillis to come by and talk to us about her book How To Repair A Mechanical Heart since the plot revolves around fandom.
Brandon: Thanks for coming by J.C. Can you explain your perspective on fandom? After reading several of your other interviews I think it differs considerably from mine.
J.C.: Absolutely. I’ve been involved in fandoms since I was a teenager—sometimes as a lurker, sometimes as an active participant—and for me it’s never been about hero worship or an impulse to erase myself and become someone else. I mean, I tend to love antiheroes and villains, characters whose flaws are impossible to ignore and dangerous to emulate. I don’t think I could ever love a character or a fictional relationship that I put up on a pedestal. [Read more…] about Fandom in LGBT Literature
Every author has written a favorite book. It’s their baby, no matter how flawed, criticized, or demeaned, that particular book will always stand out for them. It’s kind of like having a favorite child, you really don’t want to say it in public and hurt anyone’s feelings, but the truth is still there. You simply can’t help it.
This year I’ll be talking with LGBT authors about their own favorite books (among other things). We’ll discuss what those books mean to them, how they developed the manuscript, and why the book is so precious. Sometimes the story is coincidental to an event in their life; sometimes it is simply the love for the characters that they developed, and other times it simply is the book for no other reason than that. [Read more…] about An Author’s Favorite Book
It has been quite the year and now it is being topped off with two of my books being nominated in SEVEN categories of the Goodreads M/M Romance Member’s Choice Awards. I am thoroughly flattered. Thank you! (You can vote for your favorites by clicking on the link M/M Romance above. Voting ends 12/31.) Connect with the M/M Readers’ Group. [Read more…] about Goodread’s M/M Romance Award Nominations