Crossed Genres Publications has just released a new spec fiction anthology with a wonderful premise: stable, functional, ‘alternative’ families in science fiction and fantasy. (Because we all know the trope of the Orphaned Hero, or the Hero with A Dysfunctional Family.) What if that wasn’t the case – what if the strong hero or cunning…
Read More Fierce Family anthologyI was gently challenged last week by the owner of a book arts gallery. She’d hopped on the blog to see the latest 2013 and 2014 book arts pieces, and ran into the disclaimer that I keep on the front page. The fairly big ‘Adult Content’ note to the left, which is just the first…
Read More Erotic book arts projects (adult content advisory)Back in this post, I blogged about Brass Stars, the debut science-fiction/western novella release from my friend A. G. Carpenter. I’ve also been privileged behind the scenes to watch some great new developments in her writing career. One of which I can now share: A. G. Carpenter is now represented by literary agent Bob Mecoy, of Creative…
Read More A. G. Carpenter newsIn January of 2013, I wrote this post about J.R. Ward’s then-upcoming paranormal book Lover At Last, and the new opportunities for M/M romance to reach mainstream audiences. I was hopeful but nervous. The jury of public opinion has since spoken about Ward’s experiment, and as usual, fans had mixed feelings. Die-hard fans gave it…
Read More State of the (M/M) union (adult content advisory)Round Four of the Singer in Rhunshan e-pub cover: more texture in foreground, clothes, and trees. Deeper shadows. Highlights in the shadow-figure in the sky. The sig to the lower left is a stop-gap. I’ll be sending off my real one to my cover designer once we get this part nailed down. This is a…
Read More Further cover adventures (slight adult content)Good morning, everybody! We are gathered here to celebrate the hidden good luck in Amazon glitches, the brilliant resource that is Exquisite Quills, and my ability to type before the assimilation of laaaaarge amounts of coffee. This is the semi-official relaunch party for Moro’s Price, my debut novel that apparently had to be published again…
Read More EQ interview and Moro’s Price relaunch party (adult content advisory)Tomorrow (Saturday, January 11, 2014), I am visiting the amazing Exquisite Quills blog, where I’ll answer questions about my books, my art, and my odd but happy venture into erotic romance. It’s going to be an impromptu relaunch party for my debut M/M erotic romance space opera Moro’s Price, which is back up on Amazon…
Read More M.C. Hana on Exquisite Quills blogIt’s that weekend again, folks: time for DarkCon. If you like your SF&F and media conventions with a little more grit and spice than the usual corporate-run fare, and you are in the Phoenix area this weekend, check it out. From their main homepage: DarkCon is a fantasy, science fiction, media and gaming convention. It…
Read More 2014 DarkCon in PhoenixHi, readers. See this book? This is my debut novel, Moro’s Price, a male/male erotic romance space opera published by Loose Id, LLC in July 2012. And again, apparently, two days ago. Due to an amusing conflict between Amazon and a product description, the e-book got blocked for several hours. It’s available again at this…
Read More Moro’s Price is baaack, or The Review ShuffleSome book art pieces require a minimum of design, but a lot of production time. I already know how to make them, and I know there won’t be too many engineering surprises along the way. Other pieces require me to get the book out of my head and into a tangible object I can test for…
Read More Book art sketches: Night Flight and Night in MountainsExhibit A: my big clunky writer’s ring. I occasionally hang out with other romance and science-fiction authors. Large dramatic rings seem to be part of the uniform. Until I can afford the Swarovski crystal emerald ring that I rather lust after, I decided to make my own. Sterling silver wire, an old garnet and silver…
Read More I love silver, part two (slight adult content advisory)Good news, everyone: I have found a skilled cover designer to do the text that I am obviously not qualified to go anywhere near. The designer and a pack of sharp-eyed folks in an online art forum found all the places I’ve messed up, and pointed them out. It’s called a critique, and it’s a…
Read More Singer cover, round three…A line taken from an editorial by Will Blythe, former editor at Byliner, in a NY Times piece today. Blythe talks about the ‘nondisparagement’ clause in his termination agreement: in effect, he’d gain two weeks of severance pay in exchange for never, ever, saying or writing anything bad about Byliner. Blythe also gives his reason…
Read More Truth’s caustically cleansing powersI had an interesting criticism leveled at me over the holidays: someone told me I was representing myself as some sort of professional or expert at this mishmash of stuff I love. Coming from this particular person, it was not a compliment. After I stopped laughing (not the expected response, I’m sure) I had to…
Read More Professional or expert?I received an email a couple of days ago from a reader who just finished Moro’s Price, loved it, wanted to know when and if there will be a sequel (working onnit, eh), and why I cite fan fiction as a major help in writing my original erotic romance. The same day I encountered yet…
Read More On Writing Sex Scenes (adult content advisory, duh.)(Seriously, seriously adult content, especially if you follow the links, so be warned.) This is going to be a review of an explicit M/M Avengers movie-verse fan fiction story. If any part of that bothers you, stop reading this post. I won’t mind. Background: Some good friends dragged me back into fan fiction in 2013,…
Read More ‘Born from the Earth’ review (adult content advisory)Disclaimer: I was provided with an electronic copy of this work, in exchange for an honest review. I promised A.G. this one a month ago, and I’ll post it over on Goodreads, too. (But I’m watchin’ ya, Goodreads, which is why I’m archiving my GR reviews somewhere else as well.) Non-spoiler review: A gritty revenge novella…
Read More Brass Stars review (adult language advisory)So, a thing happened today. I was clearing some old writing files off a hard drive, and found 2500 words starting a contemporary shapeshifter romance/dark fantasy set in Arizona. From 1993. There’s even a rough outline for the rest of the story. It could be fun, weird, and reasonably original. I don’t need more story…
Read More Why did I say ‘no shapeshifters’?I like green. I think this has been adequately established. I keep playing with green beadwork projects, some more effective than others. The pendant on one of them was originally this borosilicate glass flame, flashed in the same pink-gold as some of the #8 seed beads in the right angle weave chain. I never liked…
Read More Another rebuilt necklace, a bead vest, and a lesson…And Hanukkah, Saturnalia, Sunreturn, Kwanzaa, Festivus, and whatever else anyone wants to celebrate. In the dark times of the year, we all need a little joy and sparkle. Which is why I took this two-year-old necklace, the first piece I made when I got back into right-angle-weave beadwork: And reworked it into this: Because I…
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