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Gay Romance Show - MM Author Podcast

21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings

The MM author podcast where we get to hear from the creators of our favorite LGBTQ fiction and their collaborators.

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Episodes

Charlie Novak

April 19, 2021 16:26 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

This week I’m speaking with Charlie Novak, author of the queer romance series Off the Pitch and Roll for Love, as well as the standalone Strawberry Kisses. We chat about how Charlie went from writing Supernatural fan fiction, to what she describes as "British fluff." We do a nerdy deep dive into her creative process, and, for the authors in the audience, we also discuss impostor syndrome and the value of having author friends. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate CharlieNovak.com https://charlienovak...

Slade James

March 15, 2021 14:47 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

After the release of his debut novel Grumpy Bear, Slade James is interviewed by Kelly Fox. We're talking about:  Slade's creative process, his favorite writing tool, Ulysses app, men's clothing optional campgrounds, being an own voices author, and real life romance. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate SladeJames.com https://sladejames.com Slade James | Amazon https://amzn.to/2OTiQw0 Slade James | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/slade.james.mm/   BOOKS by SLADE JAMES Bear Camp Series The ...

Lily Morton on Writing Multiple Series and Recurring Characters

January 05, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

Lily Morton is the English author of the bestselling Mixed Messages, Finding Home, and Close Proximity series. She writes contemporary romances about witty men, and her stories are full of warmth and sarcasm. Lily lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven’t had a proper conversation with her since she bought her first laptop. She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations – Chocolate Baileys! Her lifetime’s ambition is to have ...

Gay Lit & MM Romance with Timothy Warren

September 09, 2020 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Tim Smith, aka Timothy Warren, is a husband, author, and co-host of Johnny Has the Keys — a Horror and Sci-Fi movie — podcast. He writes about gay characters in m/m romance as well as the horror genre under the name T.W. Smith. He lives in the Atlanta suburbs with his husband, mother-in-law, and their many furry, four-legged children. In addition to Tim’s books and his creative process, we discuss: How classic gay literary fiction of the last century intersects with contemporary MM romance...

Trusting Your Author Instincts with Mia Monroe

August 18, 2020 13:06 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

I’m speaking with Mia Monroe, an LGBTQ+ romance author whose style is best described as emotional, kinky, and wildly imaginative. She believes love is for everyone. Mia is the creator of the new bestselling series Tattoos and Temptation. The first two books in that series, Marry Me and Fix Me are both currently on the charts with a third book, Free Me coming out next month. Mia Monroe is a newer author to many of us, and I was fortunate to catch her right as she’s emerging on everybody’s r...

Sequels : Kelly Fox Returns

May 26, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

I interviewed Kelly Fox at the start of the year, January 2020, when she made a goal to write and rapid release three books in a new series. Ep 14 - Introducing Kelly Fox She’s back to give us an update! I interview a lot of more established authors on this show, but I also want to discover up and coming new talent for those of you who are readers.  And for those of you who are also new authors, I thought it would be cool to track the career of someone just starting to grow her author bu...

Plotting for Length with Annabeth Albert

May 11, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

Annabeth Albert is a prolific hybrid author from the Pacific Northwest of many fan favorite series including the Hotshots, Frozen Hearts, Out of Uniform, Gaymers and more. Annabeth’s author-craft super power is plotting.  In this interview we talk about Annabeth's creative process, her latest releases, and how to use plotting to predict and hit a specific length for your fiction project.   LINKS *Amazon Affiliate   http://annabethalbert.com Annabeth Albert | Amazon https://amzn.to/35O...

Introducing Kelly Fox

February 03, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

Kelly Fox is a corporate training manager by day and author of contemporary gay romance by night. She curses too much, drinks exactly the right amount of red wine, and sleeps way too little. She's also lucky enough to live in Central Texas with her wife and three dogs, where the astonishing diversity of humans and landscapes and tattoo shops serve as her muse. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate https://www.authorkellyfox.com/ Kelly Fox | Amazon https://amzn.to/3aCYY6y BOOKS by KELLY FOX Violet Cr...

Writing in Different Genres with Brittany Cournoyer

January 20, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

Brittany Cournoyer is an author of m/m contemporary romance as well as mystery and suspense. Brittany shares her experience writing in different genres and her decision not to use a pen name. LINKS *Amazon affiliate   Brittany Cournoyer | Amazon https://amzn.to/38drYje Brittany Cournoyer Links https://linktr.ee/Bcournoyer BOOKS by BRITTANY COURNOYER Fated Heroes — Brittany Cournoyer https://amzn.to/371gVJM Teaching Tenderness — Brittany Cournoyer https://amzn.to/2TwAGVI Forever in ...

Michael Dean, MM Romance Narrator

January 06, 2020 14:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

Michael Dean is a well-known, well-loved narrator in the MM romance genre.  As a narrator in multiple genres, he's produced over 450 audiobooks! I’m not even going to attempt to name all the MM romance authors he’s worked with, because I just don’t want to leave anybody out. If you scroll through his website —voiceofMichealDean.com — you'll find a long list of the beloved authors he’s worked with, many of whom you will recognize. Michael’s background and education as a performer are impre...

Writing to Market with K.M. Neuhold

December 16, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

I’m speaking with K.M. Neuhold, author of the best-selling Heathens Ink series, about writing to market and her personal experience going from feeling depressed about a series that wasn’t performing to the launch of her recent bestseller Rocket Science. She shares the strategies and the mindset shift behind this successful new project. LINKS *Amazon affiliate authorkmneuhold.com http://authorkmneuhold.com/ K.M. Neuhold | Amazon https://amzn.to/35kTmLa Neuhold’s Nerds (Reader Group) htt...

Audiobook Production with Narrator Kirt Graves

December 02, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

Kirt Graves is an audiobook narrator most known for his work in the MM Romance genre. His first audiobook (TJ Klune's Wolfsong) was featured as one of Audible's Five-Star Faves in November 2016. In addition to his work as an audiobook narrator, Kirt is a graphic artist, a podcast host, and an award-winning speech coach. He lives with his husband in Wisconsin and spends too many hours each week listening to political podcasts and watching cooking tutorials on YouTube. Kirt and I talk about e...

May Archer

November 18, 2019 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

May Archer is an author of gay romance, including the bestselling Love in O'Leary series. She's also a homeschooling mom of three incredibly sarcastic children and the wife of a man who has never missed a Hallmark movie. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate MayArcher.com https://www.mayarcher.com/ May Archer Romance https://www.facebook.com/mayarcherromance/ Club May (Reader Group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/clubmay/ BOOKS by MAY ARCHER May Archer | Amazon https://amzn.to/34XRbMX The Easy Wa...

Leslie Copeland, Professional Beta Reader

November 04, 2019 14:18 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

I’m speaking with Leslie Copeland, professional beta reader, author assistant, cat herder, and co-founder of LesCourt Author Services. In addition to an amazing author, the best books have partners, teams of people, lending their skills to what we experience as the final product. I’m excited to hear Leslie’s perspective on the creative process and how she and her collaborators contribute to some of the best-selling MM romance novels out there right now. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate LesCourt ...

GRL 2019 Shout Outs — Write Down Your Dreams

October 28, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

My thoughts, feelings and impressions about GRL 2019 ... and shout outs to the wonderful people I met. Gay Rom Lit Retreat https://gayromlit.com HOST LINKS Slade James sladejames.com MM Author Podcast gayromance.show SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon patreon.com/sladejames

Neve Wilder

October 14, 2019 13:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

Neve Wilder is an author who writes the same way she reads: promiscuously, across multiple genres. Her favorite stories always contain an element of romance. Incidentally, this is also what she likes to write most of all. Slow-burners with delicious tension? Yes. Whiplash-inducing page-turners, also yes. And every flavor in between. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate Neve Wilder https://www.nevewilder.com/ Wilder’s Wild Ones | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WildersWildOnes/ NEVE WILDER B...

Riley Hart

October 07, 2019 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Riley Hart is a Lambda Literary Award Finalist and author of LGBTQ romance. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate Riley Hart https://www.rileyhartwrites.com/ Riley’s Rebels 2.0 | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/RileysRebels2.0/   RILEY HART BOOKS  Riley Hart | Amazon https://amzn.to/356pR02 Broken Pieces https://amzn.to/2LJpkcC His Truth https://amzn.to/2LLlqQp   COLLABORATIONS Of Sunlight and Stardust with Christina Lee https://amzn.to/2InSjRj Science & Jock Straps with Christina Le...

Lily Morton

September 27, 2019 19:14 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Lily Morton is the English author of the bestselling Mixed Messages and Finding Home series. She writes contemporary romances about witty men, and her stories are full of warmth and sarcasm. Lily lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven’t had a proper conversation with her since she bought her first laptop. She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations – Chocolate Baileys! Her lifetime’s ambition is to have a bath in peace wi...

Lucy Lennox

September 27, 2019 19:14 - 53 minutes - 49 MB

Lucy Lennox is the author of sweet and steamy gay romance novels. Her two most popular series Made Marian and Forever Wilde both feature big families of gorgeous gay brothers who all have their own love stories. Lucy also co-authored the Twist of Fate series with Sloane Kennedy and a newer series called After Oscar with Molly Maddox. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate LucyLennox.com http://www.lucylennox.com/ Lucy’s Lair | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/lucyslair/ Lucy’s Pinterest http...

Daryl Banner

September 27, 2019 19:14 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

Daryl Banner is an author and composer who graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston Honors College with a degree in Theatre and Psychology. In addition to new adult and M/M romance, Daryl also writes post-apocalyptic fantasy as well as dystopian fiction. He has over 35 titles available on Amazon. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate DarylBanner.com https://www.darylbanner.com/ Daryl’s Doorway | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/darylsdoorway/ Daryl’s Music | Bandcamp https://d...

Prologue

September 27, 2019 19:14 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

On this first episode, I’m sharing a little bit about me, Slade James, my background and how I came to be doing this project. LINKS *Amazon Affiliate Shift Your Spirits https://sladeroberson.com/podcast Cloudbusting — Eric Slade http://mybook.to/Cloudbusting Havenwood — Eric Slade http://mybook.to/Havenwood Beautiful One — Kerry Adrienne https://amzn.to/2neSmqQ Love Curse series https://sladeroberson.com/blog/lovecurse HOST LINKS Slade James sladejames.com MM Author Podcast gayroma...