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MM Romance Tropes: Gay for You – Does it Exist in Real Life?
When I started reading MM romance, one of the most popular tropes was called Gay for You, abbreviated as GFY. It featured one or more characters who had always thought they were straight but ended up falling for a man (or more than one, in poly MM romances). They weren’t attracted to other men and […]
The Setting Behind the Stories: Ignite Series
I thought it would be fun to talk a little about the setting of my different books, and we’ll start with the Ignite Series. In 2018, my son and I did a cross country trip, taking four weeks to drive from Albany, NY to LA and back. We hit some fantastic sights along the way, […]
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Do You Know the Crucial Difference Between Gay Romance and Gay Fiction?
Every now and then, the discussion pops up again: gay romance isn’t realistic. MM romance authors don’t show what life for gay men is really like. They’re misrepresenting the reality of the struggles and challenges these men face. And sometimes, people who say this express a wish for more stories that show real life. A […]