Tag: queer fiction

Queer Men Kicking Ass: What the Bulletproof Spy means to me

by suzannelahna, posted in On Writing, Publishing

HAHA JUST KIDDING I'M JUST HERE TO HAVE FUN AND MAKE MONEY. No I'm not, this is publishing. I am here to write the damn stories I want to tell and share them with folks who will hopefully enjoy them too. So why did I write this one? Well. Short answer: BECAUSE I CAN. Long … Continue reading Queer Men Kicking Ass: What the Bulletproof Spy means to me

Own Voices; Cursed Boy and Demon Girl and the latest Top Secret Writing Project

by suzannelahna, posted in On Writing, Personal, Sexuality

I’m fucking terrified to write this book. But I realize I’ve been terrified to write a lot of books. ...lets start at the beginning. Back in August of 2017, I had A Book pop into my head. It’s not often an entire new series comes up and says HEY YOU SHOULD WRITE ME. I’m embarrassed … Continue reading Own Voices; Cursed Boy and Demon Girl and the latest Top Secret Writing Project

Weekend Writing: male queer in adult fiction

by suzannelahna, posted in Gender, On Writing, Publishing, Sexuality

When I was a kid, male gay characters in fiction did not exist. And when they did, they were all very much the same. They were effeminate, catty, fashionable, cowardly, self-centered, and very promiscuous. They did not get lead-roles, because they weren’t fully realized characters. Queer characters in fiction during my teenage years were deliberately … Continue reading Weekend Writing: male queer in adult fiction

No Touchy: Why I’m seriously considering self-publishing

by suzannelahna, posted in On Writing, Personal, Publishing

I’ve never been nervous about writing before. That sounds...overly cocky, I know, but it's not cockiness. It’s lack of giving a fuckness. If I think the plot is sound and the characters are interesting, I write it. I don’t worry about marketability, or who to sell it to. I just write, and I put the … Continue reading No Touchy: Why I’m seriously considering self-publishing