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jgraeme2007

Dead Run Playlist Winners

Sep 17, 2011 10:42

Okay! I've got my winners. Will lenalove and lovefujitez let me know their email address so I can gift them with the Dead Run playlist?

Thanks for commenting all of you!

Next week I have a guest blog from debut author Josephine Myles who will be discussing (with the help of JL Merrow and Clare London) the challenges of being a Brit writing for the American market. That ( Read more... )

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liade September 17 2011, 18:43:24 UTC

Great subject! I love any Brit (or Aussie) author who writes their stories set in Britain/Australia. And I regularly want to kick non-US authors who write stories set in generic US towns in the a*** (remember the three stars :)). What a colossal waste. Remember, location is not only for estate agents!

jgraeme2007 September 17 2011, 19:23:49 UTC

I agree! A strong sense of place is crucial to creating that living dream for the reader. IMHO.

oceankitty1 September 17 2011, 19:07:44 UTC

I love Josephine Myles. There is something about the way she writes; she conveys a sort of honesty and presence in the moment that makes me feel like I'm there with her, witnessing the story as it unfolds. And I love her men. Talk about opposites attracts!

Merci by the way for sharing Paris with me in such a breathtaking way. I swear to you; I have never felt so out of shape as I did running around Paris trying to catch those terrorists. My poor heart almost couldn't take the strain. And then it almost crumbled into the dust with the way Taylor and Will finally managed to come to terms with loving each other. Who would have thought two such brave bad-asses would have such a hard time surrendering to love?

jgraeme2007 September 17 2011, 19:22:23 UTC

Not me, that's for sure! :-D

andy_slayde September 17 2011, 19:25:48 UTC

LOL great topic. Ali just discussed that recently. Oddly after 5 years we still need to look up certain words and have discussions to make sure we are talking about the same thing. Mostly its 'comforters' or 'blankets' that make us stumble.

jgraeme2007 September 18 2011, 15:33:27 UTC

:-D

greerwatson September 17 2011, 19:43:05 UTC

"Current Location: Saturday", eh?

Hey, I'm located in Saturday, too! It's a small world, isn't it?

jgraeme2007 September 18 2011, 15:30:27 UTC

Are you traveling to Sunday today? :-D

greerwatson September 18 2011, 20:45:37 UTC

No, I already got here.

Quite a smooth, sleepy, dream-filled journey I had. I trust your trip went well, too?

idamus September 17 2011, 19:43:19 UTC

I'm looking forward to that, as a European I feel more at home with a British writer than an American (I really wish I could find some Scandinavian writers, preferably Danish)

oceankitty1 September 18 2011, 07:26:54 UTC

Do you think there is hope Idamus? I write M/M fiction but getting it published would be like moving a mountain. Not because what I write is bad but because I write what I write. Even my friends don't get it. The Scandinavian market is simply too small. If I translate what I write to English there might be hope for me. But then I would probably have to do as Josephine does; angle myself towards the American market.....

idamus September 18 2011, 07:49:39 UTC

In Norwegian, probably not, but translated you might have a chance, I'd say go for it and give it a try, I just read a trilogy of shorts partly set in Sweden as one of the characters are Swedish, he even had a few lines in Swedish :D

eve_n_furter January 28 2012, 20:05:22 UTC

I write gay fiction in Norwegian and have chosen to just publish it online for free (http://koe.no/?page_id=28 ) for the exact reasons you mention.

I know of two other Norwegian writers of gay fiction, but they both write in English: http://koe.no/?p=15 Both are nice people and will probably answer questions you have about their published novels.

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