A.L. Lester's Blog, page 13

The Hunted & the Hind: Knitting a universe versus snappy dialogue

I thought I’d talk a bit today about the differences between writing historical stories and paranormal stories, with particular reference to The Hunted and the Hind, which is coming soon to audio. Most of my stories have magic and the paranormal in them, but I see myself as being more a historical writer than a … Continue reading "The Hunted & the Hind: Knitting a universe versus snappy dialogue"

#AmReading

This week we have two old favourite gay romances I’ve rediscovered in audio by Harper Fox and Z. A. Maxfield and a brilliant dystopian sci-fi with a tentative background sapphic love interest by Micaiah Johnson. Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox (audio) Another comfort-read for me that I have discovered included with my renewed Audible … Continue reading "#AmReading"

Liz Faraim: An interview!

Thanks for letting me stop by and share a guest post with your readers! I’m Liz Faraim and am pleased to announce the release of the third novel in my Vivian Chastain series, titled Concussion and Contentment. When speaking with readers, bloggers, and podcasters I get asked a lot of questions. I’d like to share … Continue reading "Liz Faraim: An interview!"

The Flowers of Time: Jones and Gender

Let’s talk about gender with regard to Jones in The Flowers of Time today, just because, including a deleted scene. It got to the point as I was writing where I felt there was altogether too much pondering and self-examination by Jones in the early part of the book. Although she’s doing a lot of … Continue reading "The Flowers of Time: Jones and Gender"

#AmReading

This week, two gay mystery romances (one in audio) and an absorbing fictionalisation of the story of the first Black women officers in the US army in WW2. Prodigal by T. A. Moore A satisfying story about a boy who disappeared fifteen years ago. Morgan can’t remember anything before he was eight and his memories … Continue reading "#AmReading"

Holly Day: The Bear Claw

Hello, Ally’s readers *waves* Thank you, Ally, for letting me drop by. I don’t know if you know this, but both Ally and I get up at the crack of dawn to write. We meet up with Nell Iris, and sometimes J.M. Snyder joins us as well. We chat, and we write. When I asked … Continue reading "Holly Day: The Bear Claw"

Women doctors in the late nineteenth century

Sylvia Marks qualified as a doctor in 1910, which makes her a) a bit of a prodigy because I messed up my timeline and b) someone who really knew what she wanted and went for it against all sorts of prejudice. I’ve put a shed-load of wiki links in this, because a blog post is … Continue reading "Women doctors in the late nineteenth century"

Release Party Roundup!

No party is complete without a dissection of who was there, what they were wearing, who did what, and with whom. All these lovely authors dropped in to Lester Towers at the weekend and they are all very cool, nice people who write fantastic books. Here’s a round-up of their latest releases so you can … Continue reading "Release Party Roundup!"

Ellie Thomas: Elizabethan Theatre

Ellie Thomas is here to talk about Elizabethan Theatre and her new release, Stage Struck. Thank you so much, Ally, for having me as your guest today! I’m Ellie Thomas, and I write Historical Gay Romance. In this blog, I’ll be chatting about my latest story with JMS Books, released on August 21st. It’s a … Continue reading "Ellie Thomas: Elizabethan Theatre"

The Fog of War, out today!

And…we’re off! The Fog of War is live today! I am so grateful to everyone who has reviewed and let me drop in to their blogs with posts and such-like. It’s a sapphic, historical, paranormal, romantic mystery set in rural England in 1920. To celebrate today, I’m hosting a party at the Lester Towers facebook … Continue reading "The Fog of War, out today!"