A.L. Lester's Blog, page 15

#TheWeekThatWas: don’t punch down

It only occurred to me a few weeks ago that Gwyn in Taking Flight is a bit out of the ordinary, because he’s trans. And some people still find that edgy, or unusual or something to be looked down on. And this post is to say, I am so sick of that. Of all of … Continue reading "#TheWeekThatWas: don’t punch down"

K. L. Noone: Magician!

Hi, I’m K.L. Noone—many thanks to A.L. Lester for letting me drop by to talk about Magician today! Magician comes out July 24 from JMS Books, and it’s m/m high fantasy, with bisexual main characters—at least, Gareth is bi, and Lorre is whatever ancient weary shapeshifting magicians are! (He’s been and done quite a lot, … Continue reading "K. L. Noone: Magician!"

#TheWeekThatWas: Growing into yourself

I can’t remember what I wanted to be as a small child. But after I hit about fourteen, I had a plan that involved never marrying, living in a small, remote house with a garden and a duck pond; and keeping a flock of ducks and a string of lovers. Some of this has happened. … Continue reading "#TheWeekThatWas: Growing into yourself"

#AmReading

This week, three gay romances with lots of suspense. Hard Line by Sidney Bell, Box 1663 by Alex Sorel and Hell and Gone by Tal Bauer. That’s the lot for this time!

Taking Flight: Branwen’s Grave

So, it’s release day for Taking Flight! Yay! I’ve been around and about visiting at various blogs over the last few days…Nell Iris (10th), Holly Day (11th), Addison Albright (today!) and I’ll be over at Ofelia Grand’s place on the 16th. Taking Flight is based on a tale from The Mabinogion, about Brânwen, sister of … Continue reading "Taking Flight: Branwen’s Grave"

Interview: Marie Sinclair

A big welcome to Marie Sinclair this week! Marie is here to talk about her new release and the aromantic main character! Greetings to Ally and her readers! I’m Marie Sinclair, a new author in the MM/gay romance genre. Thank you to Ally for letting me come talk about my upcoming release, Nothing Like Forever. … Continue reading "Interview: Marie Sinclair"

On-the-job skills

So, Taking Flight is out next Tuesday! (It’s already on pre-order at a few places if that’s your thing). I thought I’d do one of those terribly insightful writer posts about how sometimes things work and sometimes things don’t work and sometimes you have no idea which is which until you start to get the … Continue reading "On-the-job skills"

Border Magic and The Green Book: A secondary character

All of the Border Magic books (previously the Lost in Time books) are based around The Green Book. It’s featured to a greater or lesser extent in every book in the series and I am starting to see it as a main character who has it’s own timeline. I’m not entirely sure what it contains … Continue reading "Border Magic and The Green Book: A secondary character"

Interview: Ana Night

This week we welcome Ana Night, who’s come to talk about her new release and answer some nosy questions! Welcome, Ana! Thank you for having me! I’m here to talk about my newest release Avenging a Raider, book six in my Black Raiders series. This book is one I’ve wanted to write for quite a … Continue reading "Interview: Ana Night"

Inheritance of Shadows Audio, 99c!

The audiobook of Inheritance of Shadows is on sale this week! Until 10th July it is 99c on Chirp and Apple and FREE on Authors Direct. It’s 1919. Matty returns home to the family farm from the trenches only to find his brother Arthur dying of an unknown illness. The local doctor thinks cancer, but … Continue reading "Inheritance of Shadows Audio, 99c!"