J. Scott Coatsworth and the Beginning of the Holiday Season – BGFP episode 110

Nov 15, 2017 |

It’s that time of year again… HOLIDAY NOVELLAS!!!

I review Hot Mall Santa by A.J. Truman, Line in the Sand by Ari McKay and Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman. Jeff reviews Turtles all the Way Down by John Green. Turning to music Jeff talks about new albums from Kelly Clarkson and Kyle Riabko and this season of The Voice is also discussed.

J. Scott Coatsworth drops by to chat about his new novel The Stark Divide and talks about what’s new at Queer SciFi, Queer Romance Ink and new blog tour service, Other Worlds Ink.

All this and more can be found in the latest episode at BigGayFictionPodcast.com!

Reviews and Interviews – BGFP episode 109

Nov 8, 2017 |

Jeff & I recap our writing week with updates on Jeff’s Codename: Winger #3 as well as our co-written book, The Hockey Player’s Heart, which now has a publication date of January 15, 2018.

Jeff reviews The Queen & The Homo Jock King by TJ Klune and Harmonious Hearts 2017, an anthology of LGBTQ+ YA stories written by authors aged fourteen to twenty-one. I review Lace Covered Compromise by Silvia Violet and Two for Trust by Elle Brownlee. Together, we talk about Santa’s Husband, a children’s book written by Daniel Kibblesmith with illustrations by AP Quach.

Jeff interviews Adam Reynolds and Chaz Harris, the creators of the Promised Land children’s book. They discuss the origin of that book as well as their new project, Maiden Voyage, which has a Kickstarter running through November 13.

All this and more can be found at BigGayFictionPodcast.com!

Happy Halloween – BGFP episode 108

Oct 31, 2017 |

Jeff and I recap our crazy post-GRL week and make note of events happening in the upcoming days: Big Gay Fiction Podcast’s second podcast-iversary on November 2 as well as Will’s birthday coming on November 4. Of course there’s also Halloween on October 31.

NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, gets underway on Wednesday and we discuss how Jeff’s being a rebel this time out.

An Entertainment Weekly story on “The Moonlight Effect” is discussed, along with the movies the article covers.

Jeff interviews his co-authors from the Changing on the Fly: The Second Period charity anthology. Heather Lire, V.L. Locey and RJ Scott discuss why the anthology is back for a second year, their stories from the anthology and what’s coming up next for each of them.

You can check outage latest episode at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Our Official GRL 2017 Wrap-Up – BGFP episode 107

Oct 25, 2017 | ,

For the first time ever, we recorded an entire episode on location. Just moments after GRL 2017 finished, Jeff and I sat down in our Denver hotel room and recapped our entire GayRomLit experience. This years retreat was phenomenal and we give you all the details. Check out BigGayFictionPodcast for more, including links to the special live bonus episodes we recorded throughout the weekend!

GRL 2017 Pics Post

Oct 24, 2017 |

Jeff and I made it safely back from Denver and the 2017 GayRomLit Retreat. In a word, it was amazing (as always). Here are a few select pics of us and our adventures.

I moderated several Q&A panels over the course of the weekend. Here I am with Devon Rhodes. Rinda Elliott and Jocelyn Drake.

Moderating a panel with J.R. Gray, Kay Simone and Amy (A.E.) Wasp.

Me with the amazing K.C. Wells.

I met Lucy Lennox!

Jeff and I with K-Lee Klein.

Here we are hanging out with the super talented Shira Anthony.

Holy crap!!! We met Chris Owen!!!

Posing with the always enchanting Poppy Dennison on the day of the big author signing.

Jeff and I with T.A. Chase and Devon Rhodes on the night of the Wild West party.

With saloon gal Jay from Joyfully Jay Reviews.

Tired but happy. Jeff and I at the airport for our flight home.