Finding the perfect bike. One of the things that is really important in writing these characters is their motorcycles. These guys love their bikes. Before I could write, Zinc, I had to find his motorcycle. As they say, the bike makes the man. Zinc, the hero, in my...
Coming Attractions – About the Setting by Rosie Vanyon (@rvanyon)
Coming Attractions is set in a totally fictional town called Ocean Ridge. The surrounding cliffs are a mental meld of the rocks around Tasmania, where I live, and the shoreline along the Great Ocean Road, where I did my favourite ever motorcycle trip. The isthmus is...
Silence by Beth D. Carter
There are times when all of us have wished for total silence, like when writing or during football season when the television is blaring with the umpteenth game on of the day. A few moments without a single sound is the most peaceful thing on earth, but what if it...
Lily Harlem Talks Butt Plugs! (@lily_harlem @totally_bound)
Oh now there is a toy to behold. I’ve used butt plugs in many stories and with many fictitious couples and they always create lots of interesting and sexy scenes. They can be used to prepare for anal sex, as a form of foreplay, masturbation or during penetrative sex...
Steampunk, Alternative History, and Research—Oh My! by Tina Christopher (@TinaChristopher)
Thank you so much, for having me, Lucy. Before I get started on writing steampunk, twisting history and doing research, let me just define steampunk. I like the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrence’s definition best: Steampunk is modern technology—iPads, computers,...
Candace Blevins Talks Anti-heroes (@CandaceBlevins)
Who is your favorite television anti-hero? For the longest, mine was Dexter, but the man known only as Sheriff Lucas Hood on Banshee now takes first place. My first shot at a true literary anti-hero, I just kind of got my feet wet. Duke is a bad guy, but by bringing...
