Author Archives: Gordon

A Correspondence – Van Helsing’s as yet unpublished letters to a wife who will never read them. First letter

2 September Dearest Margrijt, I have received a telegram today that makes my heart tremble with fear. John Seward is begging me to come to London to attend to a young friend of his, one Lucy Westenra. I am in … Continue reading

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Fanfiction – of sorts

Tweetings about vampires and their deplorable sparkliness at some point circled round to the classic Dracula, and I remembered something that happened quite a while ago. Over the years I’ve read Bram Stoker’s Dracula many times, and always find it … Continue reading

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Uhm, yeah, about the shiny

So, it seems the M/M Romance group over on Goodreads has this recurring event called Don’t Read In The Closet, and for 2013 it is Love Has No Boundaries. Readers post pictures and prompts for stories they’d like someone to … Continue reading

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I’m way too easily distracted

February saw me derailed again by the shiny. New(old) project, plotting, some writing, realising I can’t get it done by the deadline, shelved. Then another one that dragged me along by the sheer synergy of great minds plotting. That seems … Continue reading

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About the ‘Urgh’ and the ‘Meh’ and the ‘Yay’

I’ve had reviews that made me want to kick puppies and reviews that made me want to hug the reviewer personally. Repeatedly. In either case I’ve so far managed to obey the edict and avoid all unsolicited comments. But today … Continue reading

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The Best of 2012

At some point during the year I thought it would be hard to name my three favourite M/M books of the year, but in the end it turned out to be a piece of cake, because these three are in … Continue reading

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A Very Merry, Happy Whatever You’re Into

Hope y’all find some time to breathe, consolidate your super powers, reflect on the past year and make plans for the next one. I’ll be taking a few days off to visit family and friends, distribute presents and eat too … Continue reading

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Finishing Chapter 4

I think I finally got a grip on that last scene in chapter 4 yesterday and how to give an idea of internal turmoil without a lot of navel gazing. Hoping to finish that this week, so I can move … Continue reading

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Twitter Tuesday

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The Muse Wars

I’ve had a number of requests to make the muse wars from the Santuario book launch tour available as a single, easily bookmarked post. So, here ya go: The Spark I bet most of us have at one point or … Continue reading

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