The
fifth in my series on writers’ experiences of writing gay, shifter or BDSM stories
is from Evelise Archer who tells us her experiences of writing gay sex.
Thank
you for having me on your blog 😊
I
love writing in the M/M genre. I feel like a sponge every time I get ahold of a
new book or start to write one of my own. There’s something about two everyday
guys falling passionately head over heels for each other and living happily
ever after.
Depending
on what the premise of me book is, I start my research right away; before I
even formulate all my ideas. Then I begin my GMC (Goal, Motivation, Conflict)
and plot out the storyline and the characters. Adding a bit about myself or
someone in my family always spices the story up for me and allows me to imbed
an air of truth into the plot and/or characters.
My
latest book, Jaeger, Order of the Black
Knights took a bit of research because I wanted to get all the
traveling/hiding Jaeger and Wren did through the Adirondack Mountains. I also
wanted the governmental aspect accurate (US Marshal), so I talked to others in
the field and did my own research. As far as imbedding a piece of myself into
the characters, I am bilingual, so creating Wren as a Venezuelan man, who of
course speaks fluent Spanish, was not a problem to write.
The
best thing I can say about writing M/M is the freedom to reinvent characters
any way I choose and not have to follow societal conventions. Each of my men
are their own unique person and hopefully readers will see that too.
Jaeger Blurb
US Marshal
Jaeger Tripp is assigned to the Federal Witness Protection Program. The hurt
and destruction he’s seen—along with protecting criminals who are only
cooperating with the authorities to keep themselves out of jail—have left him
with a bleak and jaded view of both life and people. His current assignment is
Wren O’Riley, a computer wizard who witnessed a high-profile cartel hit.
To Jaeger,
Wren is the same as any other job. He must protect him long enough to get him
to testify at trial, and his personal feelings have no place in his work and
must be set aside. But that’s easier said than done. On the run and fighting
for their lives, Jaeger and Wren can’t help but grow closer. And Jaeger can’t
help seeing beyond Wren’s nerdy exterior to a man who might be just what Jaeger
needs to settle his soul and capture his heart—if they survive long enough to
get that chance.
Order of the Black Knights
Every century has seen its knights.
But there are those who are never seen. They do what must be done, what has to
be done—when nobody wants to get their hands dirty. They are called the Black
Knights. First created in the 1100s by the wizard Moriel, these men seem cold
and hard, and it is said that some have no soul. But for each knight, there is
one who can bring out the man who waits inside. The question is whether or not
he will kill the individual before he figures it out.
Through the ages, they’ve conquered
and ruled and taken what they wanted. And they have adapted to modern times.
Instead of being bullies for hire, they have taken their skills further—the
Internet, the CIA, government infiltration, hacking, special ops,
assassination, but each one of them has a need they don’t understand—to squash,
kill, or destroy.
If the Knight pardons an enemy, he
will no longer be cursed. If not, he will continue to live the same life again
and again, and each life will make him harder and more unyielding. And each
life will make it is less likely that he can be saved.
Buy
Links
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Many thanks, Evelise. Look out next Monday for the next guest blog. If
you wanted to read the others:
Samantha Winston click here
Jules Dixon click here
Amara Lebel click here
This series is to inspire people to write for my Balls & Chains
series – a gay shifter series set in a BDSM club. If you are interested full
details can found on Luminosity’s
website. The first book in the series ‘To Claim a Mate’ is
out in mid May.
Great post ;)
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