Writing news from Jeff opens the show this week before the guys talk about out Olympians. Jeff read and reviews two books: The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle and How to Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune. The 2016 GRL Blog Tour continues with Lex Chase discussing her new book Urban Fairy Tale , which comes out August 19, as well as her love of the show Lost . Joanna Penn returns for the second part of her interview. This week she talks about running an author business and focusing on the lon...
Aug 15, 2016•58 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Jeff opens with a quick recap of this week: finishing edits on Love's Opening Night , seeing Grey Gardens in L.A., visiting The Ripped Bodice bookstore in Culver City and catching Star Trek Beyond at the movies. Hans M. Hirschi stops by as part of the Official 2016 GRL Blog Tour and talks about his new book Shorts and the upcoming Jonathan's Legacy . Jeff & Will welcome podcaster and indie publishing guru Joanna Penn for part one of her interview about her latest book The Successful Author Minds...
Aug 08, 2016•57 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Jeff opens with the announcement that the Love Is Proud anthology, which benefits Equality Florida's fund for the victims and their families of the Pulse nightclub shooting, is now out. In addition, he gives some updates on his writing week. In podcast news, the show is now distributed on iHeartRadio's podcast network. Listeners are also encouraged to like the show on Facebook where we've been experimenting with Facebook Live and Will posts pictures of hot guys reading. Jeff is participating in ...
Aug 01, 2016•55 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Jeff opens with updates on his writing before Will looks at the gorgeous 50th Anniversary hardback of Valley of the Dolls . Will also reviews the special romance edition of the Author Earnings Report that was delivered at RWA. The listener poll is also in it's final week. It will close at the end of the day on Sunday, July 31. The 2016 GRL Blog Tour continues with Deanna Wadsworth as she talks about the latest in the 1 Night Stand series. The Big GRL Blog Tour Giveaway continues with a Rafflecop...
Jul 25, 2016•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 42
Jeff continues his interview from episode 42 with debut author Michael Vance Gurley and discusses plotting vs. pantsing, the pitchapoolza Michael did for The Long Season , his editing process, advice for first time authors, and, of course, some hockey talk. Complete shownotes for episode 42 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com ....
Jul 25, 2016•27 min•Season 1Ep. 42
We open by congratulating two LGBT-themed books that won RITA Awards over the weekend: Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy's Him , which won for Mid-length Contemporary Romance, and Alexis Hall's For Real: A Spires Story , which won for Erotic Romance. The Reebok CrossFit Games are coming this week (July 19-24) in Carson, California and we talk of our love of the competition and our CrossFit crush on Mat Fraser. Plus we point listeners to the documentary about last year's games, Fittest On Earth , which...
Jul 18, 2016•58 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Jeff & Will talk about two new books targeted towards authors: The Successful Author Mindset by Joanna Penn and How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis by Bryan Cohen. They highly recommend both. Laura Baumbach joins the show as part of the Official 2016 GRL Blog Tour and talks about her career writing m/m romance and her new book, which is expected to debut just before GRL. The guys discuss two movies they've recently seen: the dark comedy You're Killing Me and the drama Those People . Jeff interviews...
Jul 11, 2016•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 40
Happy 4th of July to our U.S.-based audience. Jeff gets the show going with news of contracts he's signed over the past week--one for the novella Love's Opening Night and the other for the short Hat Trick: Be True, Be Proud, Be Strong , which will appears in the JMS Books charity anthology Love Is Proud . Jeff also calls out some other Orlando tribute projects: an Extasy Books anthology, Broadway for Orlando's "What the World Needs Now" recording as well as two dance pieces. The guys talk about ...
Jul 04, 2016•44 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Jeff and Will kick off this week's show with no new updates because they're on a roadtrip-- off to see The Wiz at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival! Another show they're looking forward to is the first ever live stream from Broadway with She Loves Me streaming on June 30. Will discusses Sin-A-Rama, a book about the history of 60's sleaze paperbacks. As part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour, Tali Spencer talks about her latest book, Victory Portrait. Jeff and Will discuss recent movies they've seen-- My N...
Jun 27, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Jeff had big publishing news this week as Codename Winger #1: Tracker Hacker was contracted by Harmony Ink Press for a Fall 2017 release. He's also participating in Love Is Proud , a charity anthology coming from JMS Books which will benefit the victims and families of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. Love's Opening Night was also re-submitted this past week for consideration as a full novella. The guys discuss this past week's Tony Awards, which they felt was the best in years. Carrie P...
Jun 20, 2016•54 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Jeff kicks things off with a writing update before singing the praises of a book he recently finished: The Long Season by Michael Vance Gurley--a gay hockey romance set in 1926 Chicago. Jennah Scott joins us for the 2016 GRL Blog Tour to talk about her recent book Evan's Luck , which she co-wrote with H. Sterling. She talks Kansas City BBQ! Jeff & Will discuss the recently released author's earnings report as well as some specific figures released by thriller/non-fiction author (and podcaster) J...
Jun 13, 2016•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 36
Jeff continues his interview with voice over artist Derrick McClain and finds out about his process for recording, how long it takes to record a book, and what the collaboration is with the author. Complete shownotes for episode 36 are available at BigGayFictionPodcast.com .
Jun 13, 2016•15 min•Season 1Ep. 36
The guys kick off the show wishing everyone a happy Pride month. Jeff talks about Mississippi YA librarian Stefani, who created a Pride display only to have it removed by her library before the day was over due to complaints. Jeff encourages everyone who sees organizations supporting the LGBTQ community to thank them in an effort to make sure love always trumps hate. After Jeff updates his writing progress for the week, the Official 2016 GRL Blog Tour kicks off with Jaime Reese talking about her...
Jun 06, 2016•54 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Jeff continues his interview with Richard Pearson, author of "The Role," and finds out how long it took to write the book, what his theatre friends think of it and they talk 2016 Tony Awards too. Complete shownotes for episode 35 are available at BigGayFictionPodcast.com .
Jun 06, 2016•15 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Jeff reports that editing is going well on his Mackinac Island set novella, which now has a title Somewhere on Mackinac . He also discusses a rejection from an anthology submission call, as well as some great reviews he's thankful for. The guys discuss the trending hashtags #GiveElsaAGirlfriend and #Give CaptainAmericaABoyfriend before moving on to the season finales of The Voice and Dancing with the Stars. Greg from the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division stops by to talk about author Sar...
May 30, 2016•46 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Jeff kicks off the week with news that the Hat Trick Box Set has gone into wide release. The guys also announced that the podcast has been selected to be a GRL Featured Blogger ahead of the GayRomLit event in October. Authors attending GRL will start appearing on the podcast in June. Will talks about the Hot Dudes Reading book, while Jeff reviews two books he recently finished: Joe Okonkwo's Jazz Moon and Scott Pomfret's The Second Half: A Gay American Football Story . They guys also talk about ...
May 23, 2016•51 min•Season 1Ep. 33
The guys open with discussion of Jeff's writing accomplishments this week--a manuscript turned in to the publisher, another manuscript through first draft and preparing to plot out three other novels. They also apologize to the video audience for the issues with episode 31's video feed. Jeff's in the middle of reading Joe Okonkwo's Jazz Moon and recommends people pick it up for pre-order. Jeff & Will briefly lament the upcoming closing of QUEERCentric Books. Pop culture takes over as Will talks ...
May 16, 2016•46 min•Season 1Ep. 32
For the first time in weeks the guys manage a podcast without an interview segment--meaning nearly all the talk is theirs! Jeff kicks it off with news about how his writing is going, then it's a final shout out to Tammy Middleton's Author's Sign Off for Autism Awareness, which raised more than $3,000 dollars for Autism Speaks. Will reviews The Cattle Baron's Bogus Boyfriend by Nicki Bennett. The Tony Award nominations came out and Jeff & Will spend some time dissecting them before moving on to d...
May 09, 2016•47 min•Season 1Ep. 31
It's a big anniversary show this week! Jeff & Will celebrate 21 years since their first date, the podcast celebrates six months and Dreamspinner Press celebrates nine years in business with a week long sale of books from authors who started with them during their first three years (which includes Jeff). Jeff also talks about the decent writing month he had in April and that Tammy Middleton's Authors "Sign Off" for Autism Awareness Auction ended with a $110 bid for the Hat Trick books. Jeff will ...
May 02, 2016•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 30
The guys kick off with an acknowledgement of Prince's death and call out the appreciation CBS Sunday Morning offered. Listeners are also reminded that this is the last week of Tammy Middleton's Authors "Sign Off" for Autism Awareness auction as bidding closes on Saturday, April 30. Jeff reviews The Role by Richard Taylor Pearson before the guys get into talking about this week's The Voice and Dancing with the Stars . They also gave a shout out to the Pride Coloring Book , from the same team that...
Apr 25, 2016•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 29
On this week's show Jeff & Will discuss their trip to New York and review the eight musicals they saw: The King & I, Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed , Waitress, Tuck Everlasting, On Your Feet, She Loves Me and Disaster. Tammy Middleton stops by for a brief interview about her Authors "Sign Off" for Autism Awareness auction that runs all month and Jeff mentions that he's added a book to the Hat Trick series that's already up for auction. Jeff rev...
Apr 18, 2016•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 28
Kicking off the show, Jeff's Sweet and Sexy gay romance short story collection coming to paperback at the end of the month. Tammy Middleton's Authors "Sign Off" for Autism Awareness auction is showcased with a reminder than more than 30 items are available with items from authors including Kindle Alexander, RJ Scott, Sara York, Rick R. Reed, Andrew Grey, Charlie Cochet, Rhys Ford and many more. Among the other topics discussed are B.A. Tortuga's book Trial by Fire , the movies The Martian and Ka...
Apr 11, 2016•55 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week the guys are getting ready for Rainbow Book Fair in New York City! The show kicks off with a brief update on Jeff's writing and the creation of a production schedule that goes into 2019. Next, they show off the Gay Sex Coloring Book and the picture Jeff colored. On the TV side, The Voice , Dancing with the Stars and the Supergirl / Flash crossover episode are discussed. April is Autism Awareness Month and friend-of-the-podcast Tammy Middleton is running her annual Authors "Sign Off" fo...
Apr 04, 2016•56 min•Season 1Ep. 26
The guys have a whole bunch of random topics this week. Jeff starts off talking about the projects he's editing right now and then it's about the book he finished reading last week-- Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin. The other book discovery is Gay Sex Positions: An Adult Coloring Book , which they've ordered and Will shows off the sample page he's colored. Moving on to TV, they talk about The Voice battle rounds, La'Porsha Renae on American Idol , Kim Fields and Nyle DiMarco on Dancing wi...
Mar 28, 2016•48 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The guys are fresh from a date night in San Francisco where they saw Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage . Will talks about the movies Magic Mike XXL and Crimson Peak before Jeff discusses the audiobook he started this week, Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin. A Sound Beginning short story winner Rene is congratulated as the guys start discussing last week's question of the week about audiobooks. Next up, gay romance author Kris Cook and poptart Chadrick Douglas from the Romance Out Lo...
Mar 21, 2016•53 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The guys talk about what they're looking forward to at the Dreamspinner author conference in Orlando, as well as the brainstorming they've been doing to prepare for a pitch they're going to make on a trilogy they'll write together. Jeff takes a moment to talk about this week's Hat Trick anniversary--it was three year's ago that he signed the contract for the first novel. He also mentions the series being mentioned on Brandilyn's Top 10 LGBT Fiction list that was released on February 28. Since th...
Mar 07, 2016•57 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Jeff & Will kick off the week talking about books they've finished-- The Stolen Suitor by Eli Easton and Writing to the Point by Algis Budrys. Jeff discusses his withdrawal pains over the lack of new Hallmark Channel original movies. The guys discuss their disappointment with The X-Files six episode event and look at this week's announcement that Samhain Publishing is shutting down. There's an update on Chris Fox's 21 Day Novel Writing Challenge and the guys talk about heading off the Dreamspinn...
Feb 29, 2016•58 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week the guys kick off the show calling out the new sites where the podcast is available. Jeff recaps the amazing week of reviews he had for Make the Right Choice , A Sound Beginning and Hat Trick 3: Penalty Shot/Hat Trick Overtime: Reunion . Then it's time to talk about the books they've read: Andrew Grey's The Lone Rancher , Eli Easton's The Stolen Suitor and Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy's Us (Sarina will be on the show March 7 to talk about that book). Will celebrates the 50th Anniversary...
Feb 15, 2016•40 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Jeff talks about his new releases available this week: Make the Right Choice from JMS Books and A Sound Beginning from Pride Publishing. There is a Rafflecopter giveaway for a free ebook of Make the Right Choice below. The guys also talk about why Will returned an ebook to Amazon, how awesome Fox's Grease Live! was and the 2013 movie In Secret starring Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton, Oscar Issac and Jessica Lange. Jeff talks about the books he read over the past week--a beta copy of Wade Kelly's th...
Feb 08, 2016•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 18
Jeff and Will kick off the episode with a brief review of January. Jeff talks about the Capolavoro di uomo | Masterpiece of Man coffee table book he recently got, which features profiles of artists of gay erotic art. Will talks about how he got back into coloring, which has become a fad recently with many coloring books now available for adults. The guys also talk about superheroes TV– Supergirl , The Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow and Agent Carter . Last week’s question of the week is discus...
Feb 01, 2016•55 min•Season 1Ep. 17
