William Maltese and Jardonn Smith Chat Monday
William Maltese and Jardonn Smith chat with you Monday, April 6. These are two sharp guys that really know the genre as well as their craft. The chat starts at 9 PM EDT.
Have questions about the ManLove genre? Want to know how to or what to write that sells? What makes these two blazingly smart guys tick? Make a list of your burning questions because these guys have the answers.
Join us for a fun informative hour with ManLove authors William Maltese and Jardonn Smith Monday April 6 at 9 PM EDT / 6 PM PDT in the Realms of Love Chat Castle.
Who is WILLIAM MALTESE?
- Was as there at the very beginning of the ManLove genre's initial rise to popularity, in the golden pulp-book years 1969 ADONIS (writing as William J. Lambert III for Greenleaf Press)
- Is the only ManLove author who has been continuously publishing in the genre ever since!
- Just last year had his ManLove book, ARDENNIAN BOY, co-authored with Wayne Gunn, on the Lammy short list
- Just this year has his ManLove book HARD-WORKING MEN, co-written anthology with Jardonn Smith, Victor J. Banis, and J.P. Bowie, on the Lammy short list w
- His ManLove BEYOND MACHU was an InsightOut Book Club selection
- Has earned a coveted listing in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA
- He wrote the very first ManLove werewolf novel, VALLEY OF THE DAMNED (1971)
- He'll be receiving more than a whole chapter devoted to him in the upcoming MLR Press ManLove non-fiction release, THE GOLDEN AGE OF GAY FICTION
Jardonn Smith's latest is called Danube Divide and is due for release by MLR Press any day now. Here's the back cover blurb:
The Battle of Hadrianopolis, 378 AD, Roman legions versus Gothic warriors -- ancient historian Ammianus called it the worst defeat in Roman history since Cannae. Theologian Rufinus said it was the beginning of evils for the Roman Empire then and thereafter.
Fifteen thousand Romans, two-thirds of the Eastern Empire Legionary forces, lay dead or dying on a Thracian plain, but for four men on opposite sides of the battlefield, no conflicts of cultures, religions or territorial boundaries could keep them apart. Nor could the mighty river that separated their homelands -- The Danube. Despite all obstacles, these men will find their way to conquer the Danube Divide.
Then again, it's not my story. I was just a conduit, or perhaps a whore, to a character named Boris. He was supposed to be a minor player but he wouldn't shut up. Took over the whole sha-bang and turned it on its head, made it much better than what I had planned, and don't you worry, Boris provided plenty of opportunities for hot mansex in hidden caves, dark forests and mountain pools. He even included references to one of my other Roman-era tales, The Tortured Secutor, part of a two-story collection titled Let's Get Medieval, which I self-published for sale on Amazon.
And it all started with me trying to tell of an epic battle that changed the course of human history. Whew!
MLR Press is publishing Danube Divide, and you can see it here: http://www.mlrpress.com
