Amateur writer in my 60s, avid consumer of urban fantasy, magical realism, crime/police procedurals, and supernatural MxM romance.
Some of my favourite authors, in order of discovery: JRR Tolkien, Ursula LeGuin, Dorothy Sayers, Guy Gavriel Kay, Naguib Mahfouz, Nathan Burgoine, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, TJ Klune, Naomi Novik, Freya Marske, Katharine Arden, KD Edwards, Gregory Ashe, KJ Charles, Jordan Hawk, Charlie Adhara.
Among more romance types: Alexis Hall, Casey McQuiston, CS Poe.
I prefer psychologically layered characters whose identities are shaped by tension—between duty and desire, power and restraint, belonging and exile. I gravitate toward richly imagined worlds where magic, culture, crime, and spiritual forces are not just background elements but formative pressures on the soul. I have learned that my storytelling instinct centers on moral complexity, emotional stakes, and worldbuilding that serves character.
My romance writing is MxM and fade to black - I care more about the relationship than the sex. I don't mind writing violence, so long as it is relevant to advancing the story and does not entail over the top gore; but a good fight scene can be really fun to write. I'm looking for writing partners into any of the above genres, of course, but I am open to other themes or genres to stretch myself a bit. I tend not to plan out a full story arc ahead of time, though the world building phase of a conversation is something I enjoy.
Finally, in a partnership writing setup I tend to write blocks of roughly 500 to 900 words, though I am able to do more or less as required by the story. I will check in likely daily, but may not write more than once or twice a week, always keeping my writing partner updated.
I have a few characters looking for stories: Character(s) - Gideon's Characters
The final character, Raffaele della Luna, is already in a story, but my writing partner for that story (we have just started) has had to step back for very good reason. The story is developing very nicely and I am rather hoping to be able to continue.
So I am also looking for a partner to continue writing that story. I can provide you with the elements of world and character building we worked on. Here is the link to the story so far: https://writerssanctum.com/threads/...on-caerin-x-gideon-morrow.46600/#post-1314637
Check it out if a MxM low fantasy werewolf-witch story set in Renaissance Italy intrigues you, and get back to me.
Some of my favourite authors, in order of discovery: JRR Tolkien, Ursula LeGuin, Dorothy Sayers, Guy Gavriel Kay, Naguib Mahfouz, Nathan Burgoine, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, TJ Klune, Naomi Novik, Freya Marske, Katharine Arden, KD Edwards, Gregory Ashe, KJ Charles, Jordan Hawk, Charlie Adhara.
Among more romance types: Alexis Hall, Casey McQuiston, CS Poe.
I prefer psychologically layered characters whose identities are shaped by tension—between duty and desire, power and restraint, belonging and exile. I gravitate toward richly imagined worlds where magic, culture, crime, and spiritual forces are not just background elements but formative pressures on the soul. I have learned that my storytelling instinct centers on moral complexity, emotional stakes, and worldbuilding that serves character.
My romance writing is MxM and fade to black - I care more about the relationship than the sex. I don't mind writing violence, so long as it is relevant to advancing the story and does not entail over the top gore; but a good fight scene can be really fun to write. I'm looking for writing partners into any of the above genres, of course, but I am open to other themes or genres to stretch myself a bit. I tend not to plan out a full story arc ahead of time, though the world building phase of a conversation is something I enjoy.
Finally, in a partnership writing setup I tend to write blocks of roughly 500 to 900 words, though I am able to do more or less as required by the story. I will check in likely daily, but may not write more than once or twice a week, always keeping my writing partner updated.
I have a few characters looking for stories: Character(s) - Gideon's Characters
The final character, Raffaele della Luna, is already in a story, but my writing partner for that story (we have just started) has had to step back for very good reason. The story is developing very nicely and I am rather hoping to be able to continue.
So I am also looking for a partner to continue writing that story. I can provide you with the elements of world and character building we worked on. Here is the link to the story so far: https://writerssanctum.com/threads/...on-caerin-x-gideon-morrow.46600/#post-1314637
Check it out if a MxM low fantasy werewolf-witch story set in Renaissance Italy intrigues you, and get back to me.
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