From cabin boys to occult libraries, Jamie (he/they) creates incredible worlds with plenty of queer love (and sometimes spice). Moth and Soph sit down with Jamie to hear about his writing process, the pleasure of writing a series, making Auckland supernatural, and what makes for good queer erotic writing.

More about Jamie:

Jamie Sands is a non-binary, pansexual kiwi who’s always been wondering ‘what if’? They write optimistic urban fantasy featuring diverse characters, queer romance and sometimes horror. Jamie grew up in Wellington but now lives in Auckland, New Zealand with their wonderful spouse.

They also write sweet fluffy queer fiction under the pen name Jaxon Knight and MM spice as Drake LaMarque.

Find Jamie's books on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jamie-Sands/author/B08KH3J1B4?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=94f334f6-7475-44e2-9895-48ec6e228a32

As Jaxon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jaxon-Knight/author/B07T5KB4W6?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=e32e12ff-3e78-4682-8adb-27af93f0a435

MM Erotica

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Drake-LaMarque/author/B07Y2FQGLR?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=ccc85645-2a8b-4005-9582-bd09581279dc

And at his blog

https://jamiesandsblog.wordpress.com

Music by Luke McQuillan

Bailey Saxon (she/it) writes lesbian scifi and fantasy. In this episode, she talks about making the impossible possible, writing across genres, and the power of community for the life of a writer.

Get Bailey's work: https://bailey-saxon.itch.io

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BaileySaxon

Show music by Luke McQuillan

Space psychics, a killer nun, lesbians, anarchy! Mara is a trans and queer space opera about an android made to be a messiah and those who hunt her down after she breaks free from the empire that created her. Author Sophia Turner chats with Moth about the deeper themes behind the book with advice for writers tackling their own second novels.

Mara on Itch: https://prismata-press.itch.io/mara

Mara on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H62FSYL8