Writing Romance and Lesbian Fiction with Clare Lydon

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Clare Lydon is a London-based writer of contemporary lesbian romance as well as the host of the Lesbian Book Club.
Clare's start writing lesbian fiction.
The global reach of gay fiction for those in countries where being gay is illegal or dangerous.
On whether gay fiction tackles issues of the day.
What defines lesbian fiction and the varied readership of lesbian fiction.
Stereotypes to avoid when writing gay characters, and important story tropes of a romance, regardless of the orientation of the protagonists.
Tips on writing humour and marketing to the lesbian audience.
Clare's thoughts on covers and what images work.
Find Clare at www.clarelydon....

[@bfdidc6604]

I'm seven years late, but thank you both for this humorous and informative discussion.

[@judithbellantoni7659]

Trust me, if any straight guy wrote about lesbians... you can tell

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

I find the best way to write any character whether female or male, lesbian bisexual or gay is to write them as human beings. The problem with a lot of guys writing lesbian fiction is they tend to sex it up a lot but, I mean whatever. They can write whatever they like. Just saiyan.

[@cecillbill]

Val McDermid does have a mystery series where the main character is a lesbian, her Lindsay Gordon series. Lindsay Gordon is a Scottosh journalist and amatuer slueth/detective too.

[@thecreativepenn]

I love Val :)

[@razzmaikoo2141]

Sounds fantastic will try it some time n she is soooooo easy on the eye love the accent... you should try Jeanette winterson she is awesome

[@henbane2247]

I don't think Mo Hayder is cosy at all. She writes about some very difficult subjects

[@thecreativepenn]

I'm pretty sure we said Mo Hayder is NOT cozy. I love some of her books, pretty dark.