The genre didn’t exist when they were written, each has structural differences, and neither were claimed by the romance community until now. Forester was the first m/m novel I’ve ever read an I just love it!” and “My first m/m book was Patricia Nell Warren’s The Front Runner.” While both books are romantic, that’s true, neither is m/m romance. And, I’ve seen readers say things on boards and blogs like “ Maurice by E.M. I’ve seen a number of m/m writers call themselves gay fiction writers. Many of them are using the terms m/m and gay fiction synonymously. I imagine Ann’s opinion may confuse a lot of people writing and reading m/m today. I’m happy to have female readers, but I think my readers are looking for a window into a gay man’s world rather than an idealized gay romance. And I do write for men, or rather, I don’t make any allowances for, or cater to, a female audience. Recently Ann Somerville at Outlaw Reviews said of my book Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries “this is not m/m…it’s not even romance…it’s gay fiction, with male readers in mind” (see review here) and I have to say, I agree with her.
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