Welcome Grace!
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Thank you very much to
Elizabeth for sharing her blog space with me today!
Everything I write seems
to inspire extensive research. Every bloody story. Sometimes, it's stuff I
expect. When I sat down to write No Sacrifice, I expected to research television
studios, what happens on sets, how things work behind the scenes, and so on. I
expected to research Hawai'i (Patrick's home) and Georgia (Chance's
birthplace). These were most definitely not a surprise.
But as I was wrapping up
the story, tying up the loose ends and finishing up the epilogue, I found
myself researching something I very much did not expect. I had stumbled across
videos before with same-sex dance contests. I didn't think much of it at the
time. I watched them and enjoyed them. But then I found myself trying to figure
out exactly how that works. The idea of someone leading the other is so firmly
entrenched in our ideals that I wondered what they did when both partners were
used to being the one to lead.
Turns out, there are, in
fact, dance lessons to teach same-sex partners how to dance together. (And, of
course, to teach those with two left feet *coughChancecough* how to not step on
their partner's toes.) When Patrick and Chance knew there were going to have to
dance together, they both realized they'd need lessons.
But finding references to
these lessons wasn't so easy. I ended up not needing to include the lessons
themselves, in the end. So I was grateful for that part. But I did go through
and do quite a bit of video watching to see how it would work. In the end,
Patrick gave the lead over to Chance and I found myself spared having to get
too detailed with the scene. But I had fun researching it, enjoying what I did
watch.
The main video that
inspired that part of the scene is below. One of the things I really liked
about it is that the two in here actually change who leads during the dance.
Very cool. There's even a lift!
The main video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZEckpXniWo
For a few of the other
videos that I used for research, you can go through the playlist here:
Be sure to head over to
the Dreamspinner Press facebook page tomorrow for more about No Sacrifice, for
giveaways and discounts! I have lots of fun planned (and much in the way of hot
men) so do stop by!
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Blurb:
Patrick has taken
his acting talents from high school all the way to a role in a major television
show. But as the show progresses, his life of absolute certainties crumbles when
he finds himself reacting to the kisses of his male costar. He refuses to
accept it, reminding himself he’s married and a father—and thus, straight.
One night he goes to drink his worries away,
meets Chance Dillon, and can’t take his eyes off the man. After having a little
too much alcohol, he spills his problem to Chance, who helps him realize
there’s something other than gay and straight. Patrick’s new understanding of
his bisexual identity helps him sleep better—until the next day, when he
discovers Chance is a sound technician on the same set.
As their friendship grows and Patrick’s
marriage ends, he recognizes a possibility for much more with Chance. But
Patrick isn’t ready to be out the way Chance has been for so long, and when the
matter is taken out of Patrick's hands, he pushes Chance away to spare him the
mess Patrick's life has become. By the time he realizes his mistake, it may be
too late.
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About Grace:
Grace R. Duncan
grew up with a wild imagination. She told stories from an early age—many of
which got her into trouble. Eventually, she learned to channel that imagination
into less troublesome areas, including fanfiction, which is what has led her to
writing male/male erotica.
A gypsy in her
own right, Grace has lived all over the United States. She has currently set up
camp in East Texas with her husband and children—both the human and furry kind.
As one of those
rare creatures who loves research, Grace can get lost for hours on the
internet, reading up on any number of strange and different topics. She can
also be found writing fanfiction, reading fantasy, crime, suspense, romance,
and other erotica, or even dabbling in art.
Website:
http://www.grace-duncan.com/
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/GraceRDuncan2
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/gracerduncan
E-mail: duncan.grace.r@gmail.com
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