“The Six Brothers project” was an ungainly mouthful to call my big
splash (note confidence, here) into mainstream romance.
Apart from the fact that it sounded like a spoof of the 1954 musical “Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers” (lumberjacks dancing is not the visual I’m going for
with this book), it was just plain boring… Unless, of course, you were of an
erotica reader’s mindset and, well, that visual at least was a lot more
entertaining to think about (not to mention potentially spraining).
Anyhow, as I announced to the Sunday morning crowd yesterday, the
official title has been chosen! And here, ladies and gents, is its blog debut…
The Hushing Days
by Cora Douglas Sands
Two notes, if you please.
1.) I’ve decided to publish this under a new penname. As sad as it is
to admit, there is still a lot of prejudice toward authors of gay romance. Some
readers and some publishers will immediately shy away from writers of such
works. It is an ugly reality. As this is my one and only career, the only hope I
have of becoming truly financially independent one day, I must give this my
best shot.
2.) While my penname will be different, I am NOT separating Chloe from
Cora. I will happily and proudly tell all who ask the genre of this author’s
birth (as evidenced, I believe, by this very blog). This is not a dirty secret,
it is not a penised skeleton in the closet, it is simply a career strategy. Be
it Chloe or Cora, this girl, alas, must eat.
In the coming days, the reasoning behind this title will become clear.
(Not trying to be all mysterious here, just don’t want today’s post to go too
long.)
I sincerely hope I have your approval for both title and penname. They
would mean the world to me.
Until tomorrow…
Chloe
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