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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

My goal writing my @jms-books.com novelette Coming of (Middle) Age was to have the reader fall in love with my two characters falling in love. Read it and let me know if I accomplished that. www.amazon.com/Coming-Middl...

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Coming of (Middle) Age

Coming of (Middle) Age - Kindle edition by Allan, MG. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The challenge writing my @jms-books.com novel Last Night was telling a deeply personal story while making it feel universal. I think I succeeded, but feel free to read it and decide for yourself. www.amazon.com/Last-Night-M...

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Last Night

Last Night - Kindle edition by Allan, MG. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My goal as a writer is to do my part to fill the world with queer stories.

MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Carrie is the first Flanagan piece to truly disappoint me, and all the more disappointing because so much of it was so good. Great update to today's world, wonderful characterization, but a convoluted and confounding ending that kind of ruined the whole thing for me.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My story "The Last Memory" has been published, and this one means a lot to me. It was written originally to be part of a joint collection with my late friend Harper Hull. Sadly we never got past the planning stages of the project, but this story was born from it. florafiction.com/the-last-mem...

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The Last Memory by M.G. Allan

Anna Vanderhoof turned her head on the pillow and saw herself standing by the bed. Not herself as she was now, old and frail and bedridden, but a ghost of her younger self. The flaming …

Crystal Lake Publishing @crystallake.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reposted by MG Allan

The Craven Companion will be out April 2027. This absolutely amazing cover was done by Maarten van Vuuren. And just look at that TOC (which includes Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, Nick Roberts, and many more): www.crystallakepub.com/the-craven-c...

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Dustin Pinney @markguyer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Here’s the news I’ve been talking about! I will have a million more things to say about it soon, but look at all those AWESOME writers! This book is a dream come true. I can’t wait for you all to read it!!!! #art #writing #books #wescraven #filmsky #horrorcommunity #adhdwriters

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Very proud to have an essay in this upcoming title from @crystallake.bsky.social. My piece is on the one film Craven did completely outside the horror genre, Music of the Heart.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My @jms-books.com books are emotional, character driven queer fiction. Give one or all of them a try.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I hate when movie adaptions discard an awesome book title for something stupid.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There is a freedom in taking pride in your work regardless of sales figures. I've seen too many writers produce amazing books then consider them failures if they don't sell as much as they hoped. My work has intrinsic value I'm always proud of.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If a review complains a book is too slow that usually makes me want to read it. I love a sloooow burn. A real one, not merely waiting until chapter two to start blowing shit up. Give me a book where the main plot doesn't kick in till the halfway point after I've really gotten to know the characters.

No but I'll add it to my list.

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For quite a while now I'm pretty much only been reading queer authors, and people say, "I couldn't limit myself to only one kind of writing." I'm not. Queer authors write across all genres and provide a wildly diverse set of options.

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I encourage folks to read outside their comfort zone, outside their favorite authors and genres, because expanding your reading also expands your enjoyment.

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Off the top of my head, I can think of three authors I once loved who I discovered to be hateful, bigoted, or all around toxic, and I simply stopped reading them and turned my attention to other authors. It really is that simple.

MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Working in the library field, I will say just in my experience when they are still very young, that love of books is still there. Somehow by the time they hit 13 it has often faded if not disappeared altogether.

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Unpopular opinion: I'm kind of over sprayed edges.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As a reader, sometimes it's interesting to look at reviews but honestly I put no real stock in them. I have loved too many books that had a negative response, and I have seen too many things that were initially panned become celebrated classics. I just read whatever looks interesting to me.

MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It always baffled me when "fans" complained about Barker moving from horror to fantasy and begged for more horror then when he did deliver complained it wasn't horror enough for them. You're either a fan of authors or genres. For me, it's always authors and I'll follow them into any genre.

MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anne Rice is my favorite author. I admire her passion and her eccentricity, her refusal to write anything other than what she wanted, ignoring the negative voices who wanted her writing to be less complex and more manageable. She is a great example of forging your own path.

MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Check out my short story "52/20" in the August edition of @lavenderrising.bsky.social. I'm very proud of this story, which kind of touches on aging in the queer community. onceuponaqueer.com/lavender-ris...

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Once Upon A Queer Publishing - Lavender Rising Magazine

Lavender Rising: a stage for queer creators, a haven for curious readers.

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Some stories I write for publication. Others I write as a lark to entertain me and my friends. I take them both equally serious.

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You defining her bigotry the way you do only exposed your bigotry. I would say the redneck isn't educated enough. Bye.

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I love watching interviews with other authors, read articles and books by other authors, but you should never feel compelled to do it the way anyone else does it, especially if they insist you have to do it the way they do it. Pick and choose and blaze your own trail.

Was I once a big fan of Rowling? Yes. Of Gaiman? Yes. But once they revealed who they really were, I dropped that shit immediately. There's plenty of wonderful work out there. It's not so hard to simply turn away from the work of transhpobes and sexist power abusers, I'm sorry it just isn't.

I heard that Greece was the word that you heard...

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don't understand why people can't let go. I admit, I loved HP and the mystery books, but when she revealed who she really is, I dropped that shit immediately. I loved the works of Neil Gaiman, but when he revealed who he really is, I dropped that shit immediately.

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My @jms-books.com novel Last Night is a tribute to my mother's life and sacrifices as well as my husband's generosity and caring. Some may think it's about death, but really it's all about love.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy to announce I've signed the contract for a new novel. It will be called Take Two and involves a gay man who ends up reliving part of his senior year in high school in 1991 and decides he is going to try to change as much as he can!

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My @jms-books.com digital short Christmas at Driftwood Beach isn't your typical Christmas story. It's about grief and healing, family and tradition. At its heart is an older queer couple who have been together a line time, something I'd love to see depicted more.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Advice for writers: Just keep writing. Just keep telling your stories. Strive to do your best and get better, but to increase your enjoyment of the process. Sales, reviews, recognition...all nice, but not the point or the goal. Just...keep...writing.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My romance novelette Coming of (Middle) Age was written to celebrate the sixteenth anniversary of @jms-books.com, a publisher that amplifies queer voices. They wanted something that captured the feel of those classic 80s teen movies and I tried hard to deliver.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I never intended for my first 3 @jms-books.com to all take place in the same fictional universe, but I love that it turned out that way. I really enjoyed living with these characters.

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MG Allan @mg-allan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I hate the advice that writers should cut anything that doesn't propel the plot. For me, it's those moments that give that story life, make it feel less artificial, give the sense the characters are real people and not just pawns on a chess board. Give me diversions, digressions, and side quests.