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| Laura Baumbach |
Hello Everyone!
It's been awhile since I've been here so I
was excited to get the offer to post again and let
readers know what I have
been up to lately.
I'm Laura Baumbach, author and publisher of M/M erotic
romance. I have writing m/m romance for 15 years. I've blazed a few trails for
the category of romance including creating a co-op marketing group for authors
in the m/m category, Manloveromance.com, and founding the first RWA chapter for
authors of GLBTQ romance, Rainbow Romance Writers. In recognition of my efforts
over the years, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE named me 'a pioneer of the 'm/m genre'
in their Oct. 2010 issue.
I became a publisher in 2007 with my small press, ManLove
Romance Press aka MLR Press, publishing some of the very best established
authors and discovering new ones. The press is my way of bring the category of
romance I love most to a place of recognition and respect in the romance
community.
This year MLR press is sponsoring a number of m/m centric
events including UK Meet GLBTQ Fiction event in Nottingham June 6-8. I'll be
sponsoring and attending the Gay Romance Northwest Event (GRNW) in September in
Seattle and the Gay Literary Retreat (GRL) in Chicago in October this year.
There are a lot of advantageous events to attend each year but budget and
family life limit my travel. Husband and kids come first before work,
especially at my age.
I'm working on a new novel, a romantic suspense, tentatively
titled REESE (I’ve included a tentative cover)
and working on the sequel to one
of my earlier releases, MEXICAN HEAT, titles Tequila Sunrise. I'm hoping to get
a lot of work done over the summer when things slow down a bit. It's unusual
for me to work two stories at once so I'll anxious about the results.
You can see all of my published work at my website
It needs another update when my web guy has time but you can
find lots to keep you busy there.
If you are attending any event I'm at, please stop by and
say hello! I'm always interesting meeting people with an interest in our
category.
3 comments:
You are one busy lady! Do you write full time? The marketing co-op sounds like a fantastic idea. Marketing seems to me one of the hardest things about writing and being self-published. I don't read the genre you write, but wish you much success in sales!
It's good to catch up with you, Laura! You are one busy lady. So glad you are finding time to write with all your publishing duties for MLR Press!(Maybe I should quit whining about MY busy schedule...)
You are my role model for giving back to the community that supports you as an author and publisher.
Laura, we are delighted you could do an Encore Performance with us here at RTG. Do you find your priorities help you keep some balance in your life? Because you are Very Busy and obviously keeping several balls in the air.
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