Posts by Laura Baumbach
  • by Laura Baumbach

    I know it’s a strange title for a blog post but it was what sprang to mind when I stared at my monitor thinking about a subject to write about here today. Yes, I’m sipping peppermint mocha from Mickey D’s, surrounded by containers of Christmas decorations my sons dug out of the basement last night. [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    Hello there! ::smiles and waves:: I’m DC Juris, and I’m honored and excited to be guesting today! I’m a transgender man who writes GLBTQ and heterosexual romance. I’m from Florida, but currently reside in a little town in Upstate NY with my husband, four dogs, and two cats.
    In October, I attended the inaugural GayRomLit [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    I could easily pick HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (my personal favorite as a child) or a story that is very traditional but I know there are a whole basket of new M/M holiday season stories coming out from MLR Press starting on Black Friday and continuing through New Year’s Day. (http://www.mlrpress )
    Over 40 authors [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    Last June my oldest son, not yet 21 at that time, informed me his then current girlfriend was going to enlist in the service and they would be moving to West Virgina come November. At first I applauded their plan to head off into the world and make their own life, a fresh start of [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    Well, this is a tough subject for me. I’ve been an author for over 10 years, published first in print then I jumped deep into ebooks. Now I own my own print/ebook publishing house with 2 additional imprints. I’m also a wife of thirty years and mom to young me aged 21 and 13 now. [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    A number of MLR Press authors are attending this years Authors After Dark Conference being held this weekend in Philadelphia, PA.
    MLR will be hosting 2 events, one for MLR and one for our PIP Press imprint. Since I will have so many of my authors who write M/M in one place I arranged a booksigning [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    I know I’m way behind on this so I’ll just get to!
    The event was very busy. I arrived on Tuesday with my husband Terry and my son Harrison. Deana Jamroz, MLR cover artist, arrived on Wednesday. We had booked a larger suite so we could host the private MLR/PIP party on Thursday. The room was [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    Next week I’ll be winging my way to LA for the Romantic Times Book Conference. Husband and son will be coming with me. My 12 year old will actually be the youngest author they have ever had attend. We’ll both be at the booksignings with free swags for book buyers! We plan on doing things [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    Along with 2 other MLR Press books in celebration of Ebook Week!
    I decided since I’m going to have GENETIC SNARE released this year it would be a cool gesture to offer the first book in the series for free this week. You can grab a pdf of it here: www.mlrpress.com
    It’s my Johnny Depp meets an [...]

  • by Laura Baumbach

    When I’m feeling under the weather.
    I have a head cold and chest congestion, juicy cough, fever, sinus pressure, achy joints–the works. Since I wasn’t feeling competent enough to tackle more intense business matters today I decided to write.
    Unfortunately every scene I started turned to an angst-ridden moment. I think maybe my cold was [...]

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