Red+Blue

I'm hoping I can use these photos of the same models for the sequel "Give+Take"

Bears are around, so food needs to be strung up out of reach and not left in tents

"Red+Blue" a case of Opposites Attract

I was stoked when "Red+Blue" was judged equal third in Elisa Rolle's Rainbow Awards for Best Gay Contemporary Romance for 2012, repeating the feat I achieved with "Caught" the previous year.

Google maps also helped me get a view of the San Francisco Bay area and where Ben would have ended up after he left Adrian's Pacific Heights home.

The Voyageurs are mentioned and definitely inspire anyone who has been in the region with tales of their journeys.

I didn't mention this place by name but I definitely had The French Laundry in mind when I wrote that scene.

As a contrast to this houses in Ely where Ben comes from sell for less than $70,000

And finally Adrian snr's house on Long Island

Real estate sites are great for getting a picture of real places in the locations you want them to be. This is Mick's "place" in SoMa

This is what I envisage Jason's home on Long Island is like.

Back then, Josh Lanyon offered a script evaluation service for a price. I sent the draft I did after the 2009 Nanowrimo and nearly shelved the whole project. It was only when I did the sort of research noted here and fleshed these into real characters that the book became worthy of printing. It's still not perfect but would have been a lot worse without Josh's help.