Hola, I'm James Buchanan, a multipublished  author of, primarily, homoerotic romance & fiction.  Life wise, I grew up in a small Texas town, hours away from any other small Texas town and about as far west as you could go and still be considered in Texas.  A stint at the University, where I ostensibly majored in English, garnered me a degree useful for being someone’s secretary.  The absolute lack of employment opportunities sent me  to Southern California.  After a stint in County Mental Health (administration not client) I ran screaming into the field of Law.  So far I have been practicing for many years and someday I might even get it right.

Currently I volunteer as the Obelisk Awards Coordinator, List Dom and MySpace WebMaster for the Erotic Authors Association.  I also edit the newsletter for the ManLoveRomance Author Co-op.  My novella Twice the Cowboy won both the Preditors & Editors Best Romance Novella of 2006 but also the Golden Rose 2007 award for Best Novella.   

I write original, erotic GLBT fiction, or what I tell people is gay porn with plot. My writing style is across the board, but I mainly write original homosexual fiction (some call it slash from the Male/Male designation) of the romantic flavor. I have written pansexual and/or bisexual stories although the queer relationships tend to be the predominate one. The type of fiction I write is often called “Boy Love,” although there are no underage relationships in my stories (boiz yes, boys no).

I like men; really nice, sexy, handsome, strong guys with a bit of the world behind them.  I like to put them together and have them be all angsty and romantic and get it on quite frequently.

All of my work to date is erotic. My longer works have heavy elements of romance in them. Some of my stuff is Original Yaoi with the traditional Seme and Uke roles with all involved being Bishonen. What can I say, I love Manga and it's fun to write. Otherwise my erotic fiction runs the gamut of mystery, thriller, horror, fantasy, historical fiction and science fiction. Much of it, no matter what genre I’m writing in is often labeled “dark fic” or “Gothic” as it has an edgy, not quite happy feel. It follows my own reading tastes. I’m more likely to be found with “A Slave’s Condition” than a pretty shounen-ai manga like “Gokuaru Café.” Clive Barker’s homocentric horror is on my shelves and I don’t need happy endings.

Now a word about identity, orientation and all that.  First, why, oh why, are all my pictures photoshopped?  Pure and simple, 'cause I hate how I photograph.  Why do I look like a guy in my photos...'cause I do folks.  Genetics...we love 'em, despise them or whatever.

Second I'll give you a few links: Steve Berman discusses Orientation v. Behavior v. Identity, Liminal Ink and the Wiki on Gender Bending.  

Why James? Originally I planned to write under my initials.  The name James came about after a scary as shit real-life stalking incident reminded me that, at that time, I still worked in a very conservative environment.  Since it was only a few months before my first book came out, I scrambled for a pen name that wasn't as close to my own (which I'd started setting up with websites and such).  James was who I came up with and maybe with more time and less panic, I'd have gone more genderless.  But James is here now, and he's as much a part of my personality as anything else, and if it bothers you...sorry.

SG, my partner, and I live a rather alternative lifestyle.  We have a bolt in our ceiling for the swing.  He’s a sub.  I’m a Dom and a Top and harnesses are wonderful things.  We’re both bi – living an outwardly heteronormative life.  SG’s my beta reader for “the good parts” as he calls it.   I’ve gender bended to some extent since college (very easy when you’re an anorexic, androgynous goth kid)...although SG teases that it can't be drag when females can wear jeans and t-shirts anyway.