Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Romantically Ever After Featured Author... Isla Olsen






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The genre I'm writing is MM Romantic Comedy. I first started reading MM romance back in 2016 when I came across a book by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen called 'Him'; I was already a huge fan of Elle Kennedy's off-campus series and this one also appeared to be a light-hearted romp about college-aged hockey players...except of course both characters were guys. I wasn't sure going in if I'd like it but I thought 'what the hell? I may as well give it a shot and if I don't like it there's no harm done'. Well, I'm so glad I did give it a shot because that book was fantastic and it opened up a whole new genre for me. I still love MF romance, but MM is absolutely my favourite both for reading and writing.

So what is it about MM, and particularly MM romantic comedy that I love so much? Well, for starters, two hot guys is always going to be better than one, right? Secondly, I love exploring the emotional side. Being romantic comedies my books are pretty low on angst, but they're still full of love and having two guys wrestle with their feelings and make themselves vulnerable to each other is really something special. I also love the added tropes that come with MM; of course there are the old classics like Billionaire, Friends-to-Lovers, Enemies-to-Lovers, Boss/Employee, Best Friend's Sibling etc, but there's also Out for You (where one MC comes out for the other), Bi/Pan awakening (where one or both MCs who always thought they were straight realise they are actually into guys), Twink and Bear (small guy and big, brawny guy), Daddy/Boy (Age gap - MC is over 18 of course!), MMM+ (more than two guys in the relationship). Needless to say, there is plenty to keep a writer and reader on their toes!
If you've never read any MM before but would like to test the waters, here are a few books that are great for 'entry level' readers: - Him by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen (as mentioned above, this was my first MM book!) - Tropes include friends-to-lovers, bi awakening, sports romance (hockey). Genre: Light Contemporary - #Junkie (GearShark #1) and #Rev (GearShark #2) by Cambria Hebert - Tropes include friends-to-lovers, out for you, bi awakening, sports romance...ish (car racing) Genre: Contemporary - Cut & Run by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban - Tropes include enemies-to-lovers, men in uniform...ish (FBI), co-workers. Genre: Romantic Suspense, Mystery
- Fake it 'til You Make Out by Isla Olsen (that's me!) - Tropes include friends-to-lovers, fake relationship, bi awakening. Genre: Contemporary Rom Com


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About The Author


Isla Olsen is the romance-writing alter-ego of a YA Fantasy author. She first discovered her love of romantic comedies when, after spending all her work time lost in epic fantasy worlds, she decided she needed something light and fluffy to read in her downtime. She quickly became addicted to authors like Lauren Blakely, Tara Sivec and Rachel Van Dyken, and then one day she discovered MM...and there was no going back after that! After all, two hot guys are better than one, right? Isla lives in Melbourne, Australia with her giant bed-hogging Rhodesian Ridgeback; she's a major sports fan (yes, rugby is way better than American Football!), a chocoholic, loves Chinese food, and is a firm believer that the best music was created way before she was born.







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