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Damon Suede

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Damon Suede grew up out-n-proud deep in the anus of right-wing America, and escaped as soon as it was legal. He has lived all over and along the way, he’s earned his crust as a model, a messenger, a promoter, a programmer, a sculptor, a singer, a stripper, a bookkeeper, a bartender, a techie, a teacher, a director... but writing has ever been his bread and butter. He has been happily partnered for over a decade with the most loving, handsome, shrewd, hilarious, noble man to walk this planet.

Though new to gay romance, Damon is an award-winning author who has been writing for print, stage, and screen for two decades, which is both more and less glamorous than you might imagine. He's won some awards, but he counts his blessings more often: his

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Damon Suede Hey!

So sorry for the delay replying. I just saw this question. There is no hard ETA on Hard Head at the moment, but the manuscript (All 300k ridiculou…more
Hey!

So sorry for the delay replying. I just saw this question. There is no hard ETA on Hard Head at the moment, but the manuscript (All 300k ridiculously overwritten words of it) is sitting on my computer and I keep chiseling away at it. The process of writing the Hot Head sequel ended up being pretty intense, for many reasons.

That said, with a manuscript that ginormous, I will definitely have extra chapters and bonus scenes aplenty. But...it IS coming and the only reason it's taken this long is because I love those characters too much to half-ass them. LOL And I'll be posting updates on it as I start drilling down in earnest.

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Damon Suede Thank you!

Hard Head (aka Head #2) is going to be Tommy's story, but Griff and Dante are very much secondary characters within the book because of the…more
Thank you!

Hard Head (aka Head #2) is going to be Tommy's story, but Griff and Dante are very much secondary characters within the book because of their connections to him.

So much of Tommy's story is bound up in the Red Hook community they all share... It won't be a Griff & Dante book, but they are major characters in Tommy's book as his friends and coworkers. (less)
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“Because people should not be punished for loving and hoping and holding their hearts open.”
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“It's a kilt, dumbass. It's only a skirt if I'm wearing underwear.”
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message 84: by Rob

Rob Rosen Damon, hi. Hope all is well. Since we’re Goodreads friends, I thought I’d share my latest novel, Midlife Crisis, with you.

"Rob Rosen does madcap gay humor better than anyone else writing today. Midlife Crisis is no exception." - Neil Plakcy, author of The Mahu Investigations

I hope you can pick up a copy. As a special thanks for your time, feel free to message me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/therobrosen) for a free PDF copy of any of my other 9 novels, which you can find here: http://www.therobrosen.com

All the best,

Rob Rosen


Arpi !!!getting high on books!!! Thanx Damon for accepting :D


message 82: by Baba

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Hey Damon,
Here's a little gift from moi. :))
B. xxx


message 81: by Damon

Damon Suede Chrystine wrote: "Any plans on writing a followup to Hot Head? I read it a yr or 2 ago and have been anxiously awaiting. Hot Head is one of my fav gay books.."It's definitely coming., I've written the story but it;'s a bit unwieldy at the moment and I'm tryign to get it right, y'know?


Chrystine Any plans on writing a followup to Hot Head? I read it a yr or 2 ago and have been anxiously awaiting. Hot Head is one of my fav gay books..


message 79: by Bibek

Bibek Thapa Thanks for accepting my friend request. So glad to finally have you as my friend. Looking forward to our GR friendship, and reading more of your books!


Sandi ♥'s way too many M/M books Thank you for accepting my request. Just read "Hot Head" last week LOVED it LOVED both of those delicious men!


.Lili. Thank you for accepting the friend request! I loved Hot Head and I'm very excited for the next book in the series!


Absynthe Anxiously awaiting the next Head book!


message 75: by Vishous

Vishous thank you so much for friend invite!

Can't wait for the next book in Head series :)


message 74: by Radha

Radha Mr.Suede,thank you for accepting.I was browsing through the reviews and found this amazing review..you have to see it--www.goodreads.com/review/show/458359678


Stephanie Hi Damon! Do you have a date yet when Hard Head will be released? :)


message 72: by Baba (last edited Jul 28, 2013 12:38PM)

Baba  Thanks for the friend invite, Damon! And thanks for anything and everything. I feel kinda honored. Take care and see ya... B.XXX


Kelly| Just Another Horror Reader Thanks for the friend invite, Damon. Hot Head is the best book I've read in a long time. Can't wait for the next one! xo


Fangtasia Pining away for Hard Head, would be happy even with an entry here at GR to mark "to-read"... Would be even happier if I could pre-order somewhere...


message 69: by Leigh

Leigh OMGoodness! the pleasure was all mine!! thank you so much for including me in all your fun! it was wonderful meeting, hanging out, and dancing the night away!! hope to see you again soon!! *muah*


message 68: by Barb

Barb Can May get here fast enough? NOT! Please not any longer. That's already too far away. Dying to read Hard Head, Damon.


message 67: by Damon

Damon Suede RiN a.k.a ♥ Thwisted Dhelyght ♥ wrote: "will you be able to sign my copy of Hot Head while you are there?..." I'm not firm on the release date yet, but I'm literally i the home stretch.

And of COURSE I'll sign it in New Orleans! I'd be honored to. :)


Zany Rin Damon wrote: "Thank you so much for the kind words!! I'm literally finishing the sequel Hard Head (which is Tommy's story) right now. More definitely on the way... :)"

OH WoW ... your response so made my night!

As for my kind words they were well deserved and you are very welcomed. Is it lame to say that I cried during certain scenes in your book? If people think so, I don't care because that just proves how awesome a writer you are and how attached I became with your characters. So knowing there is more coming makes me tickled pink all over (channeling my inner Griff).

Anywho, I am getting wordy (I tend to ramble on when I'm nervous or obsessing over something fantabulous)so to wrap this up I have one question for you ... do you have an idea for the release date of Hard Head? Waiting for books that I'm dying to read always makes me batshit crazy.

Like I mentioned looking forward to seeing you in New Orleans in August. Okay I lied I have a second question ... will you be able to sign my copy of Hot Head while you are there?


Stephanie Damon wrote: "It'll be late spring most likely. We're shooting for May."
Yeah!! Thanks so much!


message 64: by Damon

Damon Suede It'll be late spring most likely. We're shooting for May.


Stephanie When is Hot Head sequel coming out? :)


message 62: by Lauren

Lauren Hey Damon, thanks for accepting the friend invite! xx


Fangtasia Damon, did you see Hot Head came in at third place in the 2011 Goodreads Readers Choice Awards, Romance category?

Ahead of Julia Quinn, Nora Roberts, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter...

And the book that won 2nd place is apparently a Twilight fanfic with characters replaced.

So, for all intents and purposes, your debut book came in 2nd. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

WOOHOO!!! *doing Snoopy happy dance for the next couple hours*


message 60: by Lori

Lori Good luck in the final round of voting Damon!

~smooches~


message 59: by Kat

Kat Hey Damon, thanks for friending me :D


message 58: by Lenore

Lenore Damon wrote: "Many thanks for the friend request. :)"

Pleasure is all mine. But you already know that.


message 57: by Angel

Angel Thanks so much for the friending! I'm very honored!

Cheers


message 56: by Barb

Barb Hey Damon, thanks for adding me as a friend. Congrats on the success of Hot Head! You sooooo deserve it!! Already in line for Tommy's story. :o)


message 55: by Bookbee

Bookbee Hi Damon! Thanks for the friend invite. :D


message 54: by Neko

Neko Hi Damon!
Thank You for adding me back! LOVED Hot Head and just can't wait to see more! xD <3


message 53: by Mary (last edited Jul 11, 2011 01:43PM)

Mary If the writing in Hot Head is anything like your reviews, I know I'm going to love it! Congratulations on its success!


message 52: by Damon

Damon Suede Thank you so much!


amydawn74 Thanks for accepting my friend request. Since it was my first M/M full-length book, it's one I'll never forget! Of course, that's besides the fact that it's awesome! :)

(Wasn't sure if I posted this on your comment to me if you'd see it.)


Fangtasia Thanks for the friendvite, Damon. Saw in the M/M Romance BOM thread that you are already working on Tommy's story. Will read that one and anything else you write as soon as it's released.

Original voices are so rare, they need to be encouraged.


message 49: by Damon

Damon Suede It's at Dreamspinner, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble in the US, but I can't find places in Australia yet.

Let me ask the Dreampsinner folks who they distribute with down under.


message 48: by Damon

Damon Suede Thank you C!


message 47: by C.

C. Faron I was just checking out the gay and lesbian section of Amazon and saw that Hot Head is #1! Congratulations!


message 46: by Damon

Damon Suede Heidi wrote: "Well, you did wake up Randy. I suspected it was that you have a life. Sad, sad."

:) Listen, we're gonna talk about Randy. I've always had a soft spot for ruined, ruinous men. I think I put out a high-pitched tone that only they can hear.


message 45: by Heidi

Heidi Cullinan Well, you did wake up Randy. I suspected it was that you have a life. Sad, sad.


message 44: by Damon

Damon Suede Heidi wrote: "Peaches, why are you not on twitter? Do you have a life or something?"

And I love that you called me Peaches. I literally busted out laughing at my desk.


message 43: by Damon

Damon Suede LOLOLOL I know! Rachel H has been giving me hell about it. I just haven't had the time. I know I'll cave at some point but not yet. I gues it is life getting in the way; Between the screenwriting gigs and the theatre stuff I literally don't have a hot second to figure out another platform. :)


message 42: by Heidi

Heidi Cullinan Peaches, why are you not on twitter? Do you have a life or something?


message 41: by Damon

Damon Suede Thanks, Heather!


Heather C Happy Release Day, Damon!!!


message 39: by Damon

Damon Suede If anyone doesn't mind helping out, I need a couple more likes on my rudimentary Facebook "fanpage" so I can get some housekeeping done...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Damon-...

Just four more "Likes" and I can cleanup up that horrible url!


message 38: by Damon

Damon Suede And I'm looking forward to the Water books. Nice to meet you, sir. :)


message 37: by Phoenix

Phoenix Emrys Thanks for the invite!


message 36: by Damon

Damon Suede Trying to suss the whole "Facebook fanpage" thing and feeling like a dope. LOL Please feel free to like it if you're the liking type... :)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Damon-...


message 35: by Leah

Leah Hi Damon! :D


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