Dusk Peterson

Dusk Peterson writes gay love stories, gay erotic love stories, gay erotica, and, on occasion, heterosexual love stories. Most of these stories belong to the genres of fantasy or historical fantasy.

The historical fantasy stories are usually set in worlds based on the late Victorian and Edwardian Eras, though some are set in the Dark Ages, late medieval times, and the Renaissance Era.

Peterson's heterosexual love tales (which take the form of sweet romance) usually appear as subplots in the author's gay fiction or mainstream fantasy stories, especially the novels in the series The Three Lands.

Suspense plays an important role in some of the tales; the conflict in those tales is both external and internal. Peterson's series The Eternal Dungeon contains elements of Gothic romance, although the isolated setting in that series is an underground prison.

Peterson's specialty is stories with dark settings, such as prisons or wartime locations. While the tone of such stories is not unrelentingly dark, Peterson often departs from the happily-ever-after formula in favor of bittersweet storylines that are touched with joy.

Despite the angst undergone by characters in these stories, friendship and other relationships based on platonic affection and respect play a prominent role in many of the tales.

Black, multi-cultural, and interracial storylines often show up in Peterson's work. Characters with disabilities also appear, especially characters struggling with mental illnesses.

Although Peterson's stories do not fall into the Christian Inspirational category, religion and spirituality are often important aspects of characters' lives.

Gender roles and gender variance sometimes affect the story plotlines.

Peterson's stories have been published as e-books, have appeared in various online fiction forums and archives, and have been published in the gay erotic romance magazine MAS-Zine.

Peterson also writes gay leather (BDSM) stories based in modern America.

Peterson worked for a number of years as a journalist and history writer, has edited many online resources related to GLBT literature and genre fiction, and is editor of an online magazine of gay fiction and nonfiction, True Tales: An Erotic E-zine of Masculinity and Power.

Dusk Peterson is a former member of the now-defunct Erotic Romance Writers International, is a member and former director of the Erotic Authors Association, and has taken part at the Erotic Romance Writers Forum and Romance Divas.

On the Web

• Dusk Peterson's Website (e-books, online fiction, and online nonfiction)
• Dusk Peterson's e-mail lists, blogs, and social networking profiles
• List of Published Writings by Dusk Peterson
• True Tales: An Erotic E-zine of Masculinity and Power

Series

• The Three Lands
• Turn-of-the-Century Toughs