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November 16, 2020
I will be reading from The Stealth Lovers and will be in a LIVE Q&A session about Nothing Without Us for AELAQ’S Read Québec Holiday Book Fest!
My publisher, Renaissance, has been invited to take part in AELAQ’s Read Québec Holiday Book Fest on November 28 and 29, 2020! Readings If you want to catch readings of awesome authors reading their Renaissance books, including lil’ ol me reading from The Stealth Lovers? You can by heading over to Renaissance’s YouTube channel, where …
November 9, 2020
Flash Fiction Challenge 2020: November
What? Only one more month of the 2020 Flash Fiction Challenge after this one? That’s incredible! I am purposely one week later because of the US election last week.
October 31, 2020
DisArts and Mental Health
This year has been a roller coaster of awesome and awful. But the awesome is so far winning out! One thing that has been cool is how I’ve been able to virtually attend and participate in writers conferences, and another is being interviewed. Last week, Derek Newman-Stille asked me questions about DisArts, which is art …
October 16, 2020
Flash Fiction Challenge: October’s Results
Hoo-whee, this month’s challenge was…challenging. But never you mind your pretty lil’ head over it because my trusty band of authors came through. Yee haw! For October, I drew these cards: 8 of spades, 10 of hearts, and the 6 of diamonds. That meant the genre was Western, the setting was a museum, and the …
October 15, 2020
Apparently, we authors should have online press kits, so this is how I made mine!
I was Yesterday Years Old when I came across this retweet by award-winning Canadian short fiction author Kelly Robson: Now, I remember press kits from hanging with indie musicians back in the day, but I didn’t know authors had them, too, and definitely not their websites! Graciously, Kelly Robson offered her press kit as an …
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October 13, 2020
RenVCon 2020, Fall Edition is Oct 24-25. Registration is FREE, and I’ll be on two panels!
Registration is open! Go to the Renaissance website to learn more about this amazing virtual con and register for other panels! There will be a virtual vendor room and we can chat and socialize on Discord! I’m going to be participating in two panels, which should be kinda awesome. (I pretend that I know stuff …
October 11, 2020
Showdown Over the Somewhat-Okay Corral (Flash Fiction)
Author’s note: This is my flash fiction for October’s entry of the 2020 Flash Fiction Challenge. Each month of 2020, on the first Monday, I’ll draw cards to determine the genre, setting, and an object that has to appear in the short story. Participants will have until the following Monday to link their stories to the blog …
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October 10, 2020
I was interviewed by AE Science Fiction for my contribution to STARGAZERS: Microtales from the Cosmos!
Very thrilled to receive this interview in my inbox! Please read and share. I had no say in choosing the illustration of the Canada goose, but in my opinion, it’s an accurate depiction of a Canada goose.
October 5, 2020
Flash Fiction Challenge 2020: October
Booooo! (That’s me trying to be a spooky ghost. Did it work?) Well, we’re into our 10th month of the 2020 Flash Fiction Challenge. My goodness, only two more to go! You can read September’s entries here, if you like! Here’s the video of me choosing the cards for October’s challenge! Yeah, I laughed my head off. …
September 29, 2020
I’ll be moderating a panel about ableist terms and narratives in writing for RenVCon 2020, Fall Edition!
Save the date! I’ll be moderating a panel called Ableist, me? That’s cr*zy! on Saturday October 24 at 1:00 PM EST for RenVCon, a virtual writers conference hosted by Renaissance. This has been a panel I’ve wanted to do for some time. Ableist expressions are so entrenched in our everyday language that even I—a professional …
