Cait Gordon's Blog, page 35
July 18, 2017
I’ll be at Queer Between the Covers!
Hey, lovely readers! I’ll be in Montreal on August 19, 2017 at the Queer Between the Covers event at Pride because it sounds like super fun and let’s face it, my book is also queer between its covers! WHERE? 1700 Rue Amherst, Montréal, QC H2L 3L5, Canada WHAT TIME? 11pm to 5 pm. You’ll find […]
July 16, 2017
In Memoriam: A lifetime or two within a short story
Some people can write a tome and not really tell a decent story, but then authors like ’Nathan Bourgoine can create an entire lifetime—or two—in a short work of fiction that cuts right to the soul. In Memoriam follows the story of James, an editor who has just been given a diagnosis that will debilitate and […]
June 29, 2017
I’m Writing like Lady and The Tramp Eat Spaghetti
Um, okay, this is a bit different for me. Maybe for you it’s perfectly fine, but I’m a bit surprised at myself. I am currently writing the first draft (or trying to anyway while LIFE keeps smacking me in the face) of the second book in the ’Cosm Series. There are several new characters, but I’m […]
June 18, 2017
Can’t sleep; the works-in-progress are gonna eat me.
Hey, readers! Remember the time when I was only writing one book? That was fun. It was easy and breezy, with no real deadlines and no expectations. After all, it was just an accident. However, now that it’s also been accidentally published and I’ve been thrust into the world of authory types, I find myself […]
June 14, 2017
Five-star review of ’Cosm by author S.M. Carrière!
Read the book review on her author site! Squee!
June 6, 2017
June 5, 2017
Um, peeps without disabilities, we need to talk.
Yeah. So. Here’s the thing. People without disabilities, many, many of you need sensitivity training when it comes to disabled folks like myself. Like, big time. Because you don’t even know what you don’t know. And you’re hurting us with your ignorance. Last weekend at a conference, I was scheduled to be a panelist to […]
May 29, 2017
Why Every Author Needs Neil Armstrong
Imposter syndrome—every writer with a pulse gets it. I sure as heck do, and I’ve noticed that every single one of my author friends has been struck with it, too, from time to time. It’s when you are overwhelmed with feeling you don’t belong somewhere, even though people have invited you into that space because they […]
When to Listen to and When to Ignore Writing Advice
I wrote a thing about a thing on author Louise Allan’s Writers in the Attic! This is a topic that means a lot to me as a writer, and I’m so glad Louise let me share my thoughts on this forum, which also has other great authors! (Including my homie, Robin Elizabeth!) by Louise Allan |May 29, 2017 […]
May 18, 2017
I’ll be at the Limestone Genre Expo!
Limestone Genre Expo Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4, 2017, 10 am-5pm St. Lawrence College 100 Portsmouth Ave., Kingston, ON Really looking forward to sharing with and learning from other authors! I’ll be sitting on the the following panels: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Speculative Fiction and Extraordinary Bodies – The Portrayal of Disability in Speculative […]
