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Updates

Hey, kids!

So I’ll be scarce the next 10 days or so because I’m scheduled to be on-hand at the GGLS conference. What that means is that I’ll be traveling for a couple of days and then I’ll be on-site at the con running around like a freak because I’ve got lots of things going on there this year, including panel appearances and an author chat. I’m also going to be available for chatting outside the formal panels should any readers who are in attendance see me bouncing around the halls.

Oh, and y...

Five tips about reviews

Hi, peeps!

I’m thinking a bit about reviews. I know a lot of authors think about reviews. Sometimes incessantly. And yes, reviews can be helpful in terms of sales, both long-term and short-term. They can also be really harmful, but if you engage in this writing pursuit, guess what? That’s part of the territory.

In the world of books, reviews have a long and tortured history, as this 2012 Atlantic Monthly piece points out. Yes, friends, no matter the era, there are invariably complaints about re...

Nancy Garden on my mind

Hi, all–

Sad news in the world of writing.

Acclaimed author Nancy Garden died yesterday at the age of 76. She was the author of Annie on My Mind, the 1982 novel in which a high school senior from an upscale neighborhood falls in love with another girl from a poorer neighborhood and from a very different family background. The two hit it off, but they have to contend with a few obstacles.

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Many of you have no doubt read this now-classic young adult lesbian novel. If you read it when you were...

Writer McCrankypants strikes again

ARGH. Kickity kick kick ARGH.

Sigh.

Hi, peeps.

I’ve been running around trying to get a print version of From the Hat Down up and operational.

It’s not working. It’s making me frustrated. REALLY frustrated.

The main issue is that the print people claim that the file I and my typesetter supplied is causing the print to be too light. You see, I ordered an ol’ skool paper proof, which means I ordered a preliminary version of the book, bound with the cover so I could see how it looks. The exterior loo...

From the Hat Down Blog Tour

Hi, all! This week I’m doing a blog tour for my latest novel, From the Hat Down, thanks to Book Enthusiast Promotions!

This is the follow-up to my Rainbow Award runner-up, the novella From the Boots Up. So you’ll see it posted in a variety of places — thanks, peeps! MUCH appreciated! Anyway, here’s more info plus some goodies to check out:

Synopsis

Meg Tallmadge is a veterinarian at a clinic in Laramie, Wyoming. She’s got a great job, great friends, deep ties to the family ranch, and big plans...

From the Hat Down is now available on Kindle

YEEEEEEEEE-HA, my friends!

For Kindlers, From the Hat Down is now available for your purchasing and (hopefully) reading pleasure!

Here’s the link.

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for joining me, Meg, and Gina on another ride.

And if you’re interested, this is the follow-up novel to my Rainbow Award runner-up novella, From the Boots Up.

Still not sure? Here’s an excerpt.

Happy Thursday, happy reading (hopefully)!

Writing processes blog hop

Hi, all! I was tagged by writers Sky Croft and Carol Wolf to participate in this here blog hop thingie in which writers answer four questions about their writing and work.

So here we go.

What are you working on?

Oh, lordie. Let’s see. My novel From the Hat Down is about to drop (in the next few days, hopefully). It’s the follow-up to my Rainbow Award runner-up novella, From the Boots Up. Fellow author/editor R.G. Emanuelle and I are also co-editing an anthology of lesbian romance and erotica, Al...

JOVE BELLE! Uncommon Romance blog tour!

Hi, all!

I’m pleased to be a stop on my fellow author Jove Belle’s blog tour for her Uncommon Romance. Below you’ll find all kinds of goodness and info about her and her book, so sit back for more info and teaser stuff.

JOVE BELLE

was born and raised against a backdrop of orchards and potato fields. The youngest of four children, she was raised in a conservative, Christian home and began asking why at a very young age, much to the consternation of her mother and grandmother. At the customary ag...

Forthcoming anthology!

Hi, peeps!

Well, I’ve been a bit busy on other projects, besides my forthcoming novel.

And here’s one of those projects! I’m way stoked to announce that I and fellow author/editor R.G. Emanuelle are co-editing a volume of erotic and romantic stories that will be published by Ylva Publishing in August. Check out the announcement HERE.

All You Can Eat: A Buffet of Lesbian Romance and Erotica

R.G. and I are way excited to announce this project we’ve been working on. It’s been an idea we’ve had for a...

Forthcoming novel

Hiya, kids!

So today I am announcing a forthcoming novel. For those of you who have read the novella From the Boots Up, this here novel is what happens next. :D

If all things go well (the stars align, the deities smile upon us, Lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise), it should be ready for public consumption the first week of June, print and ebook. Most likely Kindle for the latter at first, though I’m trying to get files ready for other platforms and hopefully, mid-June will see those.

Sound gr...