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What the fckity fck

HI PEEPS!

Yeah, so, trying to avoid any weird-ass AI censorship with that title. LOL

How are y’all? It’s been a minnit and I apologize profusely. The truth is, this whole pandemic shit has basically wiped writing off the face of my earth, because guess what? Life gets in the way.

During this pandemic, I have been taking care of some elderly relatives in addition to myself, and our world shrank to a microcosm during pre-vax lockdowns. I’m in the States, and some jerkwad state governments...

You can choose to be childless

Hi, friends. Some thoughts.

Women and Words

Hi, all–

Just putting in some thoughts even as Women and Words winds down to its hiatus (which begins June 1, ICYMI).

I read an essay today on Feminist Giant by Mona Eltahawy titled Essay: Unmothering.” Eltahawy is a feminist author and speaker.

It starts thus:

I am childfree by choice.

My maternal grandmother had 11 children. My mother is the eldest of those children and she has three children of her own. I am the eldest of those ch...

Online promo tips for your book!

Hi, all–

If you’re working on a first manuscript, you need to start thinking about how to publicize your book. Whether you’re indie or working with a publishing house, the brunt of getting the word out fall on YOU, the author.

If you’re an already published author, then you’re always trying to find new ways to get the word out about your book, and we’ve all had to adjust in this pandemic era.

To that end, I ran across this great post by historian Lindsay Chervinsky who writes nonfiction, but she ha...

Yeah…about that whole Pride thing…

Hi, friends. Thought I’d share this post I did over at Women and Words, my other hangout. Take care of each other.

Women and Words

Hi, Queerfolx.

Especially white queerfolx.

Okay, relax. If it makes it any easier, white peeps, I’m white, too. So maybe you’ll be more comfortable with a white person telling you to think about some things.

Let’s talk a bit about a galvanizing reason behind these protests. And as I write this, US military forces are literally being deployed to possibly enact leth...

LOL still not writing, but I am publishing. And podcasting.

Hi, friends

JFC I just have not been in the mood to write. And for writers, that might be a problem. But whatever. Im trying to hold down a fort here with some relatives who are in higher-risk groups for COVID-19, so Im making a lot of decisions about how we get supplies and what they can or cant do. Theyre not always happy about it, but then, nobody is truly happy right now, so were all just sucking it up and being responsible toward each other and our larger communities.

I have, however,...

Still not writing, but I’m damn sure talking about it

Hi, friends! My colleague and friend Lise MacTague (if you havent read her stuff, omg, DO SO NOW and hit the link to check out her website) and I do the Lez Geek Out! podcast, and we just dropped episode 75, in which we talk about the joys and pitfalls of writing book series.

You can find Lez Geek Out! on all the major podcast platforms if youre interested or you can go to our website to check out previous episodes, which involves talking about fangirl stuff, books and authors we love, movies...

I’m not f*cking writing; it’s an apocalypse

Hi, friends

I really, really hope youre all doing well and staying safe and I hope that youre able to find the resources you need to get through this giant bucket of fuck that has beset us.

Ive been talking to my writer friends and some are throwing themselves into their next writing projects while others just cant and theyre feeling really freaked out about not writing to which I say:

Its all right.

These are fucked-up times, and we all have to figure out what works for us to get through....

RWA Meltdown

Hi, friends–

Just blogged this today at Women and Words about the meltdown at Romance Writers of America and some of my thoughts.

Here you go.

Blog Tour with KD Williamson! “One Reason”

HAI, FRENZ! Welcome to this here whistlestop on the KD Williamson blog tour! We’re celebrating the release of her latest F/F romance, Big Girl Pill, and that involves giveaways and blogs and happy fun times! WOOOOO! See below for the schedule and for the giveaway deets!

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SYNOPSIS:

Maya Davis is done hiding. It’s left her empty and out of touch with her family. Now she’s a young woman on a mission: getting rid of residual feelings for her former best friend from college. Her plan is to put...

Cookin’ for charity with Dirt Road Books!

Hi, Friends —

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up on a cool charity project my fellow founder and colleague at Dirt Road Books put together.

It’s a small book of recipes based on the DRB first year’s newsletter, which included a new recipe every month. My colleague, author and chef R.G. Emanuelle, is in fact a trained chef and she developed several recipes for the newsletter based on seasonal events but also short stories by fellow DRB authors.

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So you’ll get a couple of sexy drinkie...