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November 28, 2019
Problematic Elements of My Novel (W)hole
Far be it from me to tell you not to read my first novel, the one that remains — ten years later — the only one of its kind. I think it is…
November 27, 2019
Why Do I Have An Able-Bodied Husband?
As the most vocal disability devotee in the world I never would have expected that I would settle down with an able-bodied man. I don’t…
November 26, 2019
What Is Disability Devoteeism?
The traditional way of defining disability devoteeism does a disservice both to devs and people with disabilities. In its simplest…
The Power Dynamics of People with Disabilities and Devotees
There is one thing that I wish people with disabilities knew about devotees. And that is the truth about the power dynamic. What most…
November 15, 2014
What If They Always Called You A Creep?
Today I read a guest post on Dear Author by a woman named Kris who took it personally when people described the terrible behavior of Kathleen Hale as “crazy, mental, batshit, insane”, etc. She writes about how abelist it is to use words that describe mental illness to talk about someone being an asshole. As […]
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November 7, 2014
“A” for Effort
I’m getting kind of tired of seeing these pictures and videos of designs people have come up with to integrate ramps and stairs better. Yeah, it’s super important to find ways to make all buildings accessible to people who use wheelchairs, but I have yet to see one of these designs that isn’t enormously flawed. […]
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October 24, 2014
When a Character Comes Alive
My goal in all my stories is to create really vivid characters. Characters who will be memorable, who will make the story. I was struggling at first with the main character for The Billionaire’s Secretary. The basic plot is not exactly new! I wanted to bring my own style to it, but Chloe was feeling […]
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October 9, 2014
Changing Titles
So now that I’ve passed in The Billionaire’s Secretary for final proofreading, I’m looking at what story to work on next. A while ago I was working on a story of two brothers and a singing career. I’ve run into a lot of trouble developing the plot. I’ve got characters, but the plot is not […]
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September 9, 2014
Book Available for PreOrder!
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be able to tell you that I’ve got a new book coming out! It’s been a long time! I worked hard to make this book as sexy as I possibly could. For my idea of what’s sexy, you can check out an excerpt at my publisher’s […]
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