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July 29, 2019
RWA 2019
While pondering possible titles for this blog post, I considered “Misery Loves Company” which might have enticed you to read, but would have started us out on the wrong tone. My trip to New York for the Romance Writers of America 2019 National Conference was far from miserable. It was, in fact, one of the […]
July 17, 2019
What Summer Feels Like
Remember how summer was always hotter when you were a kid? And longer. The nights seemed to go on forever, and the end of August was a long, long way away. I have discovered, through the miracle of slowing down, that summer is still like that. You just need to take the time to notice […]
June 7, 2019
Celebrating Pride!
Pride month is important to me as a writer of LGBT fiction, but also as a human being. Pride is an important part of my identity and every year, I watch – with pride – as more people are encouraged to celebrate themselves, thereby encouraging others. Often, I think it would be nice to live […]
May 24, 2019
Bird Chatter
Once upon a time, Lex Chase hosted something called Flash Fiction Fridays on her blog. To those invited to participate, she would send a picture, a random sentence, and the encouragement to make of it what we could. “Bird Chatter” came from the following prompt: “Something about him is…off.” It’s not the weirdest thing I’ve […]
May 10, 2019
Aliens Have Returned to New York!
The aliens first arrived in 2017 when Felice Stevens asked if I’d like to write for her upcoming Kindle World. The invitation flattered me for two reasons. One, Memories with the Breakfast Club was going to be the first LGBTQ Kindle World and Felice had asked me to be a part of it. Two, Felice […]
May 3, 2019
What I’ve Been Reading
The theme for this summary of superb reads is definitely sustainability. I’ve returned to some favourite authors, hoping for something good, and got it. I tried a few new authors only to end up adding several new books to my mountainous TBR. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Reread. I actually had little to no […]
April 24, 2019
Read the first chapter of Purple Haze!
Purple Haze releases in less than three weeks! (Coming your way 05.10.19) In this second installment of my Aliens in New York series, Dillon and Lang face their biggest challenge yet: themselves. (And a few other aliens…) Read on for the first chapter and preorder now at Amazon! Chapter One Constellation nightclub was not Lang’s […]
April 12, 2019
To See the Sun is now available in audio!
And I have four copies to give away! Before I get to the fun stuff, though, I’m going to talk a little bit about the book. To See the Sun started as an experiment. I love the simplicity of trope-driven romance–of having an idea of how a story will end (in a happily ever after, […]
March 29, 2019
Unfinished Business
We’re taught from an early age to finish what we started, and for a kid, it’s pretty good advice. Our memberships in the “Clean Your Plate” club might not have been the healthiest idea ever, but our parents and guardians meant well. They were trying to teach us that persistence is rewarded—and that we have […]
March 15, 2019
The Library Project
When we built this house nearly thirteen years ago, we planned to use the front room, what regular folk might call a formal sitting room, as a library. We even thought we might put a piano in there one day. We were pretty broke after moving into our brand spanking new house, though, and had […]
