My face at 4 months on testosterone, plus a Publishers Weekly feature.

Face changes on T

A comparison of my face pre-T vs. four months on testosterone.

black phone: pre-T / white phone: 4 months on T

A photo posted by Elliot Finley Wake (@elliotzero) on Jun 2, 2016 at 12:57pm PDT

Publishers Weekly feature

This week’s Publishers Weekly features books that deal with gender themes—including my upcoming novel Bad Boy, about a transgender man and his struggle to define his identity. My narrator’s journey has many parallels to my own transition, and I channeled a lot of my hopes and fears into him. I spoke to Publishers Weekly about my writing process while taking testosterone: