IN THREE years, I’ve moved, changed jobs, published a book, joined clubs, left clubs, made friends, and lost friends. Sometimes it’s hard to remember only five years ago I believed there were no options other than living and dying as an unhappy female. Unlike my
THIS YEAR, I announced my Best Books of 2017 on WROTE Podcast first. Click HERE to listen to me talk about the list (toward the end at 53:11). I rarely get to comment on what made each book special to me–personally–in a written review, so
My episode on WROTE Podcast is live! Thanks to the wonderful people at WROTE Podcast: Vance Bastian, S. A. (Baz) Collins, and Jayne Lockwood, I had a wonderful interview where I talk about King of the Storm, Baz sensibly reveals the pitfalls of my perfectionism,
I’VE BEEN a bit absent from my blog lately. Apologies. The holidays are always a stressful time for me, because I’ve been working retail for the last decade and it’s also Rand’s birthday (on Christmas). This year I spent most my time between work shifts
ON THE 9th of December, a Saturday, I’ll be at the Authors and Artists Fair in Eugene, at the Lane Fairgrounds next to the Holiday Market. Part of the sale of my books will go to benefiting the Summer Reading Program and Read 2 ME,
Title: The Stark Divide Series: Liminal Sky Book #1 Author: J. Scott Coatsworth Genre: LGBTQ+ Science Fantasy Publisher: DSP Publications Pages: 284 Blurb Some stories are epic. The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed
I’ve attended Read With Pride for the last three years and I love it, so it was a great honor and joy to be invited to join this panel. Panel: With Romantic Elements: Writing and Reading Genre Fiction Mash-ups Do you enjoy stories where the
[Content Warning: Suicidal Ideation.] YESTERDAY I died. It was four in the morning when I walked to my favorite bridge with a gun in my pocket. I hated mornings, especially cold mornings, but I was still drunk from the night before so I wasn’t really
Title: Insight Series: The Community #1 Author: Santino Hassell Genre: Gay Paranormal Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Riptide Publishing Word Count: 88,500 Blurb Growing up the outcast in an infamous family of psychics, Nate Black never learned how to control his empath abilities. Then after five years without