I saw a lovely post yesterday that reminded everyone celebrating Pride to remember that being out is not synonymous with pride nor queerness, and it reminded me of conversations I've had over the years about the whole notion of "coming out," and the how the single most misunderstood thing about "coming out" when I have … Continue reading #PrideMonth — Closets
I had a fantastic conversation with someone today that got me thinking about scars, and specifically the role of scars in Saving the Date. When I made the choice to write Morgan as a character with violence-inflicted scars, I made the choice to also write him as someone who doesn’t have a positive relationship with … Continue reading Saving the Date — Scars
As of this morning, Saving the Date has gone live for pre-order, so I thought I'd take some time to chat about this upcoming novella, and maybe whet your interest. Saving the Date was born thanks to Romancing the Capital, where I met Angela S. Stone, a fellow author. We were going to be on … Continue reading Saving the Date
I always feel like I need to start blogs like this with a caveat: I'm not telling someone they can't write something. I will never tell someone they can't write something. Much like my latest "Why You?" post over at SpAN, or previous discussions over Pseudonym vs Identity or Gay-For-You, I want to be super … Continue reading Conversion Therapy, Revenge Porn, and Criticism
The other morning, I bumped into this tweet: On the surface, this seems pretty respectful and polite, right? She's not swearing, she's not calling for the eradication of queer folk, she's just asking: can she not agree with homosexuality, but still respect homosexual individuals? Nope. Nope she cannot. And, in fact, she's doing damage. "Not … Continue reading Queer Isn’t an Opinion
If you've read Handmade Holidays, my wee holiday chosen-family romance novella from NineStar Press, you probably noticed there's a theme around the ornaments Nick decorates his tree with. Not in the sense of an actual matching theme, but in how they're added to each year, one or two at a time, building up his story … Continue reading Ornamental
