“Felix Navidad” is now Available Everywhere!

Okay, today's the for-real day. If you pre-ordered "Felix Navidad" from the Bold Strokes Books webstore—thank you!—then you already had Felix in your hot little hands since the first of the month because of the Bold Strokes Books webstore early release thing, but if you pre-ordered elsewhere—thank you!—Felix should be in your in-box right this …

Re: Solutions

I don't think the world needs another blog entry bemoaning 2020 and 2021, so I'm going to skip right past to the part where I try to make some sort of writing plan for 2022. Throughout 2021, I had three things in my head—one of which solidified because it's already underway—and the other two still …

Squeezing the Tennis Ball

I Have No Words Before anything else, I'd like to start this post with a declaration: I've barely written anything aimed for publication in months, and that's okay. Before COVID, and before the dog blew the tendons in my arm and elbow (still not great, but getting better, and I've gotten to the point where …

The Post-Con Crash

I had a brilliant time in Nottingham, both at the Bold Strokes Books three-day writing retreat (of which I only blogged two days), the free day on Friday where Cari Hunter decided to show me how to live dangerously in the Peak District (another blog pending), and the two-day 9th Annual Bold Strokes Books UK …

Queer Spaces

The Bold Strokes Books retreat has begun, and the first morning has passed. I ended up trying a last-minute pitch at Pitchapalooza (where I was totally—and rightfully—the loser to Barbara Ann Wright's wizard with an exploding problem), absorbed some awesome knowledge from Cindy about POV, and then got caught up on the state of things …

Writing Wednesday — Submit!

Last month I struggled with submitting my goal of "one thing a month" but I pulled it off at the last moment. This month, I've still not sent anything off yet, but there's a week left. Also? I got a rejection, so, y'know. The writer's life. That said, this month I've been working on line …