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An open letter to all the other writers who, like me, panic at midnight about being failures

Posted on July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

The first thing you need to do is breathe. Really, do that. Sit where you are and pull air into… Read more An open letter to all the other writers who, like me, panic at midnight about being failures

Writing RAVENFALL: Gender, pronouns, and creating the character of Ava

Posted on June 18, 2014June 18, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

Those of you who have read Crowflight will have met Ava, the Raven who saves Turn from starvation and an… Read more Writing RAVENFALL: Gender, pronouns, and creating the character of Ava

Cover reveal and release date for A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE: COLLECTED ESSAYS

Posted on June 15, 2014June 15, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

Finalized files have been sent to Createspace and Smashwords, so I’m finally ready to make the announcement in a formal… Read more Cover reveal and release date for A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE: COLLECTED ESSAYS

News and an excerpt from a novel-in-progress

Posted on June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

I haven’t posted in a bit. Nothing major to announce at the moment, except that I sold a short story… Read more News and an excerpt from a novel-in-progress

LABYRINTHIAN score, part the first

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

As I’m going through the edits for Labyrinthian and reacquainting myself with the sense of it as a story, it… Read more LABYRINTHIAN score, part the first

I have a wolf’s bite; I have a pack at my heels

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

This is from “Singing With All My Skin and Bone”, which will be out at some point in Nightmare, and… Read more I have a wolf’s bite; I have a pack at my heels

On writing (cisgender male) gay romance and Strong Female Characters

Posted on May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

I just got the novel edits for Labyrinthian (my tropey gay retelling of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur… Read more On writing (cisgender male) gay romance and Strong Female Characters

You can’t have history without violence

Posted on May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

Let’s talk about “historical accuracy”. A few days ago I saw some stuff on Twitter by Long Hidden co-editor Rose… Read more You can’t have history without violence

A few – though by no means the only – ways of getting your book published

Posted on April 13, 2014April 13, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

Given that I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, not just in the context of all the (probably tiresome)… Read more A few – though by no means the only – ways of getting your book published

People in fandom have started a fandom-focused publishing house and I don’t know what to think yet

Posted on April 10, 2014April 11, 2014 by Sunny Moraine

So today this happened. Basically, a bunch of fic authors/fans, primarily in the Glee fandom, are starting an LGBTQ-focused publishing… Read more People in fandom have started a fandom-focused publishing house and I don’t know what to think yet

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