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