Christmas, Traditions, and Climate Change

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It’s a day until Christmas, and Mark and I are barely freaking ready. We just got our tree a couple days ago – they literally had to call someone at Home Depot to unlock the tree area, because they didn’t expect Read more

A Community Like No Other

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I just got back from the annual Dreamspinner Retreat in Orlando. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, it’s a once-a-year shindig for Dreamspinner authors that includes some fantastic teaching seminars, the chance to hob-nob with other authors, Read more

I Don’t Really Belong Here

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I just got back from WorldCon76 in San Jose. When we left home, I felt pretty good about myself. I’ve published over twenty stories, including four novels with three more on the way. I’ve gotten great reviews, and my publisher Read more

Are We Going Forward or Backward?

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Are we going forward or backward? It’s a question I ask myself so often these days. As a writer, I see things changing in my community, sometimes with great pain, as we all try to learn to be more inclusive Read more

Writing Diversity

Over the last few months, a couple overlapping scandals rocked the queer romance world. I’m not going to rehash those, except to say I am really sorry for everyone who got hurt, but am happy the truth ultimately came out. One Read more

Writing What I Know

Hey all… time for another monthly column. 🙂 They say you should write what you know. I don’t always think that’s true – I write a lot of sci fi and fantasy, and take readers places I have never been. Read more