Finding the Good Stuff

There are always more new books coming out than anyone can possibly read. There are genres that I want to sample, but don’t know where to start. Finding the good stuff can be a challenge. I use friend reviews and Read more

Writing a Romance Series

 Are series or stand-alone books better? Depends who you ask. The stand-alone with a Happy Ever After (HEA) ending is the romance genre classic, and there are amazing M/M ones. Personally, I admit to coming down in favor of series, Read more

When fiction exposes real lives

I’ve been thinking, lately, about how much right I have, as an author, to put real life experiences on the pages of fiction. Even my own personal experiences sometimes involve someone else. Like that day I met a friend for Read more

In the hope of GayRomLit

I had a topic for this month’s post, but it got lost in the tangle of emotions over this weekend. This is not a political blog, so I’m not going to address those issues directly. But one thing I was Read more

Adventures in Audio

I’m usually not a big audio book listener. I’ve loved some, and I totally understand the pleasure of experiencing a book while busy doing something else. Long drives are one time I go for audio. But I read much faster Read more

Putting a face on my men

Covers are a source of joy and angst for authors. I have these images in my head, but I’m not artist enough to transform them to the visual page myself. And then there’s the question of what readers want. What Read more