I really like writing kids into my books. Maybe because being a mom has been such an intense part of my life own experience, or maybe because I like what kids as secondary characters can bring to a story and Read more
This month I was reading online news about Barry Manilow coming out— speaking up about his long relationship with his husband, one that they hid for decades. They clearly made many sacrifices to stay closeted, from time apart, to necessary Read more
We all have our favorite tropes, and our pet peeves in the books we read. One of my biggest pet peeves is the professional character who does something that is really a no-no in his stated profession. You know the Read more
One of the things I’ve been doing this past month is helping get the Queeromance Ink book-link site up and running. And in the process, I stumbled across an old question. When is a book really “Romance” and when isn’t Read more
This has been a rough year for authors. We’ve seen multiple publishers closing their doors. Some, like Amber Quill and now Wilde City, have done their best to reduce the impact for the authors they published. Others have dragged it Read more
This time of year, our genre has a lot of awards and best-of lists going on. The Rainbow Awards, so wonderfully organized by Elisa Rolle, are perhaps the most prominent, but groups ranging from Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards Read more