GRL 2015 Wrap-up: Why You Should Attend a Writing Conference

Less than a month after I returned from GRL, and I’m missing the warm San Diego weather (even though it was cloudy and gray much of the time I was there). Or maybe I’m just missing that amazing beach where Read more

Muses Gone Wild: How I learned to Shut Up and Listen. Mostly.

I started writing because the movies in my head wouldn’t stop. To be honest, it’s not like the movies started playing when I hit a certain age. They’ve always been there, inspired by things I’ve seen, heard, read, watched, dreamed Read more

Headed to San Francisco – Yaoicon 2015!

Just a week to go before I head west to Yaoicon! I’m so excited about the fall and my upcoming trips to California for Yaoicon (San Francisco) and GRL (San Diego). For a writer like me, who spends most of Read more

Life and Death, Love and Friendship, in Cyberspace

I recently lost a good friend, Martin Brodour. He died very young and he died suddenly. Sure, I’ve lost people I cared about before, some young, some not. All mourned and still missed. But this loss was different from all Read more

Shira Anthony: Following Her Muse

I write gay romance, so I when I’m asked what genre I write, that’s what I generally tell folks. But as readers, we know that there are so many genres that fall under the MM romance umbrella. As many genres Read more

What a Character! On Writing Mothers in Fiction

Happy Mother’s Day everyone! And since it is Mother’s Day and my monthly day to post, why not talk about writing mothers in gay romance? Parents, and mothers in particular, are often pivotal points for characters in any genre of Read more