Discoveries in Self-Publishing

Bloom Box, a novella in the Heartsville series came out a little less than two weeks ago. It was my first time self-publishing anything. For a long time I’ve been hesitant to try it out. I love Dreamspinner. So much. Read more

Where’s Evil Waldo?

Or a how-to on undercover villainy.

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

Sue Brown: Why Anderson Cooper Holding Hands is a Big Thing

Last week I posted an article on Facebook of Anderson Cooper holding hands as he walked the red carpet with his boyfriend, Benjamin Maisani, at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 14th Annual An Enduring Vision Benefit in New York City. Of Read more

Sometimes Romance is Strangely Horrifying. (And contest stuff new and old.)

Hello, it’s me! I’ve thought about (this) for a long, long time! For those of you who are old enough to remember Todd Rundgren’s very popular song from 1972, (the lyrics of which I’ve almost but not quite quoted) I’ve Read more

Howdy do!

A bearded, chubby, tattooed and awesome author!   Ugh, I’m not even sure how to begin so let’s jump right on into the fray. Hello all, I’m Matt Ortiz and this is my first post for Love Bytes and I Read more