A Positive Look at HIV

A few months ago, Raine O’Tierney emailed me and asked me if I would like to be part of an anthology with her and L.J. LaBarthe. I immediately agreed and the three of us got together to discuss a theme. Read more

Idzillas, Asparagus and Rejection

I hate rejection. Hate it. Yet as a writer, I court it. I constantly approach strangers and ask them for their opinion of my freshly hatched, brain-baby. Sometimes, and I know this is a shock, they don’t think my brain 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

Sue Brown: Writing guru… Not

I’ve always wanted to be a writing guru. … waits patiently for you to stop choking on your coffee. Well, I wanted to be an author who’s there to help, pass on useful tips for newbie authors. By the way, Read more

Confessions in the Park

It’s no secret that I’ve had a lifelong problem with depression. With the drastic changes in my life over the last month, I’ve had a harder time controlling it. For most of my life I’ve controlled it through sheer will, Read more

Let’s Do the Time Warp

I’m a little late posting this because Real Life was especially atrocious today. Some of you know my world has been upside down since late February, but I was going for a new record of ick this afternoon. I had Read more