Love in Translation

It’s a big ego boost to have a publisher express an interest in doing a translation of my books. It’s also a bit scary. As a writer, words are my tools and my toys, my paintbrushes and electric cattle prods. Read more

D.I.V.O.R.C.E

  You know, I had an entire post here ready to go, all about a writing issue that’s exercising me a bit right now, and at the last moment, I pulled it. I’ll post it next month when perhaps I’m Read more

Ghostwriting

Along with recent scandals about plagiarism, we’ve also seen a new focus on an age-old completely-legal practice— ghostwriting. We all know there are celebrity “autobiographies” that weren’t written by the name on the cover. And many well-known classic series under Read more

The Murder Collection Pt. 9

Hello, friends! I’m C.S. Poe, author of gay mystery-romances like Southernmost Murder, contemporary romances such as Color of You, and the occasional paranormal, like 11:59. Welcome back to my ongoing, Choose Your Own Adventure story, The Murder Collection! If you’re Read more

Patricia Nell Warren and words that change lives

The death this week of author and activist Patricia Nell Warren was a huge loss to the LGBTQ books community. For many, it felt like a personal loss, because of how deeply her writing, in particular her novel The Front Read more

2019 with C.S. Poe

Welcome to 2019, friends! My name is C.S. Poe and I’ll be blogging every 18th of the month, here at Love Bytes. For those who have not heard of me, I’m best known for my Snow & Winter gay mystery Read more