In the hope of GayRomLit

I had a topic for this month’s post, but it got lost in the tangle of emotions over this weekend. This is not a political blog, so I’m not going to address those issues directly. But one thing I was Read more

Adventures in Audio

I’m usually not a big audio book listener. I’ve loved some, and I totally understand the pleasure of experiencing a book while busy doing something else. Long drives are one time I go for audio. But I read much faster Read more

Putting a face on my men

Covers are a source of joy and angst for authors. I have these images in my head, but I’m not artist enough to transform them to the visual page myself. And then there’s the question of what readers want. What Read more

The Patter of Little Feet

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

Shedding Light on the Costs

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

Why does the Unprofessional Professional character bug me?

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