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Some dainty but exciting book news!

So you remember my collection of stories, The Book of Broken Hymns? I thought you might. I have some NEWS …Continue reading »

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An update on the whole ebook thing

SO: I am now extra happy to announce that THE BOOK OF BROKEN HYMNS is now available ALL OVER THE …Continue reading »

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A link to the past

Hello everyone. In case you were sitting there reading The Book of Broken Hymns and “The Only Living Boy in …Continue reading »

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ZOMG

So this happened: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/foundation-updates/03/20/24th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced/ I am trying to decide whether or not to do another print run. Or...

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My complicated mourning: RIP, Adrienne Rich

I fell in love with Adrienne Rich and her poetry in the late 1980s, when I got my first job …Continue reading »

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Some Book of Broken Hymns news

So I am still excited about The Book of Broken Hymns being a Lambda finalist, obviously. I am mildly panicked, …Continue reading »

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Available once more!

Hello, dear readers. As I mentioned earlier, I’m doing a second print run of The Book of Broken Hymns, and …Continue reading »

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It seems like a misprint, but maybe it’s really a good thing

Today I went to pick up the second print run for The Book of Broken Hymns, but did not succeed. …Continue reading »

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Waiting for Electrical Fireflies: Rest in Peace, Mr. Bradbury

I am always amazed, when talk turns to Best Opening Lines ever, that this is not included more often: “George, …Continue reading »

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The WIP and me

Hello everyone. As you have probably gleaned, I am Hard at Work on the next project, a super excellent novel …Continue reading »

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at last, the return

Hello, readers. I’m sorry about the long absence. I’ve been around the internet in lots of other ways – Twitter, of course, but also now tumblr, but somehow even though I keep meaning to dive in here I...

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WOO HOO!

Hello everyone. Today I finished the draft of Innisfree. I don’t say “first draft” because as I write I tend to play with the sentences and move things around and do a lot of revision as I go. So it’s...

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A book-ish fundraiser for hurricane relief

Dear Readers: Last week, Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy destroyed a large swathe of the northeast coast. One of the terrible things that happened during the storm was the destruction of the Ali Forney...

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oh, that pesky WIP

Still crashing around on the Work In Progress. I like it, I really do. And I’m glad that I revise so much while I’m writing. I mean, I’m not one of those people who won’t leave a sentence behind until...

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a bit of grateful

Hello everyone. So today is Thanksgiving, which is a confusing holiday in some ways, but also kind of a nifty one. I like it that I have somehow surrounded myself with people who use Thanksgiving as a...

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Playing with fire…or at least with character names

Today I am having one of those days in which I am completely immersed in revision, which happens to be a Thing I Like. I got bogged down around lunch time by a) my great longing for a sandwich and b)...

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a cheerful recap of my 2012

Hello. Somehow it’s gone and turned January, and I’m not sure how. In 2012, I read 88 books and finished (?) writing one. I am hopeful to maintain that ratio, or even improve it, for 2013. Sometime...

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finding me online, in case you were looking

So obviously, if you are here, you have found me. But I noticed the other day that if you Google my name there are a few things that come up as me, and a lot of other things that are apparently some...

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in which I have found a perfect GIF

Right now I’m crashing around doing revisions on Innisfree. You know that thing where you’re all “Oh this will be so easy!” and then actually even when you have good thoughts and a fairly decent idea...

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I reviewed Queers Dig Time Lords

  I reviewed Queers Dig Time Lords for Cobalt. Here is a tiny bit of what I had to say:    ”Queers Dig Time Lords comprises a queer response to the Doctor, the Companions, the TARDIS, and other...

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