When your gender identity and assigned sex at birth match, it can be hard to understand what it feels like when they don’t.
When your gender identity and assigned sex at birth match, it can be hard to understand what it feels like when they don’t.
All arguments favoring anti-trans bathroom bills fall apart when you look at the facts. In this post, I pick apart the myths.
All arguments favoring anti-trans bathroom bills fall apart when you look at the facts. In this post, I pick apart the myths.
Many transgender people are forced to choose between breaking the law or not surviving.
Many transgender people are forced to choose between breaking the law or not surviving.
I always knew I was different. But it took more than twenty years to find the language to describe who I was.
I always knew I was different. But it took more than twenty years to find the language to describe who I was.
Nothing lasts forever. As Ani di Franco says, even our tattoos are only as permanent as we are. So it is with computers, as many of us have experienced. This past week, the hard drive on my Mac Book Pro took a dump only a few weeks after I finished the rough draft of my … Continue reading “When Hard Drives Crash”
I am so excited to have Greg Barth, author of the gritty-as-fuck Selena series, to guest post on my humble blog, sharing about one of my favorite musicians of all time, Joan Jett. Take it away, Greg! I write like a girl. And not a nice one. I guess I should say I write like … Continue reading “Selena and Joan Jett: Guest Post by Greg Barth”
Ernest Hemingway is reported to have said, “The first draft of anything is shit.” Decades later, in her book, Bird by Bird, Anne LaMott had a chapter called “Shitty First Drafts”. And author Mur Lafferty is fond of saying, “Don’t be afraid to suck.” I understand what they are getting at. First drafts are rough. … Continue reading “Your Rough Drafts Aren’t Really Shit”
One of the great things about fiction is that we get to see the world through another’s eyes. We can slip into the skin of a Caribbean pirate, a bounty hunter in Jersey, a spaceship captain, a child dealing with cancer, a vampire, a person living in the ghetto, a circus animal trainer, or a … Continue reading “Into the Skin of Another: The Gift of Fiction”
One of my crutch words is the word THAT. When I’m editing a story, THAT is on my Search and Destroy list. But sometimes it’s needed. Here’s how to decide.
One of my crutch words is the word THAT. When I’m editing a story, THAT is on my Search and Destroy list. But sometimes it’s needed. Here’s how to decide.
As many of you know, I’m giving away a free eBook short for people who preorder Snitch: A Shea Stevens Thriller. I really wanted this bonus giveaway to be something spectacular to let me readers know how much I truly appreciate their support. So I decided to check out a new eBook formatting app called … Continue reading “First Impressions of Vellum App”
