The writing exercise for today is one of my favorites, three words and fifteen minutes. The words are chosen at random, usually by a second person, and they have to all be worked into the story organically. Clean, Frosting, Baby As always, you are invited to leave your results in the comments section. I look … Continue reading Writing Exercise – Three Words and Fifteen Minutes
FEB 3 Editor's Corner at Book Enthusiast Promotions FEB 4 Guest Blog at Gill McKnight FEB 7 Guest Blog at KD Williamson FEB 11 Guest Blog at Tara Wentz FEB 17 Cake Release Day! Record Conversations at the Bar at Cocktail Hour Editor's Corner at Book Enthusias Promotions Guest Blog at Blythe Rippon FEB 18 Guest … Continue reading Calendar of Events – February 2016
There was a time, not so long ago, when finding queer-focused events took a little digging. Now, there's so much fun, geeky stuff going on that a list of ten really isn't enough. It is, however, how long my list is for today. From Seattle to New York, from gaming to comics, here are my … Continue reading Get Your Geek On! Ten Fun Things to do for the Contemporary Gay Geek!
Today I'm using a visual prompt for my writing exercise. One of my biggest challenges as an author is writing good, descriptive setting. I tend to write lean, with only a rough, skeletal sketch of the surroundings. This is largely because I'm not a fan of reading huge chunks of text about setting. I tend … Continue reading Writing Exercise – Conjuring an Image
Hi all! Cake is scheduled for release in mid February and I am stoked as hell. For those of you paying attention, you might have noticed that I didn't release a book in 2015 at all. #sadface I'm doing my damnedest to make up for it in 2016. Cake is a sweet, sexy novella (That means longer … Continue reading Advanced Review Copies – You know you want one!
Hey! Today starts the Ylva author blog hop. Yeah, I know, all kinds of exciting. Here's the line-up so y'all can check it out. Ylva Author Blog Hop - January 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jae Cheri Crystal Blythe Rippon 10 11 12 13 14 … Continue reading Ylva Author Blog Hop
Today's writing prompt comes from 642 THINGS TO WRITE ABOUT - YOUNG WRITER'S EDITION. This is my second dip into the prompts in that book. It's an excellent book intended to stimulate creativity in young people. Not only are there creative writing prompts to inspire creative writing, there are also prompts for essay writing. Granted, … Continue reading Writing Exercise – You are a vegetarian tiger
Congratulations to nerdgirl1115! She won an ebook of her choice. Woo! 2016 promises to be a busy year of writing, editing, publishing, and all the things that go along with that. Before we get into all that, I thought it would be nice to close out 2015 and start 2016 with a book giveaway. Drop a … Continue reading Laying the Foundation, or What’s a Year in the Life of a Writer? (PLUS A FREE BOOK!)
The other day I stumbled across a new-to-me artist. Halsey has been a part of the music scene for a while, but I somehow missed her. Weird considering how much her voice, her style, her lyrics, her everything appeal to me. After listening for a while, I realized I had heard one of her songs … Continue reading Writing Exercise – New Americana
If I have my way, and really, why wouldn't I? It's my life, after all. Anyway... If I have my way, I'm going to talk about my health a LOT in the coming year. I've set some pretty specific goals for myself, specifically in the fabulous world of biking. But I totally get how, if … Continue reading Go!