Queer writer of speculative and YA fiction
Now that LGBTQ+ Pride month is over, we’re in July, which I like to call LGBTQ+ Rage month. And we have a lot to be furious about. I won’t go into chapter and verse about all of the ways society has tried to marginalize us, dismiss us, and make it generally more dangerous for us …
Continue reading "I finished the first draft of my novel. So why am I so angry?"
I tend to seek out a lot of advice about the writing process from other writers, which explains why I subscribe to a lot of writers’ email newsletters. I’m a huge process nerd. I'm always interested in hearing how people get their writing done: where, when, which tools they use, what they do when they …
Continue reading "Why do we say “we” or “you” when we mean “I”?"
I feel like every December I ask myself, "Where did the year go?" So I won't do that this time. Instead, I'm trying to take stock of everything I managed to get done during our latest turn around the sun and think of everything I didn't get to as opportunities for the future. Is it …
Continue reading "Work in progress: The Ghost in You and a queer holiday romcom"
Let it be known that I hate the sound of my own voice. I think we’re all inclined to cringe when we hear ourselves speak, though, aren’t we? I wonder if people who have fantastic voices, like Patrick Stewart or Angela Bassett, feel this way too, or do they think, “Dang, I sound good”? All …
I don’t know where this month went. I think I said something similar about last month, which, granted, was a short month, so it was bound to go by quickly. March always feels a little bit extra considering it has 31 days, and yet here I am at the very last day and just now …
Continue reading "Happy sort-of belated birthday to The Unwanted"
And here we are, at the finish line. To recap: This month I’m taking part in #WriterInMotion, where I write a 1,000-word story and document my revision process. Last week, I posted my third draft, which was revised based on the insight and input from critique partners K. J. Harrowick and Ari Augustine. This week, …
Continue reading "Writer in Motion, Week 4: Exile (second critique group feedback)"
The story thus far about the story thus far: This month I’m taking part in #WriterInMotion, where I write a 1,000-word story and document my revision process. Last week, I posted my second draft, and this week, I got feedback! Some extremely helpful observations came from critique partners K. J. Harrowick and Ari Augustine. They …
Continue reading "Writer in Motion, Week 3: Exile (critique partners feedback)"
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve all recovered from your hangovers, but if you haven’t, I’ll type quietly. I hope 2020 is off to a good start for you because, let’s face it, 2019 kind of sucked, didn’t it? The world is on fire (literally), people in power are evil (literally), and it feels as …
Continue reading "Being resolute in 2020, or “Not one more end-of-year list.”"
You may recall that I once said I never throw anything away when it comes to writing. Well, this is where I out myself as a big fat liar, because I've started and deleted three attempts at writing this post already. I would say I don’t know why I’ve let so much time pass between …
I’ve been doing a lot more writing lately. I have to credit that in part to a two-week writing challenge I did recently, 1,000 words of summer, an idea by author Jami Attenberg. The challenge: write at least a thousand words a day for two weeks. There were a couple days I fell short. Most …