I live only a few miles from Comet Ping Pong, the DC pizza place where a man with an assault rifle walked in to “self-investigate” a fake story about a child sex trafficking operation taking place in the restaurant’s “underground tunnels.” I’ve never read the original fake news stories purporting Read more…
I wouldn’t really say that I get writer’s block. I fully believe in Stephen King’s quote about how “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” I also believe that the best cure for not knowing what to write is to Read more…
I admit it. I’ve been on a real tear lately. Here’s what I’ve done in the past 30 days: I published To Have Loved & Lost I joined about fifty million Facebook lesbian book / author groups I started a mailing list I’ve written 22,000 words of a follow-up novel Read more…
I read this article online today that kicked off a storm of raging guilt. To summarize: So basically, you are taking these characters and putting them into a new world that the writer created, with new circumstances and settings. Now this is where it gets tricky. How alternate can a universe Read more…
This is a public service announcement. During this year’s Thanksgiving, many people are going to go home to find themselves in conflict with their family members’ political views. I want to advise you: Do not give in to the temptation to talk about politics this year! Love your family Read more…