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You could call this my "professional" blog - where I write about being a journalist, struggling to become a novelist, and at times the issues of being a gay author writing (sometimes) gay-themed fiction. I can't promise I'll always sta
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So now “mainstream” = “white?”
The other day I read a feature spot on a new author (who shall remain nameless because he seems like a nice guy, a good writer, and he can’t be blamed for what’s written about him). In this spot he was described as a “writer of col...
Kowloon.
I’m developing an obsession with Kowloon Walled City, and brewing frustration that I can’t find much good information on it in English. I found one semi-autobiographical book that’s affordable, and a photo book that I can’t j...
Guilty Pleasures.
No, I’m not talking about the book by Laurell K. Hamilton…though I am talking about books. Those books you read when you just want to feel good. The books you know you should criticize as pure fluff - and maybe you do, when they’r...
This probably needs a title.
It’s amazing and sad that major news sources are taking this long to say anything about the June 2nd death of fantasy author David Eddings. I am having a terrible time focusing on work this morning. Part of that is because I’m trying to ...
All hail the Queen of Hip-Pop. (Hush, Namie’s stuck in my head.)
I used to love William Gibson’s Idoru as a teenager. Now I can barely struggle through it - possibly from tripping over commas every step of the way, but also because the writing and characterization aren’t doing jack for me. In fact, it...
Brains? Braaaaaiiiins.
Another partially sleepless night, but still better than the last. Got most of my work done, and started reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This book? This book is sheer crack. Copyright infringement issues aside, it’s hilarious, witty, ...
Just a little bit.
Right now, my Lean Cuisine microwave macaroni and cheese feels like the last meal before that long, slow walk down Death Row. I have about ten minutes before I have to go shower, tie my (now fabulous, thanks to Mohammed at Yehia hair salon) hair bac...
Amazon Fails.
This started on Twitter, but is beginning to explode all over the internet: Amazon has stirred controversy and roused protests from its customer base and many high-profile authors (and other names in the publishing industry) by removing the sales ra...
Book & author rec, Twitter, and monkeys.
Ended up talking to author Karma Wilson for a few minutes on Twitter last night. She’s not only extremely nice, but also writes some absolutely adorable illustrated children’s books. Her website is here, her blog is here, and you can fi...
On a more positive note:
Went back through some old books today, looking for anything that would offer me a good perspective on writing for pre-teen girls. I found Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonsong, something I first read as a preteen boy. I remember Menolly being the firs...
First impressions.
I made it to page 68 of Twilight before I couldn’t take it anymore - and even that took an effort of will, just to see how much I could endure. It’s peeling my brain apart and inserting the word “was” in the place of every br...
I may not survive this.
Last night, I did something that utterly embarrasses me. I ordered copies of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight and Laurell K. Hamilton’s Guilty Pleasures. Both are authors who inspire me…but not in the way you’d expect. They’r...
On Gilgamesh, agents, and layouts.
Phew; almost done with the site tweaking. I have a lot of work to do archiving the old snippets, but I can do that day by day. I also need to rework the links section, but I’m avoiding that like the plague. Considering that I’m going to...
Mou?
I’m taking a page from Lessa’s book and embarrassing those close to me with utter glee. I don’t have kids to publicly humiliate, so this will have to do: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HIKARU! ~grins~ Hope you like the book. ~stops abusing the c...
“One does not shout at ladies as if they were cattle.”
Guilty confession: As a child, I loved Louisa May Alcott. I loved Little Women, loved Jo and her books and Amy and her gowns the most. I loved the Pickwick Society, and watching them grow up. I don’t care how girly the stories are. I donR...
