I absolutely adored You Should be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian which portrays a slow burn romance between reporter Mark and professional baseball player Eddie, set in 1960 New York City. Mark is a lovable grump full of cutting observations who is recovering from the sudden death of his boyfriend while Eddie is a temperamental... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Boy I Love by William Hussey
cover art by Dri Gomez This is the first time I've ever read a queer romance and thought "I think my dad would really like this." Not because my dad's queerphobic (he's definitely not), but because my dad likes books about World War I and The Boy I Love by William Hussey manages to simultaneously... Continue Reading →
Change of Plans
Hi! Hello! It's me! I'm not dead. I've just been busy/trying to ignore reality/trying to figure out what to do in the reality that I'm forced to live in. Since, this is my writing blog, I'll focus on my writing, where I'm at with it and what my plans are moving forward. As much as... Continue Reading →
Submission Challenge 2024: Week 2 Update
I've just wrapped up Week 2 of my September Submission Challenge, where I challenge myself to submit 30 times in 30 days. I left off Week 1 two submissions ahead of schedule so I could have taken a couple of days off to work on new stuff or revise some old pieces, but there were... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Sometimes I read a book that makes me either want to quit writing altogether or makes me want to push myself to be a better writer, to put more depth into my research, to really drill down into each word I write in order to avoid cliches. The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherin Arden... Continue Reading →
Submission Challenge 2024: Week 1 Update
An update on the first week of my September submission challenge. Check out the link to read the full post.
Why I Won’t Be Participating in NaNoWriMo Again
(note: the above featured image is taken from the NaNoWriMo Statement on Artificial Intelligence and does not reflect my views) I tend not to bring the dramas of the writing and publishing community onto this blog because it's more of my space to talk about my goals and accomplishments. Also, I tend to try to... Continue Reading →
2024 September Submission Challenge
I swear, I am writing some book reviews and a blog post about my trip to the States and the Nebula Conference, they're taking a while to get done because I've actually been writing and having fun with it for the first time since maybe November last year. If you're curious about why I might... Continue Reading →
Book Review: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Check out my latest book review for Moniquill Blackgoose's TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH.
March Came in Like a Snail and Out Like a Cheetah
I feel as though I was limping through the start of the year (for reasons stated in a recent blog post), and then I hit mid-March, and someone turned on the turbo drive. I suddenly had energy. I could focus. Motivation crashed back into my body. I sat down and I got shit done. Writing... Continue Reading →