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April Wrap-Up & May Goals
Another month, another late start. I promise to try not to make this a habit. Lots happened in April, including two trips, a major deadline, a household milestone, and a long-time dream! The spouse and I briefly escaped to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic for a long weekend with my family, where I got…
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Con Report: Read the Rainbow 2025
A year or so ago, a queer romance book convention made a questionable decision to change the location of their annual event. In response, multiple new events celebrating queer fiction (romance or otherwise) have sprung up. As a fairly new author to this genre, I’ve been excited to take advantage of these opportunities. I recently…
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March Wrap-Up & April Goals
Let’s start this month (which started almost a week ago, appropriately) with a question and a statement. Okay, now that we’re on the same page, the rest of this monthly update will make a lot more sense. My work productivity levels were pretty low because I’ve been white-knuckling the world to also keep my anxiety…
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February Wrap-Up & March Goals
I gave myself a bunch of goals this month…which promptly hit the wall of the real world. Here in the United States, it’s a pretty depressing time to work in public health, much less focused on LGBTQIA+ sexual health. Special shout-out here to Taylor J. Gray, with 22 novels from multiple interconnected series, who provided…
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Con Report: Farpoint 2025
Last weekend I had a great, chill time at one of my favorite SF/F conventions, Farpoint! Since this is a local event for me, a mere 20 minutes from my house, I commuted instead of staying at the event hotel. I also had a relatively light schedule, compared to most cons where I’m a presenter…
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January Wrap-Up & February Goals
This may be the dumbest timeline ever, or a roller coaster I’d really like to escape, but I’m hanging in there for now. Early last month, I had some resolution about doing more yoga, but scratch that. New 2025 resolution: Keep writing, reading, and championing stories that feature love, queer and other minority voices, and…
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Farpoint 2025 Schedule
I’m kicking off my 2025 schedule with one of my favorite local SF/F conventions before I hit a string of romance events that will take me through the spring and summer. Farpoint 2025February 7-9, 2025DoubleTree by HiltonPikesville, Maryland Because this is a local event and I have a pretty light schedule, I will be commuting…
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Fur and Honor is LIVE!
Fur and Honor, an MM paranormal romance standalone novella, is now available to buy or borrow. Fur and Honor features… ✨ werewolf/human✨ boss/employee✨ worst personal assistant ever✨ fated mates (in a world without fated mates) 🐺🌃 I heard you wanted Hal’s story. Hal wants his new personal assistant. 🐺🌃 About Fur and Honor… Unnecessary heroics…
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A giveaway and a quick head’s up
First, a request: I know most of the people who see these posts read them when they show up in their email inboxes because you are subscribed through WordPress. However, one of the best ways to keep up with EVERYTHING I do is to subscribe to my email newsletter. And you definitely don’t want to…
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A Year in Reading: 2024
How did I do this year? Not bad, according to Goodreads! 311 Titles Read in 2024* *Includes novels, novellas, and graphic novels What’s the monthly breakdown? January: 29 | February: 26 | March: 31April: 25 | May: 29 | June: 23July: 28 | August: 26 | September: 19October: 18 | November: 29 | December: 25…
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December Wrap-Up & January Goals
2024 was a hell of a year for me. I released 3 novels and contributed to 3 anthologies, resulting in my most successful year since my first book came out almost a decade ago. Despite a slow start to 2025, I’m excited for my next projects. Though I’ve only included my confirmed releases below, I…
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November Wrap-Up & December Goals
I’m prepping this month’s roundup from the back seat of my parent’s rental car during the great southern tour of 2024. After spending Thanksgiving weekend in Atlanta with friends, I swung by Alabama this week for my spouse’s graduation from military training, and now we’re on the way up to Nashville to visit old family…
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October Wrap-Up & November Goals
I was beginning to recover from September, and then this week happened. Rather than re-hash my thoughts here, you can check out the blog post I wrote about my plan to keep writing. The releases I have coming up have never been more appropriate, because my contributions to both involve rebelling against the status quo…
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Con Report: Northern Rainbow Romance Retreat 2024
To say the past 2 months have been rough for me is an understatement even before the U.S. election results this week. I’m slowly getting all of my projects back on schedule and catching up on the epic to-do list, and today’s task is finally writing up my convention report for the first Northern Rainbow…
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Creation as an act of defiance
Or, I Picked a Hell of a Year to Start Writing Queer Romance I’ve caved to “doom scrolling” on social media a couple of times today, and so far I’ve seen two posts by author friends announcing that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus from writing. One is a romance author living in a…
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September Wrap-Up & October Goals
Hello from Toronto! I’m bringing you this update from much farther north than usual, during the Northern Rainbow Romance Retreat. So far, I’ve attended some great sessions on queer history, cover design, and portraying characters with trauma. I’m having a blast spending time with fellow writers, and I look forward to meeting readers during the…
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Con Report: Capclave 2024
When I posted my schedule for this event last week, I was shocked to realize that it had been five years since I last attended Capclave in person, between conflicting commitments and other “unprecedented events.” Since I live between Baltimore and Washington DC, I consider this con my other “home” convention, and I was delighted…
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Northern Rainbow Romance Retreat 2024 Schedule
I am extremely fortunate that the year I added romance to my brand, many new romance events also debuted. My willingness to invest in original ideas (which has always been an integral part of my brand) means I’ve had fabulous opportunities not often available to “newer” authors. This week, I’m thrilled to participate in my…
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Capclave 2024 Schedule
How has it been 5 years since I attended Capclave? I had to double-check my own blog because I didn’t believe it. I participated virtually in 202, and I unfortunately had to cancel my appearance in 2022 to quarantine after an international trip. Regardless, I’m thrilled to be back this year to an event I…
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August Wrap-Up & September Goals
My epic summer may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean the rest of 2025 will be any easier! I had a blast attending the inaugural Rainbow Readers Cruise as my first official romance author event, and I’m already looking forward to my trip to Canada to attend the first Northern Rainbow Romance Retreat at…
