There is so much power in the stories we tell. If we could bottle it we'd power the world for centuries. And we're all story tellers. Every day people tell others a story; how was your day? Well, let me tell you... We talk about our co-workers, our parents, our doctors appointments. We talk about… Continue reading Bacon and bus drivers
Imagine: You spend 6-9 months creating a baby. It's hard work. You blow off friends, you stay inside on beautiful days, you eat way too many snacks. And you create. Then, the time comes for your baby to be born, to be presented to the world. Not just to your friends and family, no. THE… Continue reading Will you love my baby?
As someone who lives with mental health issues, and someone who is probably on the spectrum and doesn't always deal well with other people, I sometimes forget to talk about the stuff in my head. Like, it literally doesn't occur to me to say things out loud. I'm getting better at it, since I've identified… Continue reading A lighthouse on land
I'm excited to say I have a story in the forthcoming Lesfic Eclectic, an anthology that came about via the fabulous EllCon conference last year, but which has developed even further and now includes lots of great authors, from newbies to established writers. It has been pulled together and edited by the fantastically talented Robyn… Continue reading Breathing new life into old words
My sixth novel, Changing Course, comes out in November. But it will be on special pre release for Women's Week in Provincetown in October. I just finished the proofs for it. (Proofs are your last chance to make sure it's clean and there aren't any spelling errors or gross inconsistencies.) This is my first foray… Continue reading Foray into new territory
And... breathe. Three days of Pride is a lot for anyone, and when you're an introvert, even more so. When I'm in the moment I'm generally pretty good at focusing on the reader and the conversation at hand. By the end of the day I'm stiff and exhausted and not up to reflecting much. And… Continue reading The Spin Cycle
One year ago, I wrote a blog about the book I was working on, Spinning Tales. It's a fairy tale about fairy tales, and it came out this year. It was fun to write urban fantasy that also left this world behind and then continued to jump back and forth. Tonight I finished the edits… Continue reading On a planet far, far away…
The last time I walked in a Pride parade I was young. Thirteen, maybe? It was with my church, and I remember purple T-shirts. I'm a bit older than that now. (Cough, splutter, ahem) And so when we got the offer to march with the Romantic Novelists Association in London Pride, we decided to do… Continue reading I Will Not Look Away
You are not alone. I want, need, you to know that. When that feeling starts behind your eyes, when the pins run through your chest and up your spine, when breathing gets hard...you are not alone. When you tell yourself you can't do it, that you have to run, to flee to safety (though where… Continue reading You Need to Know
I'm pretty rubbish at self promotion and talking about things. But I'm taking a writing break, and so of course I'm thinking about writing. I thought I'd ramble a bit about what writing is and does for me... "Talk it out" is a truth, something that requires the words articulated in order to find the… Continue reading Just let go
