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The Myth of the Perfect Draft

When I wrote my first book I had absolutely no concept of how the whole process worked. I wrote a story, read it over, sent it to a friend—who read it over and said very nice things—corrected a few typos, and sent it in. The publisher offered me a contract, and I thought, “Wow, thatContinueContinue reading “The Myth of the Perfect Draft”

I’m bringing aliens to New York!

They land June 22, 2017 as part of the first Gay Romance Kindle World! The world is set around Felice Stevens’ Memories of the Heart and Breakfast Club series. As an enthusiastic fan of both, I was delighted to be asked to participate, especially when Felice indicated she’d love to see me write something withContinueContinue reading “I’m bringing aliens to New York!”

Magical Moments

That is seriously the corniest title for a blog post ever, but I’m sticking with it. I spent the past weekend at the Create Something Magical Conference in Iselin, NJ, organised by Liberty States Fiction Writers. Despite having depleted a good deal of my conference mojo at the Dreamspinner Author Workshop in Florida earlier thisContinueContinue reading “Magical Moments”

Following Your Heart

If I had to pick the underlying theme of my many blog posts about writing, it would be me asking: what am I doing this for? The question isn’t unique to my profession, or even to creatives. From time to time, we all take a look at what we’re doing and ask why. Or weContinueContinue reading “Following Your Heart”