January 2012
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Writing about lesbians when you’re not a lesbian →
“I am writing a short story about a lesbian main character … and almost had it finished when I had a panic attack. I was at a conference talking about my story when a lesbian told me she would never take it seriously because I wasn’t a lesbian and I can’t know what that feels like. But to me that love is love and normal and just like love between anyone else except for that one guy back home and...
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Covers, Covers, Covers...
sarahreesbrennan:
It is not yet time for me to unveil the Unspoken cover! But you guys all know that I love it, and also that we had a lot of trouble coming up with it. For a lot of reasons, among which because a) covers that say ‘Gothic’ also often say ‘old-fashioned’ and b) my first cover artist ran away to join the circus. (Or was abducted by aliens. Not sure which…)
My editor Lovely Editor...
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You’d think the very thought of a romance writer would bring a smile to people’s...
– Remembrance (Jude Deveraux)
Totally awesome. Totally true! And how sad is it that men’s self-insertion fantasy gets lauded as “great” (*cough The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo cough*) while women’s fantasies are dismissed as “trivial” or “vapid”?
P.S....
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my panic is manic: tw: domestic violence - the... →
And suddenly Michael Fassbender zooms STRAIGHT OFF my “attractive” list.
mswyrr:
…is that he’s a domestic violence committing, female co-star intimidating asshole. You can read the details of what he did to his female partner at the link. Regarding his treatment of female costars: Kiera Knightly didn’t want him spanking her during one of their scenes in a…
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Happy New Year! →
Firstly: Happy new year! (Even though my family does not celebrate the Lunar New Year, I figured today was an appropriate day to actually blog about a new year!)
Secondly: Wow, it’s been…a long time since I’ve blogged anything substantial.
Thirdly: I am suffering from Avatar: The Last Airbender withdrawal.