It’s week two already in this amazing NINE WEEK giveaway! This week I am so excited to feature the novella Class-M Exile by Raven Oak – signed by the author herself! We also have a great interview with her and some information about Class-M Exile to pump you up for thi...

I’m so excited to begin the Queerlands Book Giveaway! There are some awesome things lined up over the next two months so please stay tuned! There’s only ONE thing you must do to be entered to win one of these nine books: subscribe to my website http://www.piercebooks.c...

Visit the “Queerlands” and see amazing narratives, characters, and premises, brought to you in NINE WEEKS of giveaways! The line-up of books encompasses a vast range of human experiences and ways of being in the world (whether Earth or elsewhere)! Science fiction, spec...

In celebration of “Trans Liberty Riot Brigade” and coming publication, I am sponsoring a NINE WEEK BOOK GIVEAWAY of awesome “queer” books—stories that have a unique message, premise, or characters worthy of our attention! Most of the books are indie and small press and...

The moment is FINALLY HERE! The cover reveal for “Trans Liberty Riot Brigade” has arrived! It feels as though I’ve been waiting forever, but it hasn’t been so long really. The people at Nine Star Press are FAST and efficient so I’m very grateful to them and to the very...

In this step of the “Edit with Love” series, we are looking at how to use artistic language when giving feedback to those who have asked for it. Last time we covered the importance of finding the best parts first and making sure to applaud what is going WELL in any pie...

A writer identity can impact the way we market ourselves, talk to others about our work, and even how we are inspired and handle obstacles, such as writer’s block.

In getting started with our "Edit with Love" series, let’s start the way we should ALWAYS start when reading someone’s work: FIND THE BEST PARTS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL. 

This simple action is one that gets overlooked a lot, with reviewers quickly moving on to what needs t...

When someone asks you to read their work in progress, it is an honor. Or at least it should be. You are dipping into a very personal pool of vulnerability and depth. We cannot see how deep it goes from the surface, only when we are within it, can we scoot our toes alon...

This year has been a rotating year of illness. I woke up this morning with a cold, which will mark the third time I've been sick this year, so once a month thus far. At least I can take comfort in the relatively mild cold, as opposed to the earth shattering intensity o...