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“Asking For It” released in WMG Holiday Spectacular
And another one, but this time, with much different feeling. My second story in WMG’s Holiday Spectacular — “Asking For It” — is out now, to subscribers only. This story is so bloody dark, I feel sheepish about heralding its publication with a “huzzah!” But I am rather particularly proud of this one, so I do hope you check it out. If you’re not already a subscriber to the project, visit WMG to learn more and sign up. You’ll get all of the previous released stories, as well as “Asking For It” and this season’s remaining stories — 35 in total — to keep. Thanks for your support, and I…
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“Christmas, Translated” released in WMG Holiday Spectacular
Woo hoo! My story “Christmas,Translated” is now out via WMG’s Holiday Spectacular, to subscribers only. The story is about an immigrant family getting together around Christmas to celebrate traditions in their own special, unique ways. If you’re not already a subscriber to the project, visit WMG to learn more and sign up. You’ll get all of the previous released stories, as well as “Christmas, Translated,” and all of the upcoming stories — 35 in total — to keep. Thanks for your support, and I hope you enjoy “Christmas, Translated.”
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“The Soul By Which We Measure Ours” becomes a recommended read
I was so honored and thrilled to hear that Read Me A Story, Ink, selected “The Soul By Which We Measure Ours” as a 5-star recommended read. That story was first published by Camden Park Press in the Wings of Change dragon anthology for YA readers, edited by Lyn Worthen, in February 2019. The mission of Read Me A Story, Ink, hits me close to the feels because it’s a resource for folks (such as parents, teachers, volunteers) who read aloud to kids. My mother was a blue-collar worker and my father a tradesman running his own printing business. Therefore, there just wasn’t much time for my parents to read…
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Kickstarter launches for WMG’s Holiday Spectacular 2019
When I first heard about an advent calendar full of fiction instead of chocolate, I thought it was SUCH a COOL idea … … that was, of course, after I had my moment of total freak-out with the daunting prospect of writing 3 short stories in one week. I didn’t manage to write three, but I did manage two stories that I’m incredibly proud of because both hit close to home for me, for vastly different reasons. They were selected to appear in WMG Publishing’s winter anthologies featuring Christmas and holiday stories from a wide of gamut of genres and backgrounds, all edited by award-winning author and editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
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Making space for the underdog, at SpikeCon 2019
I was incredibly honored and fortunate to speak on 4 panels at SpikeCon (which was also Westercon 72 and NASFiC 13) this past week: “Gay Wizards and Lesbian Sorceresses,” with co-panelists Erin Ruston, Baen author D.J. Butler (author of the Witchy Eye series), and Adam McLain, moderated by B. Daniel Blatt “Editing vs. Beta Reading,” with co-panelists best-selling author Dan Wells (author of the John Cleaver series, which started with I Am Not A Serial Killer), TOR senior acquisition editor Susan Chang, and Melissa Meibos, moderated by Joe Monson “Privilege and Passing in Genre Fiction,” with co-panelists YA author Aften Brook Szymanski (author of Con Code, among others), B. Daniel…
