The Boy and His Book — a microfic

Originally published in Dot Club #13 (June 2019).

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15 tips from my writer self-care toolbox

1 August 2020

Shop Talk

I'm lucky enough to have my health and a lot of choices for sustaining myself in my sedentary, solitary writing career. But even knowing how much it helps to get off my arse and do other stuff, I still end up burrowing into deep rabbit…

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memory — a cinquain

25 July 2020

Free Reads

memory;ebbs, flows.your touch: fleeting,like a stolen kissremembered. This style of poem is called a cinquain. Here’s how to write one. Photo by George Coletrain on Unsplash

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thru the night </3 — Menend

18 July 2020

Inspo

I cannot get enough of this song. thru the night </3 by Menend is a steamy freakin' 18-minute track that somehow keeps the bittersweet heat up all the way through. Have a listen, tell me if you love it too 🔥💗🔥…

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Status update — July 2020

11 July 2020

Diary

These are interesting times we find ourselves in. Though saddened by the losses from turbulent events over the last few months, I'm simultaneously thankful for the shake-up. I'll refrain from addressing specifics here, because there's so…

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Fresh Find: Dare to Hope by Madison Michael

9 July 2020

Fresh Finds

When I saw the blurb for Madison Michael's new book, I just had to host a tour stop. I love a good romance between grownups who've done the rounds. The stakes feel higher because they're older, they've been hurt before, and well...even if…

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She is helpless against it, and I watch.

7 July 2020

Free Reads

Birdwatchers started as an early practice piece for first-person perspective and deep POV. I was obsessed with the effect of the "unreliable narrator" on the reading journey, and this is what came of a couple evenings' study. I also wanted…

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Can we please overhaul the “alpha bitch” trope?

2 July 2020

Shop Talk

Take your typical setting involving teenagers—say, a High School—wait an establishing scene or two or three, and there she is. See that attractive blonde cheerleader looking down her nose (often literally) and sneering at the frumpy girl…

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Where the Sun Always Shines — an anthology of feel good stories

30 June 2020

Free Reads,News

Where the Sun Always Shines, an anthology of feel good stories, is out now! Where the Sun Always Shines is a free anthology of feel good stories created through the donated time and effort of the authors, editors, and designers to make you…

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One Nice Thing

My latest project is One Nice Thing, a short & sweet email newsletter, sharing… you guessed it: one nice thing.

It could be a quote, a picture, a poem, a news clipping, fantastic art, or just something lovely someone wanted you to know.

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It Starts With A Kiss

JL’s latest book is a steamy sci-fi office romance. Available now in e-book and paperback at these savvy book outlets.

Cover of IT STARTS WITH A KISS featuring a silhouette of a hand and a wire heart against a pink and purple cosmic background

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