BLOG TOUR: Guarding His Melody by Victoria Sue
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Words: Loved
How do you perceive love, when it’s shown to you? I guess you could say this relates to “love languages,” or “languages of appreciation.” It’s not so much about how you show love or appreciation, but about what flicks that switch for you. What makes you sit up and take notice that someone truly loves you? For me, it’s little gestures that demonstrate a knowledge of me as a person. My mom has mobility issues, and she can’t get out and about much anymore. She clips articles from the local paper back in my hometown – yes, a physical paper, with newsprint and all – about research items … Read more
BLOG TOUR: Cleaning House by Jeanne G’Fellers
Words: Selfless (And Selfish)
I was procrastinating on Facebook reading a very important article recently, about a woman whose son was donating a kidney to his father. I went to comment, wishing her luck and praising the son for his selfless act. Before I hit send, that word struck me: selfless. The word struck me, and it made me a little nauseous too. I quickly reworded the comment – the son in question is absolutely doing something beautiful and giving for his father, and I don’t want to come off as though I don’t approve of organ donation. I do, wholly and without reservation, and whatever’s still got some miles left in it after … Read more
BLOG TOUR: Caledonia Destiny by Lexi Ander
Words: Heat
Words: Heat This month’s word is heat. It can’t be a surprise to anyone living in the US why this month’s word would involve high temperatures. Most of the country has been dealing with scorching temperatures for a few weeks now, possibly as punishment for our climate sins. I’m not someone who typically objects to warm weather, but even I’ve been feeling it. (That’s how you know it’s been extreme. Well, that and the text alerts to your phone from government officials on protest days, warning you of heat issues. But I digress.) Hot weather calls for a few different remedies. Folks who have air conditioning, of course, … Read more
Words: Frivolous
I had a very different post in mind for today. I had a post about Pride, because it’s June, and as part of my birthday “celebration” I’m going to my local Pride parade for the very first time at the youthful age of 43. (Well, I’m turning 43. I’m still bothered enough by society’s obsession with women’s youth to cling to that last week’s worth of being 42.) And then I woke up this morning to the news that a celebrity I admired had taken his own life. It hit me hard. I sat down and scrolled through my Twitter feed. I saw a lot of posts about him, his … Read more
Words: Priorities
This month’s post is primarily aimed at the writers among us, but readers and others might find it useful too. It’s not an exceptionally queer post, although I wrote it which puts a little rainbow sticker on it somewhere I guess. I want to talk about priorities this month. How do you set yours? Where do you draw a line, when something has to give? We talk a lot about setting goals, whether it’s in the context of writing as a career or in mental health or in motivational speeches given by people with perfect teeth that they probably spent a lot of money on standing up at the front … Read more
My Book is Published. Now What?
A member of an author group I belong to asked this question and received a plethora of advice. There was marketing advice, advice on how to get reviews, and advice on how to deal with reviews, and how to set up book signings. It was intriguing to see the how other authors responded. My advice to anyone after their first book is published to start a new project is if you haven’t started the next book, start right now before you even think about looking at your reviews. Why? Because if your reviews are glowing, you can get caught up in the “oh my, I’ll never be able to … Read more
