Nobody asks if you play the violin, can construct a 7-layer wedding cake, run marathons, create fine art, practice patent law, sing jazz, or solve quadratic equations for fun.
The Country of Lesbian Fiction – Bring Your Own Map
I know that some people mean it pejoratively when they say uber or fanfic, just as some mean it pejoratively when they say romance. I’d like to go on record that if I use those terms I’m only trying to clarify the landscape in question, not create unbreachable boundaries or imply tribal hierarchies.
To Publish or Tell a Good Story?
The woman who sees in my books an affirmation of who she is and her right to basic respect and hope in her life…
Becoming Jane, Thoughts
The film’s treatment of the basic questions that face writers, and especially women writers, is gently provocative.
Golden Crown Convention, 2007
The Golden Crown Literary Society’s annual conventions are still the best events I attend all year.
This year in Altanta, the third annual convention featured three days of workshops and opportunities to meet and chat with readers.