Sondheim’s “I Remember Sky” calls up the memory of a woman I met at a reading and the emotional exchange we shared.
The Alice B’s: Readers
In the life of a writer there are few sources for feedback about our work. Reviews at online booksellers end up placing prominently, as does participation in lists and groups online. These sources are active, prolific, passionate and aided by instantaneous communication at the click of a button.
I’m Sorry, I Got Your Book at the Library
Batgirl was a librarian. She wore purple spandex, stilettos and rode a purple motorcycle. I tried to capture that flair for style in Marian, the librarian, of One Degree of Separation.
Stonewall Distinguished Author Series
All the details of the exciting 2008 Stonewall Library and Archive’s Distinguished Author Series. I’ll be appearing on March 19.
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.
When It’s Not About You
I mean to stir the reader’s emotions with my work and sometimes I hit nerves I did not intend and are simply not about me at all.
About that nasty e-mail from a reader. . .
of the things writers do when we gather is compare not just the good, but the bad side of putting our work into the public marketplace… so this was my answer to the question.