“Readers and Libraries”
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.
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.
All the details of the exciting 2008 Stonewall Library and Archive’s Distinguished Author Series. I’ll be appearing on March 19.
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.