I sell my work for money, like a dentist or a house painter. I am a professional. That means I won’t work for someone else to profit while I get nothing. That’s not what professionals do. If that means I’m not gracious or generous, so be it.
Reblog: The Lucky Ones by Lise MacTague
A profound and lyric essay by Lise MacTague that resonated with me and I think will with many of you.
We know we’re the lucky ones because we’ve survived. It could be worse. But many of the things we feel “lucky” for are things no one should have to endure.
Reblog: Fun Fact: Karin Kallmaker
The pretty. So pretty.
Embrace Your Superpower
I was enjoying the great outdoors at the mall, like you do, and had the opportunity to wield my Superpower. Not the writing one, the other one.
Sally Ride to Stand Tall in National Statuary Hall?
Astronaut and Scientist Sally Ride’s statue may represent California in the Capitol Statuary Hall and she’d be the first openly LGBT person figured there.
Free Advice + California Bookstore Day @Laurel Bookstore
If your neighborhood store carries the kinds of books you are writing or plan to write, then that bookseller knows the answer to the question, “What are my potential readers looking for these days?”
Maximize Your Contribution – Cut out the Middle Man!
If any of these things happened to you or your friend or your child, what would you call it? I call it hate.
“No One Cares Who’s Gay”
When an openly out straight woman insists Sally Ride should have stayed in the closet even after she died…
Are You Censoring Your Own Blog?
It’s true that filtering software may examine your site and decide it’s “adult,” but let the software make that decision; don’t do it to yourself!
One Million Moms – Lesbians French Kissing!
Starbucks pretty much said “One million what?”