I’m participating in Read an E-Book Week!
Scroll down the Profile page to see my discounted novels!
Time of Grace
A Knight’s Tale on Goodreads!
The Leaving
The Captain and Claire
on Smashwords
Author Archives: Gabriella West
Queerly Beloved: a review
I’ve always been fascinated by gender diversity. A memoir has just been published that explores what happens when one partner in a long-term lesbian relationship transitions to being a man. What surprised me about Queerly Beloved (Bold Strokes Books, May 2014, $9.99 … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, Reviews, San Francisco, Writing
Tagged Bold Strokes Books, gender, lesbian, lesbian relationships, LGBT, marriage, memoir, queer marriage, Queerly Beloved, trans
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So You Want To Make A Living Writing? 13 Harsh Truths.
Disclaimer: I haven’t read Bob Mayer’s books, but I always like his trenchant advice. Nos. 8 and 9 on this list particularly spoke to me.
Posted in creativity and its discontents, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged 13 Harsh Truths, Bob Mayer, the writing life
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Happy Easter! It’s nice to look out the window into the sunny garden as I type. I’m happy to be able to post The Fussy Librarian’s seal of approval on my blog. The Fussy Librarian is a free subscription service … Continue reading
‘X-Men’ Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing Teenage Boy
I think this is an important thing to reblog, so here it is.
Red City Review is a newish online professional literary book review. They gave Time of Grace a 5-star review last month, and I was very pleased. But the icing on the cake was when I was informed a few days … Continue reading
Read an Ebook Week Starts Today
I’m participating in Read an Ebook Week 2014 over at Smashwords. The skinny: in this annual event, running from March 2 through 8, thousands of ebooks are free or discounted. It’s kind of like the cyber equivalent of a library … Continue reading
Posted in Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged connecting the dots, ebooks, Free, Read an Ebook Week, Smashwords, time of grace
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The East Bay Express ran an interesting story last month about a Berkeley (or Oakland) man who leaves colorful Post-it notes—expressing various positive sentiments—all over town (on bikes, bus windows, cafe tables). The man prefers to remain anonymous; the article … Continue reading
