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Author Archives: Gabriella West
Some thoughts on indie authors, and a review
I think every now and then these days about what it means to be an indie author. For me, it’s meant being able to publish a literary novel that I thought was never going to make it into the light … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Reviews, Writing
Tagged Are You Sitting Down?, bi, Bob Mayer, erotica, gay writing, indie authors, Kate Genet, Kindle, poly, publishing, self-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough
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‘Outdated’ review
‘Outdated: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life’ Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Seal Press, September 2011, 280 p, $17.00 Outdated feels like a new type of book–an anti-dating book, written by the executive editor of Feministing.com, a popular feminist blog for women … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Reviews
Tagged dating, feminism, love, Outdated, Samhita Mukhopadhyay
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August Update
Well, August has been a busy month (chatting with other writers on Twitter especially), and I’m horrified to see that I haven’t blogged all month. This is very bad. 🙂 My next book for review is an intriguing read that … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Reviews, Writing
Tagged FarFromHome, feminism, Outdated, relationships, Romantic Industrial Complex, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Seal Press, Smashwords, The Leaving
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‘Found’ Is a Poignant, Powerful Take on Adoption Issues
Let me say first off that I am not an adoptee, so I don’t come to Found with the emotional hair triggers and sensitivities that someone in that situation might. But this new memoir by journalist Jennifer Lauck (Seal Press, … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Found, jennifer lauck, memoir, mothers, Seal Press
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The Leaving Gets 5-Star Review
It makes an author very happy to be acknowledged, especially by a fellow writer whom they admire. A New Zealand author called Kate Genet wrote a fantastic review of my novel The Leaving at the Kindle Store on Friday. She … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful book, jennifer lauck, Kate Genet, Kindle, narrative voice, review, The Leaving
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‘The Leaving’ Now Available on Kindle…and Other Book News
I’m very happy to announce that my novel The Leaving is now available in the Kindle Store! Priced at $2.99, it’s the story of an adolescent brother and sister in 1980s Dublin. While older sibling Stevie navigates his sexuality (and his life) … Continue reading
Promo and book review update
For the rest of gay pride month, get a free download of my ebook The Leaving. Just enter code AG52M at Smashwords’ checkout thru 7/02! http://t.co/iOtvixl My next book review will be Undecided: How to Ditch the Quest for the Perfect … Continue reading
Interview with the author
Being interviewed is a scary thing. The folks at 1st Author Interviews made it totally easy for me to answer some questions about my writing process and my recently published novel The Leaving. I think they did a great job. … Continue reading
‘The Leaving’ debuts on Smashwords
The Leaving, my first novel, is a coming-of-age story set in Dublin and has had a strange history: I started writing it at grad school at S.F. State in the late eighties (so it can officially be called an ’80s … Continue reading
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