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Author Archives: Gabriella West
New Book Out Now: Cover Reveal
Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year, or as close as we can get in these bleak times. I wanted to give blog readers a look at the cover of my new MM romance novel, Once You Are Mine, … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, News, Writing
Tagged bisexual romance, MMRomance, once you are mine, pandemic romance, queer romance, Smashwords
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In these dark days…
In “times of trouble,” as Paul McCartney put it once, we all need a little Beatles reminiscing. Here’s Paul looking back on his friendship with John and George. https://www.npr.org/player/embed/945390087/945578848 And… Smashwords started its End of Year sale early this time! … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged 2020, paul mccartney, sale, Smashwords End of Year Sale
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Happy Thanksgiving 2020
It’s a quiet, chilly, blustery day here. While the Covid news is obviously very bad, I’m trying to find good signs amid the bad ones. So here’s a good one: Claire the Scottish Deerhound won the top prize at the … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Covid, medieval romance, National Dog Show, New York Times, thanksgiving
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Fall News
Almost Halloween… and I plan to go get my hair cut and colored tomorrow for the first time in a year, which is even scarier! I hope everyone is hanging in there. This election is nearly over. Everyone wants it … Continue reading
Big Fires Everywhere…
“Extremely dense & tall smoke plumes from numerous large wildfires, some of which have been generating nocturnal pyrocumulonimbus clouds (fire thunderstorms), are almost completely blocking out the sun across some portions of Northern California this morning.” –Climate Scientist Daniel Swain … Continue reading
Posted in Health, News, Personal, San Francisco
Tagged air quality, California, climate change, fires, Oregon
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The Grace of Letting Things End by Mary Sharratt
Originally posted on Feminism and Religion:
Ms. Boo, aka Queen Boudicca, in the heart of Pendle Witch Country. Though I was born and raised in Minnesota, I have wandered the world as an expat writer nearly my entire adult life,…
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Travel, Work/Life Balance, Writing
Tagged Brexit, change, Expatriate writers, Feminism and Religion, home, letting go, Mary Sharratt, Place, Portugal, UK, Women Novelists
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Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale
As Pride Month ends without the parades, and as the country (and world) reel from Covid, at least one noble annual tradition continues: the Smashwords Summer/Winter sale, which runs July 1-31, 2020. Most of my ebooks are 50% off, and … Continue reading
I don’t post enough literary advice/inspiration, but now that I am submitting pieces a bit more again, here is some brilliant advice about putting yourself out there, from a new writer connection on Twitter. It jumped out at me today. … Continue reading
The Country Shakes…
I found this on Twitter tonight. Rest in peace to George Floyd, and there is no question that we need change. We need the tide to turn, and I think it is. "Donald, I missed you outside the church the … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged America, Biden, Black Lives Matter, change, donald trump, George Floyd, Minneapolis, violence, White House
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