Category Archives: Writing

A Laugh on Brett

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

After this highly emotional week, let’s all have a laugh, courtesy of Matt Damon and Saturday Night Live:   (Needless to say, I believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.) And on a personal note, it still freaks me out that these … Continue reading →

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Girding Up for Fall (With a Free Book!)

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Fall promises to be hectic: We have less than sixty days left before the midterms. Looking at my wall calendar, election day is November 6. I expect to be working in a Bay Area Vote by Mail unit around election … Continue reading →

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July Summer/Winter Sale Starts Tomorrow!

Posted on June 30, 2018 by

Phew, it’s hot! Smashwords holds its monthlong Summer/Winter ebook sale starting tomorrow and running through July 31. It’s a great opportunity to pick up new reads. Visit my book page to see my bargains. A Knight’s Tale: Kenilworth is free, … Continue reading →

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A Pride Month Update

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

It’s Pride Month, and I have been fairly busy on the writing and self-publishing front. First, I just put A Knight’s Tale, Books 1 & 2, my LGBT medieval historical romances, on Smashwords; they can be found here. I’ll update … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Sale

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

Foggy weather has started early and even the opening of the Salesforce Tower, a big deal in San Francisco, was spoiled by it! The month was made a little more fun by the Royal Wedding, which I enjoyed thoroughly. And … Continue reading →

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A May Anniversary, or Two

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

Hard to believe, but May 30, 2011, was when I published my first ebook, a literary novel called The Leaving. I did the cover myself and chose Smashwords as the first ebook platform to upload it to. Back then there was … Continue reading →

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April Promotions

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

It’s April and we’re in Mercury Retrograde. Seems like a good time to have a promotion or two in the M/M romance genre. My latest historical novel, A Knight’s Tale: Montargis, came out on March 6, though it seems very … Continue reading →

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St. Paddy’s, Green Beer, and a free ebook today

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

Originally posted on Gabriella West:
I want to make a confession: I’ve never sampled green beer! You see, I grew up in Dublin, where in the 1980s, the St. Patrick’s Day parade, held in still-freezing March temperatures, was a fairly…

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Read an Ebook Week on Smashwords, and a New Book Out Too…

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

Busy week ahead. The annual Read an Ebook Week sale kicked off on Smashwords. It’s on March 4-10th, and four of my novels are discounted! My contemporary gay romance Elsie Street is free, while my three other books, including Time of Grace, are … Continue reading →

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‘A Knight’s Tale: Kenilworth’ on Kindle Countdown through Monday

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

Just wanted to let my blog readers in the US know that you can get my historical romance A Knight’s Tale: Kenilworth for 99 cents today and Saturday only; it will rise to $1.99 Sunday and Monday before it reverts … Continue reading →

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