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Time of Grace
A Knight’s Tale on Goodreads!
The Leaving
The Captain and Claire
on Smashwords
Category Archives: Writing
Year of the Fire Monkey
So, the upcoming Chinese New Year is the Year of the Fire Monkey. For those who don’t know, each year is named after a particular animal and falls only every 12 years. Looking back on my Monkey years, I was … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, News, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged Chinese New Year, Elsie Street, Free, LGBT romance, mailing list, Nat Russo, relationships, The Leaving, The Pull of Yesterday
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New Year; A Look Back at Reading
Well, it’s January 1, and last year was so busy with both writing and editing work that I didn’t get to tend to this blog as much as I should have. So here’s a little recap. Thinking back to the … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse & Recovery, LGBT, Reviews, Writing
Tagged 2015, cutting, ebooks, great American novel, Hanya Yanagihara, intimacy, Kindle, Oliver Sacks, pain, Peter Hujar, reading, sex, sexual abuse, sexuality, suicide, survival, trauma
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Elsie Street Goes Wide
Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. I’m battling toothache, which is, um, what happens when you neglect your teeth for a long time… 😦 Indie authors call it “going wide” when you release your book outside the KDP Select platform. … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, San Francisco, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged David Fredrickson, Elsie Street, free promo, gay romance, KU, love, preorder, san francisco story, Smashwords, World AIDS Day
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Black Mass: A Review
There was a time when I was obsessed with movies, going to the cinema about three times a week. This love of mine has mellowed over the years to the point where I just see a film on Demand now … Continue reading
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Elsie Street by Gabriella West: A Book Review
My friend and fellow writer Shannon Yarbrough posted a glowing review of my new novel Elsie Street on his blog today. I thought I’d share! The book can be found only on Amazon right now (and is free for Kindle … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, Reviews, San Francisco, Writing
Tagged Amazon, Elsie Street, gay romance, review, Shannon Yarbrough
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New Book on Preorder: Elsie Street
I have a new book coming out in September! It’s called Elsie Street and it’s a contemporary MM romance set in San Francisco. This is my third book, and although I have lived in S.F. since 1988, it’s the first … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, News, San Francisco, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged Amazon, contemporary romance, dysfunctional romance, Elsie Street, Facebook, gay men, new release, preorder, San Francisco, Twitter
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The end is near (of the novel, not the world)
Originally posted on Midlife Bat Mitzvah:
I’ve been working on the first draft of a new novel for slightly more than a year. Progress has been in small steps punctuated by constant breaks: My halftime job at Golden Gate Audubon…
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Catch Time of Grace on Kindle Countdown This Weekend
Amazon offers a time-based promotional discount called the Kindle Countdown, which I’ve never yet used for any of my books. I decided to enroll Time of Grace this Friday through Sunday (May 8-10), so the novel will be available for … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Easter Rising, ebook, Fussy Librarian, kindle countdown, promotion, time of grace
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Read an Ebook Week at Smashwords
Once again, Smashwords is holding their annual Read an Ebook Week promotion (March 1–7). I always find out about this at the very last moment and put a few of my books into the pile. This time, Time of Grace … Continue reading
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