Yep, I needed a spot that will automatically port my blog splatters posts to wherever I microblog and it seems of all social media thingys I use for MMP, Instagram is the one I use the "most" (as in "not the least/at all"). So Threads makes for an easy jump, skip and hop for anyone... Continue Reading →
Submitting stories suck. I've talked about that already in the past. But one thing I have also noticed in newer calls for stories are full of red flags. Wanting to be published is a powerful pull for any writer, regardless of background. And some do want to be publishers for a litany of reasons. Problem... Continue Reading →
Took a year but it finally got here. Available on all audiobook platforms, The Glassman will be available on Sept 20, 2024. Narrated by Alejandro Antonio Ruiz. Listen below for a 9 min snippet of the book: The snippet is also be available on the front page of this site for future listeners. A free... Continue Reading →
So, another writer acting badly: Neil Gaiman. Given his usual demeanor and the company he tends to keep, such as public-groping, all-around vicious person Harlan Ellison, the rapey and abusive China Mieville, the glowering racist and acidic person Amanda Palmer, and bra-strap-plucking Isaac Asimov, I'm none too surprised that something like this is out. Even... Continue Reading →
Note: SFWA did a Publishing Taught Me for BIPoC writers call a while back. This is what I wrote. They didn’t go for it lol: Since 2020, there has been a brand-new awakening across the world in since the murder of George Floyd and the protests that ensued after. White institutions and organizations finally found... Continue Reading →
A couple of weekends ago hosted two conferences for writing: SFWA Nebula Conference (which also includes the Nebula Awards)June 6 - 9In-Person/Virtual Hybrid$150 to attend ($125 extra for dinner), Scholarships to waive costs available WriteHive ConferenceJune 7 - 9All VirtualFree I had a scholarship for SFWA Nebula Conference and I was slated for two panels... Continue Reading →
I recently was a panelist at WriteHive, an all free, all digital writing conference. The panels I did were:Historians on History in Fiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKCK1KD5ypY War and the Long Term Effects of War in Fiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBpib1N9AMA The panels are pre-recorded and my voice clips out a little at times in the War panel but they're there.
Click the pic to go to the site Today opens registration for WriteHive, an all-digital conference for writers. It's in its fifth year and I will be on two panels: Historians on History in Fiction War and Long-term Effects of War in Fiction The conference will be ran through Discord and videos will eventually be... Continue Reading →
Firstly, what a wild ride it has been from the Hugos cocking up yet again because gotta love bullsh#ttery. Nice to know I'll super never be able to win a Hugo, either because they hand out awards to writers of color like Scrooge hands out charity or if I even get on the ballot (I... Continue Reading →
Auction for a chance to have my stuff! Or pick my brain! I have donated books for Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, which runs Feb 5 - 16. Here's what you win if you participate in the auction! Signed copy of The Glassman, with clear, glass-like page holder, custom guitar pick and sticker. Signed in blood... Continue Reading →
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