This is my last blog before leaving for GCLS in Portland, Oregon. For those of you who are unfamiliar with GCLS, it’s the Golden Crown Literary Society. It’s an organization that promotes lesbian literature. Every year, they hold a conference, where authors and readers can gather, meet, discuss, and learn. There are discussion panels, writers’ … Continue reading Westward Bound!
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Again With the Spotlight?
My entire life, I’ve avoided getting up in front of people. I simply don’t have the foundation for comfortable public appearances. I was never in the drama club or on the debate team (although I was briefly in the glee club—not the best choice for me). And, except for a brief stint as an instructor at … Continue reading Again With the Spotlight?
Setting Priorities
As I write this blog, I am sitting in the family waiting room in a hospital where my father is having hip replacement surgery. My brother and I are discussing our course of action over the next few days, since my father will not be discharged for about 3 days. I have a full-time job … Continue reading Setting Priorities
My Writing Process
Okay, I was tagged by Dejay, author of Redemption, Strangers, and Sisters, in the #mywritingprocess blog series. Authors blog about their writing process and then tag someone else to do the same. We all answer the same four questions. So, here are mine. #1 What am I working on? I’m on high gear right now … Continue reading My Writing Process
All You Can Eat
ANNOUNCEMENT Can I be more excited? I don’t think so. After having it on hold for the past several years, I can finally announce the upcoming release of All You Can Eat: A Buffet of Lesbian Romance & Erotica. This is an anthology of stories that have food as a central theme. Andi Marquette, my … Continue reading All You Can Eat
Pay It Forward
I recently visited a friend down South and something interesting happened. We went to have breakfast in a local diner and as we approached our table, my friend noticed that there was a credit card on the table. She picked it up and gave it to the server, who brought it to her supervisor. As … Continue reading Pay It Forward
Happenings Within Reason
People keep telling me that everything happens for a reason. It would be nice to believe that. It makes everything bad that happens seems not so bad because there’s a purpose for it. Sometimes we get actual proof that a bad or inconvenient event led to something good. The examples I always think of in … Continue reading Happenings Within Reason
On Writing and Limes
I initially started writing this blog about winter and how it has kept its long, cold grip on us longer than any of us would have liked. Then, in looking at weather patterns, I ran across a couple of articles regarding the lime shortage. I don’t know how many of you were even aware that … Continue reading On Writing and Limes
The Fear—and Power—of Saying “No”
I have a very difficult time saying no. Many people have this problem. It’s the fear of losing a job or opportunity, disappointing someone, or both. For me, it’s both, but it’s particularly the former. I think it’s because I’m not 25 anymore and I’m just starting to figure things out, which means I have … Continue reading The Fear—and Power—of Saying “No”
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
Do you believe in signs? I don’t, and I’ll tell you why. There were many times when I saw “signs,” which, by anyone’s definition would be something that appears in a person’s life that connects them to something specific. Right? Which, translated, would be some sort of coincidence. Okay, so I’ve experienced many such coincidences … Continue reading Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
R.G. Emanuelle 