An interesting reminder today
On this date Germany's Paragraph 175 was finally revoked. Originally adopted in 1871, Paragraph 175 was a provision of the German Criminal Code that made homosexual acts between males a crime. The statute was amended…
October is Gay History Month
Wilde City Press is celebrating Gay History Month with authors offering a series of posts. Here's mine... I celebrated enthusiastically with the rest of those who love equality when veteran basketball player Jason Collins came…
Another milestone…
Late last week I submitted my latest novel, The Companion, to Toby Johnson at Lethe Press. He'd said earlier this year that he wanted to see the full when it was ready, so off it…
On Conflict
Hi, folks. Joe Stalwart here. I'm a PI, a well-motivated character who overcomes obstacles in pursuit of a goal. My old buddy Lloyd Meeker asked me to come by and talk about writing conflict because…
Some Dance to Remember
Besides doing a monthly review at Jessewave, I'm also doing one a month for Out in Print. My most recent, for Jack Fritscher's Some Dance to Remember, is up today here. It's a novel about…
The Next Big Thing
My author friend Rick Reed tagged me as the next author to post in a series in which each of us shares answers to a a set of questions about our current writing project. So…
Happy New 26,000 Year Cycle!
Happy new 26,000 year cycle, everyone! And in case you haven't noticed, the world didn't come to an end yesterday! The Mayan calendar never said this would be the end of the world. It said…
