In Praise of Cognitive Dissonance
For years, I had a quote pinned up on the wall of my workspace attributed to congressional historian Daniel J Boorstin: “The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the…
The Companion Blog Tour Articles and Reviews
Since Friday I've had interviews and articles posted on fellow author blogs, part of my effort to get the word out about the release of The Companion. Thinking that some of those posts might be…
Essential differences in a gay Hero’s Journey — Part Two
So -- picking up from Part One: a straight hero grows up in an automatic level of belonging—whether it’s the idyllic Shire, or some other culture in which the hero belongs to an identifiable majority—that…
Essential differences in a gay Hero’s Journey – Part One
I'm developing materials for an online course to be presented this October under the aegis of the Florida Romance Writers, focusing on the differences in the Hero's Journey for a gay protagonist. I've been fascinated…
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…