Alright, babies. Please adjust your laptop tables to the upright and locked position. It’s not going to be a bumpy ride because honestly, I’ve been drinking and we don’t drink and drive, dig? That’s reckless. Anyway, this is that blog hop thing-o that’s infecting the TWC (Twitter Writing Community). I’ve been tagged a couple times … Continue reading
Tag Archives: new adult fiction
#90DayWritingChallenge: Week Fucking 1
90 DAY WRITING CHALLENGE: WEEK 1 INTRO POST—aka, say whattup to all da homies and talk about yo shit a little. That’s what this post is for, right? Yeah, okay, good. Cool. So, I’m doing the 90 Day Writing Challenge (#90DayWritingChallenge on Twitter) for a few reasons. (BEWARE: I swear A-FUCKING-LOT and this post will … Continue reading
Why I Will Probably Not Ever Write a Black Main Character
I’m writing this blog post for more reasons than I can count. I will say, however, that the things that drove me to put my thoughts down on cyber-paper are as follows: 1. Kristen Strassel (@KristenStrassel on Twitter) My beautiful friend Kristen wrote a great book with a biracial main character (Callie’s half Jamaican—West Indies, y’all!) … Continue reading
I’m Cool, I Swear!
So straight, simple and to the point? Recently I lost my only two Cps (Critique Partners). This wasn’t because of anything I or they did. (I promise I have their permission to share these stories). One of them is at a point in her life where she thinks focussing on her personal relationships, her job, … Continue reading
BREAK, Chapter 1, Excerpt
I’m in the room again. Somehow I am in. This. Room. Again. I’ve gotten myself back here, in this den, despite every step I’ve taken in preparation for it, and the audible moans of sex, mutual rapture and coital bliss coming from my aunt Amy, and Eric Robins, my old high school principal, only grow … Continue reading
“Let me romance you,” said no one to me, ever.
In which, I blog about a tweet that @MissDahlELama posted. Here’s my super high-tech (but not really – it’s just a screencap) version of said tweet: Essentially, I feel like there’s a sort of predictability that comes with reading the romance genre. i.e., Main Character and Love Interest will always make it. And I’m sad about … Continue reading
