GRL 2013: Fun, Literary Times in Atlanta

This past week, from Wednesday through Sunday, Will and I were in Atlanta to attend this year’s GayRomLit retreat, along with the first ever GRL Writers Workshop. It was a great weekend, full of new friends, reunions with some friends we don’t get to see...

“Hat Trick” Makes an Honor Roll

I was deeply honored this week as True Colorz issued its review of Hat Trick and, at the same time, put the book on its Honor Roll. Seeing the emblem (showing at right) on the review page was amazing. The True Colorz Honor Roll is filled with books that are near and...

Amazing Week for “Hat Trick”

I had no idea what to expect when Hat Trick hit the market. Would people buy it? Would they like it? I wrote the book I wanted to write, but would it be what people wanted to read. I’m thrilled some very positive things have happened this week. There’ve...

Openly YA! Tour: Seeing Favorite Authors & Discovering New Ones

Last week I caught two of the five stops of the Openly YA! Tour that featured two of my favorite authors, David Levithan and Bill Konigsberg, and meet two authors I was not familiar with, Alex London and Aaron Hartzler. I didn’t intend to have a fanboy moment...

2011: Year in Review

This was a good year. There’s no other way to put it. Here’s a look back at some of the stellar moments from 2011. Several of the items are linked to the blog posts where I originally blogged about them. Legally Married: After 16 years of being together,...

2010 Top 10

Over the past week I’ve looked back over 2010 and it’s been an amazing year. I’ve done some things I never imagined myself doing, got involved in some new causes and had a lot of fun. Here’s a look at 10 things (and three honorable mentions)...