Each chapter I write is a horcrux containing a piece of my soul and an embarrassing number of adverbs. #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #writesky

New blog post in which I discuss a Frank Papasso quote: Don’t Let Your Dreams Melt (Seriously, Grab a Spoon Already) buff.ly/VXqEsYS #quotes #selfhelp #selfimprovement #inspiration

My writer friends may find this of interest: How to Use Conflict to Show Character Development buff.ly/CDpjCjf #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Today's Writing Quote: “Write what should not be forgotten.” — Isabel Allende #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

Guess what? I finally opened my own web store! Come browse my books, and if you like reading with a little extra breathing room, I’ve got exclusive Large Print editions too. buff.ly/7LHxj1T #BookstoreLaunch #IndieAuthorLife #LGBTQBooks

My writer friends may find my recent blog post of interest: Writing Believable Teen Voices (Especially for Queer Teens Who Are Going Through…You Know… Stuff) buff.ly/61TUXsd #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

I need to see this: Tom Blyth and Russel Tovey Get Real About Queer Desire and Instant Chemistry in ‘Plainclothes’ buff.ly/5LqYP30 #LGBT #LGBTCinema #LGBTQ+Community #LGBTCommunity #LGBTfilms # queercinemn #gayfilms #gaycinema #gaydrama #Gayety

My daily word count goal and my actual word count have never met. I should introduce them sometime. #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #writesky

My author friends may find this of value: From Imagination to Publication: 100+ Novel Ideas to Fuel Your Literary Journey buff.ly/dw1C6aW #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Today's Writing Quote: “Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.” — Kate DiCamillo #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

Brooklyn nights were never this terrifying. Shadows with teeth prowl the alleys, & a blood-red moon is rising. Armed only with forbidden knowledge, his sister’s faith, & a golem who grows more human by the day, David has to fight back. buff.ly/24wU1aK #urbanfantasy #supernaturalhero #golemsguardian

My author friends may find this of value: Past vs. Present Tense: Choose the RIGHT Tense for Your Novel buff.ly/ULZsJKn #writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Just for fun: buff.ly/GVydokh Lab Coat Laughs: Some Science Memes To Leave You Crying In Your Beakers #funny #comedy #jokes #funnyimages #funnypics

Does Benoit Blanc have a new gay fling in the next ‘Knives Out’? buff.ly/MCogK9F #LGBT #LGBTCinema #LGBTQ+Community #LGBTCommunity #LGBTfilms #gayfilms #gaycinema #knivesout #BenoitBlancFling #Queerty

My reader and writer friends may find this of interest — The Perfect Bookshelf: What Your Urban Fantasy Collection Says About You buff.ly/xMKZQwi #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #paranormalfiction #urbanfantasy #booksky #writesky

My characters have formed a union and are demanding better working conditions and more realistic dialogue. #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

My writer friends may find this of value: What Happens When There are No Plot Points in a Story? buff.ly/muuGV2F #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Today's Writing Quote: “I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.” — Joan Didion #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity

Sci-Fi authors may find this of interest: Science fiction writing tips: Ideas from 8 authors buff.ly/124cfFF #writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Would you trust a creature of mud and legend to guard your life? David doesn’t have a choice. Brooklyn is under siege by a man wielding living shadows, and only his impossible clay sentinel stands between survival and ruin. buff.ly/24wU1aK #urbanfantasy #supernaturalheros #golem #golemsguardian

Just for fun: Older Adults Share The Technology They Just Won’t Use buff.ly/vxgkXcI #technology #technophobes

Oooh - Queer Vampire films: Sink your fangs into these 5 queer vampire movies, from the homoerotic to the heroic buff.ly/wrLylJY #LGBT #LGBTCinema #LGBTQ+Community #LGBTCommunity #LGBTfilms #gayfilms #gaycinema #queervampires #Queerty

My protagonist and antagonist started dating behind my back. This is NOT the enemies-to-lovers arc I planned. #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

My writer friends may find my recent blog post of value: Ghosts, Goblins, and Emotional Baggage: Dealing with Trauma in Paranormal Fiction buff.ly/FX6tyjn #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #paranormalfiction #urbanfantasy #booksky #writesky

My author friends may find this helpful: A Complete Guide to Revising Your Novel buff.ly/luV6M96 #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Today's Writing Quote: “Write books only if you are going to say in them the things you would never dare confide to anyone.” — Émile M. Cioran #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

Urban Fantasy and Paranormal fiction fans may find my recently blog post of interest: Who Would You Call First in a Supernatural Crisis? buff.ly/qD5DSTw #urbanfantasy #paranormal #paranormalfiction #supernaturalheros

My author friends may find the article about 'writing community' of value — Writing community: 10 ways to connect and share buff.ly/1TQdZDm #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Photography fun: Times People Took Photos So Mesmerizing, They Had To Prove They Were Actually Real buff.ly/KrvXN8t #photographystorytelling #photographyinspiration #photography #InterestingPhotos #UniquePhotos

This sounds really intriguing buff.ly/8isvknX #QueerTV #LGBT #LGBTCinema #LGBTQ+Community #LGBTCommunity #LGBTTV #GayTV #GayNetflix

Writing prompt: You meet your Muse at Starbucks. She’s bitter. And she wants her pen back. #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

My writer friends may find this of value: How to Talk About Your Own Book buff.ly/g0h80sP #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

A sorcerer’s vengeance. A kingdom in peril. And a prince whose gamble may cost him everything. Norian's Gamble: buff.ly/AmecM6e #urbanfantasy #paranormal #gaywerewolves #werewolf NoriansGamble

Today's Writing Quote: “We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” — Ernest Hemingway #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

My writer friends may find this of value (I'm guilty of mixing these two up) - Grammar Help: Affect Versus Effect buff.ly/fbRmlZC #writing #writinglife #writerslife #writingtip #amwriting #writesky

Recent blog post about why I like the 'man purse': The Man Purse: My New Best Friend buff.ly/diUjais #manpurse #murse #purseforguys #purseformen

My author friends may find this of interest: Bylines and Big Edits: How a Career in Journalism Taught Elizabeth Harris the Techniques of Fiction buff.ly/iNTEAZC #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Some of the may be worth the watch: If it ain’t broke(back)… 5 rugged romances that follow the ‘Brokeback Mountain’ formula buff.ly/a2Yb1j5 #LGBT #LGBTCinema #LGBTQ+Community #LGBTCommunity #LGBTfilms #gayfilms #gaycinema #gaydrama #Queerty

Some days you write the words. Some days the words drink your coffee and run away. #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

My author friends may find this article about discipline and challenge of interest: buff.ly/lrXG9AZ #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

Today's Writing Quote: “Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.” — Jules Renard #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

My author may find this article on plot ideas of value: 38 plot ideas (plus 7 ways to find more) buff.ly/vcb5Yp0 #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

A furious ghost. A terrified widow. And a teenager who wishes he’d just kept driving. Nick’s first brush with the dead leaves him shaken, but also tangled in a mystery the living can’t solve. Nick's Awakening: buff.ly/3R31RCV #urbanfantasy #gayghost

Just for fun: Corporate Marketing Tactics That Shaped How We Live Without Us Realizing buff.ly/lQE455r #marketing #corporatemarketing #corporateBrainwashing

Do you watch The Bold & the Beautiful? If so, this may be of interest: The Bold & The Beautiful To Feature Its First Gay Male Couple On Screen buff.ly/6gmK6GW #QueerTV #LGBT #LGBTCinema #LGBTQ+Community #LGBTCommunity #LGBTTV #GayTV

Goal today: Write one sentence that doesn’t make me want to move to a remote cabin and become a goat herder. #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

An article for my writer friends on how to write a series of novels your readers will love buff.ly/qWlSNrD #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #writingaseries #booksky #writesky

New blog post: The Little Things That Make Life Big buff.ly/pvKSmjI #musings #self-Care

Today's Writing Quote: “There’s no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money either.” — Robert Graves #writingquote #quote #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky #writesky

Recent blog post in which I chat about 'the right time': When “The Right Time” Is a Myth We Keep Falling For rogerhyttinen.com/when-the-rig... #musings #righttime #NapoleanHillquote #quote