Random Musings

Category: writing

  • Deadline Approaching!

    Just a reminder that the deadline to submit to the Leather and Silk anthology is May 1st! Get your stories in… CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Silk and Leather: Lesbian Erotica with an Edge   Editor: Victoria Villasenor Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Publication Date: Spring 2020 Theme: Short story lesbian erotica https://boldstrokesuk.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/call-for-submissions-silk-and-leather/ What happens…

  • Seriously?

    Okay. So, I’m pretty laid back, overall. I have my pet peeves, but I generally leave others well enough alone. Mostly because I’m not a people person to begin with, so other people’s drama flies right past me, like bubbles in the wind. But. Lately there’s been something really getting…

  • Come up for air

    Travel. A jolt. A thing, an experience, that slams you back into a sense of wonder, a sense of awe, a sense that you’re so small, that you haven’t seen it all, that there’s so much more. Something that brings back the awe, the sublimity, to a life that is…

  • When does it start being fun?

    Skiing (badly), knees (swollen), limits (irritating), and romance (of a sort). This is going to be a rambler. Bear with me. Skiing The last time I skied was in 2007. I wasn’t great, but I could comfortably do a California blue run without falling. I enjoyed it. I wasn’t too…

  • Take your genre and sweep it off its feet.

    I don’t usually cross post much because I like to keep my author self and my personal self fairly separate, but I thought I’d let you know that my fifth book, Spinning Tales, has just come out. It’s available at Amazon and Bold Strokes and other places you can buy…

  • Just roll me onto the stage…

    If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I’ve got baggage. Like, cargo planes of it.  Last night, I mentioned the need to share our stories, to put our authentic voices out in the world. So I’m going to do that now, because I know other people…

  • Cupid’s kids.

    I had a run of bad dreams last night. My wife woke up crying from one of hers, too. I don’t know if the stress of the day got to us, or if we ate something funny from the noodle shop. Whatever the reason, I think we’ll both need a…

  • Call for Submissions: Silk and Leather

    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Silk and Leather: Lesbian Erotica with an Edge   Editor: Victoria Villasenor Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Publication Date: Spring 2020 Theme: Short story lesbian erotica https://boldstrokesuk.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/call-for-submissions-silk-and-leather/ What happens when inhibitions get left at home? When you’re ready for something more, something that pushes your boundaries and makes…

  • Just in case…

    You may not know, I blog over on breywillows.com, too. Mostly about author stuff. But other random word things too. Because, you know, I write book things, too. ❤️

  • The Truth About Being a Writer

    I’ve been thinking a lot about this issue. This giant, awkward, socially inept, elephant in the room. I’ve been in the field for a while now, in various capacities. I’ve listened to the wailing, to the arguments, to the ‘but…but…my voice!’. I’ve read the reviews that make me want to…