Sunday, September 29, 2019

Featured Site: Queer In Color

The Queer In Color site includes a variety of books, broken down by genres and sub-genres. Those works share a common thread: queer characters of color. The blog there features interviews and seeks to bring more attention to those characters and/or authors of color. There and in the About Us section, we also learn about the dedicated team and their reasons for creating Queer In Color.

I found the entire site both easy to navigate and a good resource for authors and readers. The webmasters generously included my diversity-themed scifi novels Degranon and Sons of Taldra on the page Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction, putting my work in the good company of many talented writers.

Readers can sign up at Queer In Color for an email newsletter to read about new releases, free books, and more. The Twitter account Queer In Color also includes updates.

Friday, September 20, 2019

More AllAuthor Magic Tool Images

More images made with the AllAuthor Magic Tool.

New Book Promotion Tool from AllAuthor: #MagicTool #AllAuthor #MagicToolForAuthor

I agreed to beta-test the AllAuthor Magic Tool for Author and created some great imagery to promote my books. It was just a matter of clicking on the book covers then clicking on the template I wanted to use.

Some follow below and in the next blog post.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Now That We're Grown: Teaser 2

Four years ago, Gavin Hernandez endured cyberbullying after posing for photographs in his wheelchair. Now he’s helping wounded veterans design a park and gym for people with disabilities. The friend who took those pictures is now his boyfriend.

Now That We're Grown will begin appearing on Wattpad shortly after June 4, 2020.

Monday, September 09, 2019

Now That We're Grown: Teaser 1 of 3

Gavin Hernandez and Peter Montoya meet before high school. Gavin admires how Peter never complains about being gay or using a wheelchair. During their senior year, Gavin takes profile pictures of Peter in that chair, but the gesture of good will leads to online bullying and a painful final stretch of school. Best friends slowly drift apart.

After college, they reunite in Dallas as more than friends. Gavin now designs facilities for people with physical challenges. Peter finds a job to match his business degree. The past might destroy their relationship, or their love might change their lives.

Now That We're Grown will begin appearing on Wattpad shortly after June 4, 2020.

Monday, September 02, 2019

Texas Humor

...no teenagers within a forty-mile radius of Acorn could get drunk, stoned, beat up, arrested, or pregnant without their parents asking, “You’ve been hanging around with that Jacobs boy, haven’t you?”

from The Acorn Stories.