I took intentional time off from writing big projects after the release of Lost Boi to let myself have the opportunity to enjoy the process of releasing that book. I’ve played around with different book-length projects but what really stuck was a project that took me a little bit by surprise! I ended up creatively falling in love with a novella (i’ve never written one of these before!) titled “A little Queermas Carol.” It’s a queer/leather/christmas story- and I’m so excited to be able to share it with readers THIS CHRISTMAS season! I got the manuscript back from my copyeditor and am working on final edits of the novella now. I’m also working with the amazing KD Diamond (who did the cover art for Roving Pack) to design the cover for the novella. I got to see the preliminary sketch this week and thrilled with it! Stay tuned for more novella news in the upcoming months!
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I’m going to be reading as part of The Hustle event at WORD Bookstore on June 10th! THE HUSTLE is a free every-other-month series that invites writers to discuss the hours they keep, the habits that support their work, how they pay the bills, how they read & write, the importance of community and much more. I’ve also been told there are donuts!
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This fall i’ll be facilitating a LGBT Fiction reading group at The Center For Fiction here in NYC! It’s going to be really fun! Click here for more info about the class here as well as information about how to register!