Fantasy Friday: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
An alien race calls on one woman to revive mankind after Earth’s apocalypse in this science fiction classic from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. Lilith Iyapo has just…
LGBTQIA+
Here's a handy guide to all the characters that identify as LGBTQIA+ in my stories, organized by series. In general, I have a lot of queer characters because I think…
Fantasy Friday: Our Bloody Pearl by D. N. Bryn
The ocean is uncontrollable and dangerous. But to the sirens who swim the warm island waters, it’s a home more than worth protecting from the humans and their steam-propelled ships.…
Writing Wednesday: Keep It Gay
I've mentioned this before, but I write LGBTQ+ characters and I'm not going to stop. In fact, when someone tells me that my books are too gay or they take…
#SPFBO Review: A Shard of Sea and Bone
Artysaedra Veiyel is a liquor-loving, street-fighting, foul-mouthed soldier with a temper—everything the Infinite Royal Family’s first daughter shouldn’t be. Suddenly forced to bow her family’s stifling rules and expectations instead…
#SPFBO Review: River of Thieves
We were the worst kind of people. For the best reasons. After a robbery gone horribly wrong, cursed thief Cord broadens his horizons and plans to execute the heist of…
SPFBO Review: A Triad in Three Acts
"Your Path is muddy, Kelnaht, but don't think avoiding the puddles will make it easier to travel."Kelnaht, a cloud elf, is a truth seeker caught between love and faith, when…
#SPFBO 5 and LGBTQ+ Characters
Happy SPFBO 5! Today officially marks the start of the fifth annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, and the first reviews are already being posted! There's so much excitement going on, it's…
I’m Proud to Write LGBTQ Characters
Just so we're clear, because I don't want anyone to be surprised: virtually everything I'm going to write is going to have LGBTQ characters. They may not always be the…