While I was working on Main Squeeze, I had to do some research about snakes. I thought they were weird before. Here are some of the stranger things I learned.
Mpreg and Transmisogyny
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Some Surprising Things I Learned about Snakes
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On Main Squeeze and Writing Outside My Lane
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Marty Yoon, the hero of Main Squeeze, is a Korean-American trans man. Clearly, I'm writing pretty far outside my lane here. So, why did I do it?
Working through Mental Health in MAIN SQUEEZE
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Main Squeeze, Book 3 in the Flirting with the Zodiac series, may not be my favorite book. But it will always hold a special place for me, in part because it reflects so much of my personal experience around mental health and trauma.
Main Squeeze Preview
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Crash-landing on another planet full of shapeshifting snake aliens is probably less than ideal, but that's the situation Marty Yoon finds himself in.
Let’s Make Reading Joyful Again
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Some people insist that kids should read "real books" because they forget reading is about joy, not some phony intellectualism. We're just better at reading some media than others.
Should Authors Talk about Politics?
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It's common enough advice: don't talk politics. But should authors avoid talking politics? And is that even possible? The short answer is no--and you should talk politics all you want.
What the Heck Is the Omegaverse?
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Over the last, hm, month or so, many people have been learning about this mysterious concept called “the omegaverse.” If you’re new to it, learning about it can be a bit like getting cold water dumped over your head. It’s one of those things that, if you know, you know. It lurks around the edges of fandom; it divides a lot of people; but if you like it, you really like it. And a lot of people...
Dickens Wrote Soap Operas: The Myth of Artistic Merit
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People like to argue fanfic isn't real literature and popular works have no artistic merit. But Charles Dickens wrote soap operas, so is "artistic merit" even a thing?
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Fall
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Fall is definitely not my favorite season. But I'm slowly learning to accept it, which is part of the reason I set Riding the Dragon during the fall.
I Know, It’s Only Rock n’ Roll: The Official Playlist for Riding the Dragon
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I had a pretty rough time getting together the first draft of Riding the Dragon. One of the reasons for that was actually music. I’m a musically driven sort of writer, so my writing process depends on having the “right” music. Plenty of writers make playlists and pick theme songs for their characters. I’d say my process is a step beyond that, even: I’m actively soundtracking my books. Characters...
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