I had a great time at Pride this year! We got really lucky with the weather – Saturday was warm and sunny, but not quite as hot as some years. On Sunday there were brief, hard showers round the metro Twin Cities area (including up by my house) but only 4 drops of rain at Pride itself. It wasn’t so windy we had to anchor down the swag and books, or as dusty as last … Read more
I’m blogging on Love Bytes Reviews today about going to EuroPrideCon – an LGBTQ romance reader and writer conference in Europe. I’m looking forward to Amsterdam. (BTW if you are going and wanted to pre-order paper books from me, today is the last day. My order form link is on the EPC Facebook list, or contact me here.) Getting out of my familiar spaces
I have an interview up on author Lou Sylvre’s blog. Lou asked me about my start writing M/M, about my YA books group, and more. Check it out and there’s a link to enter to win a free backlist ebook of your choice from me. Community 2018 — Author Kaje Harper on rainbow YA and more (and a giveaway!)
I’m blogging on Love Bytes Reviews about the hope I get from seeing so many out and proud LGBTQ teens going to prom. So different from when I was growing up. Power to the kids
Amazon came through fast this time, and my rerelease fantasy novella Gift of the Goddess is now available on Smashwords in all formats, and on Amazon in .mobi. Gift of the Goddess Desperate times call for desperate measures. Garvin’s worst fear is realized when he runs home from the fields to find his lover’s forge empty, his tools scattered, and the ground trampled by a band of soldiers. Nyle has been kidnapped and conscripted into … Read more
Among the stories I got back from publishers in the last couple of years is Gift of the Goddess – a 22K fantasy novella. When it released, it was part of a collection, and as such, there was a group cover used. It was fine, but not a great fit for my story. I always wanted to put out one more suited to the tale I wrote. I finally have the re-edit done (thanks, Jerry … Read more
In writing news, I have submitted a novella set in Minnesota to Dreamspinner Press’s “States of Love” series – fingers crossed that they enjoy my story of a college student and a dairy farmer getting a second chance together. I’m in the process of editing and polishing up a new stand-alone novel about a veterinarian and a guy with seven cats. I’m also editing a new collection of Young Adult stories from my YA group … Read more
I’m blogging on Love Bytes Reviews today on using real places and trademarks in my books. A sense of place, but what if it’s trademarked?
I blogged on Love Bytes Reviews today about choosing names for my characters. What’s in a Name?
The time has come to look back on this year’s reading and pick out a dozen favorites – never an easy task. I’m going to skip over a few excellent books that everyone seems to know about, to focus on perhaps less-read choices. These are books that I read in 2017, but some were released prior to this year. * * His Quiet Agent by Ada Maria Soto – this was my choice for book … Read more