Mini Writer’s Retreat

I had that most rare and lovely of experiences this week: my husband left town. For four days. Four blissful, productive days. Now, I’m not saying I don’t love my husband or that I didn’t miss him. But as a work-from-home, childless person, having all that free time with no…

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New Release: Higher Learning anthology from Dreamspinner Press

Just a quick note that I have a new short story out. It’s part Higher Learning, an anthology of M/M stories set in college. My story is called “Bug Boy.” Here’s the blurb: Dan Holbrook remembers Jesse Milner as the social misfit from his third grade class—the quiet boy in…

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News Roundup: Cyberpunk and Christmas and College Boys, Oh My!

So. Um. I have a lot going on right now. First off, I have THREE (count ’em, THREE) stories releasing between now and the end of the year. 1- Unacceptable Risk: This novella-length m/f cyberpunk romance comes out December 13, 2011, from Samhain Press, and I am so, so excited…

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Unacceptable Risk: Ten Weeks and Counting!

Excitement abounds over here in the Grey house. The cover, blurb and excerpt for Unacceptable Risk are now live on the Samhain web site! Equally awesome, it was featured on The Galaxy Express over the weekend as part of a look at upcoming cyberpunk romances. In support of the release,…

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Indiana Jones and the Words on the Page

One of my favorite movies growing up was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was funny and full of action and romance and … just a touch of the morbid. Maybe it was a bit of prescience about the emo chick I would turn into when I got older,…

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Review of Zero Factor by Stacy Gail

As I put the final touches on my own cyberpunk romance, Unacceptable Risk, I’ve also been doing some reading in the genre. Samhain Press (which will also be publishing Unacceptable Risk) recently released Cybershock, a trio of cyberpunk novellas, which I snapped up immediately. Here’s my take on the second,…

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The Lamentations of a Romance-Writing Feminist

I recently did an interview with The Mamafesto for a project called “This Is What a Feminist Looks Like,” wherein a bunch of normal people talk about what feminism means to them. One of the major themes in my interview – and something I’ve been thinking about a lot of…

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The Writer’s Life: So What Do You *Do* With All That Time?

Whenever I talk to my mother, invariably the topic comes around to the fact that I’m currently not working full time and (with my husband’s blessing and generous financial support) am dedicating myself fully to this writing thing. And her main response is always, “So what do you do with…

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Unacceptable Risk Has a Cover!!!

My cyberpunk romance, Unacceptable Risk (coming December 2011 from Samhain Press) now has a cover!!! So what do you think? Personally, I couldn’t be more thrilled.

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Review of Gridlock by Nathalie Gray

As I put the final touches on my own cyberpunk romance, Unacceptable Risk, I’ve also been doing some reading in the genre. Samhain Press (which will also be publishing Unacceptable Risk) recently released Cybershock, a trio of cyberpunk novellas, which I snapped up immediately. Here’s my take on the first,…

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