Let the flogging begin!

Oh, no, that’s actually blogging. And I must admit, I’m doing this with some trepidation. When I first heard of Live Journal and blogging, I’d imagined it to be the dense natterings of teenaged girls, all in abbreviated Netspeak, endlessly oohing and cooing over Orlando Bloom. (The oohing and cooing I get; it’s the Orlando Bloom part that I don’t understand- heh). But it’s been pointed out to me by various folks (i.e. publishers and marketing-savvy authors) that a LJ is an efficient way to keep in touch with thousands of people at one time.

Clearly, I don’t have *thousands* of people interested in me but for the folks who have generously read my stories and/or bought “Feathers” as a Single Shot.(Now available through Torquere Press! Just a hint! www.torquerepress.com), I’m hoping that this Journal can be a way to keep in touch.

A little mini-bio about me: I’m an author and I’ve been studying writing “seriously” for the past ten years. Pub credits include: Alyson Publications, Carnifex Press, Cleis Press, Haworth Press, Ruthie’s Club, Clean Sheets, and Torquere Press. I write horror, action/adventure, erotica, and mainstream fiction and what I sell the most is—you guessed it—erotica. It feels a little odd because I send out just as many stories in the other genres as erotica and apparently there’s a much higher demand for erotica than for other types of stories. Heh. I don’t mind; I still cash the checks!

I’m a proofreader by profession and the past few months I’ve been freelancing for a great client. They’re a great client because they Pay Really Well. Besides writing, I read, of course, and just kinda grab anything on the library shelf that interests me. I buy books at least once a month but I’m much more selective about what I buy. (My disposable income is limited, alas). When I do buy it tends to be horror, suspense, and most any horsey fiction, plus nonfiction about big cats or horses. My Very Favorite Author in the whole world is Thomas Harris, followed closely by Stephen King, Alison Lurie, Jane Smiley, and Carl Hiassen. I can recommend all of them, both as a reader and a writer.

More on them in later entries.

If you have any comments on my stories or questions about writing, especially short fiction, feel free to leave them here. I’ll do my best to answer questions or point you in the right direction for finding an answer. My goal is to update this at least once a week, and given my schedule, it will most likely be done on a weekend.