For those who are interested in Young Adult writing, I have a guest blog post on editor Ralph Gallagher’s blog as Kira Harp. I tried to put my finger on the differences between writing my adult romances and the YA fiction. As a moderator for the Goodreads YA LGBT book group, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to what defines YA fiction. We recommend books to the teens on the thread, and select Books … Read more

The fact that copyrighted ebooks are available for illegal free download out there on the Internet probably isn’t news to anyone reading this. And it isn’t news to me either. These sites are places where an individual, who has bought one copy of a book, offers unlimited downloadable copies to anyone who wants them. They euphamistically call it “file-sharing.” I’ve come across almost all of my books out there by now on different sites. I’ve … Read more

The Mac and Tony Valentine’s short story is now available for download on the new website of a couple of friends of mine, Lauraadrianna and Laddie. I hope you enjoy Getting It Right – Life Lessons 1.8. The story gives you a brief look back at Mac before Breaking Cover, trying to figure out where Tony fits into his closeted life, and Tony trying to help him see the right answer. As a bonus there … Read more

I’ve been doing edits on the next Hidden Wolves book, Unexpected Demands. And although the time frame between the two books is very short, I still thought there was a little window in there for another look at Simon and Paul. So here’s a snippet of the two guys, in the breathing space between the end of Risk and the beginning of Demands. I hope you enjoy it. . . . Unacceptable Risk 1.1 – … Read more

My Samhain novel, The Rebuilding Year, now has a cover and is up on the publisher’s website. I thought I would give you a chance to see the lovely atmospheric look they achieved for my book. Then below here I have posted the excerpt that Samhain has up on their website. (This is the same one that was on Kathleen Hayes’ blog in December.) I know this book is still a month and a half … Read more

A couple of really fun things that I have to tell you about: First, the Goodreads M/M Romance group announced the winners in their Member Choice Awards last night. My stories had been nominated a mind-boggling 15 times (out of 41 categories) and I am truly grateful to everyone who put one of my books on those lists. There were so many great books out this year, it was fun to be placed among them. … Read more

The second of my Young Adult stories under the pen name Kira Harp is now available at Featherweight Press. This story, The Benefit of Ductwork, was inspired by a request in the Goodreads Gay Straight Alliance group. The reader wanted a story about a straight kid growing up with gay parents. A story where everyone is doing their best, but that doesn’t make it simple. Ductwork is the result, and the proceeds from this book … Read more

The Young Adult short story, Intervention, that I had posted here for a couple of months has been released from Featherweight Press on January 1st. This book is listed under my YA pen name, Kira Harp. (Which means I need to set up a new author page and all the other fun – this writing stuff is cool sometimes 🙂 Anyway, I don’t usually sell a story that once was free, but this has had … Read more

This time last year I had just signed the MLR Press contract for Life Lessons, my first ever published work. I was looking ahead to 2011 with excitement and trepidation, and a lot of uncertainty. Well as 2011 draws to a close, I have to be amazed at what a year it has been. On a personal front, there were a lot of ups and downs. Seeing my oldest daughter turn 18, seeing my elderly … Read more