A Gay Young Adult Novel That Perfectly Blends Romance, Fantasy, and Mythology
A Gay Young Adult Novel That Perfectly Blends Romance, Fantasy, and Mythology
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I am an award-winning author of “With What I Now Know,” an LGBTQ+ short story in the 2022 Anthology, Queer for the New Year and three LGBTQ+ Young Adult novels. I was born and raised in a small town in Arizona, which prompted my love of reading at a young age.
Having read countless books with characters who struggle to come to terms with their identity, I decided to write about LGBTQ+ characters who were already themselves and watch them struggle with something else.
I began writing in high school and was included in a non-fiction anthology, Coming Out Young and Faithful, in 2001.
I began writing my first novel in 2010 and have continued writing since then. In my “free time,” I have taught Sociology, helped hundreds of people get into college, advised a few Gay-Straight Alliances, planned several weddings for others, been fortunate enough to travel and photograph some beautiful places, and perhaps best of all, marry my best friend. I currently live in Texas with my husband and our dorkie (dachshund/yorkie).
When not working on my own stories, I have helped other writers edit their works in progress, assisted students in pursuing their college goals, and supported couples planning their weddings.
I primarily write young adult fiction, usually about characters who live in the real world but have some fantastical element to their life. I also write characters who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and make that perhaps the least important thing about their life. It isn't something they struggle with, it's not something anyone else in their life struggles with, and it's never something that will cause them to experience severe trauma on the page. Instead, it informs who they love and perhaps how they view the world, but other than that, their problems are almost always related to something else.
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I will be selling and signing copies of all three of my books, AWAKENED, CHALLENGED, and FATE, COINCIDENCE, AND OTHER CURSE WORDS, in person...
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Not open to the public, but, if you happen to be a librarian attending ALA this year, I'd LOVE to connect! I will be signing free copies of ...
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