I am so happy and excited to announce the debut of my latest novel, The Sisters Mederos, coming out from Angry Robot Books in April of 2018. Regular readers of my blog will recognize the name if not the title. I’ve been writing about the Mederos Sisters for a long time, as Bandit Girls and then Reversal of Fortune. But really the very first introduction of Tesara Mederos was in a short story I wrote Read more…
World Fantasy is one of my favorite conventions. The convention is known more as a professional event rather than a fan convention like WorldCon. Still, there are plenty of fans who attend who are dedicated readers of literary fantasy and science fiction. I love World Fantasy because you never know who you see on the elevator or the dealer’s room or the art show or at the bar, where much barconning was going on. As Read more…
Because the male gaze is crippling and demeaning. (That man in the sportscar. I was twelve.) Because the male gaze is a powerful drug, a pure hit. (That black dress, I walked like a goddess in that black dress and those black boots). Because the male gaze is defining. Because the male gaze is self-defining. Because T]he definition of ‘crazy’ in show business is a woman who keeps talking even after no one wants to Read more…