Some of the QSAC authors are heading down to Anaheim for WorldCon this week and the last time one of our own, J. Scott Coatsworth, went to this event, he encountered a unicorn. Here’s what he had to say: So what is this unicorn of which I speak? I’m not sure if we coined the … Read more
What do you write? Right now, I’m actively working on three books. I’m in the middle of edits on a fairy tale adaptation, J. Scott Coatsworth and I are finishing up a portal fantasy, and I’m about a third of the way through a cozy mystery. My backlist includes science fiction, horror, fantasy, and gay … Read more
by Amy Lane Writing is easy. Writing is hard. The stories just come to me! The stories are laborious, and every word is torture! My characters won’t shut up in my head! I have no idea who these people are. Ugh! Every writer has experienced these contradictions, sometimes in the same heartbeat. How do writers … Read more
Queer history isn’t our typical QSAC author guest post but I was asked to write a little something because I am kind of obsessed with this time period. Many of my stories are set during the Belle Epoque, including my soon-to-be-released sapphic romance. Paris really was Gay Paree in the late 19th century, the “Belle … Read more
Here we are, two months into 2026, and the world is still circling the sun, and life is going on all around us. There is still good in the world and, yes, there is still bad (so much bad) in the world. Today I want to talk to you about disappointment and what we all … Read more
We started off 2026 with great hopes. Maybe this year would be different. Maybe things would finally start to change again, for the better. And then… Venezuela. And then… Renee Good. With this current administration, it’s always a new outrage, a new spectacle, always a new something horrible shoved in your face, each one more awful than … Read more
Bookstores are the lifeblood of our local literary community, and this is especially true for indie stores. They sell our books, create a third space for us to gather and share our passion for literature, and give back to the community. So we thought we’d do a little giving back ourselves, and share a bunch … Read more
Recently I was asked by a good friend of mine, “what is your cost per book?” At first, I thought he was talking about what each book costs me to order and have on hand to sell at events and conferences. However, that isn’t what he meant. What he meant was (I believe) a twofold … Read more
Not too many years ago (well, okay twenty-two of them), Mark and I moved up from the Bay Area to Sacramento. At the time, downtown Sacramento was still pretty much a Monday-Friday town, as the legislators went home on the weekend and all the sub sandwich shops and taquerias on K Street closed down. Sacramento … Read more
So many rules. Every part of our lives is governed by them, and sadly writing is no exception. There are rules of grammar: If you made it through high school English and you want to be a writer, you probably have a pretty decent handle on these rules. But there are others, too. For instance, … Read more