Wondering what the publishing industry would think about my crazy idea: instead of asking an intern for coverage on a manuscript, scan her brain while she reads it and measure for boredom. The least boring manuscripts should get a pass.… Read more
A most Wonderful Review from an Italian Academic
I just got this excellent review from Pantalea Mazzitello, an academic from the University of Parma, author of Il Bacio Spudorato a brief history of the osculum infame, and an expert in literature from the middle ages. If … Read more
Chapter 3 Video
I made a short video.
Only 9 minutes.
I say redding instead of reading.
Kindle edition at only $3.99
Haven’t bought Love, or the Witches of Windward Circle yet? Are you gonna miss all the hot and steamy descriptions of hairy and sexy characters inspired by Terry McFadden throughout the book? Now you have no excuse! My publisher dropped … Read more
Chapter 12 Teaser
Why, I got inspired and decided to make a new teaser from Chapter 12. Don’t judge it too harshly, I put it op in like ten minutes.
Changing the World One Meme at a Time
If a friend asked you to photocopy the photo of a man someone told her is a murderer and then distribute it among all your friends and acquaintances with the specific purpose of ruining that man’s reputation, you probably … Read more
New Sensational Book Trailer!
I made this little book trailer with excerpts from Häxan (1922) and two seconds of Bucket and Blood (1959) in iMovie. Both films are public domain.
Mexican Agatha Christie to be a panelist at Shades and Shadows and the LA Times Festival of Books
As I write these words, golden tears of happiness roll down my cheeks. First, the fabulous event at Shades and Shadows, this March 19, and now I just received confirmation that I have been selected as a panelist for … Read more
The Revenant. An LGBT+ objective perspective
So the Terry and I finally went to see The Revenant, and I decided to write a review. This review has nothing to do with a personal desire for vendetta and to prove wrong a bunch of ignorant halfwits that … Read more
Help Terry McFadden achieve his dream of becoming a full-on vegan
My dear husband, Terry McFadden, in the picture below, has always dreamed to become a vegan.
“Other children liked to pretend that they were Batman or Superman, or Spider-woman,” he says, in his sweet Oklahoma accent, from his top-floor apartment … Read more