I'm so happy to sit down with Avery Brooks today to talk about her time at the GCLS Writing Academy and her book, Other Girls. (Available at Bywater Books or Amazon.) I loved having Avery in class, so it's even more exciting to be able to talk to her as a published writer. I loved… Continue reading Author Spotlight – Avery Brooks
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Author Interview
Hi Everyone, I had the great fortune to sit down with Ann Roberts and Stacy Lynn Miller to talk about their new releases, their experience with mentoring, and the importance of giving back to the literary community. Check out the interview here! Ann and Stacy interview After listening to the interview, check out the… Continue reading Author Interview
Coming Soon!
Coming this Friday! A video interview with authors Ann Roberts and Stacy Lynn Miller. We'll talk about mentoring, publishing a first book, and so much more! Join us this week. http://www.goldencrown.org
Coming Soon – Author Spotlight on Avery Brooks
Coming this week! We get to sit down with Avery Brooks and talk about her incredible debut novel, Other Girls. Other Girls recently made the LezReview (https://lezreviewbooks.com/lex-list-best-lesbian-books-of-2019/) best books of 2019 and we happen to agree. Other Girls is, at it's heart, a story about learning to trust again and the damage a person can… Continue reading Coming Soon – Author Spotlight on Avery Brooks
Author Spotlight on Chris Zett
We were thrilled when we found out author and Writing Academy graduate was going to sit down with us to talk about writing and books. We were even more thrilled when we found out a couple days later that Chris won an Elisa Rolles Rainbow Award for her debut novel Irregular Heartbeat (available here) in… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Chris Zett
Guest Author Chris Zett- coming this week!
GCLS is super excited to welcome guest author and recent Rainbow award winner, Chris Zett to the blog this week to talk about her new release, Irregular Heartbeat. Join us Friday to learn all about Chris, her writing process, the importance of mentors, and why peer review really matters.
Author Spotlight on Karen Richard
This month, I was lucky enough to sit down with Karen Richard in person to interview her for the Writing Academy blog. Karen won a Goldie Award for her incredible collection of short stories, Women of the Year. She recently appear at the GCLS members-only online book club to discuss that collection. Today, we got… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Karen Richard
Coming Soon
Author and Writing Academy graduate Karen Richard will be on hand to discuss her Goldie-award winning book, Women of the Year, her recent appearance at the GCLS members-only book club, and her upcoming, very strange new project. We're looking forward to having a cup of Gay AF coffee with this delightfully funny author! The… Continue reading Coming Soon
Author Spotlight – Melissa Brayden
We usually shine the GCLS Writing Academy Spotlight on graduates of the program, but this month, we're happy and excited to welcome a special guest. Melissa Brayden is a mentor and instructor for the GCLS Writing Academy. She is also a multi-award winning author of romance books, a NYC theater aficionado, and an all-around kind… Continue reading Author Spotlight – Melissa Brayden
Author Spotlight on Jody Klaire
First, a disclaimer. I'm a huge fan of Jody Klaire, both as a person and as a writer. She is immensely talented in a lot of different ways. I sat down to talk about her time with the Writing Academy and about some of her recent work. Let’s jump right in with your book La… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Jody Klaire
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