BDSM Romance Writers Live Chat Friday 2/5: Tara Sue Me & Cecilia Tan
This is exciting! Something new! RT Book Reviews will be hosting me and Tara Sue Me (author of the Submissive series) in a live YouTube chat this Friday, Feb 5th at 12 noon to 1pm (Eastern US time)....
View ArticleReviews & author blog tour roundup: BDSM romance TAKING THE LEAD
Reviews are coming in for my new book TAKING THE LEAD! It’s been out for one week so far. Before launch I was super-happy to have gotten great reviews in both Publishers Weekly and RT Book Reviews, but...
View ArticlePhoto references for upcoming BDSM rock star romance WILD LICKS
I know, I know, I just released a BDSM rock star romance last week (TAKING THE LEAD), but I’m already getting ready for the summer release of book two in that same series, and here’s a post collecting...
View ArticleThe key that unlocks the meaning behind all of David Bowie
Oh my god. I just figured out what the central overarching meaning of the entirety of David Bowie’s life’s work is. All of it. It all fits. And I can’t figure out why I never saw this before. My god....
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day! New gay erotic novella by Cecilia Tan just went live!
SPANISH NIGHTS is a new novella based on material that originally appeared in my web serial, but with new elements added, additional sex scenes, and made to stand alone. It’s the story of a torrid...
View ArticleAdam Lambert & The Authenticity of Queer Identity (Concert Review)
So I wanted to write a review of the Adam Lambert concert tonight at the House of Blues in Boston, but it being me, I can’t merely write about Adam Lambert without writing about American culture,...
View ArticleOkay, I’m trying it: Spanish Nights: gay erotic novella, on sale for 48 hours
I’m trying it! A “Kindle Countdown” deal for Spanish Nights started at 9am (Eastern) on Monday March 7th (today) dropping the price from $2.99 to 99 cents! On Wednesday at 11am it will jump to $1.99,...
View ArticleThe #ICFA Interview with Holly Black
I’m at ICFA (Int’l Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts) which is a unique academic conference where they not only talk about sf/fantasy/horror literature but invite lots of authors and editors to...
View Article#ICFA Panel: Remix Culture, SF/F and Books in Conversation
I moderated a panel at ICFA (which I had proposed) entitled: Remix Culture: SF, Fantasy, and Books in Conversation and I would like to write a coherent blog post about it, but that’s difficult because...
View ArticleFantasy Worldbuilding at #ICFA with Kameron Hurley et. al.
The panel on fantasy worldbuilding at ICFA was packed, every chair taken, people standing in the back, etc. I ended up sitting on the floor at the foot of the panelists’ table. It was well worth it!...
View ArticleHelp Kickstart an omnibus paperback of Daron’s Guitar Chronicles
Here we go! It’s been two whole years since my last Kickstarter, there are over 200 more chapters of Daron’s Guitar Chronicles accrued since then, so it’s time to produce a new omnibus paperback! (And...
View ArticleWhere to find Cecilia Tan at the 2016 RT Booklovers Convention
I’m leaving for RT in a couple of days and realized I never posted my schedule! Here’s where you can find me at the Vegas RT Booklovers Convention! WEDNESDAY April 13 12:15 – 12:45 pm CLUB RT I’ll be...
View ArticleSign up to help re-launch #gay #BDSM #fantasy serial The Prince’s Boy by...
Hello, bloggers, readers, and fellow writers! I’m re-launching my much-lauded BDSM gay high fantasy romance serial THE PRINCE’S BOY shortly, and am looking for folks who would like to be part of the...
View ArticleNELGBTC Conference: Thoughts on Sex, Queer Activism, Asexual Inclusion
I’ve been so busy running from event to event to event this month that I haven’t had a chance to blog my thoughts from the NELGBTC Conference until now, 10-11 days later. NELGBTC is a queer student...
View ArticleNY Times Bestsellers tell self-pub secrets at #RT16
One of the panels I attended yesterday at RT Booklovers was a packed house on the subject of self-publishing ebook platforms. “Power of the Platforms” was moderated by K.A. Linde and featured three...
View ArticleLive YouTube chat this Thursday about Daron & Kickstarter
I’ll be hosting a one-hour live chat via YouTube Live, streaming on my YouTube channel! This Thursday from 9-10pm Eastern (Apr 21) I’ll be talking all things Daron, the latest Kickstarter, and reading...
View ArticleGuest blog! (A new sci-fi romance from @kayelleallen)
Guest on my blog today is the fab Kayelle Allen, a tour de force in science fiction romance! Her new book, Bringer of Chaos, just went live yesterday! Get it in print and on Amazon, with other sites...
View ArticleMy #whitewashedout story, a short-short story by Cecilia Tan
Here’s a story I wrote in 1993, in the MFA program at Emerson, in Pam Painter’s short-short story class. It’s actually an autobiographical piece about the disconnects between my “identity,”...
View ArticleCecilia Tan at #TheBookCon and #Nebulas Schedule
Here I am in Chicago! It’s very foggy here. Figured I’d post a rundown of what I’m doing and where to find me in case any of you need it: SATURDAY May 14 at The Book Con at the McCormick Place...
View ArticleTen Things I Learned at SFWA Nebulas Weekend
Ten Things I Learned at SFWA Nebulas Weekend by Cecilia Tan This past weekend was the SFWA annual gathering known as Nebulas Weekend, which is not only when the Nebula Awards are given out, but also a...
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