"You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It's all there and you just have to find it." - Thomas Harris #WritingCommunity

Write a #sixwordstory or a #poem about his gif. Mist rises Sun slowly sinks Turning everything red Snow melts on mountain Leaves cascade over me As I sail along the river Towards home Calling to my cat To give him fish bones #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #PoemADay #poetry

In the park During the day Two people spoke About their past Wanting to ask Lots of questions One of them too frightened to say How they felt In case the other person ran away #BookRecommendations #LGBTQ 5310publishing.com/book/the-compl…

Everyone deserves to love and be loved. When you love someone, what words did you want to hear them say to you? Mark wants Dave to say three words. Will he hear them? 5310publishing.com/book/the-compl… 'Intriguing and messily realistic' - Kirkus Reviews #LGBT #Romance

There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story. - Frank Herbert

Write a #sixwordstory or a #poem about this picture. Turning around No sight No sound Feeling left out Everyone’s gone Making me want To scream And shout There you Were like a Long lost friend Listening To everything #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #prompt

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. - D.H. Lawrence

'A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.' - Franz Kafka #BOTD in 1883

The Ultimate Sacrifice? #egalitarian #ToriesOut

"I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on tilI I am." - Jane Austen #WritingCommnunity

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I am delighted to announce that my latest article has just been published online at Enthymema Journal, University of Milan. 🍃🍀 #GenderStudies #WorldLiterature #Folklore riviste.unimi.it/index.php/enth…

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'You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.' - James Baldwin #BOTD in 1924

Why is frowned upon when it doesn't adhere to our cultural beliefs? Love is Love. Without love we are nothing. In The Complexities of Love, all Mark wants is to love and be loved. Will he find love or will other things get in the way? 5310publishing.com/book/the-compl… #LGBT #RomanceReaders

"The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it." - Ernest Hemingway #WritingCommunity

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain

I could die today, if I wished, merely by making a little effort, if I could wish, if I could make an effort. But it is just as well to let myself die, quietly, without rushing things. #SamuelBeckett with a Glass of Wine by his close friend and great artist Avigdor Arikha,1969.

Well, my book finally came out today just before Christmas. If you're looking for a last-minute gift to buy someone who loves poetry, take a look at my book: wipfandstock.com/9781666756081/…