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‘FOSTERS’ STAR TO VOICE ‘SYMPTOMS’ AUDIOBOOK

December 13, 2015
News

I am elated to finally reveal that Tom Phelan has been cast as the narrator for the audiobook version of Symptoms of Being Human. Tom is probably best known for playing Cole, a transgender teen, on ABC’s The Fosters. He’s currently starring in Hir on Broadway and just finished recording...

HOGWARTS TIME

September 21, 2015
Fiction, Film, Personal, Writing

As a kid, my year revolved around Summer. I longed for June to come and dreaded the approach of September. As an adult, the months tend to bleed together because we don’t get that big summer break. (Unless you’re a teacher. And then you need that break.) I suppose the effect is magnified for me since...

Writing in New York

August 6, 2015
Personal, Writing

I RARELY INDULGE in travelogue-style posts, but I’m compelled to share with you my crazy July in New York. I originally planned to stay for only eight days, but a new project came up which kept me in Manhattan for three weeks. It was part vacation, part public relations, part writing retreat. ...

IN WHICH I GEEK OUT ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS COVER

June 24, 2015
Fiction, Personal

My friend Curtis once said, “I’m not rich, but I have rich tastes.” That’s how I feel about good visual design. I can’t do it—but I know it when I see it. [Samuel L. Jackson voice]: Example. I designed the CD cover for my band’s first full-length album, Through The Windshield (below...

Summer Reads 2015

June 12, 2015
Fiction, Personal

MOST OF THE CONTENT I SHARE on this blog relates to writing and the creative process. But today, when I stumbled upon this month’s #SixteensBlogAbout* topic, I discovered that I have drastically underemphasized one of the most important parts of my writing life: READING. This month’s topic is “Summer...

Demystifying Gender Identity

June 2, 2015
Personal, Writing

I SAT DOWN TO WORK this morning and found myself unable to concentrate. I’ve been so surprised by some of the negative reactions to Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover that I was compelled to write this. It seems a lot of us are confused about what’s going on in the media with regard to transgender...