Jay Lake, June 6, 1964 – June 1, 2014

BY HAND Dearest Claire, Thank you for your note letting me know you are in Town. While I am puzzled as to the reasons why you would not spend Christmas with your own family, I am delighted that you would like to spend it with us. Yes, by all means, you and the children must…

What a prosaic title for a blog entry. But every writer knows what this means: A home for those towering piles of books that have been accumulating on tables, on other shelves, in the bathroom closet, and on the floor of every room. Or maybe that’s just me. Our local Borders is one of the…

Lo these many years ago, I used to work as an admin supervisor for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in the narcotics division. Along with typing up search warrants, processing exhibits, and keeping the guys from planting marijuana seeds in my office plants, I would act as The Girl. Since there were very few female…

Today is launch day for the Kickass Heroines Storybundle! While Lady Claire might raise a brow at its moniker, I’m honored to appear in this amazing collection, part of the proceeds of which go to a wonderful charity. Plus, I’m in it with my friend Gail Carriger! (Reading this Storybundle with a cup of tea…

Here’s a fun way to introduce your friends to lots of new steampunk authors (and a couple of my books, too—Lady of Devices is free at the moment, and with this giveaway you could win a copy of one of the next two books in the series)! From now until January 31, you can enter…

Last summer I had the privilege of meeting the folks at the Popular Romance Project and talking with them about why I write female-centered stories, the importance of the female-centered romance community, and the sheer fun of being able to make my living doing what I love. Here’s an excerpt from my interview, in which…