Hey, Look, We’re Groovy!

by Jeff and Will | Dec 3, 2013

We’ve been followers of Marc Harshbarger’s Deep Dish site for years. His mix of pop culture past and present along with his daily Deep Dish (i.e., hot guys!) keep us returning to the site day after day. We’re honored he’s picked us to be his...

NaNoWriMo: Goal Reached, First Draft Done

by Jeff | Nov 29, 2013

The month isn’t quite done yet, but I reached the 50k minimum for National Novel Writing Month yesterday. It happened just before Thanksgiving dinner, so I didn’t have to battle a turkey coma to write more in the afternoon. This is the first NaNoWriMo...

A “Hat Trick” Thanksgiving

by Jeff | Nov 23, 2013

Since Hat Trick takes place during a high school hockey season, one of the chapters happens during Thanksgiving Weekend. It’s a crucial chapter for many reasons, not the least of which that it’s the weekend for the all-important rivalry game between the...

NaNoWriMo Update: Record Writing Pace

by Jeff | Nov 9, 2013

I rolled past the one week mark for National Novel Writing Month on Thursday with some higher-than-usual daily word counts. As of the end of day eight, which was yesterday, I had a total of 17,325 words, all of which were part of Untitled Hat Trick Sequel #1....

NaNoWriMo and the Future of “Hat Trick”

by Jeff | Oct 31, 2013

November starts tomorrow and, with it, so does National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo as its affectionately called). I did Camp NaNo back in July. Camps are similar to November’s NaNoWriMo, with the idea that you’re completing a 50,000 word novel over...

GRL 2013: Fun, Literary Times in Atlanta

by Jeff | Oct 21, 2013

This past week, from Wednesday through Sunday, Will and I were in Atlanta to attend this year’s GayRomLit retreat, along with the first ever GRL Writers Workshop. It was a great weekend, full of new friends, reunions with some friends we don’t get to see...