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jrgraybooks
Jan 16, 20161 min read
My Heart Is Heavy
Snape was given to us through a tainted lens, and we’ve all been blinded by bias in our lives like Harry was. It’s sometimes impossible...
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jrgraybooks
Jan 9, 20163 min read
Balls Deep in the Gray.
I used to think everything was black and white. I led myself in these hard defined limits, expecting everything and everyone to conform....
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jrgraybooks
Dec 19, 20152 min read
The END And A New Beginning.
I typed The End on Clouded Hell today, about a month after I wanted to finish it. It ended up being about 15,000 words longer than I...
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jrgraybooks
Dec 12, 20152 min read
Reflection
Another year is almost at its end and I tend to do a lot of reflecting with the new year approaching. December has always brought change...
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jrgraybooks
Dec 5, 20154 min read
What NOT To Say To An Indie Author!
I haven’t been around long, but over the last year and a half I’ve heard some of the worst things said to me, or around me, about Indie...
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jrgraybooks
Dec 1, 20153 min read
SAY YES – OUT NOW!
Amazon UK All Romance eBooks Chapter One “He’s dead.” James hadn’t even taken off his coat before she said it. “What?” The fabric slid...
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jrgraybooks
Nov 28, 20152 min read
Thanksgiving adventures with straight Texans.
I’d never met any of my partner’s friends, so when he told me we were invited to dinner at his friend’s house for Thanksgiving, and a few...
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jrgraybooks
Nov 21, 20153 min read
Don’t tell the reader anything.
NaNo and seeing new and veteran writers working their asses off has made me want to write about the craft today. I am not an expert by...
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jrgraybooks
Nov 15, 20151 min read
Say Yes Preorder!
Preorder now! James failed. He tried to be what they wanted. He tried to deny it. He tried to be a good Catholic boy…but it’s become too...
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jrgraybooks
Nov 14, 20152 min read
The Hell Hole In Which I Find Myself— Kidding, Mostly.
The reason I abandoned the blog was because it was slightly depressing, and might offend some Texans. To the tune of, ‘This place sucks....
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jrgraybooks
Nov 9, 20152 min read
I’ll give you a real reason to boycott while I sit here sipping from a red cup.
I saw a headline, then I glanced at the cup in my hand as I sat back with my feet up at Starbucks. So I clicked on the link and read the...
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jrgraybooks
Oct 31, 20153 min read
Kicking NaNo’s Ass.
National Novel Writing Month is a huge thing in the writer world. We love to punish ourselves and what better time of year to try and...
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jrgraybooks
Oct 24, 20152 min read
Succubus
I am not this unlimited vessel of creativity I parade myself to be. This week I feel fucking empty. When I tried to come up with a blog...
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jrgraybooks
Oct 17, 20152 min read
We All Need A Little Queer
I spent the last year on the outskirts of queer romance. I kept to myself. I’m not really good at making friends, and I suck at small...
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jrgraybooks
Oct 16, 20157 min read
A sit down with Kris Ripper where I ask about kinky pirates.
Gray: Where did the idea for Will and Hugh come from? Ripper: Will Derrie has existed as “one of the Derries” in my personal canon since...
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jrgraybooks
Oct 10, 20152 min read
Deleting the Best Words.
I was sitting in Starbucks, shocking I know, editing Grave Circumstances, my piece for the Halloween anthology For Lead Me Into...
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jrgraybooks
Oct 3, 20152 min read
Home is…?
For the last two months I’ve been mostly trying to ignore my impending move. For a few reasons: I really love Florida. I love my house. I...
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jrgraybooks
Sep 26, 20153 min read
Everyday Is A Gift.
Last week I finally got some answers about my health. As many of you know I’m sick quite frequently. I’ve had shingles a few times over...
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jrgraybooks
Sep 19, 20152 min read
All Of The Hate
This past week there has been a lot of hating going on in the genre, in and around social media. It seemed to be something new every day,...
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jrgraybooks
Sep 12, 20153 min read
I’m not always an introvert!
I’ve really felt like a huge introvert these past few weeks. Between packing, showing my house, writing, and being sick I’ve not wanted...
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