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What If We Do Wait?

August 12, 2019 • Amy Leibowitz • culture • own voices • representation • sensitivity • social justice • writing

Recently, I shared the above meme. The text of the main point reads:

i really like the advice "write marginalized characters but don’t write about marginalization unless you experience it"

absolutely i think cis people should expand their horizons and write trans characters, but they shouldn’t write stories about being trans. likewise I think allistic/NT authors should write about autistic characters! but not stories about being autistic.

represent us. absolutely. but don’t tell our stories. let us do that.

Some people took this to mean hetero-washing or...

New Release: Surrogate: Hunted by Jeanne G'Fellers

March 05, 2018 • Amy Leibowitz • bisexual fiction • Jeanne G'Fellers • lgbtqia books • new release • news • pansexual fiction • queer women • religion • representation • Sci Fi • Surrogate • wlw books

In the mood for something unique? Surrogate: Hunted may be just what you're looking for.

It's not often that I say I've been privileged to be part of a book's process, but it's true in this case. I got to work behind the scenes, and I can say this book is not like anything else I've read.

One of the things that makes this story stand out is the attention given to details about family life. It's not limited to one type...

Eye of the Beholder

February 26, 2018 • Amy Leibowitz • lgbtqia books • media • queerbaiting • representation

"First, I want to emphasize that what I say about my books is only my opinion. This may sound weird because I’m the author of my books, but I truly believe that the author’s opinion about their book is largely irrelevant to readers once the book is published. My intentions are on the pages of the book. If I didn’t put it in the book, I don’t believe it’s important to your understanding of the story.

... I’ve learned that...

A New Anthology: Queer Women in Performing Arts

January 22, 2018 • Amy Leibowitz • anthology • Anthology Submissions • asexual fiction • bisexual fiction • coming soon • dance • lesbian fiction • music • news • pansexual fiction • performing arts • queer women • representation • submissions • theater • transgender fiction • women • women who love women

This weekend, we were thrilled to announce our call for submissions for a new anthology: Upstaged: queer women in performing arts. This is a project close to my heart as someone who has been on stage as a symphony violinist for the majority of my life and with two children in the arts.

The idea was born after a friend had the opportunity to appear in The Vagina Monologues. As a result, she created a...

Getting Political

January 08, 2018 • Amy Leibowitz • current events • lgbtqia books • politics • queer publisher • representation • writing

Happy New Year! 2017 was a heck of a ride. Here's hoping 2018 sees some improvements.

On that front, let's talk politics. No, not so much about the current state of the US government but on a more everyday level. How much is too much to incorporate into a novel? How do authors (and readers) balance political views with the books we write (and consume)?

There are no easy answers, and it obviously varies from person to person. Some people will say that books are an escape and no...