Author Archives: wdalejordan

I’ve Been Chasing this Feeling My Whole Life

Remember when you were in elementary school, and the teacher would tell you to close your eyes while she read a story to you? I say “she” because I only had women teachers until I reached middle school which is a story for another day. If I could, I would tell you to close yourContinue reading “I’ve Been Chasing this Feeling My Whole Life”

I am Not Required to Capitalize on Homophobia as a Gay Author

So, much like the rest of the iPhone-using world, I have jumped aboard the Clubhouse trend. I just love a good bandwagon, don’t you? Anyway, I’ve been using my time on the platform to connect with and chat with other writers, and for the most part, it’s been an amazing experience! Today, however, I foundContinue reading “I am Not Required to Capitalize on Homophobia as a Gay Author”

I’m Mad at a Book I Read and I Need to Talk about It

Sooo, to quote Steel Magnolias aka one of my favorite movies of all time, “You know I’d rather walk on my own lips than to criticize anyone, but” I read something earlier today that I just can’t get off my mind. The only thing I know to do when I read something like that isContinue reading “I’m Mad at a Book I Read and I Need to Talk about It”

Fantasy Casting a Film Version of ‘The Lotus and the Gathering Storm’ Part Three

Welcome back to my little fantasy casting for a film version of The Lotus and the Gathering Storm. To clarify, no one is actually making a film version of my debut novel. I just find it kind of fun to dream! In part one, I hashed out a cast for the central characters and theContinue reading “Fantasy Casting a Film Version of ‘The Lotus and the Gathering Storm’ Part Three”

Fantasy Casting a Film Version of ‘The Lotus and the Gathering Storm’ Part Two

Welcome back for part two of my fantasy cast for The Lotus and the Gathering Storm. This has actually become a really fun and interesting exercise for me, thinking of who I would love to see bring my novel to life. In part one, I picked my cast for the novel’s central couple and theContinue reading “Fantasy Casting a Film Version of ‘The Lotus and the Gathering Storm’ Part Two”

Fantasy Casting a Film Version of ‘The Lotus and the Gathering Storm’ Part One

Ever since I published The Lotus and the Gathering Storm, the first novel in The Eagle and Heart Trilogy and my debut as a novelist, friends and readers have asked me who I would cast in a film version. To be honest, this was something I never considered while I was writing the novel. IContinue reading “Fantasy Casting a Film Version of ‘The Lotus and the Gathering Storm’ Part One”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died and I’m Pissed Off

Yesterday was just another normal day. I was doing what I normally do. Writing, working, getting things done. Then, in the early evening, a friend sent me a message on Facebook. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died and my whole world tilted on its side. As my head began to spin and myContinue reading “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died and I’m Pissed Off”

J.K. Rowling, Self-Absorbed White Gays, and Other Reasons I want to Bash my Head Against a Wall This Week

The world has tilted in the last couple of weeks. Peaceful protesters took to the streets to voice their outrage over the death of George Floyd and countless other black citizens of our country at the hands of police officers only to have their protests stolen by white supremacists and other “anarchist” groups–none of whichContinue reading “J.K. Rowling, Self-Absorbed White Gays, and Other Reasons I want to Bash my Head Against a Wall This Week”