Malinda Lo

This season’s strawberries have just started appearing in the grocery stores, and conveniently, this is the time of year that rhubarb comes in season, too. The stalks of rhubarb look like pinkish-reddish celery stalks, and apparently the leaves are poisonous. Luckily, when you cook the stalks (which are very tart) along with some sugar, they ... More→

Attention all San Francisco Bay Area Teens! I’m going to be co-teaching a writing workshop especially for teens on June 19, 2010, at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA. Here are the official details: Fiction Writing for Teens ($150) Saturday, June 19, 2010 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Book Passage Corte Madera, CA Come fill ... More→

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any food pics, but fear not! I have continued to eat. Last Sunday we went to brunch at Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. It was a gorgeous day, and the food was incredible. I am totally going back. Here’s what we had: This omelet was truly amazing. A ... More→

I‘ve never considered myself a romance reader, but lately I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a romance work. This is because there is a romance in Huntress, and initially, it totally did not work. Over the course of several drafts I had to fix it. I started out by reading a some YA ... More→

I’m happy to report that the latest draft of Huntress has been turned in! After I hit the Send button on Saturday, I spent the rest of the day wandering around my house aimlessly, half of my brain still stuck in Huntress land, and the other half just dead. After getting some sleep, though, I’m ... More→

This week I’m planning to finish the last (cross your fingers) revisions for Huntress, so I won’t be around much online. But I will be doing a few things in real life that I want to tell you about. Tuesday night, April 13, I’ll be reading from Ash at the 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards ... More→