I've spoken at length before about my reasons for writing about LGBT characters - and specifically about being transgender and lesbian and how this enriches my writing, particularly with regard to how it influences my portrayal of LGBT characters. I've spent some time talking about my transgender characters, specifically Cindy-Mei Winter (the Quantum Series) and Marsha (Galaxii series, "Dead Beckoning") to name just two. In this article I'll be introducing you to a few of my gay characters.
The thoughts and experiences of an author and human rights activist
Friday, September 27, 2019
LGBT Heroes in Galaxii & Quantum – the “G” in LGBT
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Secret Weapons of the Resistance: Time Travel, Beck the Badfeller & Cindy-Mei Winter
In “High Steaks”, the most recent addition to the Quantum Series, a resistance rises to meet the revolutionaries – a resistance with friends in low places. Together with the Vampire Underground, bovine torpedoes, a mad scientist, an invisible space ship, and a well-camouflaged operative, the nasties must also contend with another unseen enemy: Time, and its agents.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
FAQ’s Answered #12: Who Is Cindy-Mei Winter?
Today in a series of replies to FAQ (frequently asked questions) sent to me by fans (and sometimes not so much), I answer the question: "Who is Cindy-Mei Winter?" the first main character of the Quantum Series, and a transwoman.
Monday, September 23, 2019
FAQ's Answered #7: What Do I Write About (& Other Questions)
Today in a series of replies to FAQ (frequently asked questions) sent to me by fans (and sometimes not so much), I answer a few similar questions together under the umbrella question: "What do you write about?"FAQ’s Answered #10: Who Is Marsha In "Dead Beckoning" to Blachart?
Today in a series of replies to FAQ (frequently asked questions) sent to me by fans (and sometimes not so much), I answer the question: "Who is Marsha in "Dead Beckoning", and what part does she she play in relation to the character of Blachart?"
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Saturday, August 31, 2019
Newsletter #33: September 2019
Here's my latest newsletter! :) Enjoy!
https://christinaengela.com/2019/08/31/another-round-at-the-crow-bar-33-september-2019/
#fictionwriting #amwriting #indie #author
https://christinaengela.com/2019/08/31/another-round-at-the-crow-bar-33-september-2019/
#fictionwriting #amwriting #indie #author
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Friday, August 30, 2019
Grief & Loss: A Writer's Conduit To Creating Authentic Characters

Most of us have already tasted the bitter sting of death at one time or another - the loss of a loved one, or the ending of a powerful relationship, the pain of separation, the guilt of things that passed between us, the things that were said or done that should've been - or the regret for things said or done that we can never take back.
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