Pandemic Baking: Queen of Hearts Strawberry Rose Frangiapane Tarts
Around Christmas we got friends together for a Zoom cocktail party with a custom cocktail class with Tammy’s Tastings (I highly recommend her mix-at-home ...
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Pandemic Retail Therapy: Ebay Shopping for my main characters
I have a writer friend who, when she’s learning what it feels like inside the head of her main character, will sometimes go clothes shopping as that chara...
Pandemic Road Tripping
Some family members of mine are currently roadtripping across the USA in an RV. So are a lot of folks, apparently. RV sales are “skyrocketing” and s...
Planning that Big Post-Pandemic Trip
I’m not traveling right now, and those of you who know me know that’s just not usual. I typically have a summer filled with conventions and conferen...
Shipper Bait and Love Machines: The SFF Romance Panel at #Nebulas2020
The Nebula Awards Conference is SFWA’s annual get-together not only to hand out the Nebula Awards in a gala ceremony but to hold networking and profession...
For your pandemic listening pleasure: Cecilia Tan on the American Sex Podcast
Nothing beats talking about my specialties–sex, erotica, and science fiction, as well as Harry Potter and tea–with some true connoisseurs: Sunny Meg...
Re-live the magic of the Harry Potter films with Cecilia Tan
It’s no secret how much I love Harry Potter. Heck, for years I’ve been featured in many publications talking about my fandom and how after 15 years ...
Resigning my Membership in RWA
It has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions for me since December 23rd when the news broke that Courtney Milan was being censured by RWA, for reasons that were...
"The Bonds of Love" Erotic Romance Novella now out from Cecilia Tan
At long last, SILK THREADS, my romance project with Midori and Laura Antoniou (which we Kickstarted last year) is now available to the public widely for the fir...
Duck Day 2019 Menu and Recipes
Our thanksgiving-day extravaganza is done, and as usual I’m posting a blog entry for posterity and my own reference so I can find these things again if I ...