Blog Posts

October 26, 2022

Slow Has Been Smooth, and Smooth Feels Fast!

Since my last post, I’ve been trying really hard to stick to my guns. I’ve been writing – a lot – but only when creativity whispers that there’s something important… Read more
October 12, 2022

Disconnecting Creativity from Productivity

So often, writers are told things like “you have to write every day,” or “if you’re rejected, push though the pain and write the next thing,” or “you’ll eventually get… Read more
September 30, 2022

On Being Published

Yesterday, I responded to an agent’s tweet about how subjective publishing is; my comment got far more traction than I expected, so I wanted to expand on what I said.… Read more
September 21, 2022

On Inspiration – Remembering Worlds of Pure Imagination

Today, I wanted to do something a little bit different by sharing some of the novels that have stuck with me throughout the years. Not all of these are favorites,… Read more
September 12, 2022

Write Mentor Showcase Results and What’s Next!

TL;DR Unfortunately, I didn’t get any requests, but that isn’t going to stop me from querying the crap out of this novel! And writing other things! Getting into the Write… Read more
September 7, 2022

On Dreams

I woke up at about 4am this morning from a vivid dream. One that, hours later, I still remember. Well…sort of… First, I’m in a huge city built on rolling… Read more
August 29, 2022

Announcing my next novel – Where the Fog Falls

Now that the Write Mentor Summer Mentorship Program is finally over (except for the agent showcase, but more on that later), I’m finally able to turn my attention elsewhere. First… Read more
August 14, 2022

Double Tap! – Write Mentor Children’s Novel Award 2022 Long List & 2022 Write Mentor Summer Mentorship Program Mentee

Look, I already know what you’re going to say: “Where the hell have you been? You haven’t posted in, like, a year!” You’re right. I haven’t. But I have an… Read more
September 26, 2021

Pitch Wars 2021 – For the Mentors!

I had a blast reading through all of the mentor blogs ahead of submitting to Pitch Wars this year, so I figured I’d do one of my own for the… Read more
August 2, 2021

Providence

So, I had this whole draft planned about something I wanted to talk about, but this is actually more important, I think. Lately, I’ve been having trouble lending energy to… Read more