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Closer on Paper Beta Readers Wanted!

The scariest part of writing is when people read it. I recently finished a novella that I have really enjoyed writing. Sarah was wonderful enough to o…

Your Vibes Are Not Evidence

I’ve been in some discussions lately about AI in writing, which is, at the moment, the hottest topic in publishing. Everyone has an opinion. I have on…

Writing Advice from the Unpublished, LOL

One of the best things about writing is that everyone has opinions. Including me. The second best thing is that no one is wrong. There are no rules. H…

I Wrote 66,000 Words About Dragons Who Need a License to Hoard and an 80-Page Appendix of Government Forms, Send Help

There is a story I wrote years ago that I called Dragon Hoard (though to be honest I think I spelled it Horde). It is quite possibly my favorite story…

I Wrote Ten Thousand Words I Don't Remember and They Were All Love Stories

I have been digging through old stories lately. Not metaphorically digging — actual digital archaeology. Folders inside folders inside folders on back…

I BUILT AN AUTHOR WEBSITE AND NOW I HAVE TO BE AN AUTHOR, WHICH IS HONESTLY THE SCARIEST PART

Something happened in the last few months that I didn’t plan for. I started acting like a writer again. I’m not writing in a journal everyday. It is m…

Someone Else's Story Saved Mine (And Then I Wrote My Own)

I think fiction might be the most important thing humans have ever invented and I am including fire and antibiotics in that statement. That’s probably…

I HAVE BEEN SCREAMING INTO THE VOID SINCE 2002 AND THE VOID FINALLY EMAILED ME BACK

I have been blogging for a loooooooong time. Not consistently — there are gaps you could park a car in — but my blog has been up in one form or anothe…

I have started writing again!! YAY!!!

Like always I write like lighting when an idea hits and then I just have to remember how to keep momentum. I am also supplimenting my writing by readi…

Writing is hard!!!

I think we can all agree that writing is hard. And when I say it is hard I mean that consistently writing is hard. I love writing I just wish I did it…