First You Read, Then You Write

Before I ever thought about writing a book, I first fell in love with reading.

Learn to Believe the Little Lies, So You Can Believe in the Big Ones

Believing in lies takes practice.

Winter solstice always reminds me of one particular quote.

Happy Thanksgiving

I’m blessed with loving friends and a caring family. Those nearby, willing to drop everything to come help when my … More

End of an Era: Goodbye PitchWars

I woke up this morning to the news that PitchWars and its PitMad twitter party were ending.

Here’s my Goodbye and Thank you for all that they’ve brought to me — despite never having been a mentee.

Counting My Blessings

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday in the States, I’m taking a break before my final WorldCon CoNZealand write-up to … More

Black Lives Matter

I’ve been outraged. I’ve been saddened. I’ve talked to my friends, my family. I’ve shouted at them. But publically? I’ve been silent.

What could I say? Shouldn’t I be listening to those who were suffering? If I spoke out, would I be speaking over those whose voices we need to hear?

My blog is about writing, not politics. I told myself this wasn’t the space. It wasn’t my fight, I should stay out of the firing range.

While people were being murdered? I was silent.

Finding My Way Out Of The Eternal Revision Roundabout

Did you ever get the feeling that you were NEVER going to finish your revisions?

I’m definitely feeling that way these days, as you might be able to tell from my runner-up titles for this post, including:

Another Bloody Round Of Revisions?
Fighting Past A Bad Case Of The I-Don’t-Wannas
Holy BLEEP, When Will My Revisions End?

The Reward For A Job Well Done…

In my day job, I’d been working hard on a project for nearly a year, but turned the last of … More

When You Ask For Someone To Read Your First Chapter

When You Ask For Someone To Read Your First Chapter Warning: Rant Coming It seems so innocuous, especially when you’re … More