I’m Not a Writer In December

I spend most of my year thinking, breathing, talking, planning things for my writing. Come December, though? All bets are … More

NaNoWriMo Broke My Will Power Save

My executive function is completely broken, destroyed, and shattered. I know it’s completely my fault, and yet I’m doing absolutely nothing to stop it. It is taking so much energy, focus, and motivation to get my words in that I have absolutely no will power left to resist… myself. NaNoWriMo has completely broken my will power save.

Thank You For Keeping Me From Screaming Into The Void

Blogging, in text or video format, is a combination of journaling in public and screaming into the void. This is … More

Writer’s Fears: What Am I Doing?

The kickoff of this year’s National Novel Writing Month — NaNoWriMo 2023 – marks the end of my 10th year … More

Things I Look For When Beta Reading

Beta Reading: From pacing and plot holes, to word choice and phrasing, I’m here to cheer your characters on.

I try to do both developmental editing and line editing, with a touch of copy-editing.

What do you look for when you’re beta reading?

Publishing: The Odds Are Slim

It’s a hard knock life out here — in the query trenches and in publishing in general. But, if you don’t try, you’ll never have a chance at success.

Book Festivals Versus Cons

Earlier this month, I made it out to the Library of Congress’s 23rd annual National Book Festival. It’s been a while since I’ve been to a book festival, and never one of this scale. There were definitely a lot of differences between this and the fan-run science-fiction, fantasy, and horror conventions I usually hit up.

Space Fantasy Revisions Are Done!

Sure, I need to run a couple grammar checks and do some cleanup. But the revisions. Are. DONE!

Writing, Panels, and Parties!

Last Thursday, my friend Sako Tumi headed over to my house so we could carpool once more across two and a half states to Imaginarium 2023. And what a great weekend it was!