Another NaNoWriMo in the Bag

Well, the story’s all over the place, it’s going to need a lot of work, but I’m starting to really … More

Happy Thanksgiving

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

Another Weekend, Another Convention to Panel

As September turned into October, I drove around the Beltway and attended my first CapClave — where reading is not extinct. I got to speak on 4 panels, attend 5 others, and talk shop with some great people.

My WorldCon 2022 Recap

I’m back from WorldCon 2022 — otherwise known as ChiCon8. It was 6 days of travel, convention panels, seeing people who are already friends and making new ones.

Thanks to all the many amazing people who kindly let me geek out about this whole writing and content creation and social media thing!

One Writer’s Path – This Is Taking Longer Than I Wanted

Like many writers, I’ve known what I wanted to do since childhood, and I’ve always known I’d need a dayjob. … More

Home Office Upgrade

Making your workspace nice and inviting can encourage you to use it, and might even help with your productivity.

Let’s see how natural light works!

A Trick For Editing Multiple Point-of-View Manuscripts — That Only Sometimes Works

If you’ve got a manuscript with multiple points-of-view, there are a few of ways to edit it. Which do you think is best?

From Grimm to Disney and Back Again: The Changing Fae (A DisConIII Panel)

Notes from DisConIII: This panel explored the origin of the fae and fairy tales, their transition from dark tales for adults, to sweet Disney tales, and back again. Plus? One bit of advice that never gets old.

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.