Writing

2024 Is My Debut Year!

I can hardly believe STRANGE BEASTS debuts in 2024!!! Do you like gothic historical fantasies with puzzlebox mysteries and queer romance? Or …

I’ve been reading Publisher’s Weekly for almost 20 years. Last week, I was blown away to see my debut STRANGE BEASTS actually …

Miss my tension workshop last Spring? I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be doing another one in April! This one for MetroWest Writers’ …

(Originally written years ago for the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium) When I first started to moderate, I asked moderators, authors, and audience …

C. L. Polk asked a fascinating question on Twitter: “What do you mean when you talk about the story getting moving? What’s …

For years, I had this terrible tendency NOT to ask for help, as if someone else helping me meant the story was …

We talk all the time about how to shore up our weaknesses. That’s basically what getting a critique is all about! And …

When I think about my reader experience of a book, I think about music. Just as with music, when I read a …

Something I’ve been working on while brainstorming is mapping out themes and concepts that are sparkly to my brain. Time will tell …

After I finish writing a book—regardless as to whether it’s succeeded or failed, or had the opportunity to do either—I usually spend …