Recently, a friend and I were discussing trends in storytelling. We were talking about how, for a while, zombies were the "it" thing to write or make shows and movies about. She argued that now, the "it" thing was exemplified by shows like Westworld. I'll admit that I haven't watched Westworld yet, but I'll take her... Continue Reading →
MystiCon – A recap
This was a profoundly interesting weekend. MystiCon 2017 was my first time at a conference/convention as a panelist. I really, really enjoyed being able to talk about some of the many interests that shape my writing to a crowd. It also generated some cool thoughts and ideas that may turn into blogposts! That's always exciting... Continue Reading →
Inspiration – Movies
While I'm at MystiCon this weekend, you get this last inspiration post. The previous two on books and music can be found earlier on the blog. You also get the complete cover for Daughter of Madness in this post! It's at the end, so if that's what you're clicking in for, scroll down until you get... Continue Reading →
MystiCon schedule
Hey everyone! Taking a brief break from cover reveal stuff for a special MystiCon Schedule post!! Check out the panels, readings and signings I will be doing below. Reading - Friday at 4:30 pm, Room 533 If you want to hear an excerpt from the upcoming Daughter of Madness, check in here! I'll post the excerpt... Continue Reading →
Inspiration for THE CREATION SAGA: Books
So the draft of Daughter of Madness is done, and the edits continue. While we wait, here is the second piece of the cover reveal, and a list of some of the books that inspired The Creation Saga or which The Creation Saga might inspire you to read. You can find the first piece of the cover... Continue Reading →
Daughter of Madness progress update
The subtitle of this blogpost should be: the good, the bad, the ugly, for reasons that will become apparent, but I didn't want to bulk that up too much. Suffice to say, publishing a book, no matter how you go about it, is a complicated process. When you are self-publishing, that process becomes vastly more... Continue Reading →
Happy Black History Month!
In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to do a brief post talking about black authors and media that I've been consuming recently. One of the things that I've realized as an adult is how separated black and white media and stories can be. My parents made the effort to read me lots of... Continue Reading →
Inspiration for THE CREATION SAGA: Music
Every writer has a playlist. Or twelve. I wrote Mother of Creation ages ago, so I can't really tell you what I was listening to at the time. Probably a lot of Motion City Soundtrack, knowing me, but who knows. I did something a little different for Daughter of Madness and actually made a (couple) of playlists that were... Continue Reading →
Some upcoming dates
Early post this week to update you on some upcoming events! And while we're here, some discussion of what's been going on in my life! You'll get a regular post on Friday about some fun Daughter of Madness inspiration, but stop in with me for a moment to get up to date. This weekend I will be... Continue Reading →
Horror and hope 
I've been reading a lot of horror recently. My reading taste tends to get darker in the winter months, I think, when the wind is blowing and the cold is getting into everything. Some recent horror titles have included Invasive by Chuck Wendig and The Family Plot by Cherie Priest. I loved both of these, though they were... Continue Reading →
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