Recently I listened to an episode of Writing Excuses entitled Impostor Syndrome, with Alyssa Wong. I love Writing Excuses, and I listened to this particular episode at a time in my life when I was feeling that impostor syndrome very strongly. We all have days like that, when we come face to face with our... Continue Reading →
Election Day: A special post
This morning I voted for a woman for president. Those who know me personally hear a lot about my political views. There are many who say that politics has no place in writing. I disagree, in many respects, but I understand that me telling you who to vote for is not really what I want... Continue Reading →
Your infrequent inspiration update
It's November and the holidays are rolling down the chute, coming whether we like it or not. I haven't planned my entire Thanksgiving dinner yet but you'll probably hear all about it after the fact. For now, I wanted to bring you up to speed on some of the fun things I've read and watched... Continue Reading →
Reflections on October
I love October. What's not to love? The weather breaks, the long, slow, syrupy summer finally drawing to a close. Sweaters come out. Leaves die, turning the world all shades of orange and red and yellow and bronze. It's pretty cool. October is a month that teaches us about death. We all know that living... Continue Reading →
A Spanish ghost story
In honor of October and Halloween and all things spooky, I bring to you a wonderfully creepy poem from my travels. Some of you may know that I speak Spanish - not fluently, but well enough to get by. I actually did a few months study abroad in Spain when I was younger. Travel and... Continue Reading →
Writing as activism: The Ballad of Black Tom
I thought long and hard before writing this post. This is for a couple of reasons, the principal of these being that I am white. Because of this, I want to take a moment to acknowledge that my reflections on the novella The Ballad of Black Tom are my own, and come from my whiteness, at... Continue Reading →
Prioritization, the beast immortal
So I have a problem called spin-too-many-plates syndrome. Meaning I like to constantly be juggling a lot of stuff. "Like" may not be the best word, actually. Perhaps it would be better to say that I pathologically over-stuff my plate. Or that I get bored easily. Or that I am overly ambitious. Or am violently... Continue Reading →
Release day and the value of audiobooks
Today is the day! Celebrate with me the audio release of Mother of Creation, the first book of The Creation Saga, narrated by Michelle Marie. You can download it through Audible. In honor of this release, I want to take a moment to talk a little bit more about why I published an audiobook. Please bear with this. It's... Continue Reading →
Some event updates
I've been playing a lot of catch up the past two weeks following my vacation and in advance of some upcoming deadlines. As you know, the audiobook for Mother of Creation is out October 1st. What you may not know is that I also am working against a deadline for the rough and first drafts of Daughter of... Continue Reading →
This past week, I took three whole days away from writing and nine (NINE!) away from the day job. It was a much-needed respite. We spent a lot of time cuddling kittens, some time swimming in the river, cooked and ate a ridiculous amount of good food, and traveled down to North Carolina along the... Continue Reading →
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