I love performing. This week I've been in a shit mood. I've got a lot going on both personally and professionally. I had a good time writing at a coffee shop in downtown Davis the other day, and then I went to a poetry open mic.…
Yesterday I talked about hating being a writer. I remember back when I used to love being a writer. I loved being a writer when I thought all the conventions I went to where I didn't make a profit were an investment. They would pay off in the…
A few years back, someone told me point blank, to my face, "I don't think you like writing. I think you like being known as a writer, but I don't think you actually like the writing part." That's not completely verbatim. It&…
It's kind of strange, trying to come up with things to write about for Blogtober. I feel like I should save writing about writing for the Wondering Project, where I've been wondering about writing for a page or two a day over on my Patreon. I&…
I'm back to posting 10 for Tuesday with 10 awesome books for your reading pleasure in October. A Night In the Lonesome October - Rodger Zelazny I love this book so much. This very quick read told from the perspective of a dog that just might belong to…
I've been at this writing game as a professional for coming on 13 years. In some ways, it feels just like yesterday; on the other side of that coin, it feels like I've been a professional writer for my entire life. Before that I was a…
Here we are October 1st once again, which brings us to the first day of Blogtober. Blogtober takes place every October, when people try and make a blog post every day during the month. I've made attempts at Blogtober before and never finished it. I usually fizzle out…
I'm super excited about my website's facelift. What do y'all think? I'm going to spend a significant amount of time this month working on filling in the cracks here and there, getting book pages updated, and integrating an online store to the…
I've been hearing a lot of writers talking about the evils of A.I.-generated stories. I won't lie. I've had some of the same concerns, but that led me to think: what are some books that A.I. might never be able to…
Little later this week than I'd planned, but I've got a lot going on this week. Since I'm teaching a workshop this weekend about the art and craft of story openings, I thought I'd give some of my favorite opening lines. Note:…
