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:…
Gidion the Ninth, by Tamsin Muir - This is the book that inspired this list and brought me back to reading fantasy. I’m super excited to see where Tamsin Muir is going to go with her career, but she’s off to a bloody good start. This is a…
