The Moving Blues
Since I graduated high school twelve years ago, I've moved twelve times, never staying anywhere for longer than a year. It wasn't...
Writing Update
This week I've worked on my novel, The Myth of Light, as well as a short story set in a Halloween world, which I'm absolutely loving....
Inspiration of the Week: Mushi-shi
I've been an anime fan ever since I first saw Princess Mononoke as a kid, but for years I only ever saw Studio Ghibli's films, never...
Writing and Physical Health
I can't be the only writer who struggles with weight. I think it's part of the lifestyle. We're sedentary by nature, putting all our time...
2018 Writing Recap
Here we are again with the year-end recap. This has been a busy year, with two new novels written (first drafts) and lots and lots of...
Learning A New Language When You're A Fantasy Writer
I've always had a love of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Celtic world. To this day, my mind associates those countries with faery...
Slowing Down
I've been thinking a lot lately about revision, and about how many drafts my novels go through before I start sending them out. Every...
Finding Motivation When the Muse is Absent
What do you do when your drive to write is gone? (Or perhaps merely on vacation). Do you push through anyway, making yourself write...
The Impact of Writing Spaces
For many writers, a writing space of your own is crucial. It's the place you go to put the words on the page (or the screen), where your...
2017 Writing Recap
How has a whole year passed already? It seems like I just posted the 2016 recap. Maybe I’m just getting old, or maybe time really is...
