All good things must come to an end. For us, this is the end of the road for this blog. The decision wasn't easy. The fact is that blog...

I Wish to Scare You Tonight I'm looking for the chill that walks your spine. I wish to write the things that make you look over your sho...

I honestly say I haven't built out a character based on a celebrity. Entirely. That's because I'm using characters they've p...

Just so we're clear, the only reason I'm having a dinner party for writers past and present is so I can fangirl. Also, I'm going...

Oh lort. It's self-promo week. If anyone needs me, I'll be in my pillow fort with Perceval. Why, oh why does self-promo give me such...

 I’m behind. Again. We’re talking about revision. I believe I’ve mentioned it before, but revision is my favorite part of writing. I think I...

Since I have yet to actually complete a series, my experience has been that a series ends because a publisher declines further stories in sa...

 I bet you thought I'd forgotten the blog again today. Or blown it off. It's been an intense two weeks. Let me show you what I'v...

  My To Be Read pile is on my mind. It’s gotten so big that I get choice paralysis when I’m trying to pick a book to read next. I decided to...

The first hurdle an author has to clear in terms of a website is the fear of being perceived. Don't laugh. It's a whole thing. We...

In all honesty, I don't think much about tropes. Not consciously, anyway. Clearly, though, they're tucked up in the subconscious, be...

 I haven’t been to a book convention in – a long time. A looooong time. However. I do have a history with cons of all kinds, and so, while I...

Love scenes in novels aren't made believable within the confines of that single scene. Usually. Certainly writers can do plenty within t...

Girl cat in a sunny spot for tax because this will be a short blog post.  In order to diversify one's money-making schemes as an author,...

None of us lives in stasis. We change moment to moment, day to day. Writing does, too. Sometimes for the better. Sometimes not. When my firs...

Everyone on earth should have something they do just because they like doing it. Y'know. Within the bounds of legality and not harming o...

  This creative development question is my topic. It came to me because years ago, a friend who is now a very successful author decided to w...

Refilling the creative well is like drink sizes at one of those massive gas station / truck-stop arrangements. You can get the kiddie cup, ...

  In the liminal space between this end of year cluster of holidays, I wish you the warmth and relaxation and coziness of Arya nesting in my...

Blessed Winter Solstice. On my mind today - Time.  Time in all its complexity and in its simplicity. We brought in a tea advent calendar fro...