Fanfiction is Fantastic One of my goals as a writer is to someday see fanfiction made from my stories/characters. But fanfiction can sometimes be a controversial topic in the art community. Here’s my take on it.… Read More
The Rule of Cool One of the great joys of being an SF/F writer is creating awesome, otherworldly things. But even awesomeness has to have some limitations. One such limit is The Rule of Cool.… Read More
Behind the Scenes: I Met Her in the Aspen Grove One genre I never thought I would write is contemporary fiction. And then I wrote “I Met Her in the Aspen Grove.” Read the journey that led this SFF writer far outside her comfort zone.… Read More
Writing for a Theme We don’t always get to write whatever we want. Sometimes, writers are required to write on a theme. Here’s my process for excelling at theme writing.… Read More
Woman Writer Writing Women It’s not easy being a writer. And it’s not easy being a woman. Try being both. Here’s my story about my journey to self-discovery as a woman writer in fantasy.… Read More
Genre Expectations Fantasy. Science Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Writing in genres comes with a lot of fun and creativity. But it also comes with a lot of stigmas and stereotypes. What should we expect from our genre creations? If you ask me: the very best.… Read More
The 4 Stages of Facing Rejection If you’re a writer, then you know rejection very well. It is a necessary evil, but not one that needs to be ignored to be overcome. Here’s how I have faced rejection over my many years of writing.… Read More
Behind the Scenes: Death and Cecil Copperpot The one year anniversary of my short story “Death and Cecil Copperpot” is this month. Come explore the journey behind its creation and publication.… Read More
First Draft – Worst Draft As my fellow writers and I enter into 2021 and our new (or continuing) writing projects, let’s embrace the beautiful mess that is the writing process.… Read More
Behind the Scenes: Her Solemn Duty Ever wonder what goes into creating fiction? Come check out a peak behind the scenes of one of my stories: “Her Solemn Duty.”… Read More