Pantser vs Plotter
As someone who was fanatical about participating and beating NaNoWriMo every year (until shit hiteth the faneth), I really did become...


The Business of Publishing
Like anything worth doing, the business of publishing takes work . Also like many things, most of it seems to be learn-as-you go. This...


Entertainment Overload
I have a problem. There's too much to do and not enough time to do it. Also, in a month or so, I won't really want to do any of it. Ori...


Power In A Pseudonym
Let's start with the obvious: if you've ever written a sex scene you never want your parents to read, then you understand the title of...


Fandom Superpowers
Lately I've been talking a lot about my small town and the community here. What I'm going to talk about now is the community we form...
Burnt Out
Despite the fact that I have a list of blog post ideas, I've not had the time to write them. Therefore, here's a very short, woe-is-me,...


Spring Has Arrived
In Northeastern Michigan (LP not UP), spring is finally figuring out that it's a full season. It doesn't have to ride winter's coattails...
Favorite: Authors
Turns out, the best part about having a blog is the ability to talk about literally anything you want. If someone wants to read your...


First Lines
As any writer will tell you, the first line/sentence/paragraph of your book needs to hit the reader just right. If that first little...


Random Shit File
To be honest, I thought about changing the name of this post several times and decided against it. I swear a lot, and to suggest...