

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...


Currently Working On...
In a previous post, I mentioned that I am usually working on several things at once. All based upon mood or a scene that suddenly pops...


Media Influence
Writers are very subjective beings. If you find one that isn't, I'll be shocked. A lot of our ideas can come to us from anything we...
Justice Our Way
As a member of the literary community, I'm going to assume you've heard the phrase 'feminine rage' at least once. If not, let me break it...


Character Descriptions
I have a friend (Hi Tara!) ask me recently about writing character descriptions. Specifically: How do you describe people without it...


Fan Interaction
I swear I'm not trying to write whole essays with these things. I know there have been some long-winded ones in the past couple of weeks,...


Bestseller Formula
A number of trends I've noticed in bestsellers over the past decade ... or two.


The Work of World Building
In the year 2024, I heard the term 'romantasy' for the first time, and I personally love it. As someone that picked up (and kept with)...


PMC Spoilery Things Pt. 3
It's time for the heavy. When I first wrote Valerian, it was back in a world where 'content warning' didn't exist and we casually rated...


PMC Spoilery Things Pt. 2
For Part 2, I feel like discussing all of the other people in Lex's life. Now, when I originally thought of this post, I'd wanted to make...