

Edition 2
Find & Replace is currently my new best friend. I notice one little 's' at the end of a word that isn't supposed to have it, and off with...
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...


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...


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...