Shifting Gears: A Spec Fic Writer’s Journey to Contemporary
If you follow my blog, or twitter account, or know me even a little bit, you’ll know that I’m a speculative fiction writer. I mostly write alternate history but I have been known to dabble in scifi and fantasy. As I’ve surely said before, I enjoy these genres because they allow for easy escapism. The […]
THE Post
Yes, this is THE POST. The post about THE THING that you all know it’s about. BUT before I get into specifics, let’s rewind a bit. I’ve been telling stories and writing for as long as I can remember. I seriously began writing with the intention of being published in 2008. It was a MG […]
Pesky Writer Brain
I’ve reached that point again where I can’t shut off my pesky writer brain. Every time I conclude a draft, or revision, or beta round, etc., I know I should relax, take a vacation, ignore the buzzing ideas in my head. Sleep more, maybe. And in theory it’s a good idea. But in practice, nuh […]
The Endings
I never start writing before I know what the ending of the story will be. At least that’s the plan. When an idea strikes me, I work on research, outlines, subplots, characters and the like before writing the first word. Even still, endings cause the biggest trouble for me. Without fail. The idea I initially […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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