These five conversations will do a lot to help you communicate effectively with your editor and save you a lot of misery, frustration, and money. It will also save the editor frustration and hair-pulling because these conversations are just as important for us to have.Read More

Peeling paint and tired, sagging fence lines speak to the weary feeling that has settled over my town, my country, and my life. When I was younger, those fences were straight and even like the perfect, even teeth of a movie star. Now they lean to the side, valiantly defying the will of the weather,...Read More

I’ve done posts about this before, but I will say it again: Marketing is probably the hardest part of being a writer. Sure, writing is difficult, and editing can be painful, but marketing is often so anathema to the very foundations of our souls that doing it feels like the psychic equivilent of nails on...Read More

I keep having to make grumpy TikTok videos and Twitter posts because I keep running into bad writing advice. So much of it. Everything from, "word count doesn't matter!" to "editing is a waste of money" to "all critique is equal!" There's just so much of it, and it never fails to make my hair...Read More

I've been wrestling with this slump for over a week now, and nothing's been coming out how I want it. No art, writing, music, or anything else seems to be doing what I want it to do, going to the gym isn't getting things moving, and right now I think I just need to give...Read More

Let me start by saying I don't hate long books. However, when it comes to the book publishing industry, there are a lot of reasons why your epic fantasy isn't being published. And, contrary to popular opinion, it has absolutely nothing to do with dwindling attention spans or readers not wanting it.Read More

I don't do pantsing because with my ADHD, I'd wander off into the weeds and get lost or write something incomprehensible. I know. I've done it. The manuscripts I have from high school are, well. . . Let's not talk about those. 'Tis a silly place.Read More

In short, I'm back all the richer for my trip, and I'll be getting right back to the business of writing, Twitter, and the rest. It's nice to be home with my cats, but no small part of me continues to long for the quiet of the lake where I could write and listen to...Read More

A lot of writers I meet talk about how they aren't sure they can write because they have ADHD, dyslexia, or various other learning disorders, neurological conditions, or other such difficulties that impact their ability to write. With that in mind, I thought I'd write about how I do it because I am neurodivergent and...Read More

This week I wanted to talk about something more writery (it's a word now, hush) than just regaling you with tidbits about my setting. Instead, I kind of wanted to discuss what it was like having my work edited by another professional editor. In case you've never had it done before, this is what it's...Read More