Announcement
I’m Out and About (Again.)
Wew! I got to take a nice break after all those events in July and August and … oh, bother, is my break over already? It is? I have upcoming events? Well, better make a blog post so people know Read more…
Life
Pennsic 50
I was extremely fortunate to be able to squease the fiftieth Pennsic War into my summer schedule. This is the biggest annual convention of the biggest medieval recreation group in the US. Long story short: the midwest fights the upper Read more…
project
Write-a-Thon 2023
I pledged to write 50 short story drafts in six weeks, at at least 1000 words each. After writing a few under-1000, I decided to count those as 1/3. Sometimes a story has a length and I didn’t want to Read more…
Writing
What I’d Do Differently Pitching My First Novel
Blog topic suggested by Maura Yzmore First, I would not read any books or blog posts about how to write a query letter. I would not fill out worksheets that required me to think of my story as having only Read more…
Writing
My Favorite Writing Craft Advice
Blog topic suggested by Maura Yzmore I have never enjoyed writing craft books. There is perhaps something wrong with me. Or I’m just too opinionated. But I have treasured and memorized some jewels from my mentors. Here they are, with Read more…
project
Write-a-Thon 2023
Clarion is not running a write-a-thon this year, which made me panic, because I had been for the past two years promising to return to my 50-stories goal and failing to because I had a novel on deadline. (Good problem Read more…
Life
InConJunction
This year, for the first time, a convention I hadn’t been to INVITED ME TO COME. And after I said yes, asked if I was okay being a SPECIAL GUEST. This is… amazing. Stuff I never thought would happen! They Read more…