In A Third Kind of Madness/ In Sleep You Know/ On Creating/ Writing Growing a Plot From a Stem I come up with characters, or more properly - they show up, and I put them in a scene and see how they work… Continue Reading →
In Goals/ On Creating/ Personal 2023: Reach For The Sky Even before this time of the year – the annual musing on endings/beginnings days – got here, I’ve been thinking about what I want… Continue Reading →
In On Creating/ Personal Dance: no language, just sound My love of dance is one of the things that's shaped me. And dancing and music are important in my Eleriannan stories.… Continue Reading →
In On Creating/ Personal/ Writing A Big Why for 2023 I've been thinking about the Big Why, as in "Why do you do X thing?" aka "What's your motivation?" It's been on my mind… Continue Reading →
In Characters/ On Creating These people? Oh, they’re all me. People tell you to write what you know. It's one of the most common pieces of advice to aspiring writers. And it works: when… Continue Reading →
In On Creating/ Writing Trusting The Struggle The truth of it for me is that I can't force the writing. But I can work on other things in the meantime.… Continue Reading →
In Cast A Shadow Of Doubt/ In Sleep You Know/ On Creating Mixtapes as a Love Language I make soundtracks for my books for the same reason that I make mixtapes - they're my love language and I want to share… Continue Reading →
In Cast A Shadow Of Doubt/ In Sleep You Know/ On Creating On The Other Side Of Fear On just taking the leap, and what I've achieved in 2021: The end of the year is a classic time for reflection and taking stock,… Continue Reading →
In On Creating/ Writing Some Fragile Woodland Species I'm like some fragile woodland species, the kind that you find when you move the leaves around on the forest floor. Not showy, but… Continue Reading →
In Cast A Shadow Of Doubt/ On Creating Moodboard Fun for Cast A Shadow Of Doubt Moodboards are a great way to share glimpses into what's going to happen in a story, or background details about a character or concept!… Continue Reading →
