Wild Book News Featured Something Wild #5: Lost Places Read an exclusive excerpt from WAKE THE WILD CREATURES and win a signed hardcover of the book!
News Featured Book Tour Announcement! Come see me on a six-city book tour to celebrate WAKE THE WILD CREATURES May 4 – 9!
Wild Book News Featured Pre-Order a Signed and Personalized Copy of WAKE THE WILD CREATURES! Plus five memories from my new book travel journal... And a peek at my upcoming book tour events.
Wild Book News Featured Something Wild #4: A Star and an Origin Story A starred review from PW and the sparks that inspired the book.
News Featured Something Wild #3: Cover Reveal It's time to reveal the face of WAKE THE WILD CREATURES...
Novel Writing Featured Something Wild #2: Unconscious Influences For the last full moon of 2024, a post about the books that unconsciously influenced my own, and the beautiful words of other authors.
Wild Book News Featured Something Wild #1: A Chance to Read My Book Early Giveaway to win a signed advance reading copy of my new novel WAKE THE WILD CREATURES…
Paid-members only Writing Diary Five Aprils: A Story in Diary Entries WAKE THE WILD CREATURES took years to write. Here are entries from my Writing Notebook as I faced pains, aches, and fears five Aprils in a row.
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #8: Fools and Flaws This month's prompt was inspired by a song... and some foolishness.
Paid-members only Prompt Hour Workshop Invitation to Prompt Hour Workshop April 27 Need some writing magic? Join me in Zoom for a prompt-writing workshop on Sun., April 27 at 8:30pm Eastern!
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #7: The Visitor The prompt for March gives you a new character opportunity. Join me for the next prompt hour in Zoom on April 27!
Paid-members only Writing Diary The Dreaded Synopsis I'm writing a new novel! Here's what I'm wrestling over in my diary: writing the synopsis before I really know what the novel is about...
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #6: The Tower February's prompt is about sudden upheaval and destruction... and the revelations that can come after.
Paid-members only Personal History The Art of Ghosting On literary schmoozing and the power of unbelonging
Paid-members only Prompt Hour Workshop Prompt Hour Workshop (January 2025) Register to get the Zoom link for the workshop on January 26 at 8:30pm Eastern!
Personal History The Owls Are Not What They Seem... and the Answers Are Not Ours to Have On ambiguity and how the mark of David Lynch is on every word I write. RIP to a brave and visionary artist.
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #5: Give It All, Give It Now The first prompt of 2025 is a piece of advice that spoke to me... and a possible new beginning.
Paid-members only Novel Writing We've Reached the End At the end of 2024, some thoughts on writing story endings and reaching momentous ends in your writing life.
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #4: Reclaimed Object December's prompt is a reminder of what once was and a leap toward possible reinvention.
Paid-members only Personal History Writing from Memory How writing fiction sourced and transformed from memories can be a form of reinvention... and protection.
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #3: Upside Down November's prompt asks you to approach a story idea from an unusual direction.
Paid-members only Personal History The Book I'm Afraid to Write Content warning: REJECTION. Did I scare you away yet?
Book Publishing Fragile Moments in Front of People For the hunter's moon tonight... On shapeshifting and the vulnerable part of being an author.
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #2: Fear Immersion October's prompt gives you two intersecting opportunities to face your fears.
Paid-members only Novel Writing Deep Revision and Ruthless Reinvention Thoughts on revising novels deeply and fearlessly. A writing exercise that may help scratch an itch.