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.
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.
Wild Book News 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 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 Prompt Hour Workshop Prompt Hour Workshop #1 (October 2024) Register to get the Zoom link for the workshop on October 27!
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.
Novel Writing Burn It All Down and Start Over This is about a book that almost didn't exist... and how I almost gave up on it and walked away.
Paid-members only Monthly Writing Prompt Writing Prompt #1: Trust the Universe September's writing prompt might involve a pair of scissors and an openness to discovery.
Paid-members only Writing Practice The Writer You Wish to Be Want a new beginning? Here's an opportunity to change your writing practice—to keep what works, and let go of what doesn't.
Novel Writing WAKE THE WILD CREATURES: My New Novel Is Coming New book in Summer 2025! Here are 25 truths about it...
News Introducing The Words Around Us On creating a new author newsletter and what I want this place to be
From the Archives The Waiting Room The liminal space between book projects. Taming ideas. Embracing the wait.
From the Archives Alien Landscapes The changing landscape of publishing. Book fears. Finding the wonder again.
From the Archives Conversations with the Other Side Spirit boards. Playing with danger. The struggle to finish a novel.
From the Archives Unidentified Flying Objects Birthmarks. Not belonging. The selves we insert into our books.
