Friends, this has been a hectic summer, and I love it so. I mean, now A Murder of Mages is out in the world, and in as much as I […]
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Looking Out at 2015
Here we are in the new year, and needless to say, 2015 is a year I’m very excited about. Mostly for the hoverboards and flying cars, which I’m assured will […]
Read moreHow 2014 Changed Me as a Writer
This year has been a really amazing, fascinating and oddly frustrating for my writing career. It’s been a year of growth, learning, and most of all, patience.
Read moreThe Cost of Art and the Calculus of Value
I tend not to use the word “artist” to describe myself. Not that I think it doesn’t apply, but sometimes I feel its a title I haven’t earned yet. […]
Read morePaying Forward in the Writing Community
Since I’ve written quite a bit about how others have helped me– often quite selflessly– it’s quite fitting to put some thought into ways I can give back. People reached […]
Read moreOn the Horizon
So, here we are, 10 weeks away from the release of The Thorn of Dentonhill. And how are all the things going for the writer at this stage of the […]
Read moreMy Culinary Obsessions
So, last week I talked about how drawing maps and doing worldbuilding is my non-writing artistic outlet. But, to a large degree, that’s still about writing. Of course, it’s all […]
Read moreTightening the Screws and Off to OryCon
So, we’re now at T-minus three months for the release of Thorn of Dentonhill. Which is fantastic and exciting, but it also means things are heating up. I’m finishing my […]
Read moreHow I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Editing
During ArmadilloCon I had the pleasure of talking with a woman who was in the enviable-but-frustrating position of having an agent, but her manuscripts were still being reviewed by publishers. […]
Read moreConvention Panels and Expertise
So, this was a response I got to the last blog on ArmadilloCon, specifically in response to my self-admitted lack-of-expertise in the subject of the panel I was on: I […]
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