Even if the act of writing gets tedious, writing and storytelling is burned deep into me. I will find a way to express what is inside me....

For many years, I participated in a writing group headed by a retired special education teacher. More than once, he asked if this...

I have been busy writing and editing, just not on this blog. It's been months since I worked on my second novel manuscript, so I'm...

A short update on what I'm writing now, and what I hope to publish.

My floral take on matcha latte.

I mentioned some weeks ago that I was ill for several weeks. The symptoms are gone, but I'm still coping withthe emotional fallout. I'm...

How a heavy metal song manages to be both cute and deliver the essence of a multi book epic

July is Disability Pride Month in the United States. It is a time to remember how far we've come, how far we still need to go, and show...

Back in undergrad, I knew someone with big writing ambitions. They had already completed their first novel manuscript, was working on...

I've been coping with multiple bereavements, and severe illness requiring surgery. I have not been in a good mindset for writing,...

You may have noticed that I haven't posted for a couple of weeks. The short of it is, I'm chronically ill. Sometimes I get flares, where...

Turn on computer. Go to the kitchen for your beverage of choice. Return. Open writing software. Check email. Remember the laundry hamper...

When I was nine or so, I read the commentary of a kid who won a fiction contest. She happily chatted how much more fun writing was over...

I am a big tea drinker. When I don't make cup after cup throughout the day, I have a pot on the stove, waiting for comsumption. Not only...

Last week, I wrote about the popularity of Tolkien inspired, medival Europe flavored fantasies. They're a common setting, and can be a...

I love speculative fiction, including secondary world fantasy. However, the more fantasy I read, the more eager I am for variety. More...

As I mentioned in early March, I got paired with a mentor through SFWA to help me with my self publishing journey. We started with a...

Last month, when I could still brain a little, though not much, I did not work on my current manuscript. Instead, I took a detour to...

Between work, slush reading, and guest editing duties, I have not had the energy or headspace to keep up with the blog. Fingers crossed I...

It's not actually weird, it just amused me to use a clickbait title. If you write, you're probably familiar with the submissions process...