Life
Spell Flunk
I was in second grade, I’m pretty sure, but maybe first. That age where, every week, we had to fold a piece of paper in half, lengthwise, and number ten lines for our spelling test. The teacher would pace sedately Read more
Announcement
Book Tour!
Well, kinda. Now that events are Happening In the Real World, as well as online, I am Doing All The Things. Here’s where you can catch me: Thursday June 10th, Wednesday June 16th and June 23rd, I’ll be leading a Read more
Life
I Got Beat Up By My Entire Sixth Grade Class
My father got custody of my twin sister and me when we were twelve, in sixth grade at Perry Middle School in Perry, Ohio. He had to snatch us quickly, in the middle of the day, one of us at Read more
Announcement
Get Signed Copies of Galactic Hellcats
If you order your copy of Galactic Hellcats from Mac’s Backs, let them know in the comment field on the order form that you’d like it signed, and I will sign it! You can even request a specific message if Read more
Writing
Escapism and Space Motorcycles
This originally appeared on John Scalzi’s Big Idea Blog on March 9th, the launch day for Galactic Hellcats. My dad’s buddies were bikers. Guys whose legal names I still don’t know, but called Froggy or Uncle Um. Their wives and Read more
Excerpts or Whole Work
Galactic Hellcats Sneak Preview
Are you getting as excited as I am for the release of my first novel? I hope so! I thought I’d post a brief excerpt from the book to get you hyped. This is the introduction of the third member Read more
Writing
What Playing Football Taught Me About Writing
Writing fiction, like any other art form, is about absorbing truths and experiences, and transferring them to your audience. We often get so focused on talking about techniques and words that we forget what it’s all in service of — Read more