Blathering
Plotting Plots
So, you have an idea for a story – maybe it’s just an idea for a set-up or an emotional payoff at the end, and you have to get the reader from your brilliant first sentence to your brilliant last Read more
Blathering
I do not have a muse.
“If you’re waiting for your muse, I’ve got news for you; he or she is on a beach in Maui!” -Robert Crais (Best-selling author and wearer of fabulous Hawaiian shirts.) I realized years ago that if I wanted to be Read more
Blathering
Writing “The Other”
The depressing truth is, all characters we write are filtered through ourselves. I’m not writing a character based on my high school English teacher, I’m writing a character based on MY interpretation of that English teacher. It can feel fake. Read more
Blathering
Sometimes I worry I’m not science-fiction-y enough, and then stuff like this happens.
So there I was… Yeah. My first thoughts on waking up from anesthesia after surgery. A bit disappointing, but at least I had yet another assurance that yes, I am a science fiction author at heart.
Announcement
Butterflies on Barbed Wire
My short story, “Butterflies on Barbed Wire,” has been accepted by Analog for an upcoming issue! I wrote the story the last week of Clarion, after I’d had my week six story critiqued. It felt strange to suddenly not be Read more
Blathering
My First Novel
Like everyone I’ve ever seen answer the “when did you start writing?” question in an author interview, I wrote a novel in grade school. Now, I’ll be fair – this wasn’t my FIRST novel. First came a story Grace and Read more
Life
On Injured Reserve
I haven’t updated this blog for two weeks because I have been in the hospital. So sorry, everyone. I’ve not written so much as a clever tweet lately. I am recovering from surgery now and should be back on my Read more