Mood, Prose & Probable Murder

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Writing a book is hard. Like, it’s a lot easier to eat waffles or shriek continuously into a well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But neither of those things are very productive,…

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Ideas, Demons & Trench Coat-Wearing Potatoes

Monday, March 23, 2020

People often ask writers, “Where do you get ideas?” But the truth is, that’s a pretty hard question. Mainly because there are hundreds and hundreds of answers, not just one….

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How to Write Your 1st Draft (Without Getting Eaten by Angry Bears)

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Imagine you’re in a forest. A deep, spooky forest in the middle of who-knows where. You’re lost. You’re cold. You’re tired. And worst of all? Your flashlight just…

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Bake Your Own Villain

Thursday, November 7, 2019

So. You know how Pinterest sometimes recommends more pins based on your search history? The other day it recommended me ‘evil cakes.’ I’m not entirely sure, but I…

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NaNoWriMo, Scene Structure & Ritual Sacrifice

Monday, September 30, 2019

Hey guys, So it’s my second-ever post, and I’m writing it at exactly 11:59pm. Which means that in one minute we’ll be a month away from NaNoWriMo—otherwise known…

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“I’m Going to Write a Book.”

Monday, September 23, 2019

…Is what I said four years ago. To my family, friends, random acquaintances and pretty much anyone who’d listen. That’s a sentence that sounds like it should be…

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