It’s a dark and stormy night. A group of mad scientists huddle around the monster they have created. The head scientist gives a knowing wink

This book was spellbinding in every sense of the word. I would like my own secret book world to go live in now, please.

Sometimes I think even my imposter syndrome has imposter syndrome. In the last few months I’ve gotten into several anthologies, have spoken at a writing conf...

Crows seem to have a special place in the wonderful world of YA fantasy. Off the top of my head, you have Leigh Bardugo’s Six Of Crows and An Enchantment Of ...

Persistence is often a key ingredient to success.

I’ve been reading more graphic novels lately, which I think is from a mix of becoming slightly obsessed with WEBTOON and working on adapting one of my own ma...

Last weekend I taught at the Annual Conference on Creative Writing at Pacific. It was the first time I went to a writing conference not as a volunteer or att...

So a friend and I were geeking out about books, as I often do with friends. I mentioned that I was writing a story about faeries, specifically mean faeries. ...

Writing is generally a solitary activity. Right now, I’m alone in my room (save for my cat and dog) writing this blog. In fact, most of the time I prefer to w...

It’s Mythology Monday! (And if that’s not officially a thing, I think it should be.) And today we’re going under the sea (cue crustacean band). Most people a...

As someone trying to break into the world of YA fantasy, I regularly check the NY Times Bestseller list for YA Hardcover to see what is new and popular. And ...

Saturday night I did something I’d never thought I’d do – I was a designer in a fashion show. Not only that, but my design won first place! For me, this show...

I spent a significant amount of time last year editing my manuscript with the help of professional editor and good friend Elaine Ash. It was a lengthy, but e...

Since much of my inspiration comes from mythology, legends and fairytales, I’ve decided to dedicate some of my blogs to stories and creatures from these tale...

Be Bold. Be Rebellious. Choose Art. It Matters. If you’ve read other reviews I’ve posted, you've probably noticed that I lean pretty heavily towards sci-fi a...

As 2018 draws to a close, I have been thinking about my goals for 2019. I won’t call them resolutions, because I feel I’d have to break them after two weeks ...

In case you haven’t heard, we are now entering NaNoWriMo, more formally know as National Novel Writing Month. If you haven’t checked it out, I highly recomme...

Fresh from its premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June, my play, The Importance Of Being Oscar, will be making its Oregon debut next week at the Re...

Recently, I got my biggest rejection to date. And I’m going to celebrate. Seriously. For real. Pop the champagne and toast my latest ‘no.’ Ok, I should expla...

I realize I’ve been a ghost for the last month, and for that I apologize. June was an insanely busy month for me. In addition to have my play, The Importance...