They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but I will admit that I am a sucker for a gorgeous book cover. A well-crafted cover gives...

I am in the midst of reading The Taxidermist's Lover, which is a dark, modern Gothic tale. The writing is so lush and sensual that I’m...

Susan Ouellette's spy thriller, The Wayward Spy comes out March 2, and Susan had the perfect background to write about such espionage....

One of my favorite things as an upcoming debut is meeting other debuting authors. Elizabeth Chatsworth is the author of the new steampunk...

I recently had the pleasure to interview my friend, writing buddy, and all-around awesome guy, Jackson Musker. Jackson is the author of...

I. SOLD. A. BOOK. This happened back in July, but I’ve been so busy, I realized I never officially announced it on my blog. Gold Spun, my...

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

Persistence is often a key ingredient to success.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Recently, I got my biggest rejection to date. And I’m going to celebrate. Seriously. For real. Pop the champagne and toast my latest...

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...

I've been feeling overwhelmed with gratitude from those in my writing community, and have been trying to figure out how to eloquently put...

Sometimes, I just need a really good pep talk. Maybe I've gotten a few rejection letters or I'm wondering if I'm good enough to write or...