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  • Bizarre but true fact about me: I was struck by lightning when I was 7 years old. I was on the back porch of my parents’ house enjoying my favorite kind of weather—a thunderstorm. I remember it vividly. I was eating a creamsicle and watching the dripping eaves and smelling the petrichor when suddenly I

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  • A lot of authors use implements to assist them in the creation of their books. While music is not something I utilize for writing, visuals totally are. I make mood boards for my characters, settings, and for the book itself. I even use stock photos that closely resemble my characters in the profiles I outline

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  • You always hear writers give this advice. “Show, don’t tell.” But what the hell does that really mean, anyway? Nobody has ever given me a clear explanation. But I did figure it out by myself, and here’s the best way I know how to explain it: using dialogue tags. The road to hell is paved

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  • Am I insane? Tell me other writers do this so we can be insane together.

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