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In last week’s blog post, we talked about how the opening of a book needed to include a hook, establish the main character, establish the setting, and establish the conflict. In this week’s blog, we’re going to talk about the potential pitfalls when writing the beginning of a book, how to avoid them, and how��

This week I thought I would talk about writing the beginnings of books since I am working on the fourth Reanimator Mysteries book. Opening chapters are often the hardest to write and the thing we spend the most time fixing/fiddling with. Part of this is because we put so much emphasis on attracting readers and��

Every year I look forward to April with equal parts anticipation and dread because it is Autism Acceptance Month. Note that I did not say Autism Awareness Month. As an autistic author who has written a series with an autistic protagonist, I love being able to promote my work and have people read a story��

This week’s blog is a day and a half early, but it’s because it is time once again for the Narratess Sale! This is a massive sale of indie authors writing scifi, fantasy, or horror, many of whom are queer and/or marginalized authors. You can find tons of good books for under $2 each (some��

March has been the longest month, and while that isn’t a bad thing, it feels a bit surreal that so much has happened in thirty-one days. Before we get into the post, I’d like to point out that Kinship and Kindness is part of Trans SFF bundle on itchio where you can get 38 books��

As I was perusing my bookshelves the other day, I realized that I have a problem: I buy too many books. Well, not exactly. Over the past few years, I have reined in my book shopping habit, but what I didn’t account for is that I never truly get ahead of what I have on��

If you’re part of my newsletter, you have already received your copy of “An Unexpected Evening,�� but I also wanted to release it officially to my non-newsletter readers. You can grab your copy through the freebies section on my website or through this link. “An Unexpected Evening�� (TRM #3.5) is a 16,000 word novella that��

On Saturday, March 15th from 1-3 pm EST, I will be participating in a virtual panel on writing trans characters! I am super excited to have been invited by Weeknight Writers to participate in this panel along with authors Felix Graves, Georgina Kiersten, Vaela Denarr and host Dianna Gunn and Jade Benjamin. Trans stories are��

Even though the US is a hot mess, I felt like February was far better than January. Maybe it’s seeing the push back, protests, and having judges rule in our favor that has heartened me. That or the spite inside of me has been kindled. That helps as well. Before we get going, let’s take��

I’m the first to admit that I do not have the answers when it comes to writing or being an author. Hell, I’m still shocked they let me teach students, but after ten plus years of being an indie author, publishing ten books and a bunch of short stories, I have learned a thing or��