Happy Birthday to me! Thirty-one was a great year. My most productive writing year since Spirit Foul! After setting aside another book attempt, I relented to the convenience and enthusiasm I felt for short stories. Allowing myself to let go of the desire to have another book finished allowed me to do some writing I’mContinue reading “Birthday: 32”
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NYC Midnight Micro Fiction Challenge
Competition day arrives and I stay up until midnight to see my pull (late for me these days). Genre: Suspense and/ or Thriller. Definitely not my strong suit. Action: Forgetting a name. First thoughts: exciting! I stayed up thinking I’d jot down some ideas and write a rough draft. Well, I quickly thought every ideaContinue reading “NYC Midnight Micro Fiction Challenge”
Micro Fiction Practice
At Portsmouth Writer’s Night Out I learned about NYC Midnight, a group that hosts timed writing competitions. Most importantly, they provide feedback. Eager to have a reason to write and get professional criticism, I checked it out. The next challenge was Micro Fiction: 100 words. That’s not many words, and it’s not my specialty. ButContinue reading “Micro Fiction Practice”
Three Quick Things: May
Memorial Day weekend is upon us again, dear readers! Haven’t done a great job of returning phone calls or texts lately, so if you find yourself waiting on me I apologize. I’m thinking about you, and the team is hard at work adjusting to life with a newborn. I am excited to connect through theseContinue reading “Three Quick Things: May”
Three Quick Things: April
This Saturday April 13th I’ll be at Medford Library for Boston Glory’s Media Day! I’ll have books and stickers, and give a short Spirit Foul reading. I’m looking forward to meeting some new faces and seeing friends! What am I reading?Feels like an appropriate time to give a quarterly list of books read this year:–Continue reading “Three Quick Things: April”
Three Quick Things: March
Quick read, promise! My last few posts have been quite self-indulgently long… What am I writing? I’m working on a new novel! I’m considering it my love letter to nature. It’s incredibly challenging to me for several reasons, and I can feel myself scratching and clawing at something great. I am writing better because itContinue reading “Three Quick Things: March”
Announcing Birthday Sale!
For my birthday week, all books are on sale through my website! To celebrate (and mourn) my 20’s, all books are 20% off! Starting today 3/8 and running through 3/15! On sale here! On Sunday I’ll send out an actual birthday post mostly filled with reflection, but also an update on what’s happening now. AlreadyContinue reading “Announcing Birthday Sale!”
I am going to be a Dad!
Grace and I are expecting a baby girl in the beginning of May! This is a fine topic for a blog! I obviously have a lot of thoughts. I’ve rewritten this a few times. To be honest, a few too many thoughts have been spilled loosely. I’ve tried to organize them a bit. I haveContinue reading “I am going to be a Dad!”
Three Quick Things: January
Too early in the month to post? Perhaps. What am I writing? I am back at Resistance! I set The Bartender outline aside; I hit some major storyline and character motivation conundrums that I need to reconcile. It was painful to spin my wheels on planning without writing. I had intended this winter toContinue reading “Three Quick Things: January”
Three Quick Things: December
Howdy! Here are three thoughts: What am I working on?Last week and this week I’ve spent time outlining what I perceive will be my next book, based on the first short story in my recent collection: The Benevolent Bartender. My initial thinking is that this will be a supernatural historical fiction. I’m also focusing onContinue reading “Three Quick Things: December”