At series end, how can Dottie save Draw from a plot gone wrong? I knew Dottie would have an enormous task in book three. She’s still

The trees hid the castle from view, but I knew it was down this path. My kids ran ahead, soon lost from view. I just

I want to share some of what went into crafting the romance between Draw and Dottie, but be aware there are massive spoilers ahead if

I had the chance to talk with Luella Schmidt and Ken Humphrey of the Midwest Writers Room podcast about my writer origin story and work

I published my first book in 2021. Before that, I worked for a decade to hone my writing craft and build a network in the

Before the Landsome series, I’d never commissioned custom character art. Let me tell you, I was sweating while my newly-met cover designer Sofía worked on

George R. R. Martin was 47 when Game of Thrones was published. Margaret Atwood was 45 when The Handmaid’s Tale came out. I’m 37-years-old. I

One of the top questions I get asked is, “Where’s the best place to buy your book?” What readers usually mean is, how can I

Like last year, I’m sharing 20 writing achievements from 2025. I do this as an exercise with a writing group I lead and it makes

I started journaling daily in September 2023. Honestly, it wasn’t a great time to start anew project. I was two weeks away from launching a

I spend half of my work time writing my own books. Reviewing and editing the same chapters over and over again. Minding my author business

With the rise of romantasy, Rebecca wanted to do something different than the traditional BookTok love story. As a self-aware fantasy romance, there is so

I’m sharing the last set of writing questions from university students here, these ones focused on genre. You can find part 1 here and part

Last month, I answered some questions from university students about my writing practice. They also asked great questions about the current book market and how self-publishing

I’ve done ten speaking events so far this year—one every other week!—including a talk at my alma mater’s Business of Literature class. Students in the

Landsome Roads is my fourth novel, and I’ve learned a bit about covers since my debut. Covers are often as influential as the book summary

I journal three pages every morning Sunday-Friday. Sometimes I write about the coming day or how I’m feeling, other times I give myself a prompt

Last summer, my poem was chosen as a winner of the Sidewalk Poetry Competition in Appleton, WI. The poem, Popsicle Summer, was stamped into three sidewalks

Why am I writing a humorous fantasy novella, when my career as a novelist so far has been filled with long science fiction stories? The Strategy

Last month I shared some of the things I learned over my three years as an author, and at my writing group this month, we did an

It’s my three year anniversary of becoming an author. I’ve been a writer my whole life—first journals in middle and high school, then papers, articles, and

We’re going to talk about a 155,000-word project, but first, let me give you some numbers so we’re all on the same page. To be considered

My Dear Lucy, I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a

I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in The Kingdom of eSwatini from 2011-13. This summer, I returned for the first time along with my kids and

Everyone knows the famous line from Romeo and Juliet, “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” I always thought Juliet’s famous question asked where Romeo was.

The Nebulas. Where else can you find a room full of NASA scientists, magazine editors, Hugo Award winning writers, virtual reality game developers, and people who

This month, I broke up a séance. I walked into a basement room where 20 people had gathered and demanded to know what they were doing.

Could we give the trees $25 million dollars? I recently saw Potawatomi botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer speak at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Her book, Braiding

For years I had heard about The Artist’s Way. It was this magic book that would help artists produce better, do more, and feel like

Though I write about aliens, I’m not one for conspiracy theories. But…I have completed thorough research and careful observation to build one specific theory. The project

Many people think you put your first book out and, ha, you’ve got it! You now understand the intricacies of the writing world. But the writing

My house is about 125 years old, one of the oldest still-standing structures for my American city, but from where I’m writing here in France,

If there’s one topic people like to bring up even more than ask why a nice girl like me would write science fiction, it’s artificial

Recently I was invited to attend a book club to speak about It’s Over or It’s Eden. I was very eager to talk with the

I started keeping a journal in ninth grade, paused for college, and then restarted it when I was in the Peace Corps. I enjoy going

Dangerous to Heal is a book that evolved over a decade, first as an idea and a few pages when I was a Peace Corps

I recently got a slew of new reviews for It’s Over or It’s Eden on Amazon and Goodreads. As a reader, I find reviews incredibly helpful

There are typical days for writers, days of editing and wordsmithing, and there are blindingly brilliant days with awards and confetti. There are days you

The six month anniversary of It’s Over or It’s Eden passed me by in a whirlwind of edits on my next book.  When I published It’s

A week ago, I was sitting in the near-silent writing retreat house at Write On, Door County. It was sunny and the only sound was

Readers have been asking me some of the same questions about It’s Over or It’s Eden, so I’m compiling them into a FAQ. Beware: there’s

2021 Books I Loved I just hit my reading goal for the year: 50 books! Though there’s still a month left of 2021 reading, I

4 Ways My Perspective Changed While Writing My Debut Novel 1. To write about the future, start with the past When I began outlining, I