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4 Books like Landsome Roads
I’m a writer; I’m also a huge reader. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres and the inspiration for Landsome Roads came directly from decades

Student Questions, Part 3
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

Student Questions, Part 2
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

Student Questions, Part 1
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

Book Cover Behind the Scenes
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

The Best Writing Advice I Can Give
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

Popsicle Summer
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

Flight of Fantasy
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

20 from ’24
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

20 Things I Learned as an Author
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

155,000 Words
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
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