I once had a writing professor tell the class in the midst of promoting a local event: “If you can’t sneak into a school auditorium, you’re not fit to be a writer.” As a writer who just finds it simple common courtesy to pay the fee at the door, I can still appreciate the mindset…
Just recently I was speaking with someone about my novel, and the subject of different points of view (or POVs, as someone more familiar with the jargon may put it) came up. And in the moment, I had to remember that not everyone went to school to study literature and writing like I did. So,…
I swear I’m not going to do this every time now, but hey, if I feel inspired to make a meme, I am going to make a meme. Anyway. Clearly I have been thinking about villains lately (and what better time to think about them than during the spooky season?), and it has come to…
When I was in middle school, there was a rumor floating around that the girls’ locker room was haunted. However, there was no story in particular for the haunting, and no specifics on exactly how the place came to be considered “haunted.” And while I am by no means the fearless type, secondary rumors with…
I’m just going to put this here. Just to give you a general idea of the direction my week has taken. Though, to be fair to my writing and to my characters, this is actually an amazing thing to happen. In fact, it’s something that I wish would happen more often when I’m in…