During my two hour class on Troubleshooting Your Scenes on May 20th, I will teach writers the common mistakes authors make, advanced scene writing techniques like sequels and turning points, and answer questions from authors on how to fix their broken scenes.
Category: Fiction
New Upcoming Classes for Spring and Summer
More classes in dialogue, atmosphere, scenes, and writing coming up over the next few months!
On the Other Side of a Novel
How it feels to finish a 179,000 word novel in six months.
New E-Book
Twilight Children the novella that I serialized in my newsletter over the winter is fully out and I've compiled it into an ebook that is free to download.
New Horror Novella Serialization
If youโve been craving something haunting, emotional, and deeply eerie, Twilight Children will satiate that hunger. Twilight Children is a tale that blends the eerie ambiance of a small town horror with the chilling unraveling of memory, identity, and love.
Full List of All My 2023 Published Work
On top of the 40 stories I published, I also started planning a new book, wrote 6 new short stories, and got into an MFA program! 2023 has been a wild year.
October Author Updates
October was a month of writing, editing, and rounding out projects. Read on to learn more about the short stories I'm working on, books I've read, and more.
My MFA Journey: Deciding on a Grad School
When I first started writing fiction and decided that I'd be a writer as my career, I knew that at some point along the journey I'd get my MFA.
August Author Updates
Life update: I turned 33! My birthday was lovely and filled with cake, books, and seafood. August is normally my short story challenge month. If you're new around here or need a refresher, my August Short Story Challenge is when I task myself with writing a new short story a day for the whole month … Continue reading August Author Updates
Author Memoir Reading List and Book Club
The way authors create and think is a technique in itself. When I explain a story idea's life and creation to another writer and vice versa, there's always small amazement how the connections happen.








