Annoying Tropes
I did a thing recently where I wrote down a list of tropes that I like to read in books, and started a list of those I don’t. The second list right now isn’t very long, probably because I had…
Advice to Writers
The featured image is just one of the little promo ads I made. I’ve been enjoying playing with the app and getting some promo out of it. This is my last week of teaching for a little while. I love…
Learning to Needle Felt
I decided I wanted to learn to needle felt. I order some supplies and watched a video on how to make a ball and jumped in. I didn’t bother with a pattern, but the kit came with instructions that I…
If You’re a Writer, You Need to Hear This
I once had an editor tell me a book hardly needed anything—all light revisions—and then when I went to implement something in the first chapter, that single pulled thread led me to throwing out about 60,000 words of a 90,000…
I’m a Fucking Good Writer
I rarely reread what I’ve written. After going through all the drafts and the revisions and publishing process, I will hate the book and I won’t want to see it again for awhile. Eventually I do reread, and this week…
Puppy Jealousy
Crowley felt very left out of the last post and demanded his own.
Excuse for Laziness in Pictures
How heartless would it be to make him move when he’s so comfortable?
Tidbits from The Pixie Job
Writing The Elf Job
So you may have noticed The Elf Job is now out. I can’t tell you how glad I am to have it off my plate. It was a really difficult book to write for several reasons. The first is that…
All About Dogs Except for Pokemon
The title says it all. This posts will be all about dogs, except for a slight deviation on Pokemon. Specifically, the picture of the googly eye sign is one I ran across while catching Pokemon on the last event day.…
