I went to a reading in November at Skylight Books to hear Wayétu Moore discuss her recent debut novel She Would Be King. Without giving too much away, it’s a […]
The Best Books I Read In 2018
I read about 65 books this year. Of those, nine works of fiction stand out in my mind as being particularly great reads. These are the books that stayed with […]
Writing Every Day (5 Things I’ve Learned)
If you’ve been a writer for any length of time you’ve probably heard people argue about writing every day. Stephen King is a pretty famous proponent of the practice, insisting […]
A Thanksgiving Poem
I will admit, it was the title of this poem that initially caught my eye, but it’s just beautiful. I hope you like it. Happy Thanksgiving. April returns like an […]
Setting Goals for a Writing Career
Last week I was at a Halloween party where a tarot card reader was telling fortunes. I love fortune tellers. I love to geek out over their predictions and try […]
Awesome Cover Ideas From My Family
In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d keep things light today and share some of the awesome cover ideas my family came up with over dinner last week: You can […]
Nineteen Nerd Words for Dictionary Day
Okay, so technically Dictionary Day was yesterday, but I’m celebrating all the same. HAPPY DICTIONARY DAY! Here are nineteen nerd words for all my word nerds out there.