I've just wrapped up Week 2 of my September Submission Challenge, where I challenge myself to submit 30 times in 30 days. I left off Week 1 two submissions ahead of schedule so I could have taken a couple of days off to work on new stuff or revise some old pieces, but there were... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Sometimes I read a book that makes me either want to quit writing altogether or makes me want to push myself to be a better writer, to put more depth into my research, to really drill down into each word I write in order to avoid cliches. The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherin Arden... Continue Reading →
Submission Challenge 2024: Week 1 Update
An update on the first week of my September submission challenge. Check out the link to read the full post.
2024 September Submission Challenge
I swear, I am writing some book reviews and a blog post about my trip to the States and the Nebula Conference, they're taking a while to get done because I've actually been writing and having fun with it for the first time since maybe November last year. If you're curious about why I might... Continue Reading →
Book Review: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Check out my latest book review for Moniquill Blackgoose's TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH.
Book Recommendation: Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
I'll be honest, I totally judged this book by its cover because its cover is freaking awesome. A woman and her monster bird? Sign me up! cover art by Jaime Jones Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee (published April 2023 by Tordotcom Publishing) is more than just an awesome cover. It's a fantastic book, as evidenced... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Books I Read in 2023 (In No Particular Order)
In previous years, I've limited my favorite books read in a year posts to ten. This year, I decided not to limit myself because I read so many books I absolutely adored in 2023 and I just couldn't pare them down to ten. As always, not all of these books were published in 2023, but... Continue Reading →
50 Thousand Words in 16 Days
So, before we get into my NaNoWriMo updates, I want to make a correction. In my last blog post, I mentioned that this was the first time since 2019 that I was participating in NaNo. That wasn't true. I did, in fact, participate in NaNo in 2020. I wrote over 73 thousand words in November... Continue Reading →
Seeking Beta Readers: The Storm Weaver’s Daughters
made with Canva It took a bit longer than I'd hoped, but I have finally finished the polishing pass for The Storm Weaver's Daughters, and it is ready to go to beta readers. For those of you who aren't as deeply immersed in the writing world and its jargon as I am and have no... Continue Reading →
The Storm Weaver’s Daughters Draft 2 is Done(ish)!
After three years of slogging through the revisions on "The Pirate Novel" - as I have referred to it most often - I have finally finished draft two of the novel currently known as The Storm Weaver's Daughters (this is its third title so who know what it'll actually end up being called once all's... Continue Reading →