Here you’ll find writing tips, authorly musings, news and updates related to my website and my works, and more than a few geeky pop culture references.

Top 13 Scary Female Monsters Who Haunt My Dreams
This Halloween, I’d like to share a few of my personal favorite scary female monsters from fiction—and by “favorite,” I mean the ones that most deeply scarred my psyche.

What if I Never Get Published?: Writing Regardless of Rejection
“What if I never get published?” It’s a simple question, but far from simple to answer.

Mid-Year Updates: 2019
We’re only a little past the mid-year mark, but already a lot has happened—and there’s much more to look forward to…

Irish Inspiration: The Celtic Creatures of The Harbinger’s Head
The idea for The Harbinger’s Head sprang from two main sources: Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and the Celtic creatures found in traditional Irish folktales.

Writing About Music: Songs in Other Senses
When writing about music, it’s important to consider not only the auditory aspects, but its other sensory impacts as well.

Is Writing Fanfiction Bad, or Just Good Practice?
It baffles me that after all this time, people still wonder if writing fanfiction is bad, or wrong, or simply a waste of time.

Mourning the Death of a Fictional Character
Mourning the death of a fictional character among readers and writers alike is not only common, but natural.

How to Make a Visual Novel in a Month: Lessons Learned from NaNoRenO
NaNoRenO 2019 taught me a lot about how to write a visual novel in a very short amount of time–without having any prior Ren’Py experience.

NaNoRenO Game Jam 2019: We Made a Visual Novel (Demo)!
Odd Lazdo and I have officially launched a free demo of our visual novel project, The Dragon’s Last Flight!