Writer/Editor/Jack of All Trades

My writing group has a game that we like to play: we all write down a location and three professions, then put them in a hat (well, two...

[Full disclosure – that title was written to be clickbait. It's more like: 3 Common Errors That Slow Down Editors, but that didn't have...

[For anyone who's not an absolute theatre nerd, this tile is a reference to a song in the TV series Smash, Season 2 – which I liked a lot...

Last month I talked about barrelling through difficult parts of writing, even though you know you'll need to change it later, in order to...

If you don't know what this phrase means, it's something commonly said by filmmakers who know that there's something not quite right with...

February was a bit rough. I received 4 rejections in one month, which is a lot considering I only submitted 4 stories so far this year....

Sometimes I get caught up in the minutiae… To be fair, one of my strengths as an editor is that I’m good at finding continuity errors, so...

(originally published Sept 18, 2020) We’ve all had moments where we’ve thought “This story is so bad that I’m going to set it on fire and...

(originally published August 18, 2020) 1.The Unfinished Draft :: aka ‘The Albatross’. Will you ever pick it back up and finish writing...

(originally published July 18, 2020) One odd thing about me is that I love acting, but I hate public speaking. Put me in a costume, give...

(originally published June 18, 2020) Confession Time: Not so long ago, I used to be SUPER pedantic about grammar and spelling in books....

(originally published May 18, 2020) There are times when I find it difficult to write. Sometimes I’ll sit in front of the computer with...

(originally published April 18, 2020) This line is usually used as a joke to indicate that an actor is high-maintenance, but motivation...

(Originally published Feb 18, 2020) Today’s blog post is going to be a bit different. Usually I talk about my experiences writing or...

(originally published January 18, 2020) I’d like to start off by saying that as an author I love all my stories equally, and that there’s...

(originally published December 18, 2019) I resolve to finish at least one project I start. (I have twelve months ahead of me, which...

(originally published November 18, 2019) I had a great idea for a blog post, but then I forgot it. I can’t remember anything about it,...

(originally published September 18, 2019) 1) Too much exposition can be boring. If you’ve got an awesome flaming sword (or a Chekhov’s...

(originally published August 18, 2019) I had started 2019 so full of hope. This was going to be the year when I wrote more, submitted...

(Originally published February 18, 2019) Whenever a submission call crosses my path, I usually end up with multiple story ideas. This is...