Writer/Editor/Jack of All Trades

(originally published October 18, 2019) When I was a kid I loved scary stories. I was addicted to Are You Afraid of the Dark, Goosebumps,...

(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...

(Originally published July 18, 2019) I did it, everyone! I managed to wrestle my short story into a first draft! (click here if you...

(Originally published June 18, 2019) You know what it’s like when you get an idea for a story and you’re really excited to write it down...

(Originally published May 18, 2019) I’m not going to sugar-coat it. I’m angry. I’m angry about a lot of things these days. It’s a...

(Originally published April 18, 2019) Sometimes I write things that I have no intention of ever showing anyone. Ever. There are random...

(Originally published March 18, 2019) I went to a party a few weeks ago. It was a surprise party for someone’s birthday, but it was three...

(Originally published January 18, 2019) Gather round, writers both young and old, for I am about to tell a tale that will chill you to...

(Originally posted December 18, 2018) I don’t know if it’s the darker days or the colder weather, but there’s something about winter that...

1. Writing every day is good. I’ve been doing a lot of editing lately, so I felt a bit rusty jumping back into novel writing. Pushing...

(Originally posted Oct 18, 2018) The stars have aligned, Mercury is in retrograde*, and I’m prepping for NaNoWriMo! I say that because...

(Originally posted September 18, 2018) Sometimes it seems like my brain knows more than it lets on. Even when I don’t notice, it’s back...

(Originally posted August 18, 2018) Story: Hey, you! What’s up? Me: Oh, hi, Story. How’ve you been? It’s been a while. Story: Yeah, I...

(Originally published July 18, 2018) And here we see the elusive ‘Writer’ in its natural habitat… Be careful – we don’t want to scare it...

(Originally posted June 18, 2018) Maybe you’re one of those writers who has no problem sitting down and writing a story from start to...

(Originally posted May 18, 2018) On Wednesday at 1pm, I sat down in front of my computer, opened up the latest draft of the novel I’m...

(Originally published April 18, 2018) Back when I was in University I didn’t have this thing called ‘Facebook’. No, I put off joining...

(Originally posted March 19, 2018) [Let’s be honest, anything I write today will be overshadowed by the news that Chillers From the Rock...