An update on John Walker Before I delve into my theories on what might have happened to Frederick George Bull, I first want to announce...

Stop making every female character a mother Any other childfree women and writers who are tired of watching their favourite fictional...

An interview published in The Paris Review’s spring edition caused me to go into a state of reflection. Author Rachel Cusk discussed many...

Official cover for "Martha Holmes Mysteries" has arrived! I couldn't be more excited. I wasn't expecting to release "Martha Holmes...

Part 3 of my book marketing series. To be exclusive, or not to be? It’s an age-old dilemma for the self-publishing world. There are...

Part 2 of my Book Marketing blog series. The media we consume changes in the blink of an eye. Within one or two short decades,...

With the upcoming release of “Beyond Dark 1: Belladonna”, I have been immersed in book marketing research. The bane of authors....

This blog has been full recently of discussing “Beyond Dark” and the upcoming launch of “Belladonna” (it’s coming, I promise! I want to...

This week’s post is dedicated to my friends in my writing group on Discord, the Night Owls. Thank you for being there and being a light...

My Spotify is out of control. Like, there are so many playlists. It’s endless. Music is my addiction, and it spills over into my writing....

When Alyssa was first introduced to the Russian rookie covered in biker tattoos, she could only roll her eyes. Thayer waltzed into her...

Sometimes a character can reside in a writer’s mind long before they come to exist within pages. Such was the case when I created Alyssa....

The ominous, droopy, bell-shaped flower that becomes a purple star is an enticing sight, growing on branches that reach out, almost...

Narcissist: “an extremely self-centered person who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance”, and also: “a person affected with...

Research, research, research. Knowledge becomes central to a story. Much of what a writer studies to make a story realistic never makes...

A story is written when many pieces and layers of inspiration weave together. It starts with something – a phrase, an image, a song,...

Becoming something new has uprooted what that kept me immobilized for so long. This is the first time in many years that I have felt an...

Eventually you have to be unafraid of yourself and who you’re becoming. To embrace the signs of life stirring within, showing that a...

This is the first Valentine’s Day I have spent single in eight years. Eight. Years. This means I spent 80 per cent of my 20s in one...

My First Writing Conference In the midst of my “Edge of Glory 1” edits, I am surrounded by my binder, three notebooks, three pages (and...