Fantasy and science fiction books and blogposts
I hinted that I had some news! Well here it is: I've got a new novella coming out! Here's what Guest Editor Lee Murray had to say about why she picked my story for publication: A beautifully dark tale of society’s demonization of women through the lens of witch mythology and set under the Appalachian... Continue Reading →
As you might imagine, I read a lot of books at the end of 2023/beginning of 2024 while I was on maternity leave and I had very little time to talk about them, so I will attempt to do a quick and dirty round-up of everything at last now that I'm somewhat more functional in... Continue Reading →
I downloaded this chapbook from Brain Jar Press called From Baby Brain to Writer Brain. It's the reflections of one author on how to come back to a creative life post-matrescence. Matrescence is a cool word I learned thanks to NPR that describes pretty accurately what having a baby feels like. There was me before,... Continue Reading →
Very belatedly, here I am to tell you about the end of 2023, what I accomplished, what I didn't, and what my goals are for this new year. It took me a month to write this post because, well, the big news is...*drumroll* I had a baby. You might already know I was pregnant if... Continue Reading →
Everyone is out there doing their awards eligibility posts, and to be honest I am not sure I have anything awards eligible to speak of, but I thought I'd do a quick reminder of what saw the light this year and what you might expect next year. Honorable Mention: "Learn to Fly" Technically this was... Continue Reading →
I love Halloween. This year I have been doing a delightful marathon of spooky reads in anticipation of the holiday, so if you're looking for the perfect thing to get you in a Halloween mood, look no further! And speaking of looking no further -- if you're in Roanoke on the 28th (tomorrow) come on... Continue Reading →
I haven't posted one of these since May! This is in part because I went through a reading slump, which evolved into me re-reading a bunch of books for comfort. I can't say that won't happen again! But for now, here's the list of lovely books I did read for the first time over the... Continue Reading →
I did it. I finished a draft of Alabaster, which I have been working on since....oh probably 2019, I am not sure. It's always so interesting to reflect on how stories come out. I wrote the first draft of "Viridian" over the course of a single NaNoWriMo, though it wouldn't see its final form for... Continue Reading →
So you may have noticed I haven't been writing much! That doesn't look likely to let up soon. I've paused my Patreon, and will probably be unpublishing (though this means that I will be charged higher fees if I ever publish my page again, and I'm considering that in my decision making over the next... Continue Reading →
Oof it is June, y'all. But fear not! It's been an exciting few months and I have much to report. First, let's look at this year's goals. First of all, Marquee in Verse is done! I made a lot of posts about this over on Instagram, where you can see photos of all of the... Continue Reading →
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