Usually this is the time of the month when I post a book review, but alas, I haven’t had the time to discover many new books lately. In fact...

I can hardly believe it. A year ago today, I meant to pre-schedule my print copy and somehow hit publish, and there it was, ready to take on...

I tend to have two types of schedules: busy and not busy. Either I can afford to spend all day working on my novel, reading a book, and trav...

Settings, quite like various foods and plots, tend to vary (see The Potato Chip Plot ). On one hand, a setting can be as simply stated as tw...

Some days are harder than others, it’s true. Some mornings, especially when I have to work, I’ll wake up before my alarm, water my plants,...

Today, I rarely buy books. Especially books I’ve never read before. It’s sooooo hard when I live in a country that doesn’t speak English, an...

“Write what you know.” This phrase has inspired and haunted writers all at the same time. It’s limiting, yet it helps us work within our exp...