The Kindest Rejection I’ve Ever Received
If you’re a working writer, or aspire to become one, rejections are part of the landscape. You can expect to have your work rejected hundreds […]
Writing Advice
May’s Day of Reckoning Writing Workshop
The next Day of Reckoning online writing workshop will be hosted by Storyville Studio on Saturday, May 9th from 9am-5pm Central time. Instructors include me, […]
Special Guest at Saluki Con (Sept. 28-29)
This weekend, I’ll be a special author guest at Saluki Con at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. The convention will be held in the […]
Interview with Andrea Johnson (the Little Red Reviewer)
Please tell my readers a bit about yourself, Andrea! I love reading, visiting bookstores, I love the physicality of books. About ten years ago, my […]
On Blind Submissions
This week, one of my readers asked about blind submissions and whether they’re an effective tool for editors to ensure that a magazine or anthology […]
Amazon Damaging Sales of Small Press Books
My forthcoming collection Garden of Eldritch Delights went live on Amazon in late July. According to my publisher, pre-orders were brisk. But then, on August […]
The Pox Party
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation: Vol. 1: The Pox Party tells the story of Octavian, a young slave boy who’s a […]
Some of my recent favorites
I have done a bit of media tie-in work — most recently I wrote stories for Shadowrun and X-Files anthologies — but there are two shows on that I […]
Need nonfiction? I can help!
Last week, I added a couple of new reward levels to my Patreon: Ghostwriter $150 or more per month In addition to all my writing, […]
More Advice to Beginning Writers
Several years ago, I posted some advice to beginning fiction writers. I still field regular queries from aspiring writers. Lately, the questions I’ve received have fallen […]
Rappaccini’s Daughter
The classic Nathaniel Hawthorne tale “Rappaccini’s Daughter” tells the story of a young man named Giovanni who moves to Padua to be a university student. […]
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