Writing


  • Is Gore Allowed?

    If someone asks if gore is allowed, you say YES. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist!) You know, it’s been a while since I’ve had a horror story get published. Scary horror stories are especially tough to find love for, am I right? Well don’t worry, come January you’ll have some gruesome, disturbing, creepy stories to keep…


  • 4 Stories in 26 Days

    Everybody likes charts and graphs, right? Well I just finished with Camp NaNo today, a whole five days before the deadline even! This NaNo win was brought to you by a heaping helping of Earl Grey, Green Tea, and Oreos. Er, probably too many oreos in fact.   For this month I decided to try…


  • A Weird April

    So this is happening next month. I know, I know, I have a ton of things on my to-edit list right now, including a YA Horror novel, a YA Fantasy novel and a werewolf novella, but the story ideas just keep coming. Plus there are some fabulous story prompts showing up on Duotrope lately. I’m…


  • How Far We’ve Gone

    The first draft of this novel was written back in April 2013 during Camp NaNoWriMo. After a few months of letting it sit and then doing a re-read I realized how the entire thing had to be scrapped and re-written. That’s a pretty tough decision to make, but I realized too how much planning would…


  • Going the Distance

    Last night I passed the finish line of 50,000 words. I validated my novel and picked up a couple of reward goodies. I’ve got to admit, there were plenty of times I didn’t think I was going to make it this month, especially after such a difficult start. Here’s my progress chart. You can really…