Writing


  • Learning to Be Kind to Yourself

    Y’all don’t want to know how far behind I am on NaNoWriMo at this point. Let’s just say it’s been a heck of a busy month with a lot of good things going on, but not nearly as much time for writing as I wanted. At this point I’m a little under 20k behind, but…


  • Just 500 Words

    I’ve spent most of my weekend cleaning. I’m talking carpet cleaning, down on your hands and knees scrubbing, and tons of vacuuming kind of cleaning. The kind of cleaning that living with three cats requires. Ya’ll know what I mean. So when I sat down to work on my NaNo project today, I was having…


  • Happy NaNoWriMo!

    To every writer out there working on some kind of project for NaNoWriMo this month – good luck! I’m over here cheering you on! I too will be in the trenches this month, and since I had a major author event on November 1st, I’m also starting it a day or two later than I…


  • Too Close to Home

    Each October, horror authors converge on a site to share stories about one of the best holidays of the year: Halloween. We talk about spooky stories, some of them true, some of them not. We share information about our books, and maybe even do a giveaway. Today I talk about growing up in a haunted…


  • The Dark Lands

    I’m sitting here listening to Hurricane Michael dump tons of rain here south of Atlanta. I’ve been keeping tabs on it all day trying to see where it was going and how strong it was going to be. We’re just now getting the worst of the rain and wind, and we have an interior room…