Write What You Know…Except When You Can’t Normally I’m a big proponent of “write what you know.” That’s why you’ll see a lot of Pacific Northwest settings in my work, along with horses and things I’ve taken the time to … Continue reading →

(recently fallen Douglas fir—of its own accord, not something we did! We can’t legally cut it up for firewood—besides the green needles, it’s too big in diameter. But it’s an example of what firewood cutting on the national forest is … Continue readi...

Warning: potentially controversial opinions ahead. It’s no secret that I am not a big fan of generative AI/LLM use in any aspect of the creative process. I’ve become increasingly distressed as I see more and more people admitting to their … Continue...

One of the things I’ve been doing these days is updating all of my backlist. In some cases that just means correcting typos and adding some neat formatting pieces that I didn’t have access to when I was first putting … Continue reading →

After twenty-five or so books, you would think I’d have this whole novel-writing process down solid. Have a viable strategy, be organized, go about the development of constructing characters and plot in a somewhat coherent manner. Ha! (she laughs bit...

Welcome! This year I’m creating a set of posts/blogs/whatever you want to call them about the “story-behind-the story” for my backlist. This month, Bearing Witness, a neoWestern multiverse novella, is one of my featured backlist books. Stories start...

Welcome! This year I’m creating a set of posts/blogs/whatever you want to call them about the “story-behind-the story” for my backlist. This month, my “cozy apocalypse” book, Beating the Apocalypse, is one of my featured backlist books. Sometimes it...

Welcome! This year I’m creating a set of posts/blogs/whatever you want to call them about the “story-behind-the story” for my backlist. This month, the Goddess’s Honor series, my non-European high fantasy books, are the focus. Housekeeping note: all...

Welcome! This year I’m creating a set of posts/blogs/whatever you want to call them about the “story-behind-the story” for my backlist. This month, the Goddess’s Honor series, my non-European high fantasy books, are the focus. Housekeeping note: all...

Making notes now for future reference. I think we’ll all agree that this past winter in the Northern Hemisphere has been…something. Between atmospheric rivers, horrendous fires, wobbly polar vortexes, and more, it’s been a wild ride (some might say i...