Everything you thought you knew about pirates is wrong
Many legends and stories still swirl over the seas about Blackbeard the Pirate, some of them erroneously furthered by the likes of People … Continue reading >>
It began with a song:
“Objects in Motion” by Jim White, a southern gothic storyteller and musician. The industry labels his work alternative country but I find his music poetic and filled with … Continue reading >>
Reading my Way into Love and Other Incurable Ailments:
Stories about neurodivergent characters have fascinated me for years, long before Love and Other Incurable Ailments was even a glimmer of an … Continue reading >>
I want to thank Soph Newman | The Ex Good Girl, the marvelous diva behind The Good Girls Guide to Manifestation on Substack, who set me on this path.
A childhood of manifesting
Before I tell you … Continue reading >>
All in a day of doing writer's research
What writer hasn't fallen down a rabbit hole of research?
This one started innocently with song lyrics from Sloop John B, used in my novel Love and Other … Continue reading >>
Serenity's Anthem: Kacey Musgraves' "Dry Spell"
Writers believe we make deliberate choices about our characters, but then a song comes on the radio and we suddenly recognize something we'd written … Continue reading >>
