We're 10 days into NaNoWriMo 2021, and progress on my collection of high fantasy short stories has stalled. Why? I started having second thoughts about the third book in my main series. Yes, I have drafted it - completely. But I'm starting to think that this rushes the character development a bit more quickly than … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Update
Writing
Release Day! Carmilla’s Ghost
Carmilla's Ghost hits virtual (and hopefully) physical shelves today! Today took far too long and came too fast for me to feel ready for it, but here it is. So if you or someone you love is in the market for a dark holiday Gothic romance with lesbians, vampires, and a murder mystery, give it … Continue reading Release Day! Carmilla’s Ghost
Writing with ADHD: The Struggle
I've debated writing this post for some time, as I'm really not sure how to say what I'm about to say. I don't deny that I have ADHD. I was diagnosed later in life (after defending my dissertation), but my pediatrician wanted me diagnosed when I was seven. My father believed I just needed "more … Continue reading Writing with ADHD: The Struggle
NaNoWriMo “Break” Time
As many know, November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and many writers from fiction to nonfiction use this month either to jump start or to restart their muses and get ideas onto the page. Last year, I used this month to draft Carmilla's Ghost (releasing 9 November - just one week away!). This year, … Continue reading NaNoWriMo “Break” Time
Carmilla’s Ghost: Excerpt #2
Eight days remain until the release of Carmilla's Ghost, so I'm offering another excerpt. This one takes place two chapters after the last excerpt and occurs when Sam Hain sneaks into the castle's dungeon, after promising Carmilla she would not do so, and reads from Carmilla's centuries' old diary. I took a deep breath and … Continue reading Carmilla’s Ghost: Excerpt #2
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