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After a Week of Smoke-fog, the Air is Clear!

(not the actual sky over my house, but you get the idea) After a week of the air quality index in the 250-300 Very Unhealthy Range, Western Washington is had...

A Dedication to RBG

Yesterday, I mourned. Today, I wake up another day to fight. I used to think that stories were just that. Dragons and magic, tech and battles, or just about personal...

Tam Lin: A Modern, Queer Retelling (featuring s...

Since Tam Lin is traditionally a Halloween story Tam Lin: A Modern, Queer Retelling will be released October 1st, 2020. However, I wanted to celebrate Bisexual Visibility Month and #bivisibilityday,...

Creating Character Boards and Why They're Usefu...

In preparation for NaNoWriMo, I'm doing character profiles for the story I plan to write Dot and Al's Paranormal Detective Agency. Character profiles are part of my plotting process. It's...

NaNoWriMo Day 8: Why I'm Okay with Hitting Shy ...

In the chart above, you can see that my daily word count is like Zoro's signature mark, zig zagging. But, on a daily basis, I'm hitting either the mark or...

Why Writing Characters that Readers Identify wi...

Netflix Umbrella Academy television series has a great plot. The dialogue is witty and sometimes profound. The acting is superb. The scenes are great cinematography. Why can't I get into...