When autumn comes around with its crisp cool breezes and dark cozy evenings, readers everywhere often get the urge to take a hearty bite out of their towering to-read stack. Some reach for mysteries or horror, some for classics, some for fantasy, and some even start in on the Christmas romances. But what if I… Continue reading You Need to Read the Dronefall Series this Fall
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Escape Writer’s Block with The Burnout Journal
A few summers ago, I got the idea for a prompt journal. It was around that time I realized my biggest adversary in my creative life wasn’t rejection, impostor syndrome, or people being rude on the internet. What gets me down the most is burnout. Writer’s block, art block, whatever you want to call it.… Continue reading Escape Writer’s Block with The Burnout Journal
Reasons to Read The Boy Who Called the Foxes This Fall
“I’m trying to finish Dad’s song.” Sage looked up from her camera screen. “Huh?” “In the notebook Mom showed me. He left a song unfinished. Don’t tell anyone. Please? I haven’t written a song in a long time. I can’t even do it anymore.” “I won’t tell anybody. But why are you… Continue reading Reasons to Read The Boy Who Called the Foxes This Fall
Answering Questions Nobody Asked About Dronefall Four
The release of the fourth book of the six-book Dronefall series is fast approaching. Finally. Whether you’re new to Dronefall, a longstanding reader who’s been with me from book one, or a casual bystander who might have stumbled across this post by accident, I want to treat you to a quick self-interview to answer the… Continue reading Answering Questions Nobody Asked About Dronefall Four
Dronefall Halftime Tour Wrap-Up
This post is a bit late but there you have it: my first-ever attempt at running a blog-tour for my books. Once again, many thanks to the wonderful bloggers who volunteered to collaborate with me for this event. If you missed it, here’s the roundup: Feb 3rd: Nicki Chapelway at Myths, Magic, and Madness (spotlight)… Continue reading Dronefall Halftime Tour Wrap-Up
The Birth of Dronefall: The Story
I’ve had a lot of dreams like this: Who are they? We don’t know. What do they want? Can’t say. But they’re peeping at the windows, and we’ve got to hide. I was researching for a project in college when my interest in drones and mass-surveillance solidified. I started to conjure up a future where… Continue reading The Birth of Dronefall: The Story
The Birth of Dronefall: The Seeds
Through the heart of my Alma Mater’s main campus runs a railroad. A slow freight drags through a few times a day, typically, covered in weathered graffiti. Whistle wailing and detuned bell chiming, it shakes the library where I lived most of my college days. As a student, I wore a lot of dark eye-make-up… Continue reading The Birth of Dronefall: The Seeds
The Birth of Dronefall: The Gap
I think I was thirteen years old when I dropped Return to Harmony on the floor and didn’t bother to pick it back up. I told my mom I didn’t like books that were about quote, “people’s lives and how they feel about them.” I really wasn’t that into the fluffy inner struggles of young… Continue reading The Birth of Dronefall: The Gap
Rainchill Is Available on Kindle!
News at last! Today I got the email I’ve been anticipating literally since Spring—the email telling me Dronefall Three, Rainchill, is available to the reading public. Now, it’s still just the ebook right now, the paperback will be fast on its heels. But for those of you who can’t wait you can go get the… Continue reading Rainchill Is Available on Kindle!
Rainchill Cover & Blurb Reveal
So, remember that, uh…thing that chased Halcyon for several grueling blocks at the end of Lightwaste? Well, you haven’t seen that last of it. Dronefall Three, Rainchillis finally in the process of being released. I’ve hit several delays, as usual. I realize I keep telling people “It’s coming out this month,” and not making good… Continue reading Rainchill Cover & Blurb Reveal