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Can't stop, won't stop
Why writing endings to stories is so excruciating
Dec 26, 20254 min read
The time for action is now
Why the queen's advice on life and leadership doesn't work for protagonists in fiction
Dec 6, 20254 min read
When writing becomes a pain in the neck
How to combat tech neck as a writer
Nov 24, 20254 min read
The turducken recipe for layered storytelling
How to pull off the indulgently complex stories your readers crave
Nov 24, 20254 min read
Draft 3: the hunt for bad writing habits
How I use the mid-stage of revision to find and eliminate the slag
Nov 17, 20253 min read
Trust exercises
How to keep readers following where you lead using the triangle of trust
Nov 17, 20253 min read
November is for novels—again!
The old NaNoWriMo may be gone, but November's still for committing to goals
Nov 2, 20253 min read
Turning a hobby into a practice
How transforming passion into practice turned frustration into fulfillment
Oct 20, 20255 min read
Failure is the only option
After a lifetime of avoiding failure, I started writing fiction and jumped in feet first
Sep 3, 20254 min read
First next morning
A flash fiction piece for Alameda Shorts, August 2025
Aug 31, 20254 min read
Know when to hold ’em
I'm learning when to share early work – and when it keep it under wraps
Jul 21, 20253 min read
Building my writing community
How I've strung together a mix of groups and people to create the community I need
Apr 21, 20256 min read
Revision is life
Revising a story comprises most of a writer's time. Here's a map for the arduous revision journey.
Mar 24, 20255 min read
Fourteen
The scene I wrote for Storied Stories 2025, a live reading with local writers
Mar 23, 20254 min read
Greener
A flash fiction story about a park ranger who daydreams about working in an office
Feb 18, 20253 min read
The locomotion of emotion
How I learned to check in with my characters to infuse emotion into my storytelling
Feb 10, 20254 min read
The librarian's conniption
In a short-short story for Flash Fiction February, librarian Brenna throws a tantrum just before Story Hour.
Feb 6, 20253 min read
Biscuits
An exercise on the "sound of writing" from my reading of Steering the Craft
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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