My story Wolfy Things is out at Podcastle! My first-ever sale! Squee! I’m stealing a page from Benjamin C. Kinney‘s book and jotting down some notes on the story. Nothing about what it means or how readers should…
Writing (Speculative Fiction) While Black
It’s rare that a report full of facts and figures punches you right in the gut, but I just finished reading the #BlackSpecFic report (and accompanying editorials) by Fireside Fiction, and I am feeling all…
Five Things I Learned In The Last 10 Days
I have just returned to civilization after 10 days in Maine for my second residency (of five) in my low-res MFA program, where I’m specializing in popular fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, romance, horror, crime, mystery, etc.)….
Die, Darlings, Die!
Kill your darlings. It’s one of the pieces of writing advice you hear all the time. But until recently, it never really meant anything to me. I had no problem cutting scenes from a story,…
A (Half) Year in Review
Since I let this blog get a little cobwebby over the last year, a recap post seems like the perfect way to come back to the world. I was inspired by my awesome writer buddy…
Bingo Square Achieved: First Pro Sale!
I’ve sold a story! Wheeeeeee! “Wolfy Things” will be on PodCastle sometime this summer. I’m so excited to hear this story voiced – it’s got dialect and wolves and I wrote it and people get…
Why The Hugo Noms Make Me Sad
I’m new to science-fiction and fantasy. Not as a reader – I devoured Isaac Asimov short stories in elementary schools and loved Piers Anthony’s Incarnations of Immortality in junior high and went through everything Philip…
A Very Nice No
So I heard back from the Clarions. Clarion UCSD wait-listed me, while Clarion West very nicely rejected me and encouraged me wholeheartedly to apply again next year. I’m thrilled. Seems odd to feel good about…
Getting Back on the (Writing) Horse
I celebrated my application to Clarion the only way that made sense – by not writing at all for 2 weeks. I mean, what’s more fun: working on your writing, or Twitter-stalking everyone who applied…
I Applied To Clarion and All I Got Was This Awesome Insight
So I applied to Clarion and Clarion West. A day early, because apparently I don’t understand the difference between March 1st at midnight and March 2nd at midnight. I hadn’t written since going to Boskone…