weird – A Mad Pursuit

January 10, 2017

fantasy, fiction, publication, weird, writing

The Wothwood Book Trailer is Here

I’m very excited to share the book trailer for Wothwood. It’s definitely a challenge to boil down the book in a short story, but I’m hoping to at least pique a little bit of interest. What to expect? Heroes, battles, revenge, strange lands and strange people. What might be unexpected? The monsters are beyond your garden... / READ MORE /

January 8, 2017

fiction, publication, weird, writing

novella, wothwood, writing, writing process

Falling in love with the novella, and thoughts on story structure

Ever since I first put pen to paper, I’ve thought in novels. I never set out to write short stories. No, from the get-go, I wanted to produce mighty, expansive, world-sweeping novels. And for the majority of the last ten years, what you might consider my professional publishing career, novels have made up the bulk of my... / READ MORE /

October 25, 2014

fantasy, fiction, nanowrimo, weird, writing

nanowrimo, writing

Introducing Two Brain Space

So, in what’s probably not a surprise, I’m going to be doing NaNoWriMo again this year. I’m in an even-year pattern, as it goes. But what is a surprise is that I’m doing it with Jonathan Wood, my good friend and fellow writer. It’s, in a word, spiderpunk. If you want to follow what we’re... / READ MORE /

April 2, 2013

editing, fiction, music, watcher of the skies, weird, WIP, writing

inspiration, muses, stamina, writing, writing process

Lightning Strikes: From Whence Inspiration?

Sure, sure. You make your own inspiration and all that. You sit, you write, you create. I get that. It’s 90% of the equation. But what about those moments that are unplanned? I know I’m not the only writer out there that’s found profundity in hot showers or strains of music (in fact, most... / READ MORE /

June 20, 2012

convention, publication, steampunk, weird

chapel hill, contemporal, conventions, writing

ConTemporal Bound!

So, ConTemporal starts tomorrow! Before you go thinking how crazy-pants I am to go to a convention after having a baby so recently, keep in mind that I can actually walk to this one. No joke. It’s less than a mile from my house! ConTemporal is a celebration of steampunk and other speculative fun times,... / READ MORE /

December 1, 2010

editing, fantasy, pilgrim of the sky, publication, steampunk, weird, WIP, writing

books, editing, editing process, employment, pilgrim of the sky, posts, time management, update, writing

Updates in Nutshell. Or a Clam Shell.

I’ve been inexcusably quiet here the last few weeks, and no, it’s not because of NaNoWriMo. Again, real life and things got in the way of that. Let me tell you, there’s nothing I would have rather done than write a novel from scratch, revel in the joy of creation, and bask in the awesome... / READ MORE /

October 7, 2010

editing, fantasy, pilgrim of the sky, publication, weird, WIP, writing

editing, pitfalls of research, research, too much research

The Pits of Research

I did it. I fell into the Pits of Research. Don’t get me wrong. I love research. At a point in my life I wanted to be a professional researcher, i.e. a professor, so the hankering to discover new information is definitely strong with me. However. There are good and bad ways to go about... / READ MORE /

October 1, 2010

pilgrim of the sky, publication, steampunk, weird

pilgrim of the sky, sorta-steampunk, steampunk, writing

Official Pilgrim of the Sky Announcement from Candlemark & Gleam

I’m not terribly good at describing Pilgrim of the Sky. But thankfully, my publisher is! To get a better idea of what the book might be about, and what I’m currently immersed in edits with at the moment, consider the following from their announcement post: How to describe this novel? Hm. That may be a... / READ MORE /

September 17, 2010

publication, short stories, weird

New Places to Read My Stuff

Well, I’ve been a bit behind on stuff in general, and while I’m not yet entirely lucid (one might argue that I rarely am…) I thought I’d share two bits of very cool news. First, you can now find my short story “The Monastery of the Seven Hands” in an anthology of dystopian fiction edited... / READ MORE /

August 31, 2010

fantasy, poetry, publication, steampunk, weird, writing

publication, the wakened image, weird tales, writing

Weird Tales Uncanny Beauty Issue

I’ve been waiting to talk about this until it was official but, hey, look: official! And awesome. I had the privilege of coming up with a project together with Brigid Ashwood, a brilliant artist and fellow lover of speculative fiction. The piece in the upcoming issue is entitled “The Wakened Image” and it’s a look... / READ MORE /