novella – A Mad Pursuit

The sequel to Frost & Filigree is officially off to the editor, and I am so excited, y’all. You may or may not have noticed, but this fall has been really, truly difficult for our family. A bunch of things fell off the rails, not the least of which was the writing schedule. But I’m... / READ MORE /

June 7, 2017

writing

Falstaff press, Frost and Filigree, John Hartness, novella

Frost & Filigree is Born!

I’m so happy to announce that Frost & Filigree is officially available. This little labor of love came together this winter, and is quite appropriately named. If you know me, you’ll know that I’m a woman of contrasts. I love a knock down, drag out fight as much as I love the detail on Edwardian costumes.... / READ MORE /

May 26, 2017

writing

Frost & Filigree, novella, publication, writing

Frost & Filigree is available for pre-order!

Holy cow, y’all. It’s been a busy few months over here. New house, new job, and traveling have kept me from updating the blog. But, just in time for my birthday, I’m happy to announce that Frost & Filigree is hitting Kindles worldwide. Like Wothwood, Frost & Filigree is a novella, but that’s about where the similarities end. For me,... / READ MORE /

January 23, 2017

writing

dark fantasy, Falstaff press, Frost and Filigree, novella, publication

Announcing The Frost & Filigree Quartet

I love making happy announcements, especially in these times, and today I’ve got a really good one. I’m thrilled to announce that I just inked an upcoming quartet of novellas from Falstaff Press, building on John Hartness’s already established Harker series. His pitch included words like “League of Extraordinary gentlemen” and “dark fantasy” and “heroes”... / 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 /

January 5, 2017

fantasy, fiction, publication

broken circles, broken cities, novella, weird fantasy, wothwood, writing group

Introducing Wothwood, a Broken Cities Novella

I’m sick as a dog here, but a little good news goes a long way. Last summer, I was busy at work writing Wothwood, a weird fantasy novella for Falstaff Books. The idea came about in conversation with two members of my writing group (and dear friends) Jaym Gates and Michelle Muenzler. What about a shared... / READ MORE /

September 10, 2012

aldersgate cycle, writing

novella, professor, the wind through the wheat

One foot in sea, one on shore

A post in which to say the novella writing is going well... very well. Too well. 9K in four days is pretty much the most I've written in one go in, oh, two years? It has nothing to do with time, since there's hardly enough of that to go around these days. / READ MORE /

Image by FEMA - public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

September 6, 2012

aldersgate cycle, blog, Rock Revival, WIP, writing

Aldersgate, novella, the wind through the wheat, writing, writing process

Burning down the house. Again.

If you’ve been following this blog for any amount of time, you may notice that I occasionally redecorate. Well, I did it again. The last template was okay, but I wanted something cleaner that had a similar look without the clutter. I’m happy where it is, now! It’s not finished completely, as I’m working on... / READ MORE /