While I was writing my flasher stories, I wanted to experiment with writing stories as short as possible. It’s a great way to practice story telling. I figured a play-on-words was a nice place to start, even if this particular phrase is a tad overused on social media. And this definitely ended up being one of the shortest stories in my unpublished collection. ~ ~ ~ I may have taken things too far. When she
Although my initial plan this month was to focus on edits for Modern Hauntings, this ended up being a very admin heavy month. Between event applications opening, publication plans, and a big fundraising event to start the year, most of my writing was, well, non-fiction. At this point, I’m confirmed
Yes, the first blog post of the month is late. But in my defense, I was busy with my big Book Purge Takeover. And although this month’s Flasher story is not about cats, it is about another beloved family pet. And it’s inspired by something that happened exactly one year
Let’s keep things short and sweet today. After all, I am technically “off” from work (at least, that’s what I tell myself). Believe it or not, this workaholic has been maintaining healthy work boundaries this month. I haven’t attended any in-person events, I’ve limited my computer time on days I’ve
Don’t ask me where these ideas come from. Sometimes, even I don’t know. This piece of flash fiction started out as a dark and twisted thought deep within my brain. And since I re-watched Terrifier 3 for Xmas this year, this story about a different kind of bloody Art felt
As this was my first full calendar year, I decided to apply to EVERYTHING within my reach. Markets, conventions, author events, speaking engagements… I even hosted and volunteered at a number of fundraising events for the Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue. So, what did I learn from saying “yes” to everything
Yup, you read that title right. This pantser is planning. But that’s nothing unusual. Although I take a pantsing approach to my writing, I transition into full planner mode for my editing. And especially now that I’m working on the edits for two novels simultaneously, this planning is crucial. In
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