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Taking a Break

| December 16, 2024

It’s been a little while since I’ve taken a Monday off from posting, but today feels like a good day to give myself a break. It’s been a busy few months, or possibly just a busy year. Back next Monday with more advice!  

Already Looking at 2025 for Patreon!

| October 8, 2024

Have you checked out my Patreon? It’s a way for my fans to support my writing and learn about what I’m working on! I share updates about my works in progress, including snippets of stories for my patrons! I’ve got one more book coming out this year, and backers at $3 a month or higher […]

The Anti-Planner is Now Available on Amazon!

| May 13, 2024

I’ve mentioned The Anti-Planner before, but I just found out it’s now available on Amazon! This is a fantastic book for people who deal with procrastination and executive disfunction and other forms of “don’t wanna.” You use the book to identify what sort of “don’t wanna” you’re dealing with, and then find options based on what’s […]

Happy Holidays!

| December 25, 2023

Whether you celebrate Christmas or any of the myriad other winter holidays, here’s wishing you and yours the best winter holiday season! Back tomorrow with my usual content. Today is a day for watching movies and ordering delivery (and tipping our driver HEAVILY)!  

Day Off!

| April 17, 2023

I’ve spent all weekend on panels at Flights of Foundry and juggled that with freelance work, so I’m giving myself a well-deserved day off from posting here! Back tomorrow with new excitement, and in the coming weeks with recaps of some of the Flights of Foundry events!  

Have You Checked Out Camp Haunt?

| November 22, 2022

Sometimes, the best reviews for a book you can get are the ones that aren’t necessarily posted online. My mom reads all of my books, and she sent me a message a few days after finishing Camp Haunt. She said she really wanted to read it to see what I remembered about camp, and she […]

Taking the Day Off!

| September 5, 2022

It’s Labor Day in the United States today, and though I’ll likely be doing research for my writing, I’m taking the day off from blogging. See you back here tomorrow!

Day off!

| November 8, 2021

Between my annual gaming convention over the weekend (virtual this year) and NaNoWriMo, I’m a little tapped out today. Thankfully, it’s a day off work already, and it’s also going to be a day off from the blog. Back tomorrow!

A Well-Earned Day Off

| March 29, 2021

Okay, I’m not at the beach today, but I am taking a well-earned day off after a weekend of online gaming. It was lovely to be able to “attend” a convention that’s normally at a time when we can’t travel this year, thanks to it being entirely virtual. So today is a day for catching […]

An Interview with Yaroslav Barsukov

| March 17, 2021

Today, I’m chatting with Yaroslav Barsukov, whose book, Tower of Mud and Straw, I reviewed last October, which has just been announced on the Nebula Award shortlist! DV: Tell us a little about yourself and your writing background. Yaroslav Barsukov: I’m a Russian living in Vienna, writing in English 🙂 It’s like an answer to a […]