Dec 2, 2015 | The Writing Life
Before I was a published author, I came across many posts from writers revealing how much it hurt that their family and friends didn’t support them. These posts invariably received responses like, “Well, just because they’re our friends doesn’t...
Nov 10, 2015 | The Writing Life
Usually I limit myself to one writing-related post per month. But something has been irritating the living hell out of me for years, and the more time that passes, the angrier I get. So, lest I morph into some female version of The Incredible Hulk, I’ll expel...
Nov 4, 2015 | The Writing Life
Yesterday I received a most upsetting email. It was from my editor Don D’Auria, explaining that he had been let go from Samhain Publishing. Samhain’s community of horror authors were in shock for the rest of the day, reeling from a complex mix of emotions...
Oct 7, 2015 | The Writing Life
Oops, I’ve done it again. I’ve double-booked myself. I’ve been sitting here all day, racking my brain, wondering how on earth I was ever going to combine an “Insecure Writers Support Group” post with an “October Frights Blog...
Sep 2, 2015 | The Writing Life
When I saw my friend Niki’s new necklace, my first thought was, “That’s exactly what I need.” My second was, “But only if it’s real.” I think J.K. Rowling tapped into every writer’s–and or at least every...
Aug 5, 2015 | The Writing Life
Like most writers, I’m often glued to a computer. I don’t need medical science to tell me this isn’t good. Before I went to Romania for a Horror Writer’s Workshop in Transylvania, I was getting migraine headaches almost everyday. Since...
