A timeline of events relating to the RWA’s collapse among the online writing community over the holidays in December 2019, due to their censure of Courtney Milan for ethics violations
The Call of Aven-Ra
After a very long time, and a lot of random angst, the Daemonva trilogy is done and it’s no longer occupying my brain space.
When Words Collide 2019
In which I describe my experiences at When Words Collide in Calgary, and facing my fears regarding speaking in front of actual people.
Climbing Everest with #CopyPasteCris
This is the story of how I’ve more or less accidentally gotten involved in the #CopyPasteCris plagiarism scandal that’s been running on Twitter among romance writers.
NaNoWriMo and other news
In which I talk about NaNoWriMo, how much I hate one of my books, and the fact that someone other than me thinks my work is worth publishing.
Progression
Wherein I philosophize about how we progress as writers in our art…
A Hundred Thousand Shades of Green
Thoughts on being home in Ireland, and then returning to Vancouver.
Keep Calm and Keto On
So I lost a lot of weight on a keto diet and I thought I should talk about it a bit.
The Only Thing I Know About Harlan Ellison
So Harlan Ellison is dead. I don’t really know what to say about it, except this: the only thing I know about him offhand is that he is – was – a sexual predator, and he wrote some short stories that people liked.
I am disabling comments
New site, new blog, new… well, almost everything. As part of the newness, I’m disabling comments site-wide.
J.K. Rowling is not worthy of your trust
The problem, really, is that Rowling has dropped the ball when it comes to being a responsible author. Remember when she appropriated Native stories about skinwalkers? Remember that shit? I do. I remember her response as well. She treated it like it was no big deal and that, my friends, is Not On.
Writing outside the box
So, I accidentally wrote a short story when I should have been working on the last book of the Daemonva trilogy. I'm sure everyone who's waiting for it is really disappointed right now... all two of you. Truth be told, I'm not even waiting for this book. I've grown to...