About
~Sometimes I write things.
More specifically, I have fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, romance!), I have nonfiction, and I have some things that slide between the two (particularly in the nonfiction academic work).
Fig. 1. Photograph by Pippin Macdonald, July 2024, in my Pro Writer cosplay at Readercon. (See my About page for a dedicated press kit.)
Bibliographies
Fiction (short stories, novels, puzzles, and games/interactive media)
Nonfiction (articles and academic work)
Reviews and News
Reviews (collection of quotes from reviews for fiction/nonfiction/academic work)
Appearances (where I’m going, where I’ve been)
Interviews and Guest Posts (links to outside magazines and blogs)
Writing about Writing
A starter kit of posts about the craft and/or business of writing:
How to sell your fiction
…and other sentences that are easier to say than they are to accomplish. But on the other hand: it’s also not hard to sell your…
Keep readingNuts and Bolts: Some Writing Advice
(Reposting a 2013 post from the Anna Katherine co-tumblr) A friend of mine awhile back asked the aether for some practical, straightforward writing advice, which I…
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Writing funny
It is sometimes said that you can’t teach someone how to write comedy. I think that’s a bit silly, though — I think it’s more…
Keep readingNuts and Bolts: Thoughts on Plotting
(Reposting a 2013 post from the Anna Katherine co-tumblr) Here, have some really straightforward, practical thoughts about plots and plotting. Of which I have way…
Keep readingNuts and Bolts: Jump-Starting Stories
(Reposting a 2013 post from the Anna Katherine co-tumblr) Because I just did this, here you go: Some simple ways to start a story, particularly…
Keep readingOdds and ends from the blog
New short story: “How to Win Against the Robots”
I have a new flash SF story out from Lightspeed Magazine, “How to Win Against the Robots,” along with an accompanying audio performance!
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Upcoming appearance: Readercon 34!
It’s that time again: My schedule for Readercon 34 has dropped, and I am *in love.*
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How to Run an On-Location Narrative Experience (…when all your players are remote)
Here’s how the IndieCade-nominated, live-action, cozy, not-an-escape-room location-based experience MEMOIRSCAPE managed to host a full, remote playthrough for an international audience of players.
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