Dark fiction for readers who like it complicated.
Last time I wrote here, I was making a map. reading the second Millstone Falls book like a stranger, finding the sag in the middle, auditing my own liars. Dispatch one, if you missed it, is HERE. Status report: the
The People You Trust has been out in the world for three weeks now, which means readers are meeting Rose for the first time at the exact moment I’m back in Millstone Falls doing the least glamorous work in publishing: editing
What is my vibe these days? Frazzled sentence slicer. Prose tightener. Voice recognizer. (Professional overthinker, depending on who you ask.) Why am I doing this? Because I’m querying agents and my pages need to be perfect. Perfectionism is My Vibe
This is the story of free books (Advanced Reader Copies) and what happens when recipients turn around and put them up for sale. For indie author, it’s the kind of gut punch you don’t forget. I’ve always believed in the
There’s a romanticized idea of being a writer—the image of someone lost in the creative process, pouring their soul onto the page, and magically finding an audience that appreciates their work. But the reality? Writing isn’t just an art. It’s