No wonder writing is such hard work! You’re strip mining your own head, every day, searching for this stuff – and then those moments of revelation are like a godsend. -Russel T Davies, The Writer's Tale   I often write from experience, and if you're a writer yourself, you'll know how awkward that is to … Continue reading Strip Mining Your Head – What It Means to Write From Experience

When I came back to the United States for college, I'd been out of the country for over a decade. I was seventeen, had no friends or relatives on the entire continent, and I was utterly alone. I had grown up, to that point, without libraries, new books, much TV, or the internet as we … Continue reading Be Kind, Y’all

Self-publishing: it's the ultimate liberator, they say. It cuts out the middle-man and allows authors direct access to their own profits. It gives writers complete creative control. It's faster, and more rewarding. Assuming you're American. To be clear, I live in the States. I've been nodding along merrily, preaching the good self-publishing news...and then I … Continue reading Borders (in Self-Publishing): What’s Up With That?