Failing, Losing, Faking It, Self-Rejection, Earning Out, and other “Fun” Things About 2019

Failing I haven't done a proper writing update much at all this year, as I'm sure both my loyal readers have noticed. To put a fine point on it, the reason is this: 2019 fucking sucked as a writing year for me. And early, that started to feel like failure. Probably back in, say, February, …

Romancing the Capital 2018

Hey! I'm still alive, lack of posts being evidence to the contrary. Things went a little—okay, a lot—sideways over the last couple of weeks, and then there was the brilliant Romancing the Capital conference right after, and between all that, I basically dropped all the balls. First, a quick update on the sideways: His Fluffy …

Saving the Date

As of this morning, Saving the Date has gone live for pre-order, so I thought I'd take some time to chat about this upcoming novella, and maybe whet your interest. Saving the Date was born thanks to Romancing the Capital, where I met Angela S. Stone, a fellow author. We were going to be on …

Easter Eggs

Now that Handmade Holidays is out and about—thank all of you who pre-ordered or snapped it up right away, I actually hit the top-10 in my little "two hour read" category!—it turns out my next challenge was viral. I'm fighting off a cold, and it's a doozy, and so I've not been doing much in …

Romancing the Capital – August 3rd-5th – Where I’ll Be!

Hey everyone! I'm off today to Romancing the Capital. If you're also coming to the awesome romance conference here in Ottawa, here's where I'll be over the next three days: Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 (today!) 4:00 pm - Indie, Publisher, and Hybrid - What's the Best Choice? - Kanata B Room - A discussion with Milly …

Coming Down from CAN•CON: The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature

So much fuzzy brain. One of the things about being a writerly type and heading to a convention is how actively unlike the rest of my life the convention is. So many people. So much discussion (and discussion with people who aren't bored talking about writing). It's overwhelming, in a good way, and when it's …