A horror writer's semi-memoir about writing and the horror genre.


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I started writing when I was in elementary school. I was praised by my teachers and my parents for my imagination and my precocious language skills. I think my mother expected me to become a writer. In my mind, I always thought "Someday I'm going to write a book. (No, I'm going to write a lot of books ( Read more... )

I know you would like more news, but there isn't much other than that I am still working on Alexandra Quick and the Wizard War. I've sanded off some rough edges of the final draft, and trimmed it down to 375,000 words ( Read more... )

The first draft of Alexandra Quick and the Wizard War is complete. 388,858 words, 66 chapters.

I cannot overstate how messy and bloated and inconsistent this draft is. I know I say this about all my first drafts, but look at those numbers: almost 400K words! Printed as a standard Young Adult trade paperback, it would be over 1500 pages ( Read more... )

A dialog between a writing couple about their writing processes and careers.


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A stream-of-consciousness diatribe of literary bullets spraying in all directions.


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After a bit of slacking, I have been picking up the pace recently. 202,000 words and 36 chapters, with 56 in my outline. Eep. I was determined to keep AQATWW under AQATWA's word count (which was just short of 300,000) but right now I am on track to match or exceed book five's word length ( Read more... )

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I gave up on Libre Office, and bought a Microsoft Office subscription. Word is much better at layouts, though still kind of a pain. But it's starting to look pretty.


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