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  • Bad Book Reviews

    Bad Book Reviews

    Last week, I did a post about how people’s relationship with reading has evolved or, more accurately, devolved. How college professors are seeing more and more students incapable of completing a reading assignment, and how people on BookTok declare with pride that they skip huge chunks of every book they read. This week, I’m looking…

  • The New Illiteracy

    The New Illiteracy

    As an author, I have a particular interest in whether or not people are reading. As a member of society in general, though, the frustration runs much deeper than just “why aren’t people buying books?” The Old Illiteracy When I was a teenager, I worked as a cashier in a small grocery store. I specifically…

  • Books Are So Gay Now

    Books Are So Gay Now

    I don’t write romance novels, so my characters’ sexual orientations are rarely front and center in my stories. Nonetheless, I’ve always included queer characters in the worlds I write, because that’s the world I want to live in. But writing queer characters used to be a very different exercise than it is now… and it’s…

  • Deep Plotting and Continuity in Storytelling

    Deep Plotting and Continuity in Storytelling

    If you’ve read anything I’ve written or followed me on Bluesky for any amount of time, you probably already know what a hardcore Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan I am. But wanna know I secret? I resisted that show when it first came out. Like, for years. The movie (which I also hadn’t watched at…

  • Today’s the Day!

    Today’s the Day!

    Between the Worlds is finally here! I’ve been working on this book for so long, it’s almost hard to believe it’s actually done and out in the world! It’s been a TON of work, but I think it was all worth it. I love this book! If you’ve read Book One, Apprentice, you’ll have already…