Hey there! If you’re not following me on Instagram, you should go do that, because I just posted a teaser of one of my current projects, Nothing Is Here! But if social media isn’t your cup of tea, here’s what you need to know! Nothing Is Here is an adult sci-fi horror novel that follows Asa… Continue reading Meet the WIP! (Okay, one of them) | NOTHING IS HERE
I think everyone remembers the first book they ever read in their favorite genre. Writers especially. The story that got you into writing whatever it is you write will always be special. Those early influences, the stories that made you the writer you are – they stick with you. And for me, one of those… Continue reading Book Review: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Believe it or not, I planned to publish this the same weekend Part 2 of Stranger Things Season 4 released, way back in the beginning of July. But after witnessing a lot of discourse online, rewatching the entire season from the start, and rewriting this post more times than I can even count, a review… Continue reading Stranger Things Season 4 has some important lessons for writers
If I call this review spoiler-free, does that mean I have to not say anything to do with Hopper? Or am I allowed to acknowledge that he’s alive? Are we all past that cliffhanger now? Can we as a society please move on? Yes? Ok, good. So, welcome to my virtually spoiler-free review of Stranger… Continue reading Stranger Things Season 4 Part 1: a (mostly) spoiler-free review
HAPPY STRANGER THINGS DAY!!! In honor of the long-awaited arrival of season 4 of one of my favorite shows of all time, I wanted to write about the genre this work of art calls home: Lovecraftian horror. What is it, where did it come from, and how do you write it? Fair warning, this post… Continue reading How to ace Lovecraftian horror and creep everyone out
Psst. Hey, kid. Ya like ghosts? Ya like space? Ya like ghosts in space? Well, do I have the nightmare fuel for you. Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes is phenomenal. Let me just get that out of the way. It’s one of the best sci-fi horror books I’ve read in a good long while, and… Continue reading Book Review: Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
There’s something really cool about writing horror that makes it incredibly fun to play with, and that is its ability to be layered on top of almost any other genre and still be effective. Think about it – how many genres can you really say this about? Romance and mystery come to mind, but they… Continue reading How to write a little horror into any genre
