Recently, Facebook has been filled with references to Yuri!!! On Ice. Even if you have no idea what Yuri!!! On Ice is, you’ve probably seen the artwork (I have it featured on my own FB page, by the way!). The Read more
This month, on the five year anniversary of the publication of my first novel, Blue Notes, I thought I’d share a post I wrote five years ago about the inspiration for my professional writing career. It was a painful exploration, Read more
Let me get this out of the way first: this is NOT a political blog post. Yes, I voted for Hillary and I’m damn proud of it. Proud of her too. Yes I am way more than just disappointed. As Read more
Fall is here—finally!—and with it cooler weather. And hurricanes. And rain. Which just goes to illustrate that the good often comes with the bad. It’s a yin/yang thing. Perfect tension. Good and bad are the building blocks of a great Read more
I recently told someone at a cocktail party that I write. “Books?” they ask. “Yes. Novels.” “Really? How many have you written?” “About twenty now.” “Twenty books? When do you have time to do that?” “I make the time,” I Read more
Summer is in the air and the weather in North Carolina is alternating between incredible and stifling. By the end of July, it will only be stifling. But the days are getting longer, and the extended sunlight makes me feel Read more