From Enemies to Lovers: a Sequel Story in 6 Acts

I’m almost a full week into my first ever sequel (if you don’t count short story cycles – I first did those in primary school), and I’m kinda sorta actually getting hopeful and having fun? The trick is – I’m writing it for the second time. I’ve had a few thousand words written in it […]

Awards, Deadlines and Cosplay, Oh My!

Since I’ve put the blog on hiatus for an innumerable amount of months (can you even use that phrase in this manner?), do excuse me for having forgotten how to write a blog post altogether and do enjoy yet another listicle composed of deeply personal impressions which may have nothing to do with the real […]

6 Lessons I’ve Learned From the First 6 Book Signings of My Life

Having finally accepted that I’m what you could call a published author, here are a few things I’ve learned over the past year of running around the country with a few brand new books and one ukulele. #1 It’s all about the team. Even though I’m writing about werewolves, and lone wolves are something of […]

30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years So Far

Thirty years used to be more than a lifetime a few centuries ago – but it still sure feels like one today. Partially to honor some great people whose birthday life lessons I’ve loved reading in the past few years, and partially to add to the circus that my birthday weekend’s become this year, here […]

“Your Writing Sucks” and the World Still Turns (Survival Tips for Writers)

A few years ago I’ve done something irreversible and inexcusable, something I haven’t managed to gather the courage to even try to apologize for during all the years after. I’ve agreed to read the first draft of a first novel by a very close friend of mine – accepted their trust and the responsibility, which […]

The Unfair Advantage of Being a #Librarian

All a librarian needs is their keyboard – and someone to teach them how to tag if they didn’t grow up with the knowledge at their fingertips – and the world will be theirs for the taking.

5 Things to Love About Mushrooms in Space

It’s been a while since I’ve last been this excited about anything Star Trek. But, 2017 has seen me cry and laugh and root really really loudly for some of the new people we’ve recently embarked upon on a journey with, to boldly go… you know the drill. Since I’ve been burned before, most importantly […]

A Million Generations of Fans

Being late to the party in terms of fandoms can be a tricky thing. What if your favourite (possible) ship has already gone out in a blaze of glory? What if the tumblr side of things has already steered into the acid lakes of hate, flame and basic human indecency? Why would you even dare […]

Timetraveling Writer Wolf

Those coming to the blog for the first time in 2017 might be a tiny bit suprised to see all the old content here – after all, I’ve been larping irregularly at best through the last few years – and those coming back after the two-year break might be a bit puzzled when new posts […]

A Revhead’s Hangover – The Day After Fury Road

Disclaimer: Some people, when they take a sabbatical, announce it on schedule and keep professional about it. Me, I’m just like “here’s three months of radio silence due to work-and-life obligations, hope you didn’t mind too much”. It’s funny, though, what it was in the end that brought me back from the dead… (No copyright […]