What we drink and how we drink it is something we take for granted in the modern age. But regardless of your beliefs about Global Warming (it’s real) or Over Population (it’s a problem), we know the human body needs water. Without it, we will die. We can live longer without food or protein or […]
Today is the day that an idea which took root in my mind three years ago comes to life. What if humans aren’t the good guys? I’ve spent my life reading, and loving, science fiction. Most of the time humans are on the side of good, and on the rare occasion we aren’t (see Ender’s Game) […]
Track Changes Pavarti: Getting edits back is both the most exciting and most depressing point in the writing process for me. It’s the most exciting because things are moving forward, my work is closer to its awesome potential. The flip side is, of course, that now I have to face all the things that […]
The idea of the Jakkattu Vector began sitting in my doctor’s office, listening to the list of possible things that could be contributing to my chronic, but undiagnosable, illnesses and immune depression. The list went on and working with him we peeled back layers and layers until finally the bloom of the onion was exposed […]
Yesterday launched the release of the second UnCommon Anthology under my Publishing Imprint Fighting Monkey Press. I had a story included in this collection, and while every time I release a new story, it’s exciting, the opportunity to be at the head of another UnCommon Collection is even more thrilling. My story is My Darlings, […]
Sometimes the allure of something that should be great can obfuscate the damage being done under the surface. This was one of the hardest things I’ve had to learn in my life, both as a professional and as a person. Opportunities are exciting, seductive, and sometimes that can make you lose sight of what’s important […]
My traditional education experience was somewhat schizophrenic. I attended Smith College as a theatre student who couldn’t act (I actually had a Theatre Professor waive an acting course requirement if I promised never to get on stage again). I also had a sociology minor but thanks to my social anxieties I avoided talking to people, […]
As many of you know, Jessica West and I co-wrote the Serial Novel Sin Eater which released last fall. As we’re gearing up to start working on Season Two I wanted to take a little time to reflect on the process of collaboration, co-writing, and some of the really important things we learned by doing this. […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In a recent conversation about writing, I mentioned that when I outline a book, I use the beat plot method but that first I Macro plot. I was met with some blank stares (on the internet it looks like this – “???”). So I thought […]