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The cover art for the three books in the Club and Fang trilogy show different aspects of the werewolves that feature prominently in the books. As the third book in the trilogy came together, I’d need a cover. […]
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My only writing this week was to rewrite the ending to a short story that I’ve been working on for… I don’t know how long. It’s been kicking around for at least ten years. I keep coming back […]
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How is time organized in a novel? We were discussing the organizing principle(s) for a novel recently in one of my writing groups. Today I thought about a few books that I read recently and how they were […]
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When Valentine’s Day comes around, I think about Ophelia’s madness and a particular song she sings in Act 4, Scene 5 of Hamlet. At a surface level, the song is Ophelia’s sly, defiant blast at Hamlet’s rejection. Most […]
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2025 was an amazing year for writing. In January, I finished the first draft of the novel I’ve been working on since 2021. In March, I dove into a ten-month class on novel revision. A second draft was […]
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Genre in fiction can be a slippery beast. Sometimes I don’t know what to say when people ask me in what genre I write. I usually say that I am broadly writing in the fantasy genre. Sometimes I […]
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Several years ago, one of my writing buddies asked me if I had a playlist for the novel-in-progress. “A what?” I asked. “Is that a thing?” Turns out it was a thing. Inspired by my friend Jeff, who […]
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Writing and reviewing happened this week. I had three pieces to review for writing groups that meet this weekend. I enjoy providing feedback on others’ work. It’s like a puzzle to solve, trying to figure out what the […]
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After last week’s focus on research—timetables, maps, photographs—I was ready to write this week. Notes on the next scene in the WIP had been drafted months ago. This week I worked on finishing this scene, which opens the […]
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Much of this week’s writing time was consumed with research. For the current WIP novel, I needed certain physical locations for key parts of the action. For example: a summer house on a lake in northern New England […]
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