Are your readers struggling to connect with your main character? Filtering language might be the cause. Thankfully, the solution is simple. Keep reading to learn how to make your protagonist more relatable by eliminating nine common words from your draft. How to Make Your Protagonist More Relatable If your readers are having trouble relating to … Continue reading How to Make Your Protagonist More Relatable: Erase 9 Words
So excited to announce that I've sold a new story, "Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish," to Seize the Press! Despite what the title may suggest, this is not an Omelas story, but it is a gruesome little downer, and it's my first horror sale! I've rewritten this piece several times, and I'm so … Continue reading Announcement: “Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish” Is Coming Soon in SEIZE THE PRESS!
One month after my first professionally published story, "Our Fate, Told in Photons" appeared in Clarkesworld, I'm celebrating another publication, this time in Diabolical Plots. "Along Our Perforated Creases" is out now in Diabolical Plots #77A. Subscribers to the Diabolical Plots newsletter were able to read this story last month, along with Elizabeth Kestrel's fantastic … Continue reading “Along Our Perforated Creases” Is Out Now in Diabolical Plots
Six years ago, I published a chapter from an unfinished fantasy novel in my alma mater's student literary journal. It won the University's Best in Fiction award that year. Today, I made my debut as a professional fiction author. "Our Fate, Told in Photons" is available to read in Clarkesworld no. 177, along with stories … Continue reading “Our Fate, Told in Photons” Is Out Now in Clarkesworld
In October 2019, I took the plunge. I made my first short-story submission to a paying market. The rejection came twelve days later. It was a higher tier rejection—the best kind, short of one bearing a personal note from the editor. I felt energized. I was—to steal Mur Lafferty's phrasing—a working writer. Let me back … Continue reading Becoming a Working Writer: The First, Terrible Year in Review