I love NaNo, but it does disrupt the submission system every year. — I think I’ve written a story like this every year since 2018 and I’ll keep doing it because each year someone has messaged me to say thanks. First of all, this is not a dig on NaNo, I love this time of year. I don’t participate anymore, but I used…

A Flash Fiction Prequel from The Lockwood Series — June 13, 1997 Richmond, Virginia The heavy rain soaked through her clothes as Cosima hurried down the darkened street. She clutched her swollen, pregnant stomach in a bare-knuckled attempt to keep warm, but it was more than just chills that shivered through her body. She silently thanked the powers-that-be that…

This 100 follower requirement is driving down proper engagement and quality. — I joined the Medium platform back in 2018 and for a while I was a very avid reader and publisher. I wrote almost daily and I couldn’t stop reading everything that came through my feed, I was addicted. …

Plot twist, I don’t want to be pregnant. — Last month I turned 30. The big 3 0. I currently live in New Zealand so I spent my birthday in lockdown, not that I’ve ever done much to celebrate my birthdays, anyway. For me, nothing really changed between 29 and 30. The only difference I feel is one of…

It might even prove to be good for you too, you won’t know until you try. — I wasn’t in the groups of people diving into Kindle Vella when it launched. I honestly didn’t even know it existed until recently because I completely missed all of the pre-launch emails to writers. Silly me. When I did learn about it I was skeptical of the notion, probably like…

I had very high hopes for this Momoa film, but the writers let me down. — I’ll be the first to say that I love Jason Momoa. I think he’s a refreshing personality in Hollywood, and I haven’t seen a role of his I haven’t liked in some way, including his role in Sweet Girl. It’s too bad that Sweet Girl turned into a major disappointment. …