I'm sitting here with a finished book. It's done. It's edited. And last night I was supposed to load the final file up to co...

Earlier this year I mentioned that I was launching a pen name. Well, blast off. That pen name is here. Everyone, meet Sam Renner. Sa...

Recently, I’ve been somewhat obsessed with this song: Without saying the name in the lyrics, it’s the story of Lazarus, the man C...

Every year I sit down and make some goals for this whole publishing thing. Each year they involve some level of increased production a...

I can't write in silence. It's weird. I blame my days working in a busy newsroom for the need for noise. It's why I listen to mu...

If anyone were to use this blog as a way to keep up with me and my well-being, they'd genuinely have reason to ask "Did something h...

This is how I wanted to end the Rubble and Ruin serial experiment, with an announcement that the ebook was live the week after the final...

It's a new year. Time for new goals. I've done these posts in the past and they've always been very specific. I'll write thi...

Ellie is 4 years old, and she's starting to tell coherent stories that she makes up on her own. We play a lot of pretend. I'm usuall...

It feels weird to talk about gifts or talents, to acknowledge that you think you're good at things. At least it does for me. I don't...