I’m on the New Growth Show!
Jess Joyce, one of the co-hosts for the New Growth Show podcast, invited me on to talk about indie author marketing and my creative journey. The episode aired on December […]
I was a guest on CBC’s Cross-Country Checkup
Thanks to @cbcradiocanada for inviting me to be a guest on last Sunday’s episode of Cross-Country Checkup (which aired November 30, 2025). Show host Ian Hanomansing was away, so I spoke with Rebecca Sandbergen. […]
Chaos Calling named Fantasy Finalist in 2025 Canadian Book Club Awards
CANADA (November 20, 2025) — The Canadian Book Club Awards (CBCA), the country’s largest readers’ choice award, is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2025 awards. Eighteen books competed […]
November events (2025)
The holiday season is a busy one, and I have a couple upcoming November events to tell you about. ESA 26th Annual Holiday Market, Craft Fair, and Silent Auction First […]
Writing Heroes: Ursula K. Le Guin
Meeting your writing heroes can be a fraught exercise. It’s easy to put people on a pedestal and meet your idea of the presence rather than the person. Luckily, by […]
Returning to Big Magic
The first time I read Liz Gilbert’s Big Magic, I was finishing Chaos Calling’s first draft (which turned out to be a skeletal draft of the whole Xenthian Cycle). I’d […]
On Writing and Chaotic Loss
Chaotic loss gets baked into the bones of many creative projects. My writing projects are no exception. From the outset of a new manuscript, I begin with a vision for […]
Why I have a rare ARC of Elantris, Brandon Sanderson’s first novel
How did I end up with a rare ARC of Elantris, Brandon Sanderson’s first book in the Cosmere universe? Sanderson is a juggernaut in science fiction and fantasy. His work […]
I’m on the How Did I Not Know That Podcast!
Conny Lee, host of the How Did I Not Know That? podcast, invited me on her show to talk about being a self-published author, why people choose to self publish […]
Writing a Book Series is a Massive Creative Commitment
And it’s a triple lift if you’re an indie author Writing a book series no one asked for may be one of the most massive creative commitments on Earth. And […]