For Writers

I have a degree in creative writing, but that’s not how I learned to write. I learned to write by writing. Badly at first, then a little better. My passion for words and stories is an ongoing adventure, and I want to share what I learn with other writers. Indie authorship isn’t a competition: it’s a community. We’re all together in shattering the self-publishing stigma, so individual growth benefits all of us. Below is a curated collection of my blog posts devoted to the craft. (They’re not exclusively for writers; readers may also find them useful for analyzing, critiquing, and appreciating literature.) If there’s a particular topic you’d like me to tackle, suggest it via my Contact page.

Science Fiction

• Sexism IN SPACE (and how sci-fi can fight it)
• SWFA’s “The Panel”: Cli-Fi and Solarpunk (live-streaming video, September 2018)
• The Literature Museum: Sci-Fi and Sexism
• The Air-Speed Velocity of Ravens: Game of Thrones and the Importance of Consistency in SFF Writing
• “Climate Fiction: Can books save the planet?” (published in The Atlantic, 14 Aug 2015)
• “Aliens Among Us: The Gender Gap in Science Fiction” (guest post for LibraryJournal SELF-e blog, May 2016)
•  “Coming in from the Cold: Hollywood Slowly Embracing the Cli-Fi Genre” (op/ed piece for Cli-Fi.net, 2015)
• The Cosmic Catwalk: Designing Functional Fashion for Sci-Fi