Greetings, fellow Earthlings (and anyone else who might be reading ^_^). You know, it’s occurred to me recently that one of the reasons my blogging has dropped off is because of my general ambivalence about social media in recent years. I’m meant to be a blogger, not a Tweeter or an Instagrammer, not a TikTokker,… Read more »
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SEASPARROW Events, a Preorder Gift, and a Peek at My Writing Notebooks
Hi all! A note that if you’re not interested in tour events for Seasparrow or the preorder campaign but you are ARE interested in my writing process, scroll down past the two big, informative squares :). I share photos below of some of the tools I used to sustain my emotional mood while writing Seasparrow…. Read more »
New Year’s Reflections
Just after the New Year, I spent some time in Vermont. I go to Vermont to write, but ever since the start of the pandemic, I also go there for some clarity of thought. Sometimes it’s easier to figure out how you’re doing if you can get some distance from everything. Where I go, I… Read more »
Stuff and Things
Hi all, Today I finished a draft of a brand-new writing project. I started it on December 14, which means that I wrote it faster than I’ve ever written anything. And though I already know a lot of its revision needs, and though the draft isn’t really done (because I still have to transcribe an… Read more »
Winterkeep-ish Stuff for Release Week!
Winterkeep is now out in the world, and can be purchased at your favorite book retailer. I am happy for you to buy the book wherever you prefer, but do keep indie retailers bookshop.org, Libro.fm, and Kobo in mind! This week, I’m on the podcast First Draft with Sarah Enni… Sarah is so skilled at… Read more »
Pictures to Distract You: A Snowy Day, and Tools of the Trade
Hi, all. Waiting is hard. So here are some pretty pics to distract you. Friday was the day I’d scheduled to take some time off, go for nice walk, and get some pictures of the fall foliage. In typical 2020 fashion, it didn’t go quite as planned… So I went with it. Everything is great…. Read more »
Just Checking In
Well, hi there, everyone. It’s hard to know where to begin, isn’t it? I’m just going to dive in, because I want to reach out, share some pictures, be distracting for a few minutes, and hopefully make some of you feel less alone. I am thinking of all of you, every one of you, and… Read more »
Novel-Writing in the Arctic
My title is disingenuous, because I didn’t do any novel-writing in the Arctic. However, I thought and plotted and observed and learned with intensity, such that in the two months since my return, I’ve written an entire third of the new novel that was my primary Arctic project. This writing pace is unheard of for… Read more »
On Writing Through Hard Times
It’s birthday week on the blog :o). This week I turn 42 (!!), and in case you’re wondering, yes, I’m still writing my books out by hand. Today I inaugurated Notebook 28! There’s a blog post I want to write, about what happens when your life choices — or maybe it would be more fair… Read more »
Concerns Flagged
While digging through our storage room this morning in search of something else, I found some early manuscripts of Bitterblue. Then took a closer look, and had to laugh. Here’s my own copy of the first draft I ever sent to my marvelous editor, printed out, with “concerns flagged.” I guess I was pretty concerned…. Read more »
