I'm a featured author at Columbus Book Festival July 12-13! And the Closet of Doom is NO MORE. Also, I'm talking about the lack of control in creative careers and how that leads to toxic desperation - along with thoughts on dealing!STRAN...

More of me NOT writing. Reflections on purging, reorganizing, and thinking about my office space in terms of what *I* need from it. Also, responding to a comment, writers letting go of screen adaptations doesn't mean readers have to love the sh...

My week of well-refilling and alternate-achieving. Being a career creative and balancing that output with business decisions/responsibilities and keeping ourselves healthy and happily creating. STRANGE FAMILIAR is live!

All about Apollycon and how I finished A ROSE IN THE MIRROR on the plane and working in the atrium on site. I had a great time at the event and got to fangirl and hang with some of my longtime author idols. STRANGE FAMILIAR is live!

About how I bought a new car! And struggling to decide what to do with my museum piece... Also catching up on finishing A ROSE IN THE MIRROR, getting bills paid, and being impatient with recovery from illness.STRANGE FAMILIAR is live! <...

On the challenges of working from home and/or yourself - which is most creative careers - and finding the balance between imposing a disciplined schedule and also being kind to yourself and enjoying the flexibility.STRANGE FAMILIAR is l...

It's release day for STRANGE FAMILIAR! Also, I'm back after an unplanned podcast hiatus after being struck with the flu like a nail through the forehead. Also, being a notable alum of my high school and people messaging to ask if my books are "...

I was going to say something pithy about the time-consuming tricks we do for social media, but you'll have to extract that lesson yourself from my tale. Owl Crate tip-ins are done! Also: why something being your livelihood isn't reason enough.<...

Regarding manuscript length and (seriously) what traditional publishing does and does not require, but signs that a book is really too long. (See pacing.) Also knowing when rewriting is FAR better than revising, and new earrings!Vivian S...

On the Amazon Boycott and tools for not freaking out. Also, Kindle Unlimited, pros and cons, and thoughts on how that ecosystem works, including the perils of exclusivity. Also, my very productive productivity!RELUCTANT WIZARD is out now...

How being a career creative is an ongoing process of discovering how we work and create, and why - if you're an intuitive writer like I am - you might need to write from a character's POV to understand them. RELUCTANT WIZARD is out ...

Thoughts on story, character, agenda - what is the story trying to do? What do WE want to do as creators? Also, is using someone else's characters and world "cheating"? Does filing off the serial numbers transform a work?RELUCTANT WIZARD...

Last day to sign up for my ARC team! Also, thoughts on success, the metrics we use, and strategies for determining what WE want from our writing careers and lives in general.The ARC Team signup form is here:

I'm taking signups for my ARC team if you're interested. Also some analyses on books I've been reading and some advice for the newbie-r writers out there on not trying to do too much. Also, keeping secrets too long.The ARC Team signup fo...

On the exciting Murderbot adaptation news, less happy ACOTAR adaptation news, and why authors have to expect to give up creative control on these things. Also, why I switched projects and the importance of being honest with ourselves as creator...

On professional jealousy (yes, it's real), that one guy who *has* to say something, and print runs in traditional publishing. What we do and don't know, the effect of print on demand, and other forms of black magic, smoke & mirrors.🎉...

My VOW for Girls project - a special treat for you all. About the new book in my favorite series and how I miss the edge it once had. Also: endorsement quotes (or blurbs) - do they work? Does anyone care? I say YES.🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🎉

Why I'm participating in VOW for Girls to stop child marriage, thoughts on donating (& why you don't have to), joy, best ways to build and refine craft, why I don't journal, and how I'm a Swiftie forever. The VOW for Girls donat...

The RELUCTANT WIZARD audiobook is available wide! Preorder NEVER THE ROSES at B&N for 35% off today only! Also, my editorial meeting, participation in VOW for Girls, and the unbearable loudness of casita-building.Through today only, ...

My weekend with Darynda and a report on her and thoughts on the joy of writing and living life the way we want to. Also a special FaRoFeb present! And listening to audiobooks at higher speeds - why is Audible against it?Everything FaRoFe...

All about my Marketing & Publicity meeting with Tor/Bramble, my upcoming editorial meeting and how creative angst is just a fact of life and never goes away. Also, two more books/series out on submission and can I finish STRANGE FAMILIAR in...

Updates on NEVER THE ROSES and the challenges of making bonus content. Also, reflections on housework, the contempt for expertise in the home, and being taught and *learning* the best way to do something.Visit

I've been seeing the cyclical debates on "we need ratings for books like we have for movies!" so I'm doing a Brief History of Art and Censorship in the last 100 years, why movie ratings were developed, Communism, McCarthyism, and how housework ...

Some fun updates, including NEVER THE ROSES in a list of Most Anticipated Romantasy Books of 2025. Also, wrestling the fears many of us have about today and what comes after, fractals, controlling what we can, and how we each can savor our one ...

I'm doing a deep dive into my thoughts and feelings on the allegations against Neil Gaiman and on parasocial relationships, the writing community, and associated implications. Also, hey! Good news on audiobooks and Spanish translations....