Yoshiko is on her own—and the road ahead is uncertain.In the aftermath of devastating loss, she begins to plan her next steps. If she’s going to reclaim her domain, she’ll have to start from the bottom. Among the people. Quietly, careful...

Some stories are written in long, sweeping hours. Others are built in the smallest slivers of time.In this episode’s intro, I reflect a little on what it’s like to create as a parent, and how small moments—early mornings, nap breaks, eve...

Something’s wrong—and Yoshiko knows it.In Chapter 9 of Origin Curse, we follow her as instinct turns to urgency, and urgency to devastation. There are signs: dogs, soldiers, broken branches... and something stranger still—white ...

What makes a character feel real? In this episode of From the Author’s Chair, we chat about the little things that add up to big emotional depth in storytelling—like hobbies, quirks, and real-life flaws.I talk ab...

In this episode of From the Author’s Chair, I talk about creative energy and when you write best—morning, night, or sneaky pockets of time in between? I share how switching from night writing to early mornings changed everything for me...