Writes darkly playful fiction. Coming-of-age with a dash of the uncanny. My WIP is about forbidden love and what happens when you "Just Go-For It."
United States
Joined November 2010
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I was just featured in J. Scott Coatsworth’s Author Spotlight and I had a BLAST! I discuss why I use pseudonyms, basing characters off real people (and burying the evidence), and how my most humiliating moments become material. jscottcoatsworth.com/author-…
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As a kid, I used to have these elaborate imaginary conversations where I could express everything I was thinking and feeling with perfect eloquence.
Then I’d try talking to an actual human being, and... well, you can probably guess how that went. 🙃
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That experience has influenced the way I write dialogue. I’m much more interested in the awkward pauses, misunderstandings, and things that don’t quite come out right than in perfectly polished exchanges.
This sounds amazing! My first kids book, Spells to Cast on Your Parents - Available September... youtube.com/shorts/HfLBeBdpi… via @YouTube
Sometimes an entire scene begins with a single image in my head. I might have no idea where it belongs in the story, or even what it means. I just know I want it in there. 🧵
From there, it's a matter of building the experience around it. The sounds, the smells, the textures. All the little details that make a fictional world feel real.
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Think about some of your favorite books. Maybe the plot is fantastic, even if the dialogue is a little clunky. Maybe the characters aren’t especially complex, but the story is impossible to put down. A book doesn’t have to be great at everything to be great at something.
Some of the best writing advice I ever received: Stop trying to fix everything you’re doing wrong. Focus on what you’re doing well, and do more of that. 🧵
A lot of my own experiences find their way into my fiction, including things I've felt ashamed of, things I've judged myself for, and things I wasn't particularly proud of.
That's been one of the most therapeutic parts of writing for me.
And maybe it's part of what makes fiction so powerful for readers, too. Seeing a character struggle with something you've struggled with can remind you that you're not the only one.