Audible New Payment Scheme I don't think their mommas raised them right. Audible execs have decided to initiate a new payment scheme for authors (and publishers and narrators on royalty…
The Magic Hour In film, the Magic Hour is that perfect moment after sunrise or before sunset when the sun's rays peek over the horizon in just the right way,…
5 Things to Improve Your Writing. You're struggling. We all are. But here are... 5 Things to Improve Your Writing Career Simple in concept, but not necessarily simple in practice,…
Are You Reading T. Kingfisher? Are you reading T. Kingfisher? If not, you should be. She's an amazing writer. One of my friends called her a "generational writer," and I…
Building a Writing Habit I've written about building a writing habit before, but I've been thinking about this topic again because I need to create a presentation about this for…
Say NO to AI. Authors woke up the other day to a new surprise. Meta's platform, LibGen, stole god-knows-how-many proprietary books to train its AI. The dataset is 7.5 million…
Turning First Person Into Third Turning first person into third person is a thankless, hair-tearing task that I would like to never have to do again, if at all possible…
I Was Nominated for an Award I was nominated for an award. Can you believe it? There I am, minding my own business, when an Imaginarium email pops up. Imaginarium…
(Also, a link to a FREE zombie cosmetologist short story called Stars & Scars.) The Case of the Haunted Tiara The Case of the Haunted Tiara is the title of…
What is a Narration Guide? A narration guide is a document that explains how to pronounce names or foreign words so that your audiobook narrator can say them properly. Doing…
Update for 2025 Hey everyone: I haven't been writing regularly here for a while, so you are due a nice, juicy post. Update for 2025. I'm not sure how juicy…
Interview With RinoZ About Chrysalis I had the great pleasure of speaking with RinoZ about his book and audiobook, Chrysalis. It is a super fun story about a teen who…
The incredible folks at Soundbooth Theater did a live reading of A Wrinkle & Crime and it was hilarious. The written snippet I submitted won their Troll Poll, which meant…