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Dread Mondays: A Review of Whisper House Press’ Workplace Horror Anthology
The theme of Dread Mondays will hit home for nearly everyone: what’s more terrible and dreadful than another day at the office or a shift at your after-school job? Work, something most people will experience in multiple ways, takes center stage in this anthology from...
Shepherd, a Book site truly geared towards readers
I love getting book recommendations, and Shepherd sources their book recommendations from readers and authors (not businesses). I'm thrilled to share my book list with them, the best horror books where something comes back wrong. This indie platform focuses on helping...
Avoiding Sneaky passive voice
I’ll be the first to say it: I use passive voice all the time. Thankfully, this is something that typically happens during a first draft, and not something that I ever let anyone else read. When I was younger, I learned that a sentence was passive if you could add the...
My Path to Publication
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Whether you’re an aspiring author or just curious about the publishing process, I’ve had several people ask about how I got my book published. I know that every writer has a different experience depending on the type of book they write...
Worldbuilding
Horror, sci-fi, and fantasy novels often involve an element of worldbuilding. What’s tricky is incorporating the information that a reader needs in a way that doesn’t detract from the story. No one is interested in paragraph upon paragraph describing the world in the...