A short update on what I've been writing, doing, and thinking about this autumn
Autumn Update
I’m On A Podcast!
Want to hear all about my new book, why I love horror stories, and how I won a quiz game? Then you should check out the podcast I was on a few weeks ago! Best-selling author Dzintra Sullivan hosts the weekly What The Book podcast where she and her two co-hosts, Sean Frazier and Peyton... Continue Reading →
I’m Exhausted
The last few weeks have been chaotic. In the span of three weeks I moved back home from the Arctic, published my third book, bought a new house, began the process of selling our apartment, went away for a weekend to volunteer at a sports event, and spent another emptying our flat in an attempt... Continue Reading →
Pre-Order My Psychological Thriller – Win Amazing Art!
See those six illustrations on the table in front of me? Those that are intentionally out of focus and hidden behind a big business card? Those are the original artworks for my upcoming psychological thriller, At The Gate, all made by the incredible talented Axel Toth (@UrbanKnightArt). At The Gate is a dark, psychologically terrifying... Continue Reading →
Finding Motivation
Lately I've been lost. The last week or two, I've felt like I had no idea what I'm doing with myself. Not just with writing, but with everything I'm trying to do. Work has been unfulfilling, my training felt like it was at a standstill, and my creative endeavors felt pointless. Life's as a whole... Continue Reading →
What Now?
You know what's worse than writer's block? Writer's indecisiveness. I've just come down from an editing high - a couple of weeks of meticulously going through a thriller I'm working on, up and down, back and forth. It's finally at a place where I can leave it in the hands of someone else. Now, while... Continue Reading →
Finishing a Book & Not Knowing What To Do With Yourself
Ever read a book and felt a wave of sadness wash over you as you realize it's over and you can never relive that adventure in quite the same way again? Apparently that happens when you write books too. I just finished a novel I started in November. It was supposed to be last years... Continue Reading →
Everything Is Going Great – And That Scares Me
It's when you're at your highest that you have the farthest to fall. I'm not good at recognizing wins or celebrating my victories—a fact I've been trying to make myself more aware of over the years, so I can rectify it. In fact, I've written about it here on my blog several times. Losses seem... Continue Reading →
It’s Okay To Have 1.9 Day
You ever feel like you're doing everything wrong? Like, no matter what you do, it just doesn't come out the way it's supposed to? That's alright - we all have bad days now and then. But what about when you do everything right and it still doesn't work? That's what my wife and I call... Continue Reading →
Comparison Is The Thief of Joy
Why do I always compare myself to others, and how do I find a way to stop? It's the end of November and NaNoWriMo is over. People are tallying up their words to see if they've hit the magical 50,000 word count, and if they've "won" or not. I didn't win. I had no aspirations... Continue Reading →