The Writing Life

  • The Vampire Party

    The Vampire Party

    I realize this is coming up a bit late (about a month) but it takes a lot to recover from a vampire party. Especially one as fun as the Vampire Hunters : An Incomplete Record of Personal Accounts Release Celebration at Vampa : Vampire and Paranormal Museum. Special Thanks to Ed Crimi and Megan Flanagan Read more

  • Join us for a Vampire Weekend! VAMPIRE hUNTERS release celebration at Vampa museum

    Join us for a Vampire Weekend! VAMPIRE hUNTERS release celebration at Vampa museum

    VAMPIRE HUNTERS: AN INCOMPLETE RECORD OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS is our biggest anthology yet and so it only makes sense for us to throw the biggest release party we’ve ever attempted. With the help of the very cool people at Vampa: Vampire and Paranormal Museum in Doylestown we are vamping out for a whole day, with… Read more

  • Scenes from StokerCon 2025

    Scenes from StokerCon 2025

    I have found my people. A week after getting home, I am finally recovered enough to share some of my pictures from the weekend in Stamford Ct. My editorial partner, River Eno, and I went non-stop all weekend with new and old friends, amazing panels and late night ghost hunts around the hotel. Some highlights Read more

  • Podcast appearance on TAMING MONSTERS WITH DIRTY ROTTEN BILL

    Podcast appearance on TAMING MONSTERS WITH DIRTY ROTTEN BILL

    I had a long talk with my friend, author, William J. Donahue about the nature of creating, how I have used writing as a lifeline to my self when I haven’t been sure who I am, and probably some other very interesting things I don’t remember because it was a long chat and a good… Read more

  • New Reviews of Lady

    New Reviews of Lady

    I’m a weirdo who likes reading reviews of my books. Even the bad ones. When you’ve workshopped as long as I have you learn that not every book is for every person and someone can dislike a story for very valid reasons without that story being “bad.” Read more

  • Upcoming Events

    Upcoming Events

    September was insane but October is insaner. Here are all the places you can find me this month. Read more

  • Lessons I’ve Learned before my First Novel

    Lessons I’ve Learned before my First Novel

    Let me start by making one thing clear. I learned everything the hard way. Every path I took was the long one and the one with the most rocks, pot holes and obstructions Read more

  • Cover Reveal for LADY

    Cover Reveal for LADY

    “Amid uncertainty, betrayal, and treason during the War of the Roses, Lady Rosalynde emerges as an avatar of power, courage, and fierce loyalty as she defends her home and her very life. Battling turmoil within her heart and enemies at the gate, she defines what it means to be fully woman in a world fully… Read more

  • Books in the Freezer, Muse and Art Horror

    Books in the Freezer, Muse and Art Horror

    Stephanie from Books in the Freezer was gracious enough to have me on her kick ass podcast to talk about Art Horror. I admit, I’m a big fan of her show so I was a little nervous Read more

  • Join me this week to talk Historical Fiction

    Join me this week to talk Historical Fiction

    On Thursday, May 30, I will be part of the “Truth Through Fiction” panel at the Doylestown Historical Society. Along with historical fiction authors, Melissa D. Sullivan (who you might remember if you’ve listen to the most recent Utter Speculation Podcast) and Natalie Zellat Dyen, I will be discussing “How Historical Fiction Excavates the Past… Read more