I always hesitate to call my writing fantasy, because I know that gives people the wrong impression. I’m more often tempted to call it historical fiction, because that seems easier to explain and defend. There is no magic in my imaginary world. There are no fantastical creatures. There’s nothing, in fact, that would be implausible […]
Browsing the archives for the Writing category
2 Jun 14
Self-promotion and social media
There’s a lot to be said for the freedom of self-publishing. To have complete creative control over the book-production process—it really does have a great many pros (and a few cons, of course, as with any sort of freedom. There’s definitely a social-contract aspect to publishing.). Lately, though, the thing I’ve appreciated most about being […]
14 Feb 14
In which she admits to being elitist
I think most of what is called “elitist” is a mask for anti-intellectualism — I mean, there is such a thing as excellence. The above is from a 1992 interview with Susan Sontag, the transcript of which I read here. It’s a great interview filled with wonderful reflections on writing and literature and it touches […]
6 Feb 14
Snippet: Blood Road
I’ve been going back and forth about whether to share an excerpt from my WIP, Blood Road. As I explained on Twitter, I’m so excited to be able to share it, but nervous about doing so too soon. Reading through the manuscript again this morning I realize there’s a lot of work that needs to […]
27 Jan 14
Blurb reveal: Blood Road
Time to ‘fess up: my current WIP, on which I’ve been working off-and-on since last summer and nonstop since graduation, is a prequel/companion novel to His Own Good Sword. It was originally intended to be a novella, but recently (after hitting 30K words) I realized there’s no way the story can be told adequately at […]
Introduction
I'm an amateur military historian, a drinker of coffee and dry red wine, a cinephile, a hockey fan, a cat lady, and an all-around nerd. I like to travel. I also like books, philosophy, and political theory. I write historical fiction and fantasy, most of which deals with combat and conflict in the individual experience. My debut YA historical fantasy novel His Own Good Sword was released on 7 May 2013.
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