So much of my education as a writer can be boiled down to “Look how good Star Wars IV-VI are. Look how bad I-III are.” Christopher Hastings, creator of one of my favorite webcomics, The Adventures of Dr. McNinja, tweeted the above the other day. I thought it was a pretty great quote, because I’m […]
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9 Dec 11
Approaching “age-appropriateness”
There’s an intriguing contest going on right now over at Brenda Drake’s blog: how effectively do the first 250 words of your manuscript reveal the age of your main character? Are the voice and content age-appropriate? In the words of Gabriel Lessa, one of the judges and a professional editor: [V]oice, that ever complicated thing […]
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12 Oct 11
Characters and caricatures
One of my biggest personal challenges in writing is trying not to cross the fine line between telling a meaningful story and being “preachy.” To some extent, this ties in with my previous post-in order for a story to be anything but mindless drivel, there needs to be some kind of substance underlying the action. […]
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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