I have a pretty negative mindset, from the depression and anxiety I've been dealing with since moving back from Japan, and then the...

November 1st is National Author's Day , a holiday that I didn't really know about until I got a notice from one of my author newsletter...

As I write this, the last time I posted on this blog was August 26th. It's September 25th--almost an ENTIRE MONTH without any writing! A...

I'm pleased to announce that I'm going to be an adjunct professor once again for North Central State College ! The semester starts next...

Although this is my official author website, its primary function is that of a blog. I don't review books, but I love talking about them,...

This tag from Whispering Stories isn't actually a book tag! I was looking for fun stuff to do and found this, a way for readers to learn...

It's time to think about my hopes and dreams for the coming year! These questions come from NewYear2020s (the site is now defunct) and if...

I did this for 2021 and 2022, with the questions coming from YouTube Society (the link is now defunct so I'm not including it). I plan on...

I found out through Twitter that they were recruiting writers to talk about manga and anime plus webtoons and Korean and Chinese comics...

I found this calendar floating around on Facebook and it's attributed to Mariah Ankenman. It's a way to get to know authors in a fun...

I found this tag on R's Loft website and thought I'd answer the questions they were asked. At the end of the tag you're supposed to come...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I thought I'd talk about what it's been like for me as a writer living with bipolar disorder. ...

I found this tag via R's Loft and there are some rules to it if you'd like to do it! Link back to the person who created the tag....

Well, friends, I've hit a writing wall. I have finished edits from my agent, and now it's a long waiting game...and the most consistent...

When I was a child, one of my favorite animated films was (and still is!) The Last Unicorn, adapted from Peter S. Beagle's novel,...

For months now, I've been getting rid of one of the most precious things to me--books. I started the book-purging process in Japan,...

I've been to hundreds of shrines all over Western Japan, from Yakushima up into Tottori. And besides collecting goshuin (red shrine...

I did one of these for 2022 and decided to make a yearly tradition out of these. It's nice to reflect on my hopes and dreams for the...

I did one of these for 2021 and thought it was a blast, and I think I'll make a tradition out of it. It's originally from this article...

These prompts come from Moxie Books, a website from the UK that's devoted to helping out writers. There's a lot of fun stuff there to...