SNEAK PEEKS OF UPCOMING RELEASE!
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) A few days ago I received my author proof for Bands of a...
CORNERSTONE MOMENT
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) I recently went down a mental rabbit hole thanks to a scene...
AND HERE’S WHERE IT TAKES A TURN…
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) The Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant arrived at...
SEX ADVERTISING IN A WRITER’S WORLD?
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) It’s been suggested to me by someone who’s opinion I hold...
EVOLUTION OF A BOOK COVER
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) The cover of my debut novel, Thieves, Beasts & Men, was...
WRITER’S DAY OFF
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) Sometimes you need to put all the projects down, get out of...
PARDON ME, YOU HAVE A LITTLE REJECTION ON YOUR FACE
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) Fear of rejection? Become a writer! Nothing will cure you...
FROM AGENT TO PUB DAY: THE 8 PHASES OF TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) The literary world keeps their secrets close to the vest....
ART FOR LITERATURE & PERSONAL NOSTALGIA
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) I’m closing in on the final stretch of my forthcoming...
PATHS TO WRITING & THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED, PART 2
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) In a continuation of last week’s blog, I’d like to keep...
PATHS TO WRITING & THE BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED, PART 1
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) It’s interesting to stand right where you are in your...
The Risk/Reward Ratio of Creativity
(Originally written for Creative Pinellas, as a Professional Artist Grantee!) Last month, I was absolutely THRILLED to be a recipient of...
MURAL REVEAL!
(A look back on a pretty cool project) To celebrate the launch of Thieves Beasts & Men, I turned to one of my first loves - painting! My...
SHELF UNBOUND INTERVIEW
Thieves Beasts & Men, Finalist for the Shelf Unbound Best New Fiction Award, 2021! So incredibly honored and excited! Below are the...
TRACKING "BANDS OF A SMALL HURRICANE"
(episode 1) Bands of a Small Hurricane is, hands down, the best thing I’ve ever done (and if I’m being honest with myself, likely the...
UNSAVORY CHARACTERS
(On Writers & Crimes of Creativity) Authors are frequently criticized for their unsavory characters, as though a protagonist (or, more...
A WRITERS' STATEMENT
(I was recently tasked with writing an artist statement about why I write. Here's what I said.) I think I’m a writer because of the...
ART AS CHARACTERIZATION
(Using Fine Art Mediums to Drive Your Story) There are two primary forms of charcoal: vine and compressed. Vine charcoal comes in willowy...
MAY ART ALWAYS BE FUN
(On Raising an Artist) originally written & posted for Creative Pinellas, when I was honored as an Impact Returns/Emerging Artist Grant...
MY MUSE / MY DISEASE
(Bipolar Disorder as a Catalyst for Creativity) She sits adjacent on the couch. Beside me, yet somehow facing me. She’s patient....
