Journal

Browse here for posts related to all aspects of my writing life including

events, news, travel, research, mythology, and musings.

Witches are…

Witches are…

Witchcraft has long been sensationalized and misunderstood. This negative campaign reaches its pinnacle each Halloween with the image of the black-robed, black-pointy hat wearing crone. Old, ugly, evil. But… Samhain is the witches’ new year. It is our time. A night...

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Reading Lovecraft for Halloween

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H.P. Lovecraft I love this quote. Fear is what drives us. It lies at the core of our being in the cells of our ancient brain and arises when...

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25 Rejection Letters to Famous Authors

This is what drives Indie publishing. I sincerely hope these letters were placed in files and not actually sent to authors. I really don't understand what drives commercial publishing beyond money. To that end I'm going to a workshop tomorrow called "Inside the Mind...

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