All my previous blog posts are available in "Archive," though I will put the most substantial posts here on this site. Wix changed their payment plan to something much more expensive, and I could not afford it during a transitional phase in my life. Also, I have preferred Weebly to Wix for a long while now. While Wix is highly customizable, the editor mode was always very laggy, and there were many odd bugs. Weebly is much quicker and easier to use when I want to make changes. Also, the blog add-on is less of a pain. The blog for Wix would do this thing where I'd change the font size, and it'd . . . erase everything.

I'm super excited moving forward with this new look, and I'm "re-branding" a little. While I am still a professional author, I also make games as a hobby. While I don't plan to make money off them, I do want to share them and talk about them.

​Note: There are plenty of links here for reference, and though it may be odd to clarify this, none of them are affiliate or paid links.

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I asked what people would like to see more in terms of writing-related work on this blog, and I was told two things by fellow writers: traditional submission advice (querying agents) and in-depth discussion on the process on writing. I will get to the former, but admittedly, that will be a very limited write-up. While I have been through part of the traditional process of publishing a novel, and I have traditionally published poems and short stories, I am an indie author when it comes to novels. 

Therefore, I feel like my experiences in speaking about traditional publishing are relatively truncated and would offer less than someone who has been through the entire process; I can offer no more than someone who has also queried agents, though my query letter did earn manuscript requests (but ultimately Dove Keeper, as a gothic horror story not set in contemporary times, was said to be very niche and a hard sell). 

Writing advice is also very fickle, as while I always try to coach talk of my books in helpful tips, nowadays I grow uncomfortable giving advice because of the caveats and how personal the process can be. What also comes into play is purpose; what resonates with someone who wants to pursue a professional career versus someone uninterested in writing as a profession or pursuing publication is completely different.

Nevertheless, no matter your plans, I hope this post is insightful in some way. Even if you have zero interest in the book itself, I have links to outlines and other resources. And who knows? Maybe something here will inspire you.

There are spoilers for Dove Keeper below because, when it comes to talking about the process of putting ideas together, some reveals cannot be avoided.

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The Beginning

It all starts in high school, but I'll skip the aggressive acne and social isolation. I was writing in high school, and I tended to have very singular, interesting concepts better suited for a more focused prose work like a short story. However, at the time I felt short stories were too limiting, so I mostly wrote poetry and novels. The issue with the latter was that I would attempt to stretch very brief ideas, with not especially extensive arcs or subplots, into novels.

Rabbit Heart is now available in e-book as a Kindle exclusive. It can be ordered here and will be sent to devices on October 14th.