Olivia’s Table by Alyssa Wong

One of my 2019 goals is to read and analyze 300 short stories to help me be better at short form writing. I'm sharing them in batches of three over on my Patreon, but wanted to highlight this particular story and the lessons I learned from the exercise with you. Olivia's Table by Alyssa … Continue reading Olivia’s Table by Alyssa Wong

Far, Middle, Near

One of the higher level editing I'm tackling right now in my work involves setting. I grew up reading a lot of Sci-Fi that often felt like you were in an empty room. It was the norm for that style and time. Like fashion, genre writing changes. Evolves. Gets better! So, my writing tends toward … Continue reading Far, Middle, Near

FS;HE – Edna St. Vincent Millay

It's time for another round of the creativity game, Famous Starts/Humble Endings! If you've never played, the rules are fairly simple. I will give you lines of a famous poem in bold. Your job is to write the next line. There are no wrong answers! This is simply a way to play with words and … Continue reading FS;HE – Edna St. Vincent Millay

Be The Ring-Giver

Sometimes writers (and artists) forget to celebrate achievements. Or they skimp on giving themselves a true accolade. Partly because not everything we accomplish looks like capitalism, and partly because our goal posts tend to move with every success. This is unhealthy if you aren't being mindful. How often have you set a goal, reached it, … Continue reading Be The Ring-Giver

2018 – What’d I Learn?

I'm a goal-setter. A list-maker. A Resolutionist. (ya like that?) Here were my goals for 2018: Have four works published Revise Ferals & Blights Write six new short stories Be able to do ten full push-ups Complete full year of Patreon poetry postcards Not bad! And, I learned something BIG about goal-setting as a writer. … Continue reading 2018 – What’d I Learn?

Interview – Jennifer R. Donohue, part two

Jennifer R. Donohue not only published a cyberpunk heist this fall, but she achieved Associate Membership in the SFWA! (muppet flail) It's a triumph in a speculative writer's career. After I shed my green skin, I talked with Jen about how she met these goals, and her answer was not what I expected! PersephoneKnits: Congratulations … Continue reading Interview – Jennifer R. Donohue, part two

Two Tales of Revenge

Sometimes, a woman needs to wield anger like a weapon. For some, that's a dagger in the dark, for others it's a blazing torch. In these two debut novels, the heroines grapple with the meaning of justice, the price of war, and the ravages of revenge. They both know power is the key. The Traitor … Continue reading Two Tales of Revenge

Interview – Jennifer R. Donohue, part one

Yep, Jennifer has so many wonderful things to share I had to split her interview into two parts! She's got a heavy hustle going on, and she was willing to share her secrets! PersephoneKnits: Let's talk Run with the Hunted! This book was a lot of fun to read. Cyberpunk heist! Where did this idea … Continue reading Interview – Jennifer R. Donohue, part one

Interview – A.M. Leibowitz

I read a book last week that made me cry. Not because it was sad, but because it reached across decades to lift the bandages from old wounds. This takes a special talent, and A.M Leibowitz wields this skill with finesse in their latest book, Year of the Guilty Soul. You can get it in … Continue reading Interview – A.M. Leibowitz

“Foundation” reading notes

Asimov's Foundation was (and possibly still is) on sale for the Kindle. I wanted to share some thoughts as I go. About writing, about philosophy, about politics. Things that strike me as timeless and telling. Or just as hmm-moments of interest. Dr. Hari Seldon is a psychohistorian which is a fancy way of saying statistical … Continue reading “Foundation” reading notes