Most people who write for pleasure have at least heard of it: NaNoWriMo. The premise couldn’t be simpler: the initiative… Read more Doing NaNoWriMo Differently: Some Thoughts
Most people who write for pleasure have at least heard of it: NaNoWriMo. The premise couldn’t be simpler: the initiative… Read more Doing NaNoWriMo Differently: Some Thoughts
Yesterday I received my author copy of the Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature (and, to get the self-promotion out of… Read more The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature: On Academic Publishing
It’s been almost eight weeks since I started Tim Clare’s writing boot camp. I was attracted by the course’s plain… Read more How I Conquered Writer’s Block: A Return to Writing, Fiction, and Fun
After years of preparation The Book is almost done. I’m tying up loose ends, doing the mundane and boring little… Read more Finishing an Academic Monograph: What I Wish I’d Known
It’s been ages since I posted anything here. My lame excuse is that I now write for a living. With… Read more Writing Loads: What It’s Like