Writes darkly playful fiction. Coming-of-age with a dash of the uncanny. My WIP is about forbidden love and what happens when you "Just Go-For It."
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Joined November 2010
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I was just featured in J. Scott Coatsworth’s Author Spotlight and I had a BLAST! I discuss why I use pseudonyms, basing characters off real people (and burying the evidence), and how my most humiliating moments become material. jscottcoatsworth.com/author-…
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Wow, I didn't expect so many responses. Unfortunately with 180 characters I couldn't get into the nuances of the situation, which was about a specific application of italics. I know the fundamentals, as does my editor. There's a bigger message here. But thanks for the tips.
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I asked my editor about the proper use of italics in fiction. I wanted to know if there were any rules I should be following.
Her response? “F* the rules.” 🧵
Life can change in an instant. That's the theme of my WIP and a good philosophy to live by in general.
What's one good thing that's happened to you when you least expected it?
Love the profession and build! If I Look hawtornvrabot.com/if-i-look/
Imagine having the worst weekend of your life, getting ghosted, surviving a miserable day at work, and deciding the only reasonable response is a burrito and some TV.
That's where my MC finds herself in a scene from my WIP, Just Go-For It. 🧵
And while she's passed out on the couch with the empty burrito wrapper, there's an unexpected job offer sitting in her voicemail.
I love the idea that everything can change in an instant. That the very moment you throw in the towel is when something wonderful happens.
As a kid, I used to have these elaborate imaginary conversations where I could express everything I was thinking and feeling with perfect eloquence.
Then I’d try talking to an actual human being, and... well, you can probably guess how that went. 🙃
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That experience has influenced the way I write dialogue. I’m much more interested in the awkward pauses, misunderstandings, and things that don’t quite come out right than in perfectly polished exchanges.
This sounds amazing! My first kids book, Spells to Cast on Your Parents - Available September... youtube.com/shorts/HfLBeBdpi… via @YouTube
Sometimes an entire scene begins with a single image in my head. I might have no idea where it belongs in the story, or even what it means. I just know I want it in there. 🧵
From there, it's a matter of building the experience around it. The sounds, the smells, the textures. All the little details that make a fictional world feel real.