Year In Review
My novel started the year at 65,000 words (draft 1.5), increased to 120,000 words (draft 2) to address developmental concerns, and decreased to the current 96,000 words. I feel like it’s structurally there and am just looking for things like how many times...Music History Novel Research
Felix Mendelssohn. Know him? He wrote Elijah, among other things. Like this: He also has the dubious honor of being singled out as proof that Jews are incapable of true music in Wagner’s antisemitic essay on the topic. Fuck Wagner! Mendelssohn’s...Yet Another Novel Update
Hilariously, there is a part of my author brain that insists that my book is AMAZEBALLS and will be deeply beloved by anyone who reads it. It is clearly untrue that my book is for everyone and this is okay. (So far, my book seems to be for people over 30 who love cats...So. Why vampires?
Vampires are interesting! They’re the most “human” monster, and they usually represent what society fears. Look at the OG: Dracula. (He’s not the first vampire in English literature–Polidori’s The Vampyre, our lesbian queen...Novel in Progress Query Draft
All Abraham has ever wanted is connection: connection to his family, connection to his Jewish faith and community, and connection to an audience with whom he can share his love for the violin. But almost two hundred years ago, his musical patron turned him into a...Novel Update
Quick Aside: Locus briefly mentioned our reading at WisCon. So! Novel update! According to Scrivener, it’s 99,000+ words; according to Word it’s over 100,000 words. NICE! Where I am: So, I now have three POV characters, and the consistent feedback...AI Art for my Novel in Progress
The other night, my sister and I were goofing around on Zoom, like one does, and she showed me an AI art generator. Here are some of the characters: Of course, since they’re AI art, the hands are cursed, but… <3 (If you crave more character images, you...I’ll be reading in Wisconsin in May
Are you going to WisCon? Hopefully I’ll see you there! Meet me in May! I plan to bring chocolate! Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading Conference 2 • Readings • Sat 4:00 PM –5:15 PM Meet the Broads of Broad Universe! The authors of Broad Universe will drop you into...Woe is me!
My neighbor’s tree decided to play an April Fools joke on me… and my roof. I was sitting in my living room minding my own business when BOOM!!!!!! followed by cats racing around like lunatics, because, as you know, Bob, cats dislike loud noises and are...Subscribe
