I wonder what Fiona and Michael are up to …

August 27, 2023 News

I’ve been spending time with some very dear, very old friends, and it turns out they have some new stories to tell. I’m almost finished with the first one and ... Read more

The Sh!t No One Tells You About Writing

July 23, 2023 Essays, News

I get asked a lot of publishing questions by aspiring writers – some of which I can answer, and some not so much. But this wonderfully frank and funny podcast ... Read more

Three Rules for Writing a Novel

July 7, 2023July 25, 2023 Essays

With all respect to Mr. Maugham, here are three rules that have helped me: 1). READ Read everything: novels, poetry, the back of the cereal box. It’s all nutrition. Beautiful ... Read more

I Need the Darkness

May 31, 2023July 25, 2023 Essays

Insomnia visits me often and usually for one reason: a book — the one I happen to be writing. My eyes snap open and tangled plot lines writhe before them ... Read more

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Home at Last

May 16, 2023June 1, 2023 Essays

Five years ago, I stood in a dirty, smelly, wreck of an old stone house and knew I wanted to call the place home. Bushes were growing in the window. ... Read more

Get a First-Edition A Northern Light

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 News

I recently discovered a few cases of another old friend – A Northern Light! I have only a few first-edition/first-printing U.S. hardcover copies, but I have put them up for ... Read more

Own a Signed First-Edition Tea Rose!

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 News

I found several boxes of pristine first-edition Tea Roses, and now I’m selling them in my online shop!

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Second Draft Hell

June 15, 2022June 1, 2023 Essays

When your redraft starts to resemble an instruction manual, it’s time to take a break.

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Poisoned is out in paperback!

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 News

I’m thrilled to announce that Poisoned — my award-winning retelling of Snow White — is now available in paperback!  It’s available wherever you buy books — and if you want ... Read more

Fairytales Show Us Ourselves

March 4, 2021June 1, 2023 Essays

Fairytales are like mirrors—they show us ourselves.

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