Newsletter June 2025 - Summertime
Some fun things I researched: annual weather and day/night cycles in Antarctica, obsidian artifacts in Ecuador, and Yumbos Chocolate in Quito.
Newsletter May 2025 - Building Steam
I wrote the novel 20+ years ago, but a lot of the themes are still relevant, or maybe even more so.
Newsletter April 2025 - Finish Him!
I know I'm being vague, but I don't want to spoiler it. You're welcome.
Newsletter March 2025 - Spring Sprung
The silence was excruciating as I watched their eyes scan back and forth as they read. No one showed any emotion, and the silence went on forever.
Newsletter February 2025 - Musical Interlude
Mostly I have to grow some of the scenes from the antagonist's point of view so her side of the story is more complete.
Newsletter January 2025 - Ain't that a kick in the head
I feel like I'm reading--in the words of my child--"an actual book".
Newsletter December 2024 - So close I can taste it
If I were pitching Under the Diamond Moon as a movie, I might say "Raiders of the Lost Ark meets The Matrix"
Newsletter November 2024 - I'm Back, Baby!
I decided to turn a picture of me into a fake book cover advertising the fact that I'm looking for an agent. (Psssst, tell your friends!)
Newsletter October 2024 - The Struggle Is Real
Hello everyone, Thanks for sticking with me on my writing journey. Not gonna lie, I struggled to write this month for several reasons. A central theme of my story is our climate crisis and how we (humans) often do the wrong thing when given a choice about how to confront
Newsletter September 2024 - Hump Day!
I'd have given a spoiler warning, but that's what usually happens in books, so not really a surprise.
Newsletter August 2024 - Back in the Saddle Again
Hey everyone, I admit that when I thought about writing a novel again after 16 years or so, I feared that I wouldn't be able to do it. Well, as I write this newsletter on the morning of August 30th, I've managed to write every day
Newsletter July 2024 - Reluctantly Crouched
I wanted to see if I would lose interest in the story if I overthought it before writing. Well, quite the opposite happened.