Showing Up: Three Years with the Tucson Festival of Books
What does literary citizenship actually look like from the inside? Less glamorous than you'd think. More rewarding than you'd expect.
The Silent Work: Taking Stock in the Long Middle
After a year of revisions, querying, and quiet work behind the scenes, I pause to take stock—closing one loop, recalibrating my approach, and reflecting on what it means to keep writing through the long middle.
One Month in the Query Trenches: Rejections, Renewal, and a Full Request
Rejections piled up. Doubt crept in. And then, one piece of advice flipped everything I thought I knew about moving forward as a writer.
Into the Inbox Abyss: My First Steps into Querying
I’ve officially started querying The Fractured Soul! Here’s what that means, how I’m navigating the process, and what I’ve learned about pitching a book.