The TL;DR version of this post is: SENSITIVITY READERS ARE REQUIRED NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE AND SHOULD BE A STAPLE IN THE EDITING PROCESS

I realized this morning at 11AM that I hadn't written a word since November 30th. Not a hint of anything for this blog. Not a slight edit...

This final week of NaNoWriMo has been a roller coaster, and not just because I've been struggling with the novel. It's been emotional. Li...

I have no idea what to write about this week... but that seems like a good topic to write about😊 I'm so original... November is about w...

It's that time of year, everybody! It's that wonderful, magical month where all writers get super serious about their new projects, throw...

I wrote this paper for a Master's level course on literary theory and popular media. I chose "Powers of Horror" by Julia Kristeva and the...

In 2008, at the age of 18, I sat through my first real horror movie: "The Orphanage". It is one of the only movies I've seen where the ho...

I am indelibly attracted to the 19th Century: the fashions, the cultures, the stereotypical stories, but mostly the mesh of old tradition...

When I first wanted to become a writer, I didn't have any idea in what category I placed myself. Sure, "fantasy" made sense, but I didn't...