The Power of Writing

I thought I would briefly share one of my all-time favorite writing quotes. As you may know, I have a slight obsession with the uncanny, and whenever the topic of the uncanny (especially in literature) arises, I'm reminded of this Toni Morrison quote. Today, I had the students in my Fairy Tales and Fantasy class …

Hello: A Reluctant Foray into Social Media

So, I’m going to be honest here: this is a little unpleasant for me. According to the internet (which is always a reliable source, right?), a lot of writers struggle with the whole marketing side of life. I’d rather be making up fictional worlds and the characters who inhabit them or writing about what others …