Genre Shaming

I recently read a tweet that basically said even though schools teach you to read “adult” books, it’s ok to read horror and romance and fantasy and fairy tales and science fiction. Heck yeah! It’s so ok to read what you love and love what you read. And I’m not just saying that because I …

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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 …