Humor is POWER Comedy in writing is an interesting thing, Gentle Reader. I talk about it a lot in person, but I don’t really write about it that much here on the interwebs. Whatcha know, this is special. Writing about comedy is a little like watching one of those cooking shows, a frustrating tease. It destroys […]
Feb212018
Have You Considered Making It Funny? The Power of Humor as Subversion for Fiction Authors
Feb142018
Blame Jane Austen for 6 Popular Tropes in Romance Books
There are a lot of tropes in genre fiction and romance in particular. This is a good thing for us readers because often what we are looking for is a new take on an old trope. There is comfort in that. A while ago, I was thinking about Jane Austen under the context of romance […]
Feb72018
Competence Cover Art & Blurb
Those who get the Chirrup have already gotten to see this, but for those who have not joined (silly Gentle Reader, why wouldn’t you?) here is the cover art that was recently announced: Preorder Competence in the USA in digital or hardcover from: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks | Your favorite local independent […]