Welcome to the final post of the year! And what a year it’s been. As I look back on 2025, I’m filled with gratitude for the amazing conversations, creativity, and growth this writing community has shared. For me, this year felt like a time of tying up loose ends and completing long arcs. It was […]
December 22, 2025 by 6 Comments NewsA Christmas Letter to My Fellow Storytellers
Dear Wordplayers, I love this moment in time, as the warmth and blessing of Christmas juxtaposes the deepest darkness of the year. For me, it feels like sitting on a snow-covered hill as night falls. Where I come from, winter nights are a howl of wind and fury, sometimes punctuated by the softness of a […]
November 24, 2025 by 7 Comments NewsGratitude and the Story We Share: A Thanksgiving Letter
Dear Wordplayers, Every year around this time, I look forward to taking a moment to write you this note. It gives me an opportunity to sink in and contemplate the depths of my gratitude. The older I get, the more I believe gratitude is the secret sauce. Without it, nothing is good. With it, all […]
November 25, 2024 by 6 Comments NewsHappy Thanksgiving, Wordplayers!
Here in the U.S., Thanksgiving is celebrated this Thursday. One of my most meaningful rituals for this holiday is writing you this email. Every year, I sit down to feel the depth of my gratitude for what has passed in the last twelve months. This year, the depths are deep. After years of wrestling with […]
December 26, 2022 by 23 Comments NewsTop 10 Writing Posts of 2022
We made it! Welcome to the end of 2022! After the many notably momentous years that preceded it, 2022 was for me a “sleeper” year—both in the sense that it was much quieter and less externally eventful, but also in that it still ended up surprising me with the deep changes and transformations it has […]
September 19, 2022 by 278 Comments NewsWhat Do You Want Me to Write About?
Hey, everybody! I can’t believe we’re almost into the final quarter of 2022. As I’m starting to think about what I want to share on the blog next year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to ask you—since many of my best post ideas come from questions here in the Wordplayer community. So… What would […]
January 3, 2022 by 12 Comments NewsTop 10 Writing Posts of 2021
It is hard to believe we have just bid goodbye to 2021. For me, as for most of you I’m sure, it was a crazy year—crazier than 2020 in some respects. On a personal level, it was a year that seemed to bring one crisis after another, culminating with a big move in late summer. […]
December 20, 2021 by 22 Comments NewsMerry Christmas, Wordplayers!
Dear Wordplayers! As we close out another momentous year, I am happy to wish you a merry Christmas and happy holidays! For me, this time of the year is always one of reflection and gratitude. It has been quite a year—on all fronts. For me, personally, it was another year of significant changes in my […]
December 8, 2021 by 12 Comments NewsAnnouncing the Full-Cast Audio Production of Wayfarer!
Today, I get to do something I’ve never done before! I get to announce that my gaslamp fantasy Wayfarer is now available not just as an audio book but as a full-cast immersive audio production complete with original music and sound effects! I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about this one. Unabridged and […]
November 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment NewsBlack Friday Deals for Writers
This Black Friday weekend, you can use the code OUTLINE to grab my Outlining Your Novel Workbook software at a special holiday discount of 25% its normal price of $40. (And scroll down for a list of deals from all around the online writing community.) Start Outlining Your Best Book Today As a reader […]
