It’s here! The cover of Wander + pre-orders now available +
Yall’ve been so patient with me. It’s been two years since The Lotus and the Barley came out—the last book, it turns out, that I would write with a small child in a carrier on my back. And… I’m...
View ArticleThe time and place of Wander
“Do you have a phone on you that I can use?” asked Wander. “Or maybe wifi?” “Phones have cords and wires and are in buildings,” said Awen, “and I’m nobody’s wife.” “Not wife. Wifi. Wireless. It’s for...
View ArticleThe key to Wander
You would not believe some of the conversations that happen between editors and authors. For a 264-page book, during the copy editing and proofing of Wander my editor and I went back and forth multiple...
View ArticleGet WANDER, the next Rucksack Universe adventure
Things are trucking along well for Wander. Over the past few weeks, I’ve set up ISBNs, done some other behind-the-scenes things, and am about to set up and start getting print copies (squee!). Are you...
View ArticleThe road none take
There are roads we all follow. There are crossroads we ponder. And then there are the roads that none dare travel. What if the road that no one will set foot on is the only road left to you? Where...
View ArticleThe things not explained
Life is a chance. A decision and a destiny. Every moment and pause, every inhale and exhale. Yes or no. We go where we go. We follow who we follow. Sometimes we ask why. Sometimes we just go. Always...
View ArticleThe bridge from what we already know to what we don’t know yet
Stories are mirrors that show us who we are, have been, and might be. Every decision is also an option turned away from. What is one choice compared to the infinity of all possibilities? What is the...
View ArticleThe things we might write home about
Every choice leads to another decision. So does not choosing. We all come from somewhere. Are going somewhere. We all look back sometimes and marvel at how far away it all is. Where we came from....
View ArticleIt’s here: WANDER, the next Rucksack Universe novel!
Wow oh wow oh wow. For years this idea was in my head. Now it’s here. Follow the Black Road, yall. WANDER is out now, worldwide, in e-book and trade paperback. Here’s how to get your copy Become a $5+...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday: thank you (and a special!)
A lot of folks might not necessarily think about it this way, but indie authors are also small businesses and small business owners. We get up every day and go to work. We get it done. And we do it to...
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