Autism and Creativity
AuDHD writers, intentional consumption is your friend
AKA, how a 25-year-old film broke my writer's block
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Art as Shadow Work
Starting messy (but starting anyway)
It doesn't have to be perfect; it just has to exist.
Urban Fantasy Craft
How to use central themes to create relatable narratives
Common advice for baby creative writers is to frame the action of the story around a question. Why not take it further?
Character Clinic
Creating urban fantasy magic systems using liminal space
Horror stories love those in-between spaces for a reason. What else could you do with them in an urban fantasy?
Neurodivergent Writers
POV: You're truly the starving artist
Do you ever feel like you're "too pure" to make real money?
Writing for Humans
AI is forcing autistic writers to censor themselves
Call me dramatic, but the semicolon should be hailed as a piece of neurodivergent culture.
Art as Shadow Work
Art as Shadow Work #002: Expanding a world that's too small for you
Featuring: How to jostle yourself out of a creative rut; the art of being a badass; and learning scary new things
Autism and Creativity
I need to yell about autistic representation
Please, let's evolve our ideas around good characterization.
Novel Updates
Heist plot structure for beginner novelists
Why I sacrificed my perfect opening scene for a well-paced story.
Character Clinic
Writing heroes who think they're villains
Enough twist villains; your girl needs more redemption arcs!
Creative Recovery
How getting my ass kicked made me a better artist
Sometimes therapy isn't enough. Consider hitting stuff.
Art as Shadow Work
Art as Shadow Work #001: Letting your characters do the healing for you
What creative writing and EMDR have in common
Autism and Creativity
ADHD productivity tools that answer the question, "What did I do all day?"
How I'm balancing client work, novel writing, content creation, side hustles, and everyday life with auDHD.
Novel Updates
Lessons from the trenches of r/womenwritingmen
Do straight people have a "writing literally any other gender by their own" problem?
Character Clinic
Avoiding "man bad:" Writing authentic male characters without toxic masculinity tropes
Yeah, something something "not all men" — but definitely the ones looking for an excuse to be awful to women.
Character Clinic
Developing characters around stages of your life
Take the red pill, and write a Mary Sue. Take the blue pill, and pull from every moment in time that matters to you.
Creative Recovery
Journaling as a tool for processing your past and reimagining your future
Writing in a journal for over a decade's helped me map how far I've come, and where to go next.
Creative Recovery
Cover design for dummies
Giving this 40-chapter fanfic book a quick makeover.