Character Clinic
Writing heroes who think they're villains
Enough twist villains; your girl needs more redemption arcs!
Blog
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.
Creative Recovery
Back on my bullsh*t: Turning fanfiction into paperback books, pt. 1
Return to what you loved as a kid and see what happens
Creative Recovery
How writing nonsense cured my autistic burnout
My bout of autistic burnout set in on 4 June 2019, and has been going strong ever since — until two days ago.