Happy New Year to Readers, Poetry Lovers, and Podcast Listeners
Happy New Year, readers! 🎉 To kick off 2026 with some fresh reading opportunities, I’m excited to share three special […]
Year’s End 2025: A Gentle Pause, a Grateful Year, and What Comes Next
A Year End Review for 2025
Writing the Pacific Northwest with Susanne Bacon
There’s a particular kind of hush that settles over the Pacific Northwest in winter—the gray sky, the damp air, the
Seven Writing Prompts Inspired by Damien Larkin’s Approach to Worldbuilding
In this post, I invite writers to try seven different writing prompts.
Podcast Notes: Writing Gritty Worlds One Layer at a Time with Damien Larkin
In this post, I share some notes about my podcast interview with Damien Larkin and his unique style of writing.
Creative Pathways: Stories, Poems, and Finding Your Voice
Creative Pathways: Stories, Poems, and Finding Your Voice Creativity rarely travels in a straight line. Sometimes it arrives through a
Writing Prompts Inspired by Jemi Fraser
In this post, I share all the writing prompts from today’s podcast episode of Writing Prompts Inspired by Jemi Fraser, including story structure prompts and fiction prompts.
Writing, Community, and The Systems that Support Story: A Conversation with Jemi Fraser
In this post, I share why I loved having a conversation with Jemi Fraser, some takeaways from the interview, and a few extras at the end.
The Dark Blade Trilogy
Author Reading of Dark Blade Forged
Did you know I’m reading Dark Blade Forged on my podcast every Friday? It’s true. You can find the first
5 Creative Writing Prompts Inspired by Top Podcasters
In this post, I share five writing prompts inspired by five authors. These prompts are also part of the podcast episode I shared today. At the end, I link several more writing prompts for authors.