Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling

Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling

I’m excited to be a part of Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling, which will be released by Apex Publications on December 13th. The book is a mix of fiction and nonfiction and includes my essay “Fractured Souls: The Evolution of the Gothic Double...
You, Human

You, Human

I’m very excited to be a part of Dark Regions Press’ new science fiction anthology You, Human, which will be released on December 6th. The book includes my Lovecraftian science fiction story “Executive Functions” along with tales by Stephen...
A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 5

A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 5

(Go back to read Part 1) My writing process was not a mystery to me before I started the Goddard MFA program. I understand how to build an organic plot from character conflict, how to create voice, how to generate narrative tension. I know how to brainstorm far more...
A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 4

A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 4

(Read Part 1) In my fourth term in the Goddard MFA program, I had an important epiphany. I finally realized that it wasn’t just my other work slowing down my progress: I had been battling chronic writer’s block since my second term. I know of a lot of ways to break a...
A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 2

A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 2

(Read Part 1) As a working writer, I knew I was in a very different place than most prospective MFA students. Some students enroll in creative writing programs in order to have the freedom to discover who they are as writers; I already had a well-established writing...
A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 1

A Horror Writer Pursues an MFA – Part 1

People have been asking me about my experiences in Goddard College’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, so I thought I would do a series of blog posts on the subject. I have been writing for publication for over 20 years. I started pursuing my...