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Here, I document my creative life as it unfolds — from self-publishing a psychological thriller, to training as an illustrator, to learning how to build a sustainable creative practice without burning out.
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Every creative journey has a middle. This post captures mine: the projects, doubts, and decisions shaping my work right now.
Learning in Public: What I’m working on Right Now (and Why I’m Taking It Slow)
This post isn’t about big announcements or finished projects. It’s a snapshot of what I’m working on right now — illustration training, a personal picture book project, slow writing sessions, and a gentler blogging rhythm. Learning in public means sharing the messy, in-progress side of creativity, and choosing a pace that’s sustainable rather than impressive.
Dear Writer, Unfortunately… This Is What It’s Like Sending Work to Literary Journals
There is nothing quite so humbling as sending your best piece of short fiction off to a literary journal. If you’ve ever spent hours obsessing over a 50-word third-person bio, incessantly refreshed Submittable waiting for a navy box to turn cerulean, or celebrated a hard-won acceptance in the middle of a public park, then this…
Children’s Art and Psychological Thrillers: How They Both Unexpectedly Influence Each Other
I lead a double life. By morning, I’m at my Writer’s Desk, untangling the dark, psychological motives of a thriller. By afternoon, I’ve moved to my Painter’s Desk, where the only thing that matters is the whimsy of a watercolor bear. Managing these two starkly different identities requires more than just a change of scenery—it…
Behind the Scenes of a Children’s Picture Book in Progress
Behind the scenes of a children’s picture book in progress. In this post, I share the inspiration behind Teddy’s Magical Pages, a story about a grandmother and her grandson navigating memory loss together, and the creative challenges of translating emotion into illustration.
Debut novel
“Under His Shadow”
now available
The Book Bump 