Also! I wrote an essay on the underappreciated history of mystery writers of color for TIME. Hope you give it a read. As always, I have lots to say... time.com/collection/bes…

So I’m thinking of doing some fun NaNoWriMo prep videos with tutorials on TikTok if you’re into that kind of thing.

I’d like to mark myself “safe” in the Emergency Broadcast System Alert of 2023. No zombies here! 💪🏻

Anyone know if people are exchanging bracelets at the theatres?

Start Now: Plotting Your 2024 Novel, An Online Intensive w. SC (she/her), dante medema & Trisha Tobias. 🗓️December 16 - December 17 highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/start…

I’m obsessed with planning and plotting and outlining everything… including my writing life. Join me and SC (she/her) and Trisha Tobias as we talk about our process and help you with yours!

author / agent / editor friends: I'm looking to help build the library of an immersion school in Anchorage with books translated into German for grades K-8. Anyone have any copies of their translations that they'd be willing to part with?

NaNoWriMo fuel = my kid's leftover kids candy.

in our house we've adopted a "how many episodes of bluey is it" method of telling time, and I don't hate it.

Yall Sell your books to whoever will buy them. Selling a book means you can write more books. You might get writing credit which puts you in WGA, which gives you insurance. And maybe executive producer credit which is more money. Which means more writing time.

Patriots please keep my neighboring island Wrangell in prayer. After two days of being pummeled by an epic even by Alaskan standards storm a massive landslide has taken out homes. One confirmed dead and many families missing. The coming days will be the hardest 😢

BRAG ABOUT SOMETHING YOU’RE PROUD OF ACCOMPLISHING IN 2023 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

I tried out for a play for the first time in 18 years. And I got cast!

Need some guidance on how to plot your 2024 Novel? SC (she/her), dante medema, & Trisha Tobias are here to help! Listen to hear a little bit of what to expect in their upcoming intensive 💙💚 🗓️December 16 + 17, 12-4:30pm Eastern

Can you write a novel in 2024? Probably! But if you want to make SURE, join us this weekend and find ways to set yourself up for success! SC (she/her), dante medema & Trisha Tobias will be with you all weekend to guide you! 💙💙💚💚

In case anyone wants to know what time the sun sets in Anchorage during winter solstice… This was taken at 3:10pm.

Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope an agent or an editor choo-choo-chooses you soon. ❤️

The cast of the complete history of comedy in Anchorage Alaska is covering a secret. Carl Bright died two weeks ago, and he’s been replaced by Joe Biden’s body double,