PRE-RELEASE BLUES
My second book is coming out next week. And as of right now, it only has five Goodreads reviews. Turns out having a Big Five publisher doesn’t stop you from feeling invisible. Nevertheless, I’m extremely proud of what I’ve created. I’d spent five years revising Galaxy Grifter (book 1 of the Blackjack Interstellar duology), before…
CANDY CORN & REVIEW COPIES
Greetings, wanderers! I’m highly inconsistent when it comes to newsletters. But hey, if I can send one out around every major holiday, that’s something. Speaking of which, I hope you had a great Halloween!I dressed up as the Other Mother and my daughter was Coraline. It was her idea. Additionally, I tried candy corn for…
HOW MY BOOKS GOT THEIR TITLES
Although I can’t imagine my debut novel being named anything else right now, this wasn’t always the case. We went on quite a journey before landing on GALAXY GRIFTER. My working title was Blackjack Interstellar, named after a location in the novel. But my publisher wanted something shorter and punchier. Although I liked my OG…
Audiobook winner & other shenenigans
Hello space wanderers! Hope you are well and safe, especially from bush fires and parasite lettuce. Thank you to everyone who entered the audiobook giveaway—we have a winner! Congrats R.J.! The email with the link is being sent to you right now. Other Shenenigans One thing authors are famously good at is not writing aka…
WELCOME & AUDIOBOOK GIVEAWAY
Hi! And happy upcoming June 4th, if you celebrate! If you’re seeing this message, it means somewhere, somehow you opted in to receive updates from me! Most likely when you entered a 20-book giveaway for May the Fourth. It’s been a hot minute. I don’t have a regular newsletter, more like an irregular blog and…
Space Opera TV Shows —a personal history
I refer to myself as a second-generation sci-fi geek, which implies I grew up on the genre, both books and media. But unlike most people’s, my gateway drugs were neither Star Wars nor Star Trek. In this post, I run through ALL the space opera shows that stuck with me. The Dark Ages (aka late 1990s) I must…
Apolitical writing my ass…
I’ve dedicated enough of my life to the study of media and popular culture to know, with certainty, that no text, no matter how frivolous it appears, is devoid of political meaning. This is true regardless of the author’s intent. Even the act of producing written work assumes certain freedoms and privileges. But what could…
Dark Sci-Fi Reads That Challenge the Status Quo
With the Artemis II two crew safely landing home after their historic spin around the moon while Project Hail Mary is breaking the box office as the highest grossing non-franchise film, sci-fi is having a moment! But it feels like everyone is looking for the cosy-happy vibes where the power of friendship saves the universe.…
Five Fresh Space Capers for Your TBR
Heist plots never go out of style. There’s something irresistible about clever schemes, high-stakes betrayals, and the thrill of almost getting caught. Not to mention the appeal of living vicariously through system-defying, rule-breaking, morally grey characters. Even better when the con is set in space and the stakes are cranked up to galactic levels. Last…
Project Hail Mary: A Tale of Two Viewers
Last week I finally watched Project Hail Mary, leaving the cinema with a vague “I liked it. I think.” This week, I finally managed to articulate my thoughts. I usually try to manage my expectations before watching an adaptation, but I loved the book so much I was almost crying at the prospect of reliving the story (also, I don’t…
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