My friends! Stop by to see R.A. Clarke, Suzi Madron, Lee Mitchell, and me do a reading for Women in Horror Month! Elaine Pascale is hosting. We’re each read a short excerpt, and then stick around to answer any questions you might have. The whole event is scheduled for an hour. Please stop by here! The reading will be recorded … Read More
Join the Virtual Love is a Crematorium Book Club Tonight!
Hi friends! Tonight I have a pretty exciting event going on. Cemetery Dance Publications is hosting a new Paperback Book Club series, and I’m so honored to be the inaugural author! Join us tonight to discuss Love is a Crematorium. It’s a fun, pressure-free environment. You can participate as much or as little as you’d like. Feel free to mute … Read More
I’m Going Live in Two Hours!
Hi friends! I’m so excited to share that I’ll be going live on the Bald & Balding podcast at 4 pm PST. It’s a new podcast for me with TOTAL STRANGERS, but they look like a lot of fun and they ask interesting questions. And so can you! If you join the link, you can talk to us in the … Read More
Join Me at the Las Vegas Book Festival!
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 19) will be a fun, busy day! I’m thrilled to be part of the Las Vegas Book Festival! I am also honored to be included in the welcome video alongside my friend and colleague Jarret Keene on the festival’s website. Jarret looks like a proper, broody author and I’m just happy to be there. I’ll be on … Read More
I’m Speaking at Snow College!
I’m delighted to present at the Snow College Convocation Series! I’ll be giving a live presentation titled “The Worth and Beauty of the Macabre.” It is, of course, about the beautiful and redemptive aspects of my favorite genre, horror. *swoon* If you want to watch me live, you can tune in here. If you’re afraid I’ll faint, screw up, or … Read More
Miss Murder at the American Night Writers Association Conference!
I just returned from the American Night Writers Association conference! That’s a mouthful, isn’t it? We just call it ANWA, because we love acronyms. I was delighted to be faculty at the ANWA conference in Mesa, Arizona! I mentored three writers during a four-hour critique workshop. It was intense and that’s a long time to tear into something, but they … Read More
In-Person “Write Your Trauma” Class at Stokercon’s Horror University!
I’m so excited to be teaching the “Write Your Trauma: Harness Your Darkness to Create Compelling Work” class at Stokercon! This workshop will discuss how to use personal trauma to create work that emotionally resonates with readers. Attendees will discuss works that do this well, receive insight and tips from the instructor, and participate in a brainstorming/writing session that will … Read More
Come Attend My Horror University Class at Stokercon!
I am delighted to announce that I’ll be teaching a class at Horror University! My class is titled Write Your Trauma: Harness Your Darkness to Create Compelling Work. We’ll discuss how to use personal trauma to create work that emotionally resonates. We’ll discuss works that do this well, and afterward attendees will participate in a short brainstorming and writing session … Read More
I’m a Guest on The Horror Talks Podcast!
Well, I’ll straight up tell you that Erin Wilczynski is my new best friend. Except for maybe Nacho, the orange cat who made an appearance, because I fell in love with him immediately. But I was delighted to take part in Erin’s Horror Talks podcast! We had a lot of fun discussing the usual, like writing, serial killers, and destroying … Read More
Miss Murder at the Las Vegas Book Festival!
We just had the Las Vegas Book Festival, and I enjoyed it so much! It’s the largest book festival in Vegas, but is still a small, intimate environment where you can chat with your favorite authors. The Las Vegas Chapter of the Horror Writer Association set up a book. Co-chairs Amber Hassler and Jeff DePew killed it! I was a … Read More