It's Dexter...IN THE BIG CITY

I tell all of my clients that their novel is a product and products don't get built without a plan. That's not a very sexy way to approach writing, but it is a guaranteed way to finish. Great advice here from Emma Dhesi

Just finished 45 min of writing at my favorite coffee shop. An absolute mess of a chapter and I love it

Just arrived!

The writing community in this city is so impressive. Some nights I can’t believe I get to hang out with these people.

If you’re in PDX, you gotta check out the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club. They’re only open a few weekends out of the year! If I refer enough people they will shrink me down and let me stay!

I have spent *a lot* of time this week writing a character that walks like Bob from Schitt's Creek. Maybe the most fun I've had with language in years.

I recently came across the Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński and I'm learning more about his work and its focus on introspection and the subconscious. These are a couple pieces I love so far - especially his landscapes. The floating monoliths remind me of The Fifth Season by @nkjemisin.bsky.social

you know what they say, leave them wanting more so they can't kill you immediately and eat you and instead will imprison you and keep you alive to tell more stories, that old saying

Stoked to be attending @kwakjessie.bsky.social 's Author Alchemy Summit next month! I'm looking forward to connecting with more authors in the Portland area. Hmu if you're going ✍️

I feel like a bunch of people sat down and wrote True Detective season four *specifically* for me.

I don’t understand option #3

At least one of the poems this plagiarist submitted to us was lifted from the pages of the venerable Strange Horizons. Go help them out! strangehorizons.com/donate/

My wife and I watched Alien and Aliens this weekend. Then I bought Aliens: Vasquez by V. Castro. I cannot and will not be stopped.

We call it ‘Dumplingpalooza’ and it’s an annual tradition🤩

Writers! On FEB 26 I'm leading an online workshop for the Horror Writers Association on author roadmapping! It's an actionable way to identify your goals and articulate the exact steps necessary to achieve them. This is about getting specific! I'd love to hang out with you. shorturl.at/oxFHN

As a kid, I used to lay my clothes out before bed. I'd arrange them on the floor like I was there one moment, then—poof—gone the next. Jesus Christ. Anyway, I like to write scary stories now.