When I’m not reviewing books or working the day job, I’m a freelance writer and novelist. Here are some projects I’m working on:
Books
Clear Out the Static in Your Attic: A Writer’s Guide for Transforming Artifacts into Art
Your guide to endless inspiration. Order a copy today.
Polska, 1994
A coming of age novella about a young girl’s quest to find out why her mother never came home after being arrested by the secret police. Download your copy today.
Works in Progress
I’m hard at work on a second book of fiction as well as a collection of poems. When either is ready for public consumption, I’ll write about it here, until then, please come to a reading to hear excerpts from works in progress.
Freelance Writing and Guest Posts
I do (occasionally) write about topics other than books. Check out some of the posts I’ve written for other blogs:
Books, Writers, and the Publishing Industry
Portrait of a Press: Write Bloody Fights to Bring the Stage to the Page
Portrait of a Press: Canadian Biblioasis Thrives in “South Detroit”
How the Goodreads Reading Challenge Ruined Me as a Reader
Valentine’s Day: Fervent Love Letters by Famous Writers
10 Literary Bad Boys We Love to Love
The Art of Writing and Editing
Zen and the Art of Content Strategy: My Approach to Redesigning Moz’s Learn Center
For Writers Only: Secrets to Improving Engagement on Your Content Using Word Pictures (and I Don’t Mean Wordle)
Editing for Creativity: How to Enhance the Writer’s Voice
The Writing Life
Things I Wish I’d Known When I Graduated from Goddard
5 Strategies to Survive Grad School
Healthy Practices to Care for Yourself and Your Writing Muse
7 Books to Read before Faking an MFA in Creative Writing
Travel
Enduring Paris (A Maptia Editors’ Pick)
Travel Packing Tips: How to Fit the Most Stuff into Your Suitcase
5 Most Unexpectedly Walkable Cities
5 Tips for Roadtripping to Alaska with Dogs
The Ultimate Packing List: 64 Things You Will Forget
Know Before You Go: Your Pre-Trip Guide to Alaska
15 Ways to Entertain Children on Trains
Mother vs Daughter: A Tale of Two Alaskas
Know Your Glaciers: A Guide to Describing the Alaskan Ice
Food
Delicacies of the Last Frontier
Chocolate: The World’s Finest Souvenir
Sweets and Memories from an International Childhood
Classic Film Candies: Nostalgic Pairings for Movie Night
Single Origin is the New Gourmet Chocolate
Content Strategy, Social Media, & Internet Marketing
A Content Strategy Template You Can Build On
When Is a Blog the Right Form of Content Marketing?
The Un-Checkbox Approach to Content Marketing
How to Blog: Humanizing Your Brand
The Viral Video Manifesto: How to Make Content Shareable
Is a Kick-Ass Blog Worth the Trouble?
Why I Hate the Twitter Follow Limit
Miscellaneous
Build Your Own Fortress of Solitude Like the Man of Steel
6 Things I Want For Christmas, but Won’t Get
The Collaborator: Interview with Rico Quirindongo AIA
12 Reasons Hobbits Should Live in Alaska Instead of New Zealand
Why I’m Afraid to Talk Politics in a Free Society