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Heretic - The Death of the Syndhat Dar: Read my latest story in this year's Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers anthology.

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Uncovering Lies I Told Myself

When I was in elementary school, they tried to teach us the importance of editing and drafts in writing. They’d make us write a rough draft, then edit it for a second draft, and then another round of editing to produce our […]

ErinMarch 12, 2023
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Shifting Tides

To my great relief, February is over. I know March still isn’t great for a lot of people, but for myself I can feel things changing. My sleep is still not great, I’m not going out with friends as much as I […]

ErinMarch 5, 2023
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Making It Up As I Go

By the time Sunday rolls around, I’ll have some idea of what I’m going to write about for this blog. I’ve never had a true plan or outline for my posts, but something will happen and I’ll think to myself “there’s a […]

ErinFebruary 26, 2023
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Running On Empty

February is, in my mind, the worst month. I don’t care that it’s the shortest, I just count that as the tiniest of blessings in this otherwise inexcusable misery of a time period. It doesn’t matter that the light is starting to […]

ErinFebruary 19, 2023
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A Fine Line

Warning: Mild spoilers ahead for Stephen King’s Fairy Tale. I’m staying away from major plot points and being as vague as possible about the elements I do talk about, but I don’t want to be blamed for ruining anyone’s good time.   […]

ErinFebruary 12, 2023
Editing Inspiration Introspection patience

The Long-Anticipated Editing

I buckled down this week and started reviewing one of my alpha reader’s suggestions and edits for my novel. One of the things I had to figure out was how, exactly, I’m going to approach this. The book is long, and I […]

ErinFebruary 5, 2023

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