I Write Love That Hurts First

I love love and I know that sounds cliche. But the kind of love I love is the one where it *should* be wrong, but isn’t. I write love that bleeds. That starts with the real and raw mush of a person. I write people who don’t know how to say “I love you” but […]

They Show Up Loud or Not at All

I never pick my characters. They pick me. Sometimes they show up in full color—names, voices, backstories. Other times, it’s a line of dialogue or a flicker of something I felt once. But if I don’t feel them in my chest? If I can’t hear them arguing in my head? They don’t make it onto […]

I Don’t Write to Entertain

If you’re here for something easy to read, something you can put down and forget about—I’m not your author. I don’t write to entertain. I write to haunt. I want my characters living in your head when you’re trying to sleep. I want you questioning why you’re rooting for them. I want you uncomfortable. Unsettled. […]