First Cup of Coffee – July 4, 2025

At last getting to share the news: I’ll be at San Diego Comic Con! Very excited to be on programming there. Also, working on this revision still and how I’m contemplating hosting writing retreats.



First Cup of Coffee – July 1, 2025

Balancing working on a revision while heading into full-blown celebratory release week, having good friends coming to join in, and dealing with related fire drills. Also, a peek at the audiobook of NEVER THE ROSES!





First Cup of Coffee – June 27, 2025

I’m going on book tour! Lots of burbling about that and this Cinderella ticket. Also a deep dive into how we decided on book titles (Spoiler: don’t get attached!) and fun insights into yesterday’s editorial meeting.



First Cup of Coffee – June 20, 2025

On titles and why authors have to resist being clever and remember SEO rules. Also where the reign of social media influencers is taking us, the trad-wife fetish, and how to retain your humanity through it all.



First Cup of Coffee – June 2, 2025

On a few recent bruhahas regarding Generative “AI” in the writing world, author chat groups, writing as “grunt work,” and why it’s so significant for all creators that Taylor Swift bought back her masters and owns her catalog now.