First Cup of Coffee – April 28, 2025

My non-paradisical experience at the Container Store (not their fault), my ongoing tribulations with purging and reorganizing, and also burbling about how awesome the Bramble team is and the ups and downs of this business..



First Cup of Coffee – April 25, 2025

I’m a featured author at Columbus Book Festival July 12-13! And the Closet of Doom is NO MORE. Also, I’m talking about the lack of control in creative careers and how that leads to toxic desperation – along with thoughts on dealing!



First Cup of Coffee – April 21, 2025

More of me NOT writing. Reflections on purging, reorganizing, and thinking about my office space in terms of what *I* need from it. Also, responding to a comment, writers letting go of screen adaptations doesn’t mean readers have to love the show!



First Cup of Coffee – April 18, 2025

My week of well-refilling and alternate-achieving. Being a career creative and balancing that output with business decisions/responsibilities and keeping ourselves healthy and happily creating.



First Cup of Coffee – March 31, 2025

It’s release day for STRANGE FAMILIAR! Also, I’m back after an unplanned podcast hiatus after being struck with the flu like a nail through the forehead. Also, being a notable alum of my high school and people messaging to ask if my books are “clean.”



First Cup of Coffee – March 17, 2025

I was going to say something pithy about the time-consuming tricks we do for social media, but you’ll have to extract that lesson yourself from my tale. Owl Crate tip-ins are done! Also: why something being your livelihood isn’t reason enough.



First Cup of Coffee – March 14, 2025

Regarding manuscript length and (seriously) what traditional publishing does and does not require, but signs that a book is really too long. (See pacing.) Also knowing when rewriting is FAR better than revising, and new earrings!