Random Musings

You may not know, I blog over on breywillows.com, too. Mostly about author stuff. But other random word things too. Because, you know, I write book things, too. ❤️ Read more

I’ve been thinking a lot about this issue. This giant, awkward, socially inept, elephant in the room. I’ve been in the field for a while now, in various capacities. I’ve… Read more

Memories are funny things. We kind of think of them like Polaroids, like snapshots frozen in time. But they’re nothing like that. The slippery eels of memory distort, stretch, and… Read more

We’re currently on our annual personal writing retreat. There are some differences with this one that means my word count isn’t as high as usual by this point in the… Read more

It’s been a while since I wrote about writerly things, and there’s something specific on my mind. Quiz: what makes for a better story? A. Two women have to work… Read more

I’m really excited to say that my first anthology for BSB, coedited by the wonderful Sandra Lowe, will be out in January. Escape to Pleasure is all about finding the… Read more

Hey all. Hope you’re well as we slide into autumn. Here in the UK, we’ve had a gorgeous run of chilly sunshine and our yard is full of Halloween decorations.… Read more

Nostalgia is a funny phenomenon… I moved around a lot as a kid. Three years in a place was an average. But I was born in Glendale. My aunt and… Read more

Surrounded by work, by noise, by the need to be ever-available, it’s easy to forget to just breathe. To be in the moment. I’m on a Greek island in October.… Read more