How I Write My Characters

I was recently asked “How do you, personally, build characters?” This is my answer I murder someone I know… What I mean is, I often base characters on people or other characters that I know well, and I can reliably capture their speech cadence, mannerisms, quirks, etc. I use them as a stand in – … Read more

When a Chapter Closes

There’s a particular ache that comes from realizing you’re experiencing something for the “last time.” When we’re young, “last times” are often experienced as something like the last walk home from school, the last time hanging out at a friend’s house, or the last summer before everyone goes of to college. In my novel, Into … Read more