Princess Adventures: DragonCon 2018

A new episode in The Princess Adventures has been posted — READ IT HERE. “Dragon Con 2018. Sunday. The day I didn’t win yet another award…” So much happened on the Sunday of Dragon Con that I had to break it into two parts. This is Part One: The Dragon Awards. By the time I’ve finished chronicling this year’s…

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The Thing About Adventures

So here’s the thing about adventures: They are super fun to have. They can also be incredibly difficult to keep up with when you want to write about them. In preparation for being firmly ensconced in the Northeastern US for the next few weeks, I created a pretty intense “post-DragonCon” to-do list. Yes, I would love to jump right…

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The Harmswood Academy Trilogy: Nocturne Falls Universe

The Harmswood Academy Trilogy: Nocturne Falls Universe Reading Order Book 1: The Truth About Cats & Wolves Book 2: When Tinker Met Bell Novelette: “The Meddlesome Misadventures of Merri and Bright” (from Merry and Bright) Book 3: Besphinxed **************************** Interested in Essays, Sneak Peeks and Exclusive Content?  Become a Patron of the Princess today for as little as $1…

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Part of Your World–Essays, Podcasts, and Awards

The finalists for the 2018 Hugo Awards were recently announced. No surprise, I wasn’t among them. And yet…I kind of was. This year, Neil Clarke–of Clarkesworld Magazine–was shortlisted for Best Editor, Short Form, and Escape Pod finaled under Best Semiprozine. How do I factor into these two things, do you ask? The answer is here, in my latest essay…

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WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT: Steal Like a Pro

I’m excited about the new intensive online workshop I’m offering on April 14th–please share with any writers you know who might be interested! Description The path to writing great original fiction sometimes winds through other people’s fictional worlds before ending up in your own. Writing fanfiction is a great way to hone your writing skills, and using works in…

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BOOK DEAL ALERT: Tales of Arilland 99 cents!

If you haven’t snapped up this fairy tale classic for your Kindle yet, do it now while it’s only 99 cents! Share with your friends! 2015 Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award Winner In the fairy tale realm of Arilland, stories are told at children’s bedsides–and not the stories you think you know. Tales of Arilland is a collection of…

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What’s Your Damage, Heather?

It’s been a while since I’ve sat down with my friend Nick Kaufmann, so it was lovely to be invited onto his blog to chat about what I felt was “The Scariest Part” of Besphinxed. I know what you’re thinking: “But Besphinxed is a paranormal rom-com, not a horror! There’s some conflict and tension, sure…but the book isn’t SCARY.”…

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