I have a day job, which means my family isnt dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I like, I write it.

Like any child raised on tales of magical worlds beyond paintings and mirrors and wardrobes, I had yearned to enter Middle Earth, to reach through.

Bullying is not okay. Period.

If I'm making myself laugh, I figure most of my readers will be amused as well.

A zombie amusement park sounds like fun, but the health code violations alone are enough to turn your stomach.

An editor named Kerrie Hughes wanted me to write a short story that brought my fire-spider Smudge from my goblin books into the present-day world. I came up with libriomancy as a way to make that happen.

This presents a serious question." They both looked at me. "What's that?" asked Lena. "Whether to start you off with a Doctor Who marathon or dive straight into Firefly.