One of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever heard is to write about places you are familiar with. By writing of foreign lands that you aren’t building from scratch, you can miss the nuance of these places at best and completely misrepresent them at worst. That is why Sirens is set in PittsburghContinue reading “Setting the Scene: Pittsburgh in the 2030s”
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That Reminds Me Of…
In the (failed) pursuit of finding a literary agent to represent my novel, I quickly learned that citing comparable media is a great way to illustrate what a story is about while avoiding spoilers. Usually, literary agencies asked for similar books to reference when querying, though I have found songs, shows, and movies that reflectContinue reading “That Reminds Me Of…”
Sirens – My Wake-Up Call
My debut novel, Sirens, is a book that was born from strange circumstances and a lot of dismay. After roughly three years of keeping this story to myself, I will be publishing it by the fall of 2023.
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