MARCH / APRIL 2024

Love to Hate Them: Four types of unlikable characters and how
to make them work in your writing
Writer's Digest
Do protagonists have to be likable? In this article, I talk about strategies for successfully writing different types of unlikable characters.
MARCH / APRIL 2023

Off the Path: Tips for Writing Genre Fiction While
Neurodivergent
Writer's Digest
This article is close to my heart. In it, I discuss tips for working with your neurodivergence rather than battling against it in order to get words on the page.
MAY 2022

Magic Systems Made Stronger With Science
Dan Koboldt’s Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy Series
I put my Biology degree to good use talking about how to incorporate real world science into writing magic systems.
MARCH / APRIL 2022

Through the Eyes of The Beast: Writing Non-human POVs
Writer's Digest
Fantasy is wrought with non-human points of view, and I talk about some considerations to take when your characters don’t suffer from the human condition.
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2021

Trope: My Favorite Dirty Word
Writer's Digest
Tropes serve a valuable purpose in genre fiction, and this article is my love letter to them!
February 2020

Spawning Monsters with Biology
Dan Koboldt’s Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy Series
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JUNE 2019

Why Writers Should Embrace Their Weird Side
Writer's Digest
I bare my soul in this piece to talk about how your differences can help you find your voice.
MAY 2022

Organic Worldbuilding Through Ecology
Dan Koboldt’s Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy Series
Putting that Biology degree to work to talk about worldbuilding.