The March from Hell
March has been…chaos. 2020 was hell. 2021 was heller. 2022 said, “Hold my beer!” in the worst way possible, especially last month. For those following along on social media, you know that Riley’s heart meds are killing his kidneys. Nothing Read More…
How I Outline
Recently, a friend and colleague asked me to share more in-depth details about my outlining process, so here goes. I’m what they call a plotser, meaning I do a mix of plotting and pantsing when I write. Plotting suggests that I outline what’s going to happen (plot, character arcs, etc.) and pantsing suggests that I write “by the seat of my pants” without any outlines. Read More…
Winter Promo!
If you’re looking for some great holiday reading in just about every genre, I’m part of a winter reading promo you should check out! You can click the image above or head on over to: https://jaedawson.com/christmaspromo/ Happy Holidays and Happy Read More…
Need a Critique?
Are you a writer? Do you need some of your work critiqued? Perhaps by another writer? Do you want to help those less fortunate get the livestock they need at the same time? Then help back the WorldBuilders’ Charity this Read More…
New titles!
I’ve got some new titles available! YAY! For those interested in my holiday works without reading stories by others, we’ve released Ol’ St. Nick and The Ringers as standalone books, both eBook and paperback. We’ve also released Peace Be with You, Read More…
99 Tiny Terrors
Hey folks! I’ve got a new horror short story called “Drip” in an anthology from Pulse Publishing called 99 Tiny Terrors. There are 99 short stories in this anthology, just in time for your Halloween season. Pulse Publishing kicked Read More…
Christmas in July!
Been a while since my last post. Life has been…chaotic. All three cats almost died. I’ll make a post about it later, I promise. For now, Joy to the Worlds: Mysterious Speculative Fiction for the Holidays has been included in Read More…
Norwescon 43 (Virtual)!
I’ll be at Norwescon 43 with Books & Chains this Thursday, April 1st through Sunday, April 4th in the virtual dealer’s room! Unlike many conventions, Norwescon is using Airmeet, so you’ll be able to come video chat with Elise and Read More…
A Covid Christmas
Cat-tain’s Log is still on hiatus because I got Covid. Long Covid it turns out. 🙁 I’m doing okay, but I’m exhausted. So for how, Cat-tain Riley’s job has been lap kitty. He’s not doing much research…or maybe he is. Read More…
A Covid Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house everybody had Covid… Yeah. So my eye injury is still healing and my laptop’s repaired, but at the end of November, I caught Covid. The one time I left my Read More…
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