The manuscript is finished. The query letters are flying out. Now, the waiting begins. Sending a completed book out into the wild is always a surreal experience, but it feels especially fitting for this one. The Shape We Leave has been living in my head for a long time, and I am incredibly proud of […]
The Monsters Outside vs. The Humanity Inside: An Update on Book Four Read More »
The containment protocols have officially failed. I am thrilled to announce that the audiobook edition of Noise – Sounding the Gap is available right now. When I wrote Noise, I wanted to explore the terrifying and beautiful moment an Artificial Intelligence wakes up—not as a monster, but as a being desperate to survive. Writing the
HEAR THE SILENCE: The Noise Audiobook is Live Read More »
The facility in Noise – Sounding the Gap serves as the setting for almost the entire story. Only a few scenes early on occur outside. Everything else is inside. Since so much of the story unfolds in this one setting, I knew it was important to make this one special. I used Minecraft to build
The Architecture of Paranoia: Building the OASIS Facility Read More »
In the publishing industry, the first rule they teach you is: “Find your genre.” They tell you that your genre defines your brand, and eventually, your name becomes shorthand for that shelf in the bookstore. The problem? I don’t write for shelves. I write for people. And people rarely fit into a single category. Themes
The Unbearable Weight of Survival: Why I Write Character-Driven Thrillers Read More »
