It’s been an insanely busy time and a productive one, too! I’ve turned in my short story for the Stargate anthology, Far Horizons, coming out later this fall from Fandemonium. I’ve made headway on rewriting my thesis although a recent detour occurred thanks to some technological advancements that I want to reflect in the story. I’m also involved with two collaborative projects — each of which are inching forward: a television pilot and a book proposal for a new post SG-1 series. I’m also eeking out a separate outline for a post SG-1 novel that’s a bit nuts, but that’s my middle name: nuts.
Packing up for this weekend’s Context Convention in Columbus, OH where I’ll run a few writing workshops and sit in on a panel. Unlike the pop culture fangirl conventions that I appear at through the year, this is a horse of a different color. Context is all about the written word. Authors, writers about to break in, book fans… We all mingle, celebrate, and learn about the writing craft.
If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by!
Friday, Sept 26th, 5 to 6pm
Screenwriting Techniques That Help Every Writer
Saturday, Sept 27th, 10am to 1pm
Self-Editing, Revisions, & Rewriting
2pm – Podcasting Panel
w/ Scott Sandridge and Matt Wagner
Ready to Stop Circling and Start Rewriting?
If you've got a draft and a diagnostic full of red flags, you don't need more coffee and willpower. You need a plan, a structure, and a room full of writers doing the work alongside you.
The Screenplay & TV Pilot Rewrite Workshop runs July 11 through September 26, 2026 — twelve Saturdays, 2:00 PM ET, live on Zoom. Small group. Real feedback on your actual pages, every week. A six-phase framework that moves from structural diagnosis all the way through line-level polish.
You'll leave with a rewritten script. Not a half-finished revision. A rewritten script. Registration is now open.
Ready to Build Dialogue That Actually Works?
All of this is easier said than done. (Yes, pun intended.) Which is why we do it together, live, with your actual characters.
Build-A-Dialogue is a free three-hour workshop — Saturday, June 6th, 2:00–5:00 PM ET, live on Zoom. No theory lectures. No homework. Just writing.
Hour 1: Voice. Hour 2: Subtext. Hour 3: Conflict. You'll leave with completed exercises, a Character Voice Sheet you can reference for your entire manuscript, and a Subtext Diagnostic for testing any scene in your current work. Registration now open.
7 to 10pm
Crafting the Compelling Plot