Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author. She’s the author of The Extra, The Other, and The Spare (The Outsiders Sequence), and You Have to Let Them Bleed.
You Have to Let Them Bleed
2/17/2025
The Other
The Outsiders Sequence #2
6/9/2026
The Spare
The Outsiders Sequence #3
3/9/2027
Author Archives: Annie Neugebauer
Muse Burnout (It’s Not What You Think)
Originally posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 1:45:00 PM Lately I have been noticing the popularization of something I’m going to call Muse Burnout. And despite what you might think, I don’t mean that writers all over the world suddenly … Continue reading
On Asking Questions
Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 4:00:00 PM | Annie Neugebauer Sometimes, we don’t know things. No one can know everything, and every person has to decide what information is worth learning about and storing in their brain and what subjects are … Continue reading
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How Long Does Grief Last?
Originally posted on Monday, July 18, 2011, 1:45:00 PM The short, over-simplified answer: 3 years. The honest, complicated answer: forever. Here’s the truth, as I’ve experienced it. Grieving is incredibly painful. There are all sorts of advice columns aimed at … Continue reading
Evolution of a Sonnet
Originally posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:26 PM Maybe you’re a free-verse poet fighting the idea of testing out new forms. Intimidation, preconception, and lack of knowledge are all very real factors. Or maybe you’re not a poet at … Continue reading
The Difference between Grammar and Linguistics
Originally posted on Thursday, June 09, 2011, 8:42:00 PM “Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.” –Winston Churchill Let’s talk about how we talk. In college, I majored in English. I am … Continue reading
