
Annie is a novelist, 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, a series of novellas), You Have to Let Them Bleed (collection), and Once the Darkness Comes (forthcoming novel).
Category Archives: Writing
Creation Credos: Fill in the Blanks
For a long time, I had a quote from one of my favorite authors taped above my computer screen: “Let me be wise in my creation, let me be fierce in its defense, let me be true to my message … Continue reading
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Death’s Favorite Pet
Hi guys! Just a quick note to let you know that I have new work published today at DarkFuse’s “bite-sized fiction” series Horror D’oeuvres. My micro/flash fiction piece is called “Deaths’ Favorite Pet.” You can subscribe through Kindle or on their … Continue reading
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The Road from Denton to Henrietta
Hi guys! I thought I’d share one of my poems with you today. This fun little free verse piece has been on my mind lately thanks to the crazy winter storms we’ve had here in North Texas. We were iced … Continue reading
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The Organized Writer Updates
Hi guys! I hope that most of my fellow writer followers are familiar by now with the section of my website called The Organized Writer, where I exploit my neuroses in order to offer free documents to help writers– you … Continue reading
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Country Born
When I have a poem published somewhere, I like to repost it here after the rights revert back to me so you guys can read it easily. That’s the case today. “Country Born” is a little free verse poem that … Continue reading



