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).
You Have to Let Them Bleed
The Other
The Outsiders Sequence #2
The Spare
The Outsiders Sequence #3
3/9/2027
Category Archives: Writing
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
“My vampires are nothing like Edward Cullen” And Other Unnecessary Disclaimers
Originally posted on Monday, May 30, 2011, 2:10:00 PM Okay, writers, readers, and media-mongers, listen up. I’m only going to say this once, because I’m tired of hearing it. I’m tired of thinking it. I’m tired of hearing other people … Continue reading
Writing. Living. Reality.
Originally posted on March 22, 2011 at 7:16 PM “Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always … Continue reading
In Defense of Daily Quotas
Originally posted on January 26, 2011 at 9:35 PM A writer friend of mine has thrown out some excellent writing metaphorage in reference to marathons vs. sprints. But to play the devil’s advocate… The quota works for some people. Namely, … Continue reading
