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
3/17/2026
The Other
The Outsiders Sequence #2
6/9/2026
The Spare
The Outsiders Sequence #3
3/9/2027
Category Archives: Writing
As if from Nowhere
Originally posted on August 3, 2010 at 4:10 PM When we were on vacation, I got an idea for my next novel. It takes place in Lake City and is a horror novel, and that’s pretty much all I’m willing … Continue reading
Creative License
Originally posted on May 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM Laurell K. Hamilton has talked before about how important research is when you write fantasy, because if you’re asking your readers to believe this crazy, magical stuff, everything that they know … Continue reading
at my wit’s end
Originally posted on May 25, 2010 at 4:04 PM When I went to line camp my freshman year of drill team, I remember dancing in my sleep. That week of learning dances and practicing sometimes 20 hours a day sank … Continue reading
How to Accept Critique (with poise)
Originally posted on May 13, 2010 at 6:29 PM Disclaimer: Everyone is different, and every group is different. Do what works for you. Here’s what works for me. This is a sister post to my blog, How to Give Critique … Continue reading
The Best Blog Ever
Originally posted on April 20, 2010 at 6:07 PM Today marks the one-year anniversary of my blogging adventures. 132 blog entries and over 2,000 hits later, I now have a website with its own URL, no ads, a tagline, and … Continue reading
