Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author. Her debut collection, You Have to Let them Bleed, and her debut novella, The Extra, are both set for publication in 2025.
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Category Archives: The Art
Fear, Pain, and Writing
I am so honored today to be hosted at Fear of Writing by the lovely Milli Thornton. The post, “Facing My Fear of Writing Through Pain,” is a follow-up to the post “Writing Through Pain” that I wrote last year … Continue reading
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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
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
To name is to acknowledge existence.
Originally posted on March 13, 2010 at 3:47 AM My main character is becoming real. The word “creative” has two kin: create and creator. We don’t always associate these with each other, but the fact is, my creativity means I … Continue reading
Choice
Originally posted on May 25, 2009 at 12:44 AM I often hear famous authors say things like, “If you don’t absolutely have to write to survive, don’t become a writer as a profession. It’s too hard.” Or, “Writing isn’t an … Continue reading
