Finally, Rabbit finds the confidence to sit the civil exams for Lui land law. There he discovers that not everyone takes their own exam. One of the students hires a stranger to take the exam for him. Rabbit...

Starting in January of 2020, I began writing articles for Medium. I had originally believed I'd write only one a month, but it quickly turned into a weekly thing.2020 was an interesting year. Let's just...

We have many, many different ways to tell a story. Possibly as many different types of story structure as there are stories and storytellers. You will not find a book on abstract theory with an emphasis...

Do you ever look at other writers who are further along the path and wonder how they got there? What they had to do to dig themselves out of the myths, get themselves unstuck, and moving forward? Writers...

Wilson's house is infested by pesky stars that dive-bomb him when he's cooking or trying to relax.Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration. Possibly it's only one star. And kinda friendly, at that.But it keeps...

Tong Yi carries the mysterious message of Zhang Gua Loa back to his boss.The immortal had said there would be war. But between whom? And why?Huli Transport takes advantage of the situation to become the...

Kim's parents want the very best for their child. They buy the top of the line magical mirror that dictates everything for the child that day, including gender, personality, as well as the day's activities.But...

Pauli, the most recent of the Paulaleena fairies, must creep out of the woods and renew the pact with the human mayor of the nearby city.The pact that keeps the world safe from the Dark Ones.The pact...

Jackie needs to find out if Brandon is The One. But her stupid mother grounded her, and she cannot get to the park, cannot fall asleep with the first of the cherry blossom petals in her hair, cannot dream...

The corn husk doll Lizzie always carries has promised to teach Lizzie about power. Maybe even enough to grant all her wishes.Lizzie just wants Pa to smile again. And maybe for Ma to get well. As for her...

Tong Yi works for Huli Transport, a company that specializes in rides and transportation for those who aren't quite human. When the newest job comes up—delivering a message to Zhang Guo Lao, one of the...

NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month - when people all over the world decide to write an entire novel - 50,000 words - during the month of November.Do those other NaNo books discourage you? The ones...

Silvia hates working on Halloween. Particularly at an old-fashioned San Francisco hotel like The Palace.But she forgot to call in sick. And now co-workers have seen her.She must go in. And hope that she...

Ayumi has a magical talent for healing.Unfortunately, her father, and society in general during Heian era Japan, won't allow women to work.Can Ayumi find a life for herself that doesn't involve an odious...

The raven clan takes pride in three things: The education of their children, the fierceness of their warriors, and how they care for their own. Despite this, Pedrek, a retired raven warrior, finds a raven...

Like many writers, Leah Cutter writes all over the map.She has figured out a way to group her stories together, by time (Past/Present/Future) as well as by energy level (Languid/Exciting/Pulse Pounder).Then...

Ao Dan works as a wizard for Huli Transport. He primarily opens portals to transport messengers and goods between places.Easy. Non-complicated. Even if Ao Dan has taken off time recently to grieve the...

The wheelman always gets his passengers where they need to go. Despite traffic, visits from our alien friends, or even a little necromancy. With the help, of course, of his friendly parking Buddha. 

Sakura considers herself an ordinary girl living an ordinary life in Tokyo, Japan, concerned with boys, school work, and family.Then the extraordinary happens, and her body starts transforming into glass.What...

Sarah wants babies.Lots and lots of babies.Freddie, Sarah's sister, sees nothing wrong with this.But Sarah had Down's Syndrome. Along with a controlling mother who stands in the way of her daughter's...

Ginny, a Japanese-American teenager, moves to the country with her grandparents after her parents die in a mysterious accident. When she explores the forbidden attic, she finds she something she never...

MELVIN FOUND THE FIRST LITTLE dogie who'd gone missing—the largest runt of his cattle herd—in an old grand fir, about twenty feet up above his head. He figured she got there by trying to jump over the...

So. You're a writer.You're no longer a beginning writer, however. You've mastered some of the elements of your craft, have learned the basics of storytelling, are starting to see some success.What do...

December 21st, 2012. The world changed. The veils between the Seen and Unseen worlds shredded.Ghosts, spirits, and other creatures now could interact with the living.Andy worked as a detective in Vice...

All four books of The Witch's Progress, collected into a single omnibus! Tara seems like a perfectly normal person. She works two jobs to cover the rent, her boss takes advantage of her good nature, and...

So, you commit art.However, you feel...stuck. Unsatisfied. You want to do more as an artist. Can do more.You just don't know how.You've seen all the advice books out there, all meant to help you. Most...

So. You'd like to take your publishing business to the next level, and want to create a business plan to help you get there. But all of those stupid business books make no sense. They were not written...

Dani loves the four proud and goofy chickens that she raises in the middle of downtown Seattle. However, there are always challenges with chickens in urban areas, like cats and raccoons.And feathered...

Most trolls have no natural magical ability. However, Christine does. Enchanted powders swirl up when she walks by. Charms glow.What happens when Christine tries to direct her magical powers?Nothing....

Franklin helps ghosts pass along, from this world to the next.His newest visitor? A scared white boy, wearing shorts, his legs scratched up, not proper funeral clothes.Franklin knows that even if the...