Category: Interviews

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Julie Klein, freelance editor extraordinaire. Julie and I met in 2015 through the Northwest Editors Guild when I was searching for an editor for my middle-grade novel, THE CONTENDERS. I emailed three editors that I found through the guild and received sample edits and estimates from two … Continue reading Interview with Editor Julie Klein

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sandra Evans, author of the delightful middle-grade novel, THIS IS NOT A WEREWOLF STORY. Sandy and I met through our mutual friend, the writer Tamiko Nimura, who knew we both wrote middle-grade novels and thought we might hit it off. She was right. The first time I … Continue reading Interview with Author Sandra Evans

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Donna Miscolta, Filipino-Mexican-American author and essayist. I had followed Donna for a while on Twitter when I got the chance to meet her at her Dissolving or Deepening Tension with Humor workshop through the Seattle Public Library’s Seattle Writes Program. I then read her awesome collection of … Continue reading Interview with Donna Miscolta: Author & Essayist

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jonathan Hill, Vietnamese-American cartoonist, illustrator, and educator. I’d been following Jonathan for a few years on Twitter when I got the chance to meet him at Short Run, Seattle’s comix and arts festival, in November 2017, and at the Portland Book Festival right after. Upon meeting him, Jonathan … Continue reading Interview with Jonathan Hill: Cartoonist, Illustrator, Educator

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sam Wiebe, author of Vancouver crime novels Last of the Independents, Invisible Dead, and just released this year, Cut You Down. I’ve been following Sam for a couple of years on Twitter, and recently got the chance to see him in conversation with Seattle mystery writer Brian … Continue reading Interview with Sam Wiebe: Crime Fiction Author

I’m launching a new blog feature today called, Interviews with Creatives! I love chatting with fellow writers, artists, and makers, and learning from them–and thought you might too. This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lauren Sapala, author, blogger, and writing coach. I’ve been following Lauren for a couple of years on Twitter and … Continue reading Interview with Lauren Sapala: Author & Writing Coach

I’ve been a professional adviser for the last 16 years but it isn’t very often that I’m asked to give advice to my 15-year-old self. But that’s exactly what my friend, the amazing author Sandra Evans, asked me to do this month. I met Sandy through our mutual friend Tamiko Nimura, a terrific writer and … Continue reading Giving Advice to my 15-year-old Self