The League of Utah Writers has a community book club, where each month, members are invited to read a selected book and join in discussions about it with their local chapters. The League also organizes a discussion panel where authors in the same genre/space as the chosen book get to gab about it over Zoom. […]
I’m so honored to be featured on MewlaYoung.com as Kwazi’s Cat Person of the Month! MewlaYoung.com is dedicated to supporting the welfare of cats. Their website provides information and entertainment for cat lovers, and will help you learn about and connect with amazing cat people from around the world. As they put it, their Kwazi’s
GUESS WHAT!! (Okay, pretend you didn’t just read the blog title and guess anyway.) YES! You got it! I’ve signed with Timber Ghost Press to publish my new supernatural horror novella, Mouse Trap! Terrifying as this book is, it’s not about those horrific spring-loaded traps. Remember this? Twenty years ago, Dakota Scott’s baby brother died
For the first time in 5 years, Kelly and I were able to attend the Horror Writers Association’s annual convention, StokerCon. This year it was held in Denver, Colorado. As always, there were tons of horror-related workshops and panels to check out. Kelly’s favorite was a workshop by Sumiko Saulson on creating horror graphic novels.
Did you know that BookTok is… well… a thing? I didn’t until recently. It’s sort of a neighborhood within TikTok, a place where readers and authors can hang out, share book recommendations, joke about our inabilities to go into a bookstore without buying something, and just have a good time with other folks who love
Here are some politics we can all get behind: Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared today, December 4, 2021, as “Utah Authors Day.” Check out his official declaration: To celebrate, the League of Utah Writers partnered with Utah Humanities, the Salt Lake County Library, and Weber County Library to host group signing events featuring Utah authors.
One of my favorite horror review sites, KendallReviews.com, is hosting a brilliant version of an Advent calendar just for horror fans. Each day, readers will find a review or feature about one of the stories from Clive Barker’s The Books of Blood behind one of the calendar’s “doors.” (Chocolate not included, but you can bring
As I mentioned in my blog post a couple of months ago, Donn’s Legacy was awarded the Cat Writers Association Certificate of Excellence. I found out today that it won the top honor in its category: the Muse Medallion!!! I honestly don’t quite know what to say. I’ve wanted to be a “cat writer” since
