Since going full-time as a writer, I’ve been wanting to find other ways to give back and to create an online community away from Twitter and Facebook to be able to talk about writing, publishing, gaming, and so on with friends, colleagues, readers, and so on.

That led me back to Patreon, which I’ve seen other authors use, and am involved with for Skiffy and Fanty and Speculate.

On my Patreon, I’m sharing essays on the craft of writing, the business of publishing, and the ins-and-outs of tabletop RPGs and talking about those topics with my patrons. I’m covering topics like using the D&D stats as an analogy for evaluating and exploiting your greatest craft skills as a writer, how to create a religious system for your world that feels lived-in and realistic, and how to make your query, synopsis, and manuscript all work together when querying agents and editors. I’m also sharing excerpts of works-in-progress and more pictures of Oreo. I’ve got some big ideas to pursue down the road, like producing videos about writing/gaming/publishing, bringing my stories to new formats (comics, games, etc.), and more.

Here’s my short introductory video:

And there’s more information at the page itself. If you’ve enjoyed my writing on any of these topics or my stories/novels/novellas, I hope you’ll join me as I continue my adventures in the world of storytelling.