M. Boyd

Usually, people recommend not   releasing a novel and then half-dropping off the face of the Earth. The past few weeks, life has been...

Ghosts of the Steel Road is less than a week out from publication, which means it's time for a little sneak peek! Remember that pre-orders...

It’s difficult to believe this is finally happening, but it is. I first came up with the idea for what would become Ghosts of the Steel...

Every great hero has a reason to fall, don’t they? Fatal flaws, most well-known from Greek tragedies, are the character traits which can...

Looking ahead to the release of Ghosts of the Steel Road, which is getting closer by the day, I thought this would be a good time to talk...

Curly hair that always frizzes in the humidity. A love for the shadows. Workaholics. One of the most interesting things about my writing,...

Howdy, everyone! I’ve been a bit busy this week, so instead of doing a full blog post, I wanted to give a few updates about this blog and...

People always say that the key to being a successful writer is to not just write, but to write every day. But what would I manage to...

The train to Elsewhere. The train to Elsewhere was a story that was only ever told in a whisper, passed between disillusioned teenagers,...

With the end of the year approaching, it is time to begin to look at what will be upcoming next year. While I’ll be doing an official...

So, it’s finally happened. All semester, I’ve been running on a state of half-burnout, keeping myself afloat with periodic rest days and...

The phrase “NaNoWriMo” has a different meaning for everyone. For some, the phrase signals a time to be more intentional about setting...

Another year, another NaNoWriMo. I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo a few times now, always doing the traditional 50k words for the first...

The worst stop on my mail route was the Jacklantern Mansion.

When I was younger, I had a dream of creating a narrative podcast. I knew I could write, I knew I could at least sort-of act, and I knew...

This isn’t the first time I’ve tried to start an author blog. I’ve been writing since sixth grade, when I was inspired by a homework...