This summer I took an excellent class through Hugo House called The Art of Romance Writing with Lish McBride and Olivia Waite. It was delightful! For six weeks, fifteen of us zoomed in for a conversation with Lish and Olivia about a different aspect of writing compelling romantic stories, from building enticing characters to writing…Continue reading Summer lovin’
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My new Substack
For the past few months, I’ve been playing around with a blog over on Substack. Ginny’s Odd Tonics is a fun way for me to share some of the rabbit holes I’ve jumped down while researching my writing projects. The vibe is kind of like your favorite librarian nerding out about really weird history once…Continue reading My new Substack
The Nike Site
A few weeks ago, I finished writing a novel about a teenager whose search for her mom unearths supernatural secrets in her small Wisconsin hometown. (My agent is reading it now!) I based the locations and mythology on the town where I grew up: the abandoned amusement park, the legend of the deranged circus performers who haunted the…Continue reading The Nike Site
Three better-than-expected horror B-movies
I’m working on a novel about a video clerk in a small town who’s obsessed with straight-to-video, B-movie horror (gee, wonder where she got that from?). So of course I had to do some research, and I found a few gems that were way better than I thought they’d be. Each one’s a little bit…Continue reading Three better-than-expected horror B-movies
Mardi Gras 2025
One of the things I love about living in New Orleans is that no matter how frightening the world gets, the people here make time to celebrate all that’s good and beautiful. Mardi Gras is a citywide but still homegrown party put on by locals (no corporate sponsors!) for anyone who wants to join the…Continue reading Mardi Gras 2025