A Vote from the Universe: Nevermore is Today's Barnes & Noble Daily Find

Just when I was ready to step back from writing, the universe laughed.

A few weeks ago, I quietly passed a milestone. I celebrated six years as a published author. It’s been a beautiful and brutal path in equal measure. This year, especially, pushed me to my limits.

At one point I made the difficult decision to step back. I couldn’t keep grinding myself into the ground trying to make writing a full-time income while corpora…