Tammy Boehm Member Member since 2020

Fiction, poetry and strange worlds

Fiction Poetry

TL Boehm writes speculative and literary fiction, poetry and the occasional piece that refuses to stay neatly inside a genre. Her work leans toward layered worlds, complicated people, faith, grief, identity and the strange places where wonder and unease overlap. She is the the author of the Odynkyrk Cycle, including Ephesus Offense and has written short fiction, poetry and essays. A long time accountant by trade and writer by temperament, she brings an eye for detail, systems, contradiction, and the small human moments that make imagined worlds feel lived in. She lives in Michigan and is usually working on a novel, a poem, or both

Location:: Muskegon, MI
Birthdate:: 24 April (61 years old)

Interview with Tammy Boehm

Who are your literary (or artistic) heroes?

L Frank Baum, JRR Tolkien and Sylvia Plath

What makes you procrastinate when you could be doing your creative work? What are your strategies for finding focus?

I have an unholy addiction to my Happy Color app, and a needy aging feline who clings to my neck like a feral toddler, requiring both hands to support him

What single creative achievement are you most proud of?

My current completed novel Ephesus Offense.

What fictional character would you most like to be?

Polychrome, the rainbow’s daughter. I have an image of her tattooed on my forearm.

What advice would you give to a young, budding writer (or artist) with less experience than yourself?

First, there’s no such thing as writers’ block. Just write. Learn to be okay with the first, second and tenth edit to be gnarly. Also learn to be okay with editing. Second, rejection happens. Write and submit anyway.

For your first draft (or sketch), do you prefer analog or digital tools, or a mix?

I used to hand write poetry but my penmanship is awful so I use the notepad on my phone for short ideas and the laptop for longer work

Do you incorporate generative AI/LLMs into your creative process? If so, how?

I use AI for final editing after I’ve done line by line, content and continuity edits. Since much of my fiction involves world building I also generate visual character sketches for continuity.

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2026