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I'm a strong believer in writing books with happy endings. This is not to say that realistic or historically correct endings don't have a place, but in a world with so many sad endings, I believe we have not yet arrived at the point where we have too many happy, triumphant, hip-hip-hooray endings.

Welcome to this week's character introduction. Meet Rand, twin brother to Christina's husband. He's the charming extravert in the family, the one who always has a joke on the tip of his tongue. So why does he rub Christina the wrong way? And why does he keep popping up everywhere Christina goes?

Read the blurb of my upcoming mystery novel set in Seattle. "The only thing clear is that someone is lying."

When parents read, they’re doing more than just being a good example.

Do you love books that sweep you away on thrilling adventures while keeping the romance heartfelt and clean? If so, you’ve come to the right

“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them...

If the thought of reading classics fills your heart with dread, never fear! You don't have to limit yourself to James Joyce or Tolstoy

Remember that time when Lisebette and Timothy locked themselves into a crypt? On purpose? There may or may not have been tears.

Meet Aunt Margaret. She's about as unpleasant as she looks. Maybe more.

If ever there was a fiction writer that did her homework, it was Georgette Heyer.

What is a blog for if not to reminisce about my first published novel? I love trying to find new ways in which to better share images of...

The only key is to keep moving, even if it feels slow.

The Gala scene is rich with romantic tension, new revelations and dangerous undercurrents... in other words, fun to write, fun to read.

C. S. Lewis was an excellent example of dreaming new dreams.

Then I discovered an important truth: The Setting is a Main Character.

When everything feels like its slipping through her fingers, she must decide who she can trust—because all is not as it seems.

What do you think? Could a place like this hide secrets worthy of a mystery?

It's an unusual name for a book, that's for sure. But T. TEMBAROM by Frances Hodgson Burnett was a really interesting read for me as a...

And guess what? You already have what it takes to be a writer, too.

This quick and easy technique might be the clue to igniting your next story idea!