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I've been working on a story based in Seattle where the setting centers on a restaurant. And while this restaurant is completely...

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...

Were you like me when you watched Kung Fu Panda and held your breath when Po finally got his hands on the golden scroll? I really wanted...

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

As an indie author, I'm constantly having to create new content for marketing. I remember my first few innocent days an intern at a...

Book Covers are hard. That's why I was thrilled when Publisher Weekly jumped in to help me design mine. Okay, so they didn't exactly...

We all have days when the words just don’t come. That’s what chocolate was made for…right?

Have you read this? This was my second time through and even though I liked it the first time, I definitely enjoyed it better this time...

Before I became acquainted with the wonderful Michelle of Melissa Williams Design, (who designed the final and current cover, which is...

This last week I finished The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery for the second time. The book was published in 1926 and is based on that...

People are always asking where authors get their ideas for their stories. I’m going to share a few of my methods. I plagiarize my dreams....

Exciting news! Tinder Sky, my latest novel, has got a new look thanks to Book Life with Publisher Weekly. It was selected for a cover...

My favorite job, outside of creating stories, was my one stint at a bookshop. Pay me to arrange books on a shelf? Sign me up. Ever since...

As a writer, do you ever feel like you’re trying to hammer your way through a brick wall with only your fist as a tool? This is normal....

When you’ve finished your masterpiece and you know it’s ready for submission, it can be easy to gloss over that little number in the...

Or Finding Your Complimentary Writing Passion When I had my first baby, we lived near the Oregon Coast. Anyone familiar with the Oregon...

So picture this: me mowing the lawn for 90 minutes, laboring in the hot sun and wrestling with the mower up and down the crazy slopes in...

‘P’ is for Pandemic and ‘R’ is for Remote School and ‘Z’ is for zero time to write. But I exaggerate. I’ve been able to write around the...

I don’t know about you, but failure has been my best teacher as a writer. The most spectacular of my failures have produced the most...

Wow. Remote learning. I mean. Wow. On one hand it’s great. Remote learning means that I get to have all my kids home with me and we all...