Posts Tagged: Writing

From California to Scotland With Love

posted on January 12, 2018

From here… To here! About a year ago, my husband and I embarked on what we thought would be a 3-6 month adventure living and working in Scotland. Little did we know then how much that plan would alter the course of our lives. We'd been to Edinburgh before and knew we liked the city,…

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Free Fiction Friday: The Locket

posted on March 11, 2016

Happy Friday! I love this day, don't you? It's the end of the work week, the beginning of the weekend, and full of promise! Today we're dipping into a bit of fantasy for you Free Fiction Friday enjoyment. The idea for this story came to me as I was making swag for WonderCon. I always…

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WRITE FIRST! MAKE YOURSELF AND YOUR WRITING A PRIORITY

posted on November 4, 2015

Yesterday was the first day I sat down to write and I've got to tell you, it felt good. Like, soul enriching, rainbows and unicorns, koalas with pizza kites good. **This is from a T-shirt my son bought at a con last weekend. Isn't it all kinds of fabulous?** Somewhere in the hustle of life,…

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National Novel Writing Month Is Almost Here!

posted on October 21, 2015

November first begins what thousands of writers fondly refer to as NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month is a month-long writing sprint where people of varying degrees of sanity pledge to write 50,000 words on a new project. NEW. As in, no other words have been written for this project yet. It's a fresh piece of…

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Snailing Your Way To Success

posted on October 14, 2015

It's Wednesday, time for another Writer's Tip. Last week I told you about the perils of sharing too much information with readers and how it could lead to identity theft. If you missed that post, you can jump back and read it here. This week, I thought I'd lighten up a little with your tip…

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Write My Bio! Or, help me sound less lame…

posted on May 30, 2014

Today I want to do something a little different. But, hopefully, fun. When I was putting everything together for Suzanne's guest post (if you missed it, click here), I kept reading over my bio and just felt like it was . . . off somehow. I'm not sure why. Too serious? Too cliché? Too frivolous?…

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I’m visiting Suzanne Johnson today!

posted on May 29, 2014

Hello everyone! Whew, what a crazy few weeks it's been! If you're following me on Facebook (and really, you should be!), then you know Debra Kristi and I spent ten days in Louisiana doing research for our books. She wrote a great post on the first few days of our adventure, you can read it…

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My Writing Process

posted on April 21, 2014

I've been invited to join this fun little blog tour by the effervescent and beautiful Rebecca Syme. You can find her post about her writing process here. She has a new book out and it's fantastic! I chose to do this tour for two reasons, 1) I adore Becca and can't say no to her…

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Upcoming Events ~ WonderCon 2014!

posted on April 12, 2014

If anyone is heading to Anaheim next week, look for me at WonderCon! I'll be there from Thursday to Sunday and would love to meet up for tea, lunch, or just a quick hello. For those of you unfamiliar with WonderCon, it's a smaller version of Comic-Con, with comics, speakers, people dressed in wild costumes,…

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Holidays re-imagined ~ I’m guest posting on Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal’s blog!

posted on October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween! Blessed Samhain! Whatever holiday you celebrate today, I wish you love, joy, and lots of sweet treats today. 🙂 I'm guest posting over on the Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal blog today talking about taking holidays and giving them a special twist for your story. I hope you'll pop on over and give it…

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