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A writer and teacher I greatly admire once said during a lecture that many writers find themselves revolving around themes. At first it's a subconscious thing, and then with each book (or story), if you can step back and look at your work, you'll find you dance around particular issues that mean something to you.… Continue reading Circling the important stuff

Cover reveal time! Introducing Changing Course, out in 2019. When the woman of your dreams falls from the sky, you’d better be ready to catch her. When a simple mission goes wrong, intergalactic space Captain Jessa Arbelle nearly goes down with her ship. Her escape pod lands on Indemnion, a planet known for its raw,… Continue reading Heading into the Stars

We had friends over this weekend. For most people that probably doesn't sound all that unusual. But for us, it is. Our home is our sanctuary. It's where we're safe and free to be exactly who we are. That means we don't often have people over. And the few we do are people we've known… Continue reading Nut wrapped glitter fun

Today, we met Ada99, Marge90, and Angela. They made me think about time. We were leaving the parking lot, chatting about something. Who knows what. There were three older women crossing onto the pavement (sidewalk) beside us. Suddenly, the one with a walker tips backward, and knocks over the one behind her. The third lady… Continue reading Time will tell

Reviews are difficult things for authors. They can be really uplifting, and they can be totally soul crushing. Neil Gaiman says that reviews are for readers, not authors. To just get on with making art. Still, when you get one that starts with, "Wow. Now that's how you write a book." You can't help but… Continue reading That Giddy Feeling

I had a dream. It was a very real, very emotional dream. It was like watching a movie. It had a beginning, middle, and an end. It had conflict, it had romance, it had questions. The thing is, I didn't like the way it ended when I'd woken up. So, I went back to sleep… Continue reading Into the world it goes

Book Box Day is a big thing in our house. There's something special about getting to hold in your hand the culmination of hours and hours of hard work. From the kernel of an idea, to the proposal, to the arc design, to sitting down every single night to get the story out. Then on… Continue reading Book Box Day: number four

I love fairy tales. And I especially love remakes of fairy tales, spins that twist the original into something new. With that in mind, I sat down to write my own fairy tale, about fairy tales. And I'm loving it. It's a lot of research, and I keep stopping to fact check, but I really… Continue reading A tale, coming soon.

I don't tend to read my reviews, as I'm too thin skinned. The last bad one I read kept me from writing for months. But it's great when I hear about a review that has come in, like the one below posted on Goodreads: Wow! When I first heard the premise of this book, the… Continue reading 5* Review for Fury’s Bridge