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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

Two takeaways from the event: "Life is short, and life is long. There is no time for bad books." Ruth Sternglantz "Have you tried the cheese? It's excellent." Barbara Anne Wright "It is our responsibility as authors to shed light on dark things, and to educate as much as we can." Robyn Nyx "It will… Continue reading Highlights from GCLS 2018

Super excited to show off the cover for Spinning Tales, out in spring 2019. Maggie McShay wants a little magic in her life. Something more than the drab existence of going to work and coming home to a cat that barely tolerates her. When she spontaneously replies to a want ad asking for someone to… Continue reading Getting Ready to Spin

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