March 11, 2025March 12, 2025
Imagine: You’ve just finished your manuscript, a delicious tale in the shadows of 1700’s Scotland, about a maiden, mother and crone—bound by fate and forbidden magic—who must unite as an...
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February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
As a historical fiction writer, it’s important to research the era the story is set in to get a broad understanding of the customs, laws, beliefs and struggles of the...
January 1, 2025
Happy New Year! Do you write resolutions? I’ve been doing it since I was a kid. My mom and I used to sit at the kitchen table and she would...
December 23, 2024December 22, 2024
Happy holidays! Did you ever wonder where some of our Christmas traditions came from? If you guessed pagan rituals, you’d be correct. In many cultures across the ancient globe people...
November 26, 2024
Hello fellow book lovers! Now that my prequel, “To Condemn a Witch” is with my trusted editor, I have about a month off from writing to catch up with all...
November 14, 2024
Hey everybody! I’m excited to share a snippet of my next book, “To Condemn a Witch,” which is the prequel of “To Rescue a Witch”. The latest draft just got...
October 22, 2024October 22, 2024
Did you ever wonder why we celebrate Halloween? Origins The origins of Halloween were in the Celtic fire festival Samhain (SAH-win) marking the end of the harvest season and the...
October 4, 2024
Last night, the quiet halls of the Pflugerville Library were filled with the whisper of the past as we delved into the historical and enchanting world of my novel, To...
September 30, 2024
Hello awesome readers! I’ve been on a mad dash to market my book, “To Rescue a Witch” during the entire month of October. Here are a few quick updates and...
September 12, 2024
I Need Your Help, Friends! I’m updating my website and need a new tagline that captures the spirit of my books. Here’s my conundrum: My stories cover multiple genres, including...
August 12, 2024
I wrote this the night before my daughter started kindergarten. Tomorrow she starts college. Here is an excerpt from my memoir, “She’s Losing It!” Good Night Baby/Good Morning Little Girl...
August 12, 2024August 4, 2024
Do you live near Austin, Texas and like witch fiction? Me too! And guess what? I’m going to be doing a fun author event presentation about Halloween and witches and...
August 5, 2024August 4, 2024
Do You Prefer Witches as Heroes or Villains in Stories? Depending on where and when you lived, your society would have viewed witches as heroes (aka ‘wise women’, ‘cunning folk’,...
July 15, 2024July 15, 2024
As a fiction writer, I do a lot of research into my characters, which means I’ve been studying up on witches. Set in 1739, “To Rescue a Witch” is about...
July 8, 2024
Have you ever been in a group setting and looked around with a giddy grin and thought, “These are my people?” That’s what it was like going to the American...
June 25, 2024
It’s been an exciting three months since my first novel, “To Rescue a Witch” launched. Here are some updates and future book signing events and workshops. Next Generation Indie Book...
