April 17, 2025
Discovering Brandon Sanderson‘s “Laws of Magic”, blew me away. Law #2 forever changed my writing. Are you ready to hear the rules? Confession: while my first novel, “To Rescue a...
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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...
March 4, 2024March 3, 2024
Happy book birthday, “To Rescue a Witch”! It’s taken 3 1/2 years to finish my debut novel, but it’s finally for sale in paperback ($11.99) and Kindle ($4.99). Thank you...
February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
Everything you wear is a statement about yourself. This was doubly true for people in the 18th century. Clothing defined your gender, class and ethnicity as well as your personal...
March 6, 2023January 27, 2023
Why say something in one word when you can say it in 36 words, right? Wrong. Unless you’re Charles Dickens and getting paid by the word, today’s reader doesn’t have...
January 23, 2023January 20, 2023
How many books can you read in a year? Some reading rock stars include Warren Buffet (5-6 hours reading per day), Bill Gates (50 books per year), Mark Zuckerberg (1...
June 9, 2022July 6, 2022
Writing the first word of your book can feel like embarking on an exciting journey. Not everyone finishes. Personally, it took me two attempts at novels abandoned half-way through before...
March 28, 2022March 28, 2022
In celebration of Women’s History Month, let’s look at some of the best villains in historical fiction and fantasies. What what makes them so delectably evil and fun to watch?...
