My letter “B” pick for this year’s A to Z reading challenge was BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS by Shannon Hale. This lovely, lyrical tale weaves the story of Dashti,… Read more A to Z Book Review: Book of a Thousand Days →
Okay, so I fell off the map last week. You’ll have to excuse me, but a whole bunch of stuff hit at once, the day job heated up, and I had to prioritize. The blog is fun, but it’s not payin’ the bills, if you know what I mean. One of the hardest things I’ve learned in being a working, published writer is the importance of saying “Nope.”
When it rains, it pours. And then you clean your gutters. Except my gutters are overflowing. I was supposed to do this letter of the alphabet last week, but just… Read more A To Z Challenge: M Is For Monday, When It Should Have Been Friday →
As in I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the cover designs for my novel! Swoon Reads (which is a division of MacMillan) puts together 4 great covers and then puts them… Read more A To Z Blogging Challenge: L Is For Love →
I know, it’s quite a mouthful. But bear with me, here. Koi No Yokan is a Japanese phrase which has no direct English translation. It describes the sense upon first… Read more K Is For “Koi No Yokan” →
I think every one of us has had that one friend who just gets us. They’re the ones we share the inside jokes with, they’re the ones who call us… Read more A To Z Blogging Challenge: J Is For Joke →
Do you know how you write an interesting story? You start out with an interesting idea and you write a somewhat interesting story. Then you go back and reread it… Read more A To Z Blogging Challenge: I Is For Interesting →
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to heroes lately. What makes a good one? It’s not enough that they’re a genuinely decent person – after all, some of the… Read more A To Z Blogging Challenge: H Is For Hero →