So I was talking with my daughter yesterday about some of the differences between where I grew up and where I live now. I grew up in the desert Southwest… Read more I Revisited A Moment Of Magic – And Found What My Story Was Missing →
I am a writer. And as such, I have a bunch of ideas swirling in my head at all times. Some of them are awesome, and some are complete crap.… Read more You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide From THE BOOK THAT ATE MY BRAIN →
Introducing a new feature to my blog: Master Class Monday Every Monday, I’m going to share some of the writing tips I’ve collected (and I’ve collected lots) from various masters… Read more Monday Master Class: Glen Keane On Inhabiting Your Characters →
One of the things my editors (and beta readers) really liked about TRAVELER and DREAMER was the relationship between my protagonist, Jessa, and her older brother, Danny. Danny is a… Read more They Always Say ‘Write What You Know’ →
One of the special challenges with writing sci-fi or fantasy is that sometimes, your dreams are way too big to confine to one book. And that’s a wonderful thing, in… Read more Sometimes Your Universe Is Too Big #amwriting #writing →
So I was sitting at my desk at the day job, and bemoaning to my coworker that I loved to write, had written a lot of romance and some cool… Read more Writing Your YA Novel 101: It All Started With A Creeped-Out Little Kid… →