Have you heard of the objective correlative? Those are two big words, I know, but they can be critical in terms of fleshing out your writing. In short, an objective correlative is certain… Read more Paint A Picture For Your Readers With An Objective Correlative →
I cannot believe this year is coming to a close. Here’s an overview of some of the highlights: 🎉 1 New Release: IN THE DARK OF A DREAM ✍🏻 2… Read more 2024: A Year In Review →
Another year is in the rearview mirror and it was a really good one. It started with an outstanding author event at Towne Book Center in Collegeville, PA. They’ve always… Read more 2023: A Year In Review →
Finn reaches out, taking my hand. “Come on,” he says. He pulls me back over to the bench, where he spreads one of our blankets down so we have a… Read more When You Know You Wrote It Right →
Yep, that’s a new book. Pardon me if this one quietly sneaks out and stands at the edge of the playground watching the big kids play. Here’s the thing. I… Read more My Kinda-Sorta Book Announcement →
Now that the whirlwind of 2021 is behind us, it’s time to regroup and set the stage for next year. My writing plan is severely ambitious. That’s a nice way of saying I’m out of my freaking mind and I may well be updating this blog from a tiny, padded room this time next year. Here’s the rough outline: Publish one YA novel – this one a holiday romance! Look for an announcement in early fall. Finish drafting and query one new manuscript (an extension of my NaNoWriMo project, a… Read more What’s On Tap For 2022? →
Ever have a bucket list item become a reality? Ever have two of your wildest dreams come true simultaneously? That was me in 2018. I had always, always dreamed of becoming a published author, and in 2017, I marked that off the bucket list when Macmillan published my YA Fantasy, TRAVELER. I longed to be on a high-level author panel, and was hopeful an invitation would open up somewhere. TRAVELER’s sequel, DREAMER, had just come out when a fellow author approached with an offer I had to pinch myself as… Read more Three Years Ago Today I Was A Panelist at Comic-Con →
I am ankle-deep in what is shaping up to be the most challenging book I’ve ever written. I say ankle-deep because I was hoping to be knee-deep by now and that’s just not a reality at the moment. There’s way too much going on with his book, and a lot of it in areas of writing that I consider to be “weak” for me. It’s important as a writer that you acknowledge your own strengths and weaknesses. The only way you become a better writer is by embracing and leveraging… Read more Know Your Strength & Weaknesses →
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