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Amazon US / Amazon UK / Nook / iBooks / Kobo Chapter 3 “I don’t know what to think,” Aunt Hope’s voice sounded muffled. I saw the wobbling stack of clothes she was about to put in a suitcase just before I ducked back into the hall. She sounded serious, and I wanted to hear […]
Amazon US / Amazon UK / Nook / iBooks / Kobo Chapter 2 The next morning I woke up in a snit, and the day just got worse from there. Over breakfast, Aunt Ivy told us the Lady would see us in the afternoon. That cut short my plans for a solitary hike after lessons, […]
Amazon US / Amazon UK / Nook / iBooks / Kobo Chapter 1 “Wren, take it easy!” I shouted to my sister over the howling winds that whipped along the rock-studded beach and stirred the crashing waves into froth. Instead, my twin threw all of her power against me, knocking aside the rock I’d held […]
Burnout is a major problem for writers, and artists of many stripes. Sometimes we feel we’re in a race, either to finish this book so we can get to the next one, or to get the words out as fast as they’re forming in our minds. I have often sat at the computer far too […]
I don’t know everything. Let’s just start from there. None of us knows everything. Everyone comes at this writing pursuit with different backgrounds and skills. Some of us can tell a great story — have readers at the edge of their seats and keep them there — but we need a good editor for our […]
*Grin* This should be obvious to anyone trying to build a writing career. To build implies that you are making something new, that has not been made before. You are stretching yourself. To be successful, you must constantly stretch out of the zone you’re comfortable in and push yourself to try new things. There are […]
As you progress as a writer, you’ll notice the payoffs that are considered important in popular culture for writers. Of course you’ll notice them! You’re one of those pop culture, conventional wisdom suckers, too! (We all are until we investigate further. That’s why it’s called conventional wisdom.) What are these culturally promoted payoffs of being […]
Water Rites, a YA contemporary fantasy that explores the powers of the depths, is available for purchase where ebooks are sold! Water Rites ***Release Date March 9, 2015 Amazon U.S. Kobo Barnes and Noble iTunes In the centuries old struggle for territory between selkies and finfolk, Lorelei Dorian is something new. Secrets, once uncovered, can […]
No matter what I say, if you’ve yet to publish a book you will learn more from doing it than I can ever tell you. More about your fears, the things that hold you back, and how to overcome them. I continue to learn about mine, and even a decade into serious pursuit of fiction […]
The One Touch Policy: If it only takes a few minutes, don’t add it to your to-do list, just take care of it with one touch. The idea of a one-touch policy comes from a major professional mentor of mine, who still happens to be what I call my “superboss.” My manager’s superior and at […]
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