3rd Act

I am chest deep in my 3rd act re-writes for RynRaven. I had a change of heart when I was revising, and I re-started this entire section – I felt, while I love my ending – the events leading up to it could use some punching up. Previously small roles of certain characters have grown …

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My Process And Frustration

Today, I am talking about my writing process and the frustration of losing (literally) an entire scene. I’ve done this more times than I would like to admit. You see, I have this process when writing, which I will detail shortly. Because I also have this little (depending on who you ask, some might say, …

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Pantser, Planner, a Hodgepodge

My writing style has always been to write and see where the story takes me. Because of this style, my story SR (now formally titled Crimson & Ivory) has become a bit of a behemoth. Once RynRaven is given wings, I’ll be spending the remainder of 2018 scaling down SR, she’s much too large and …

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My Three Favorite Books, in Honor of The Great American Read

PBS posted the list of America’s 100 most-loved books, sadly my three favorite are not on this list!  But I’m going to share them with you and hope that you have or will enjoy them as well! I picked these three because I have read them several times and have owned several different copies of …

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World Building – The Spark

I mentioned last week that Case Study #3 and all my current works in progress originally started with a dream I had had a couple of decades ago. Well, to be more precise, from a short descriptive story I wrote that was inspired by a dream. And I’d like to honor that ‘dream’ and the …

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Short Story Release Day & What Inspires Me

Good Morning! Today is the day. (I’m doing a little dance) Case Study #3, The TorTalon File is now available online in eBook format over at Amazon. You can find it here. Woohoo! I am excited, proud and nervous! I decided that I would distract myself by telling you a little about . . . …

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The Little Things

Hello All! A little news since I’ve been quietly polishing up Case Study #3, yesterday I finalized the paperback version – now I am waiting patiently (not at all) for the email that will give me the green light to order my proofs. I also ordered marketing materials – I’m telling you, I am actually …

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!!Launch Day!!

It’s Launch Day! I now have Facebook and Instagram pages in addition to my twitter account. Be sure to pop on over and follow me there: Facebook page Instagram You can pre-order my short story “Case Study #3, The TorTalon File” here – it was previously titled “Waylaid” but that title never really resonated with …

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2018 Resolutions and back to bloggin

Hello! I’m back. It’s been a while. Phew, a long while since I last blogged. I’ve been up to a lot. It’s been especially emotional for me, my little one turned one and I’ve given myself permission to work on re-writing my first novel – my first real story. The one I shelved quite a …

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