EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER NEWS! As sone of you may remember, Swan Song was originally supposed to be one book. Then I decided to divide it up into a series. Which means…I need new titles! Swan Song is still the name of the series. But that’s four mor...

Why still read young adult fantasy, and even middle grade, when you’re an adult? C. S. Lewis has a famous quote about writing children’s books. He stated, “I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children’s story which is enjoyed only by...

Dear Friends This week, I finally did it. I finished the self-edits of Book 1 of Swan Song AND sent the manuscript off to my developmental editor. Yes! Not quite party time yet. There’s still LOTS of work to do. But it is a huge step toward clic...

Dear Friends,This last weekend, I did something I promised myself I wouldn’t do when it came to my writing… I almost gave up. Not writing itself. The business side. The posting reels and prepping drafts and worrying about budgets and findin...

Dear Friends, Have you ever had a month that was a complete whirlwind…and yet when you try to recap it, you feel like you actually didn’t do that much? That was July for me. :P I DID get to finally enjoy a few weeks of not doing much f...