What are your thoughts on recommending short stories as a beginner writer’s project? (Pros, cons, short-story-specific struggles, tips, etc. ) As a writer and a writing teacher, I would highly recommend beginner writers start out with short stories....
August 1, 2023 Dear Readers, Here I am at camp. Actually, camp is officially over as of yesterday. Hard to believe. Now I’ll have to pack my things up and head back to normal life. But that’s later. Right now I’m writing to you to tell you how camp w...
I saw this tag on Kate’s blog and it looked fun. I mean, what’s not to like about a post with books you love? Nothing? That’s what I thought. Thanks to the original creator, Naty’s Bookshelf for starting this tag. Let’s get going, shall we? Now the o...
Some people have asked me if my stories ever evolve into something different than I was expecting. Or if my stories ever change as I’m writing them. Sometimes they do slightly, other times quite a bit. Did you want to see what the changes for one sto...
I don’t usually do this, but this year I decided to do a Christmas in July thing. So today I’m going to release a new Christmas novella. This story was written last November/December. I was actually thinking maybe it could be a Christmas Card story,...
I’m going to keep this short even if the title was long. Happy 4th of July! I’m happy to be part of a sale going on today only with some other wonderful authors. All the books are free or $0.99 today only. All these books are patriotic or summer-them...
Today I have a special guest! Courtenay is going to share something that all Indie authors should know. And if you are a reader in Canada, you might be interested in this too. Even if you’re neither of those, you might find this interesting. Kindle C...
Wow! I can’t believe it’s almost July! Crazy to think that it’s been almost three months since the last King’s Daughters’ Writing Camp ended. Where has the time gone? (If any of you feel like your days or weeks are dragging, it’s probably because you...
Have you ever been writing and gotten stuck? I have! There are a few different ways to get “stuck” when writing. But what do you do when these times come? Do you A.) throw up your hands in defeat and quit writing forever? B.) toss that story and star...
Remember that other book I mentioned back when I released Wherever He Leads? The one my grandpa had borrowed my proof copy of? Yeah, that one. Well, I got it back. Yes, he really liked it. 🙂 And now I have published it! But I’m going to keep this sh...