I’m finally releasing a new novel! I know, I know. It’s been a long time since I’ve released something this long, but this story was one of those on and off stories. It would be moving along great and then suddenly . . . It would stop. Perhaps I was...
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...
Hey! Kate, over at Once Upon an Ordinary suggested that I do a special post just sharing 5 Historical Fiction books that I liked from this year. I know this means more books for you all, but since I think I can throw it together really quickly, and I...
Just to make this clear, these are reasons why I write this genre, not why everyone does or should. First of all, let’s define what constitutes “Historical Fiction” books. Historical fiction is a story set in the past, often during a significant time...
I’ve had many people over the years ask how I manage to make them feel hot or cold or hungry, or whatever the characters are feeling when they read my stories. I’ve had people ask for help on learning to write good descriptions that don’t leave the r...
Welcome to a special Read Another Page interview with Canadian author, Courtenay Burden. Rebekah Morris: Welcome to the Read Another Page library. I’m delighted you could join me for a chat. Courtenay Burden: Thanks, Rebekah! I’m delighted to be here...
Just to make this clear, these are reasons why I write this genre, not why everyone does or should. I decided to look up what Mystery books were and here’s what I discovered. Something not understood; a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solut...
The Five Fall Favorites! Seven years ago, my writing and blogging friend, Kate Willis, made a suggestion that we have a fall party about books on our blogs. It sounded fun to me, so we jumped into planning the first ever Five Fall Favorites! We had s...
Hello, and welcome back our 5th Tuesday – First Stories edition. In this series I am going to be sharing some of my earlier writings with you all. *gulps and wonders if this is such a good idea* Now remember, I did NOT like writing, but I’ve always h...
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...