I scream! You scream! We all scream for Nan’s Ice Cream Shop! I’m so excited to be releasing this book! It was a lot of fun to write as well as convicting in some areas. It’s available on Amazon in paperback and in Kindle form. You can also read it w...

The debate that splits the writing community! Some people are passionate about this question and have strong opinions on it. What do I think? Is “said” dead? Should “said” be dead? Never use “said” in your stories! Said is dead! Instead you should us...

Do you talk? Of course you do. Some people talk a lot (like me) while others don’t talk as much. Some people talk about anything and everything (again, like me) and others don’t like chit-chat. But how do you get your conversation to sound real in yo...

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...

There are many book series. Some are more popular and others are not. I thought it would be fun to have a series about book series and share some of these with you all. Chip Hilton by Coach Clair Bee Overview:Chip Hilton and his friends attend high s...

There are some things that irritate me a little when I read. And there are some things that bug me a bit. And there are other things that drive me crazy and might mean I rant to someone about them even if I liked the rest of the book. So this year I’...

Sometimes you just need a good quote to remind you of something. Or to encourage you. . . . The essence of writing . . . is not putting words on the page but learning to recognize and erase the unnecessary ones . . . Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein...

Dear Readers, Here it is, camp time again! I’m writing to you from Tentalizing Tales where I have 15 campers. We’ve written and chatted and sprinted and eaten snacks, and encouraged each other. But overall it’s been a pretty quiet tent this time. I t...

There are many book series. Some are more popular and others are not. I thought it would be fun to have a series about book series and share some of these with you all. The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott by Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick Overview:Emil...

I’m not going to say much today. I know some of my readers are not Americans, but that’s okay. They have their own days to celebrate their own country and today I’m celebrating mine. I’m thankful to be an America. Yes, we have a host of problems, yes...