Hi elf lovers,I've been hard at work on the second book in the Valley Glen Elves world. In book one of the series, we can see that Ambassador Lilliana and Historian Strailer have met before. I have been dying to tell their story. Love and Lab Extract...
Hi Creatives!I just finished a big writing project this week, and that means the month of May has been spent focused on writing and leaving other creative pursuits to the side. I often set goals based on month-long blocks. This month, I needed to rev...
Hi ARC reader folks,Thanks so much to all of you who have been reading and reviewing Cascade of Sparks. It's been so exciting seeing the reviews pop up on Goodreads and Amazon so far. We are a small but mighty team for this first book in the series...
Hi elf lovers!Cascade of Sparks is releasing early today and I've quietly put it at 99 cents for May 14th and 15th. I do that so my ARC readers who want a verified review can purchase a copy, but I thought I would share with newsletter folks too. You...
Hi ARC readers!Thanks again for signing up to be an advanced reader for Cascade of Sparks.Review Sites are Ready!I know some of you have already finished the book and are ready to post reviews. My Goodreads page and Amazon listing should both be rea...
Every year in November, the excitement of National Novel Writers Month(NaNoWriMo) descends upon the internet. People are drafting their outlines and busting out their copies of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. My online writer’s groups are full of the e...
Build your Stamina I have written stories and essays my whole life. For years, I’ve journaled and blogged regularly. I’ve established a small daily writing habit, so my goal for this year was to get my idea for a novel written. On Halloween 2018, I s...
I am in the middle of the first draft of my second novel. For my first novel, I was afraid to go out of order, so I worked my way through the book from beginning to end. When I started the second book, I was brave enough to start in the middle with a...
I started exercising regularly when my youngest baby started sleeping through the night. I took a Crystal Paine’s online course about reworking your morning routine. My new morning routine began with a tiny bit of exercise. Soon after, I also started...
A newbie author dives into self publishing I’ve written several picture book manuscripts. I love the idea of mixing art and story, but I never knew exactly what to do with them. I don’t have the patience for traditional publishing, but the idea of pa...
Get started faster! Circling the Runway When I sit down to work on my novel, I turn on my computer and instead of jumping right into the next scene, I often check my Facebook notifications or my Medium stats for the day. I might check my work email a...
Coming back to Creativity I’ve always enjoyed making things. When I was young, I painted, knitted and gardened. I was the only quilting teen I knew. I wrote stories during my summers off as a teacher. I taught myself to crochet after my twins were bo...
Take it piece by piece I have been writing non-fiction articles and blogging for many years, so writing article-length items is normal for me. An idea for a novel-length fantasy story has been brewing in the back of my mind all these years and I have...
Are you reading this when you should be writing right now? Whether it’s your next blog post, your novel or a report for work, sometimes it’s hard to get started on writing something, even when you really want to get it done. Here are some simple ways...