Vanishing Into the 100% Dark – Book Launch Eve

Here it is the night before Vanishing Into the 100% Dark is set to launch, and […]

Dabbling in Memoir

Even if your main focus is fiction or script writing, writing about yourself can be beneficial.  […]

A Solid Premise for Your Novel

When you’re trying to sell a reader on picking up your book, the way you present […]

Wrapping Up Plot Threads and Saving Word Count

.I’m wrapping up the draft of  Book 8 in my Bean to Bar Mysteries, Vanishing into the […]

Roanoke Public Library Teen Summer Reading Kickoff

The Roanoke Public Library is having their Teen Summer Reading Program this year with lots of […]

Permian Basin Writer’s Workshop

In its sixth year, the 2020 Permian Basin Writers’ Workshop annual event will feature writing coaches and agents from […]

Symbolically Speaking

When I start talking about literary devices in my writing classes, the discussion inevitably comes around […]

Worldbuilding is People

Part of worldbuilding – whether you are writing an epic Sci-Fi story or a quiet romance […]

Poetic Technique for Prose Writers

Blog Post – Poetic Technique for Prose Writers I love language.  The sound of words.  The […]

The Freedom of the First Draft

I hope everyone survived NaNoWriMo.  How’d you do?  Even if you didn’t hit 50K, I hope […]