Setups and Payoffs

I was over at a friend’s house, and there was a group of us sitting around […]

Revisiting a Place

Japan was amazing, and the cruise gave me the opportunity to have lots of conversations with […]

Distilled Emotion

I led the group through some writing prompts last month, and I think the most interesting […]

Think About the WHY

I’m back in research mode.  (Working on a non-fiction project about tea.)  I’ve been falling down […]

Scheduling Your Writing Time

I led a session at the Cat Writer’s retreat about finding time to finish your projects.  […]

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 […]