For me as a writer, one of my biggest challenges is sticking to my writing routine. When I have the time and willpower to write regularly, the words flow, ideas show up, plot problems get solved, story hooks appear and keep me hooked on writing not only the next sentence but the next chapter. I’m … Continue reading The 3 Rs of Writing: Routine, Resistance, Return #WritingLife
My Writing Life
What’s a Marvelous Mystery Project? #12DaysofChristmas #MarvelousMystery
I have a secret. It's been hard to keep because it involves an exciting writing adventure. I'm one of twelve authors working on a Marvelous Mystery Project that will release this December! WHAT CAN I TELL YOU? So far, not much! I was asked to join the project in April The genre is historical romance There … Continue reading What’s a Marvelous Mystery Project? #12DaysofChristmas #MarvelousMystery
Animation Advice for Authors #ThrowbackThursday
Time to celebrate another Throwback Thursday! Today I'm flashing way back to June 2013 and (according to the guest blog) my second ever blog post. This one was with the Romance Writers of America® 2012 Golden Heart® finalists group, The Firebirds. Sending a big thank you to Firebird, Nikki McIntosh for hosting me. Want a … Continue reading Animation Advice for Authors #ThrowbackThursday
Can a Dress Save the World? #Memories #Beauty #Strength
I’m currently writing a story where the heroine is a dressmaker. It’s part of a secret project so I can’t say more—at least not for a few months * click here to read the story * But I can say my dressmaker heroine is influencing my life or maybe my life is influencing hers. Dressmaking is my … Continue reading Can a Dress Save the World? #Memories #Beauty #Strength
For the Love of Color #ThrowbackThursday
Time to get Colorful this Throwback Thursday! If you read my blog on how something as simple as a jacket sleeve can make a big impact on my story characters, then you might not be too surprised by the color obsession that comes next! 🌈 Here's another blog I did for the Sisters of Suspense group blog. … Continue reading For the Love of Color #ThrowbackThursday
Have you ever dreamed of Resistance? #WritingLife
A while ago I read Steven Pressfield's book The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles. He talks about Resistance (and always with a capital R) and its power over creativity. What he said really made a connection with me. PRESSFIELD SAYS... "It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard … Continue reading Have you ever dreamed of Resistance? #WritingLife
Finding Angels in the Wild West #Western #Romance #Adventure
What do Angels have to do with the Wild West? I love making memes and social media banners. Probably a bit too much. I can spend hours playing with images, text, color combinations, and more. I use a package called Stencil (but I've heard Canva is great as well) and a free image site called … Continue reading Finding Angels in the Wild West #Western #Romance #Adventure
The Quest for the Perfect Word #WritingLife
What happens when one perfectionist tries to describe another? I wanted to use the word perfectionist to describe a new story character who is very meticulous. Sadly, I had the feeling that perfectionist wouldn't be a word used in 1876 (when my story-in-progress is set). Sure enough, when I went to one of my favorite … Continue reading The Quest for the Perfect Word #WritingLife
Perfect Photo, New Cover, Happy Author #CoverReveal
Can something as simple as the sleeve of a jacket shape a character? For my latest release, Choosing Bravery (Lonesome Hearts series), I had the book cover made LONG before I finished writing the story. While browsing the Killion Group's immense inventory of stock images, I fell in love with one photo. I felt no hesitation. First … Continue reading Perfect Photo, New Cover, Happy Author #CoverReveal