Several exciting things have been in the works this spring. For those who have been waiting on the second book in the Chronicles of the Aranysargas, I am happy to let you know the draft is finished. It goes off to my editor, Shannon at the start of July 2021. I won’t lie, Shannon is…
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I have some really cool news to share: one of my short stories is going to the moon. My friend, Samuel Peralta, announced he is sending every single one of his Chronicle Worlds in the payload he purchased as part of the Writers on the Moon project. This means my story, published in the thirteenth…
This spring I did a pre-recorded interview with Fairy Tale Access host, Denise-Marie. We talked about Missing Wings, my background in the Army, and some of the volunteer work I do with the Girl Scouts. You can watch the interview here: FAIRY TALE ACCESS I was filmed sitting on a bench in Como Park, St.Paul, Minnesota,…
Hello-in case you didn’t hear my big news: Missing Wings is published. I’m having a virtual release party on facebook here: Missing Wings Release Party, and some of my author friends will be there to help me celebrate. We’ll have prize drawings, giveaways, and fun all done on the event thread. Everyone interested is welcome-and…
Something happened to me this week. It’s a change I knew was going to happen, but when it did it still left me amazed by the event. A short story I submitted last summer, for a chance at being included in an anthology, is now published. I’ve known for a few months this was going…
Author George R. R. Martin is famous for killing off beloved characters in his popular Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire book series. I’ve often wondered however, how he feels about the writer saying, “kill all your darlings.” I think writer Lisa Cron best describes what happens to a reader when a…
An author friend of mine posted a positive review of the Kindle book Writing Active Hooks by: Mary Buckham. I’ve heard hooks referred to as lazy writing, and a literary device. As a novice writer I know there’s plenty for me to learn, and other reviewers touted the assignments in the book as great. I’ve taken some…