Publishing Trials, Tribulations, and Thrills

April 8, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

What strikes me first is how much the publishing process has changed since 2012, when my last book was published. Granted, that was with a mainstream publisher (Bloomsbury USA Children’s), ... Read more

Listen to the Wind blog tour!

March 23, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

It’s all getting very real. I’ve been doing the kinds of things I probably should have done with my books published by big publishers. But who really knew then? For ... Read more

So, how’s it going with the publishing?

March 10, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

It occurs to me that people out there might be interested in reading about my journey as an author whose books are being published by a small press So I ... Read more

Big news!

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

Something great will happen in a couple of months. Something I honestly didn’t think I’d ever see. The first volume of my medieval trilogy will be published by Bellastoria Press! ... Read more

Happy New Year to All!

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Editing, Writing life

A little late, but at least it’s still January! Why is it that turning the page on the calendar feels so significant? For me, a new year is an invitation ... Read more

The Importance of Connecting

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 Writing craft, Writing life

It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these posts, mostly because I’ve been head down writing my new WIP. This project is all absorbing, because I am very ... Read more

The important writing stuff

July 15, 2018July 15, 2018 Literary fiction, Soul searching, Writing life

Why do I write? Why is it important for me? Is it important to anyone else? Is it IMPORTANT WRITING? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately as I ... Read more

Rewriting vs. editing—the painful difference

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 rewriting, Writing craft, Writing life

I wonder how many readers think that writers just sit down and pour out a story onto the page, that maybe with a few little edits and tweaks the story ... Read more

Art and Story

March 11, 2018 Random thoughts, Soul searching, Writing craft, Writing life

I haven’t been to an art museum in quite a while. I used to go all the time. The only reason I went today was because there was such a ... Read more

Where does the art of writing come from?

February 12, 2018February 14, 2018 Random thoughts, Research, Writing craft, Writing life

I firmly believe that 90% of writing is craft rather than art. But that ineffable 10%, the part that elevates a well-constructed, readable story to something more—where does that come ... Read more