Writing Blog
This regular column is for authors–of every genre–who want to achieve their dreams on not just writing a book, but to write a great book that readers will love. We share our experiences and insights after publishing and marketing more than thirty books (many bestsellers and award winning ones) to reach more readers.
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Someone Has to Die: Killing Characters
There is a war. Brave heroes face countless obstacles, horrible foes, and great odds. Yet, somehow, everyone walks out...
All for One – or Not: How a leadership course changed my view of quests
A few years ago, I was in a leadership course. Thirteen of us sitting in a room where we had to select, design, and...
The Making of a Trilogy – Post 2
As I mentioned in my last post, I hadn’t plotted out what came after Born of Water, book 1 in my epic fantasy trilogy....
The Making of a Trilogy
Planning a trilogy is not the same as writing a novel. Especially when, like so many new authors, I wrote the first...
The One Time I Didn’t Plot
I recently finished writing my first draft of Spirit of Life! This is, of course, the third book and final installment...
I’m on Wattpad. Here’s why…
It's Canadian. No, that's not why I'm on Wattpad. Though, that does give it a gold star in my book. I happen to like...
The details of my fantasy world building
Sometimes my fantasy world building spills over into the real world. You see, my husband and I are building a house....
Longhand or Typing?
Can writing longhand be a hinderance? I wouldn’t have thought so. Heck, I’ve hand written a novel before. And isn’t...
Dissolving Writer’s Block
I don’t tend to get writer’s block often. When I do, it is usually because of one of two reasons: I don’t know enough...