As an author, I research and carefully pick the categories that I place my books into on the Amazon platform. I try to make finding my book as easy as possible for those who like books like mine. Unfortunately, that …
The way I decided on writing a young adult historical fantasy novel happened like jumping from one stone to another across a creek. Eleven years ago, give or take, an idea started forming in my mind to write a children’s …
Oof. I don’t think that’s a real word, but it fits. When I envisioned Ingrid, The Viking Maiden, I thought of it as a middle-grade adventure story. After all, I’ve spent the last twenty-five years concentrating on being a mom …
What a hot topic for the NaNosphere. The question showed up on a regular basis – do you plan out an outline for your novel or do you wing it and see where you end up? At first, I answered …
Like the kick-off party on Halloween, our local chapter of Nanowrimo’s met for a pizza night to celebrate our month-long efforts, the first of December. It was fun to hear everyone’s stories and experiences as we wrapped up the event …