When to Muse and When not to (#amwriting)

Creative Downtime I’m between creative projects at the moment. My last book came out in August and since the mad-dash, final editing/pubbing frenzy has ended, I’ve mostly been recuperating.  I’ll be honest, I think I pushed myself a little too hard with the last deadline. Sometimes I have a problem making goals that are too[…]

What is New Adult Fiction?

Have you heard of the New Adult genre of fiction? Today Juliana Haygert talks a little about what New Adult is and addresses some of the common stereotypes. Read on to hear more about this quickly-growing genre and her own newly-released New Adult novel. ~ What is New Adult? I write New Adult. Have you heard[…]

Treason by S.M. Boyce Blog Tour and Giveaway

 Treason Release I am pleased to be a part of the blog tour for Treason by S.M. Boyce. Treason is the second book in the Grimoire Trilogy, a bestselling young adult fantasy series that is quickly growing in popularity. I just finished reading Lichgates, the first book in the series. Read on for my review.[…]

Confessions of a Writer: I Think I Have #amwriting ADD

Most days here, I try to share some inspiration or writerly snippets of wisdom I’ve gleaned along my way. I look to other blogs for insight and encouragement, so that’s what I hope to give back. But I want to meet people along the way, too. And I’m drawn to those who are open and[…]

Get to Know Kel (Character Interview)

Free Books and More! In case you haven’t heard, an exciting event is happening this weekend (July 26th – 29th). Today is the second day of the Blogger Book Fair. Make sure and click on the image above to find out about all the other participants in the fair and get your hands on lots[…]

Guest Post: Angie Richmond

Today I have a special guest. If memory serves me correctly, we met during NaNoWriMo word wars. Since then, we’ve been online buddies and I always look forward to Angie’s cheerful, humorous, and inspiring tweets. I asked her to share the news about her latest creative adventure in hopes that you might be inspired as[…]

What Is Art?

Art is about passion. Where does passion live? On the inside. Creating art is difficult, because it involves accessing that innermost place where we have to face our deepest fears. We have to pass through all of our weaknesses, faults and failures to get to that hidden recess where our creative potential lies. When we[…]

Sowing and Reaping

Walking the Tightrope If you’re like me you probably have a long list of goals you want to accomplish…this week…this year…this lifetime. That plus keeping up with work, family life and laundry and are enough to fill up pretty much all available time, right? I don’t know too many people who have even a nanosecond[…]