Foreign Identity Cover Reveal

In case you’ve missed all the buzz, my science fiction novel Foreign Identity comes out next month. Today, I finally get to show you the cover art (by Anna Howard). This is just the first step in a whirlwind of exciting things to come. I’ll be having a blog tour, giveaways, and character interviews, to[…]

Writing and Marketing: Got Balance?

The more I learn about what it takes for an author (especially an indie published one) to get his or her name out there, the more I realize how vital marketing is. Especially within the online community. The bad news is, this kind of marketing takes a lot of time. The good news is, it’s mostly[…]

Get the Crap Out

Have you ever been working on a project or trying to think of an idea and been completely stuck? Like you’ve hit a brick wall and the only things coming to mind are complete garbage? I have that problem a lot. In fact, I dealt with it today. A Novel Dilemma I’ve been prewriting for[…]

What Is JuNoWriMo?

I tweeted a few days back that I’d be participating in JuNoWriMo. Then I got a handful of tweets asking what the heck I was talking about. So what is it? JuNoWriMo is a motivational tool to write a novel (50,000 words) in thirty days. You’ve heard of National Novel Writing Month, right? (If not,[…]

Learning from Your Mistakes

As a mother, it’s often my instinct to protect my children from making mistakes. I use warnings, what-ifs, stories and other examples to help guide their judgment.  I’m especially thorough when discussing areas where I’ve made mistakes. As a parent, my own lessons are put to use if I can pass them on to my[…]

Creative Challenge: Faeries

I’ve mentioned before that I’m inspired by a challenge. Right? Yeah, pretty sure it’s come up once or twice. So when I saw a writing contest posted by one of my Triberr buddies, Anna Meade, I couldn’t resist. If you’re a challenge-loving  kindred spirit, you might want to jump on board. There are still a[…]

Your Best Story

A story is a partnership between the reader and the writer. Stephen King calls it telepathy because it is like an idea moving from one brain to another. It’s the writer’s role to paint a picture with words. It’s the reader’s role to envision the scene by way of imagination. Both are vital to the[…]