Writing Relevance
Recently I began reading a new book from one of my favorite authors. I had been looking forward to this book because it was revisiting 1800's London and the author had done a beautiful job describing that time period. I also love the fantastical elements of the world she created. Urban fantasy is fascinating to … Continue reading Casting the Book
A while back, my husband and I took a trip to Martha's Vineyard and stayed at the Dockside Inn. With COVID restrictions slowly being lifted, we were anxious to get out of the house and stretch our legs, and what better way to do that than to go somewhere we'd never been before? I should … Continue reading Exploring New England – Martha’s Vineyard
A while back I finished my 3rd and I'd hoped final revision of Song of Bones/Melody of Bones/that dragon story I always wanted to write but kept putting off. My stubborn brain insisted it was complete, that I had told the story the best way I knew how, and that it was time to set … Continue reading Chagrin – Tempering the Writer
From Achilles to Captain America, Perseus to Luke Skywalker, our stories have been saturated with soldier heroes. We play them in our video games, we read them in science fiction; super soldiers who have the strength to fight when others fall behind. AVAILABLE September 8, 2020 We love them because they fill us with hope. … Continue reading Embracing the Super-Soldier Cliche
Daphnis was discovered back in 2005 by the Cassini mission team. Before that, scientists had suggested that there was a moon there based on the ripples they could see in the Keeler Gap, but hadn’t any solid proof it was there since… you know… the planet is so far away from us. What the mission … Continue reading Daphnis Up Close – For Science Fiction
https://www.iau.org/public/themes/pluto/ When I first started the Tapped series, I made the conscious decision that I didn't want to set my science fiction in "a galaxy far, far away" with planets we only just now are discovering. While doing that may have afforded me a little more freedom in writing those planets, imagining what they might … Continue reading Researching the Galaxy
You would think with COVID sending people into quarantine all over the world that it would be a writer's dream come true. No commute to eat up writing time? Maybe I can carve out writing time in between all the going's on for "working at home" and whatnot? Look at all that TIME! Sadly, this … Continue reading A Brave New COVID World
Life is funny. It's even ridiculous from time to time, and I take particular joy in placing such moments in my fiction. From Megan waking up to an unknown cat nestled against her, to Trenna obstinately reassuring her daughter that domesticity was never her strong suit, to my newest WIP where a stubborn dog gets … Continue reading Humor
A great many changes have occurred over the last couple of years and it seems that they are catching up to me now. The momentum that carried me through several novels has faltered and I find myself scrambling to get words on the page. This has, in fact, happened to me before and the only … Continue reading That Listless Place
Happy New Year! Normally I write this post prior to the holiday, but a bout with the flu bug held me back and I refuse to feel bad about it. Just seems counterproductive to start the year out with regrets, especially when you can't anticipate getting sick over Christmas. So! It's time for my regularly … Continue reading Welcome to 2020!
