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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
This month, we have been invited to post a snippet of our work in lieu of our round robin discussions. However, I don't have anything seasonally appropriate just yet. Instead, I am going to be brazen and shove a rough draft up here. This is from my current work in progress, which is tentatively titled … Continue reading Snippets and Things – December 2019 Round Robin
This month we're sharing excerpts of our work that relate to travel or vacation. And because I'm in the middle of a new work, you get a tiny taste of One Big Werewolf Wedding. The title is obviously in the works. And thanks to my stepmother, who requested I visit steampunk again, I have opted … Continue reading August Round Robin – Travel Teasers
To be honest, I use the events of every day happenings in my novels all the time. I thrust unfortunate events like locking one's keys in the ignition or stabbing one's hand onto my characters because I find it endlessly entertaining and because it helps unite the reader to my character. Maybe you've never stabbed … Continue reading Verisimilitude – June Round Robin
Dear Reader, If you've picked up one my novels I hope you are either enjoying it, or loved it so much you have long since finished reading. I understand not every novel is going to be loved by the people who pick it up, but I hope that somewhere in the journey I touched on … Continue reading Dear Reader… (May 2019 Round Robin)
I know this goes against the age-old adage not to edit your book as you write, but to keep going until you're finished and THEN edit but... I totally don't do that. Normally, I write the first 3/4 of the book and then go back, edit and take notes on what I've got so that … Continue reading Prepping for Submission – March Round Robin 2019
Not to sound too much like a prude but I blushed my way through my first intimate scene. All I could think was that my mother was going to read this and the next time I see her there will be that long, awkward moment when she tells me she liked the book and then … Continue reading Love and Relationships – February 2019 Round Robin
This month, the round robin participants are regaling everyone with snippets from their own work that highlight the spirit of the season. Some may even give a short story or flash fiction and I'm delighted to check out what they have in store. For me, I've chosen an excerpt from my novel Persona, a novel … Continue reading Holiday Snippet – December Round Robin
After that fateful assignment in the sixth grade that spurred me into the writing life, I confess the road has not been easy. Two years later I started writing a fantasy novel based off Dungeons and Dragons characters. My cousins were involved, as well as my brother, and I allowed my mother to read a … Continue reading Costs and Rewards – November Round Robin
Welcome to another Round Robin discussion! This month we're focusing on keeping up the tension in a book from start to finish. After several years writing books, I can sense when a scene is slacking now. It derails me and I pick up my crystal ball (no, really, I have one) and start hashing things … Continue reading Keeping Tension – October Round Robin
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