In early April, I attended the Chanticleer Authors Conference. It was a great experience, with lots of networking and valuable sessions, but the pinnacle for me was the Awards Banquet. I had entered The Appearance of Power, my young adult fantasy, in the Dante Rossetti […]
It’s been a packed weekend at the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference in SeaTac, WA. I was a little concerned how much I would enjoy the event, as my critique group partners were not in attendance for various reasons, but I was pleasantly surprised. I […]
In my last post, I told you about my progress with beta readers for The Appearance of Power. As a reminder, it is a young adult fantasy about the son of a deposed tyrant mage who is being tested for magic. Chaos ensues. Four of […]
In the last post, I told you about finishing The Appearance of Power. I sent it out to six beta readers. As a reminder, it is a young adult fantasy about the son of a deposed tyrant mage who is being tested for magic. Chaos […]
I have been working on a young adult fantasy novel for – literally – years. I have always been a slow writer, (more about my process later) and learning to write a novel has been a huge learning curve. But I wanted to do it […]
I always enjoy entering writing contests. It’s fun to test myself and some contests give you story feedback from the judges, so I can make a story better to submit for publication. Last year, I submitted The Heart of Kublai Khan’s Menagerie Keeper to the […]
I always enjoy entering writing contests. It’s fun to test myself and some contests give you story feedback from the judges, so I can make a story better to submit for publication. I have several stories entered in contests right now, and I am excited […]
I was just notified that “A Hell of a Rescue” is a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association 2022 Literary Contest in the Short Story Category. This was a Flash Fiction I wrote originally for the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest. It was a […]
One thing that many of us who love books have missed during this COVID-19 Pandemic is the book signing. Book signings are great for everyone. Readers can meet an author that they love and get a book personalized. Authors get to meet their readers and […]
I am part of a great writers’ group that meets weekly to critique members’ work and to support one another in our writing journey. We recently started a podcast to discuss writing craft. Our sixth episode on YouTube asked “How do you make your hero??” […]