Publishing Trials, Tribulations, and Thrills

April 8, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

What strikes me first is how much the publishing process has changed since 2012, when my last book was published. Granted, that was with a mainstream publisher (Bloomsbury USA Children’s), ... Read more

Listen to the Wind blog tour!

March 23, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

It’s all getting very real. I’ve been doing the kinds of things I probably should have done with my books published by big publishers. But who really knew then? For ... Read more

So, how’s it going with the publishing?

March 10, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

It occurs to me that people out there might be interested in reading about my journey as an author whose books are being published by a small press So I ... Read more

Big news!

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Publishing business, Writing life

Something great will happen in a couple of months. Something I honestly didn’t think I’d ever see. The first volume of my medieval trilogy will be published by Bellastoria Press! ... Read more

Happy New Year to All!

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Editing, Writing life

A little late, but at least it’s still January! Why is it that turning the page on the calendar feels so significant? For me, a new year is an invitation ... Read more

The Importance of Connecting

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 Writing craft, Writing life

It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these posts, mostly because I’ve been head down writing my new WIP. This project is all absorbing, because I am very ... Read more

Books I’m reading

July 18, 2018 Literary fiction, Reading

Yes, that’s right. Books. Because, you know, reading one book at a time just isn’t cutting it these days. I need books to make me think, to read before bed ... Read more

The important writing stuff

July 15, 2018July 15, 2018 Literary fiction, Soul searching, Writing life

Why do I write? Why is it important for me? Is it important to anyone else? Is it IMPORTANT WRITING? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately as I ... Read more

The lies of memoir

May 27, 2018 Research

Writers of historical fiction consult many sources to try to get as complete a picture as possible of the time, place, customs, and characters in their novels. And primary sources ... Read more

Treasures of the Internet

April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 Research

It seems every day, even when I’ve thoroughly researched a subject or a person and am in the middle of writing about it or her, a simple session of Internet ... Read more