In honor of this being the month that we give thanks and admiration to our mothers and the woman that inspire us, Valerie and I decided to do an article that discusses the lovely balancing act of being a mother and a writer. I think that this will be interesting considering both she and I have…
Rough Draft, First Draft, and so forth…
I love this picture. I think if I had to use a typewriter then this is exactly what my office would like. I just finished my rough draft for Isle of Dawn and I was talking the other day with someone about how I go about writing when I sit down to start on a new novel….
Introducing Isle of Dawn
Well I did it! I finished writing my rough draft of Isle of Dawn this past weekend. I’m not sure if it’s because I have been writing this in my head for so long but I have to admit I was able to finish it pretty quickly. I think when you write a trilogy…
The Joys & Heartache of Writing a Trilogy
I’ve tried to formulate in my head the words I want to use to describe what I’m feeling right now but I found myself overwhelmed. There are so many emotions swirling through me. When I set out to write a trilogy I never really thought about the end. I knew that this story deserved…
To Query or not to Query…how and when is the question.
When I sat down to write my first book, Isle of Skye, I had no real plan as to what I was going to do with it when I was done. The more progress I made, the more I realized that I had to seriously start thinking about the future of my book. I…
Reflections
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. ~ Thomas Paine I took the day off yesterday and sat down to reflect about a few things. I was thinking about the fact that it was just about a year ago that I really started to ponder…
SXSW April Collaboration Article: Marketing via Social Media
For our April article Valerie and I will discussing some of our tips about marketing via social media. I have to be honest, I think Valerie is by far more of an expert than myself but as always it is so much fun working with her on these monthly collaborations. Responses will be recorded as…
News from the Writing Cave
Greetings from my writing cave! I haven’t written in a while so I thought I would sit down to do a quick blog post to let everyone know how I’m doing and exactly what I have been up to lately. The best way to do this right now is to break it down book by…
A Startling Discovery…
-A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. By Jean de La Fontaine I had a startling yet major moment in my life happen recently. For months I have tried to avoid discussing it too much. I wanted to look on the bright side of everything that has happened…
Isle of Night Released!
I actually have been sitting here for a few minutes trying to formulate a perfectly polished blog posting about the release of my book ‘Isle of Night’. The thing is, right now, I am filled with so many emotions. I absolutely love this book. I feel like I have poured every ounce of my heart…
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