My publisher, Omnific Publishing, has partnered with the Save the Ta-Tas Foundation to release two Summer Lovin’ Anthologies – Summer Breeze (young adult) and Summer Heat (adult). These romantic short stories will whisk you away on a sweet escape, and all proceeds will be donated to Save the Ta-Tas to support breast cancer research! WIN and WIN. Here’s my short fiction piece in the Summer… Read More
Oh, my lovelies, I have so many cool things in store for you this hot July. (Well, maybe it’s hot in your neighborhood. Palatine’s still trying to break 80. And avoid premature-death-by-hail-stone.) Ahem. The Sizzling Summer Author Extravaganza is here! Fellow Omnific Author Lisa Sanchez is hosting a month of guest interviews and giveaways. Here’s the complete list of upcoming… Read More
My week at the Write by the Lake workshop is the best investment I’ve made in my writing career. Part workshop, part retreat, part quality time with a writer friend, it was a booster shot for my writing, as well as a validating experience. This was different from conferences where you meet other writers, agents and editors. It was a… Read More
I’m a huge fan of reading aloud to children, from infancy until they tell you to stop (hint: this never happens). But when the story I’m reading is my story, a special kind of magick happens. Now that THE FAERY SWAP 1st draft is complete (*balloons* *streamers*), I’ve started to read it chapter-by-chapter at bedtime to my three boys (ages… Read More
Even when you don’t think kids are paying attention, they are. This doesn’t just apply to hushed discussions of upcoming birthday presents or coded messages about impending bedtimes. Kids “get” the themes in books they read and movies they see, often more than you would ever expect for their age. This struck home for me when Mighty Mite and his… Read More
I don’t think of myself as someone who holds themselves back, but it turns out I was wrong. That happens (but only occasionally). 🙂 I relentlessly hunt down my writing weaknesses and tackle them with every writer weapon tool I have. A weakness is safe only as long as it is hidden – if I can see it, I can… Read More