Pictures!

A picture is worth a thousand words, so ... keeping in mind that our back splash isn't installed yet and the kitchen island still needs ...

Fun With Research

Along with the line edits and the revisions, much of the work I’ve been doing on my manuscript for the past couple weeks is checking for his...

Status Report

1. Dryer. Check! The Salerni family now has clothes that are clean and dry, without having to hang them outside in the cold, damp February a...

Gina Review: A School for Villains

My 11-year-old daughter can't resist a villain, so I knew she'd like this book as soon as I saw it promoted on Marva Dasef 's we...

Kitchen Progress?

I promised I'd come back and show you pictures of my newly remodeled kitchen. Yeah, well, we're not there yet. You might call this t...

Let's Hear It for Alpha Readers!

We all know the value of beta readers, who test out our completed manuscripts and provide the feedback we need to revise and whip them into ...

Editorial Notes!

So, my editorial notes for THE CAGED GRAVES arrived yesterday while I was on my lunch break. It's not the first time I've received e...

ORIGINS Blogfest

Thank you, DL Hammons , Matt McNish , Katie Mills , and Alex J Cavanaugh , for hosting this blogfest exploring the beginnings of our writing...

Leaving the Comfort Zone

I saw this image on Facebook last week. It was posted by Laurie Baum Olson and came to my attention via my old high school pal, Kathryn Kan...

When Characters Choose Their Own Names

Who picks the names for your characters? You … or they? I might have some say in the naming of minor characters, but my main characters are ...

First Impressions: MANIFESTED

The third First Impressions post for February is a YA adventure with magical elements titled MANIFESTED, by Margo Kelly : Luke Michaelson sa...

First Impressions: THE PORTAL

Our second First Impression for the month of February comes from Larry O’Donnell, my brother-in-law and frequent guest poster.  This is the ...

First Impressions: THE 49TH PARALLEL

Today I’m bringing you a First Impression of PK Hrezo’s manuscript, a YA thriller titled THE 49 TH PARALLEL. Mom says I’m my father’s daugh...