Books, Encouragement, Loreless, True Stories, Writing
I’ll cut to the chase. Pitching to a director is relatively easy. You just walk up to them and introduce yourself. Having said that, preparing to act on your intentions is where the real trial lies. It is not dissimilar to the act of writing itself. You must swallow a...
Books, Publishing, The City of Shades, Writing
The City of Shades, the next novel in the Anaïs Blue series, has hit the bookshelves. Anaïs Blue is a teenage witch trapped in the body of a five-year-old. I have now written two full-length novels about her with a third gestating in first draft mode. The new story is...
Books, Loreless, Publishing, Writing
I published my debut novel, Loreless, just over a year ago. So much has happened since then. I have published two more books in the past year. The most recent release, the second novel in my series about a teenage witch trapped in the body of a five-year-old, is...
Books, Research, The Promptuary, Writing
I recently published my third novel, the second in a series about a witch with a twist. In The Promptuary I introduce a gone, but not forgotten, twentieth century icon. I’m sure you have heard of Marilyn Monroe. Early on in the writing process I established a sort of...
Inspiration, Publishing, Travel, Writing
I have an anniversary. I have officially been a author/publisher for one year. A lot has changed in a year and I decided it’s time to take stock of it all. I have two books on the market. A third, closely followed by a fourth, are going to the presses in a...
Encouragement, The Promptuary, Writing
To pants or to plot? That is the question. It does not really matter now. The main thing is I made it to the end of my third novel. I don’t know what it was, but getting to the end seemed like climbing Everest. Not that I have climbed Everest, but writing the novel...