Tell Me a Story
I’ve always been a storyteller. My parents talk of times from before I can remember about the friends I’d make up—I was an only child until my sister came along when I was 4—and the interesting adventures and rich backgrounds I had for them all. In grade school, I...Constructive Criticism (or, Why it Takes so Long to Write a Book)
A lot of work has gone into my upcoming book, Cedar Ridge, and I actually just started on a second revision, much to the dismay of those close to me. Their problem is that I’ve been working on this one manuscript for over a year, and when they ask how it’s going (a...A Heartfelt Post
Oh, those handsome, hunky, romance novel heroes…even their foibles and imperfections don’t keep them from stirring up our insides as we read about them. They kind of set real-life men up for failure. What guy can compete with the suave, attractive Josh Carmichael in...A Fish Out of Water
They say misery loves company…maybe that’s why we all love a good fish-out-of-water story. Not because we’re all miserable, but it’s comforting, reassuring even, to see someone else struggling. And who struggles more than the person who finds themselves in a world...