Summer has a way of blurring days until time loses all meaning. In June especially I am happy to let the days slip by unaccounted for and unmarked on the calendar. That's why, when I sat down this morning to blog and noted the date on the post, I did … [Continue reading]
New Story in Fractured Lit and Other Writerly News
Posted on April 30, 2022 ·
Summer Break is weeks away, and although I'm going to miss my students, I can't wait to have more time for writer-me. Until then I am in full teacher mode, but I wanted to pop in and share a few writerly links from March and April in case you missed … [Continue reading]
Celebrating Ten Years as a Published Writer
Posted on March 19, 2022 ·
This month marks the ten-year anniversary of my first published piece, "Flight." I will never, ever forget when Literary Mama accepted that story—I was over the moon. It was the writerly breakthrough I needed and kicked off a ten-year streak of … [Continue reading]
The Story of My Heart
Posted on February 14, 2022 ·
Every author has that one novel–the one cherished above all others, the one that makes her think, If I never write anything else, that's okay, because I wrote this. I’ve written eight books, and while each is special in its own way, the fourth one is … [Continue reading]
New Year, New Dreams
Posted on January 22, 2022 ·
I have always been intrigued by the concept of giving something up for the new year. Writing it down on a slip of paper and then burning it. So often we focus on what we want to gain instead of the things we need to lose. When I looked back on … [Continue reading]
The Best Books I Read in 2021
Posted on December 31, 2021 ·
For the last seven years I've posted an end-of-year book survey, courtesy of Jamie Miller at The Perpetual Page Turner. It doesn't look as if she'll be hosting one for 2021, so my list will look a little different; however, the essentials are here! … [Continue reading]
The Comfort and Joy of Rereads
Posted on November 29, 2021 ·
December is almost here, a time for tinseled trees, fuzzy slippers, hot chocolate, and end-of-year lists. My own list of bookish favorites will be posted in a few weeks, but there’s one category I’ve never featured—the books that seem to always get … [Continue reading]
Happy Halloween!
Posted on October 31, 2021 ·
It's so hard to let go of October; I always wish it would stay a little longer. Halloween night has yet to arrive and already my month has been full of treats. I indulged in plenty of great horror movies, including a re-watch of the compulsively … [Continue reading]
My Big Mistake with Kindle Vella and Why I’m Starting Over
Posted on September 30, 2021 ·
You may have heard me shouting from the rooftops about my Kindle Vella story when Amazon’s new serialized story platform launched in July. The YA cozy mystery I’d penned back in 2019 and secretly uploaded to Vella in April was chosen as one of a … [Continue reading]
When Stories Disappear
Posted on August 22, 2021 ·
In June of 2019 I wrote a post paying tribute to literary magazines and lamenting the many we’d lost that year. YA Review Network (YARN), an online publication dedicated to young adult literature, was one of them. A few months ago YARN announced … [Continue reading]
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