A childhood terror, you ask? Well. I don’t know about terror. But I have this memory that doesn’t quite line up with… reality? I was probably seven or eight at the time. I was with my family on vacation at… Read More »A Campground Tale
Hey. Life has been kicking me in the shins lately and I’m a little blah in the brain right now. So instead of a normal Tuesday post, I wanted to pop in here and let you know that my first… Read More »Book on Sale
We’re on to the next set of editing tips. I would be lost without ProWritingAid. This editing software helps fine-tune a document of any kind. It also helps you become a better writer. Since I’ve started using this software, my… Read More »More Editing Tips
I read ten books in April. It’s less than I’ve been racking up lately, but a few of them were very long. And I enjoyed each and every one of them. Let’s get to it. A Deadly Education by Naomi… Read More »April Reads 2022
The first book I read by myself was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. I remember sitting on the couch with my mom and struggling through every word. But in the end, I got it. The next step on… Read More »My Reading Journey
Marien Reed brushed her hair off her forehead and smeared flour on her nose before returning her focus to kneading the dough on the countertop. Her seven-year-old son, Stuart, dashed past her and bumped her leg. “Slow down!” “Sorry mom!”… Read More »Horror Prompt 3
So, I’ve been thinking about creepy things, as usual. And I stumbled across this lovely woman on TikTok who talks about folklore and mythological beasties. And she really makes ya think. A recent video she posted talked about the shadow… Read More »Shadow People
I’m working hard on the first round of revisions on my witch book right now. And while other books I’ve written have been pretty straightforward, I’ve been making harder decisions on this book. But hard doesn’t mean bad. For example,… Read More »Hard Editing Decisions
Can you say FIFTEEN BOOKS IN ONE MONTH? Because that’s how many I read in March. Pretty amazing. That puts me at 40 for the year so far (and my goal was only 75) and I’ve marked several off my… Read More »March Reads 2022
I created a learning plan for this year and broke each quarter down by topic. The first quarter, I focused on the basics. Plotting, outlining techniques, and character development. Going back to the basics was really fun. I worried there… Read More »Q1 Rollup