Wow, is this week’s topic timely: writing partners and accountability buddies. We’re not talking about collaborators, authors you write with...

Over the years, my habits for managing my word count have changed. What works one season doesn't always work another. But, even so, ther...

 The very last thing I worry about when drafting is structure. I suppose I've learned that a story starts out with a character thinking ...

Oh the things you don’t think about when you’re reading, are those things you should think about when you’re writing. And one of those thin...

  This Week's Topic: Managing Word Count Do I write to hit a certain number? Do I have a chapter/scene word allotment? I have daily goa...

 Yes, hello? This is Marcella, phoning in her blog post because she spent the entire day - and I do mean the ENTIRE day - in the ER with an ...

That heady moment when you pick up a new book and leaf through the pages—maybe even stick your nose into them—checking out the back, cover a...

We revealed the cover of THE FATE OF THE TALA! So now everyone knows who the mystery protagonist is. (If you can't guess from the imag...

I caught Isabel mid-yawn on this one. What I get for disturbing the cozy winter's nap with my photo-taking. She - like all cats - is t...

We're up in wintery Buffalo, Wyoming, for my mother-in-law's funeral . This is the pretty view out my (nicely warm) hotel room. ...

Word counts while traveling depend entirely upon your ability to arrange for vast wastelands of time and boredom. Sort of like being a kid ...

How do I maintain word-count when traveling? I...don't. Anything less than two weeks away from the writing cave is a grand excuse ...

I'm delighted to announce that THE SHIFT OF THE TIDE is up for preorde r!! A few others will be coming soon, but - as with many things...