First Crush
Reminiscence of foundling feelings
The Devil’s in the details…or the accents
Eleven years ago, I published my first book. Spirit Fall, the first book in a series that has brought me great joy and loyal readers. I was so happy and I loved all of my characters. One in particular was so much fun to bring to life. Although some days, he's a real pain in [...]
Ten Questions
Kinda like Twenty Questions, but takes half as much time. So, interview time! Here’s my choice of questions and answers for one and all. What makes this particular genre you are involved in so special? Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been a huge fan of fantasy and science fiction stories. My mom read [...]
Priming the Idea Mill…once again
"Where do you come up with your ideas?" Wow. Good question, to be sure. Back when I first toyed around with the idea of doing serious writing, I asked what publishers are looking for. Yeah, not so good of a question. I'm not sure which was truly worse: my question or the generic answer. I [...]
Fame and the Big Kid’s Table
The other day, I was out holiday shopping with one of my writer friends at a local mall. It was early enough in the week, so the walkways weren’t overly crowded and the people were still polite. We were heading toward our next destination when I hear my name squealed out. Not this name. My [...]
Where do you find the time?
I get this question quite often. Well, maybe it does have something to do with the fact I have a full-time teaching job which means extra works most nights, a husband who does like to spend time with me, and the standard normal life things (food, clean clothes...) You get the picture. So when I [...]
When I fall in love…
We all know the rest of the line, right? Nat King Cole set the words to music and Hallmark put a price tag on it. Authors, like myself, expound on it while florists and chocolatiers profit from it. Romance abounds on the 14th of February and we all send prayers of thanks, wishes for arrival [...]
Should old acquaintance be forgot…
As another year quickly circles the drain, it's time for those life changes that we never fulfill. Yeah, it's resolution time. Time to declare to all who listen, after enough egg nog or champagne, that this year, we're gonna get to the gym. We'll quit smoking and stop swearing. We'll be kinder to others and [...]
The start of the spooktacular month
The creaking door. The deep and silent woods. The unearthly howls in the dead of night. All the elements that make the blood curdle and the skin crawl. But what truly makes a good scare? Is it the unoiled hinge on a basement door, or a serene forest setting by moonlight? It's the unknown. H.P. [...]
Can I have ‘Passive/Aggressive Behavior’ for $200?
Words. There are thousands upon thousands of them in our stockpile and more are being created all the time. Some we use on a daily basis, some we hear far too often. Others we save for special situations, while others are only for special people. So, with this wonderful variety of possible choices, why is [...]