This month I had something of an identity crisis that's actually helping me refine my goals.
My agent has shopped around my proposal for a western romance series for a while now. We've received interest but no cigar. At this point we're evaluating which direction to take my traditional writing career. I would like to write … Continue Reading ››
Liquid-eyed creatures with flowing manes that move like poetry itself, horses have long fascinated me. Not surprisingly, equines feature in my medieval fantasy novels. Combining my love of horses with another fascination (flying) produced the winged horses in DawnSinger, book one of my Tales of Faeraven epic fantasy series.
Medieval horses were ranked less by breed … Continue Reading ››
DawnSinger Finaled in WalMart's Get-on-the-Shelf Contest!
A surprise awaited me upon my return home from the retreat. My husband had entered the book trailer for DawnSinger, Tales of Faeraven 1, in WalMart’s Get On The Shelf Contest for a chance to sell my book in WalMart stores, and … Continue Reading ››
Ever wonder what it’s like to live as one to the manor born? Well, I have. When a wealthy couple offered use of their second home (worth millions) to my writing retreat group for a week, I expected my curiosity to be satisfied but had no idea how the experience would change me.
I'm moving into an area of peace with myself and my writing, something I've fought hard to win. It comes from letting go of my own and others' preconceived notions of what I should write and how my writing life will be. Perhaps as an echo of this, my follower numbers have moved upward. We … Continue Reading ››
You've probably noticed the radio interview announcement to the left. Here's an author journal confession: I'd rather design the announcement than do the interview. If I sound nervous, it's because I am. The interview is set for between 8 and 9 pm Pacific Time, Tuesday, March 12th. That's a time I'd normally be getting ready to … Continue Reading ››
