“Place your unpaid bills before you, then apply the seat of your pants to the seat of the chair-and write.” This sage advice from Mary Heaton Vorse to Wilbur Daniel Steele , her husband’s distant cousin, and to Sinclair Louis, Steele’s roommate may have had something to do with their later success. Steele became an … Continue reading Working Like a Busy Bee
Colder weather has ushered in the need for more books. That suits me fine. I’ve been studying how best to connect with readers, an ever-present topic on my mind. I love my readers and want to know more about them. We’re in this together, after all. Imagination is vital to reading and writing both. Every reader … Continue reading Imagine
With cooler weather moving in, I’m drinking more coffee. I’ve discovered Greek coffee, which is lower in caffeine and more healthy than the drip variety. It’s nice to have time to sit and savor a cup in the morning before the day crowds in. Reading is what I missed most when my schedule squeezed my … Continue reading A New Release, More Books, and Lots of Coffee
What’s not to like about the cover of Sojourner? The colors blend and contrast well. A misty background fits in with the covers for DawnSinger and Wayfarer, Tales of Faeraven books 1 and 2. The winged horse declares the story firmly in the fantasy realm. Mara, the strong-minded heroine, is accurately pictured as striking, beautiful, … Continue reading Cover Reveal for Sojourner, Tales of Faeraven Book 3
The ebb and flow of the seasons brings back a tighter schedule in September. I usually find it hard to let go of that easy summer vibe. Shouldn’t life always be thus? This year is different. For more than a month, I’ve been panting for autumn to arrive. No, the heat didn’t cause my breathlessness, … Continue reading An Upcoming Cover Reveal
Adjusting to a lighter work schedule is nice, especially in the summer when family duties demand my attention. At times like these, I wonder how I manage my normal workload. That’s a sign that I need to do more to let go of more. If you’re also busy, I suggest you give some thought to … Continue reading Summertime, and the Living is Easy
I’ll admit to being skunked by back-to-back deadlines, which is why I missed posting last month’s reader news. Life has returned to normal, finally, or at least almost. I do have a lot of releases stacked up ahead of me, one in each of my main genres and several not-yet-announced projects. Reader News Here’s the … Continue reading Skunked but not Sunk
They call it a three-book collision, that interesting time for an author when deadlines for three books in various states of completion collide. This happens for a number of reasons. Publishers, not authors, control when their requested edits arrive in an author’s email inbox, complete with a deadline. Some publishers are predictable, while others are … Continue reading Feeling Like a Juggler
