Currently listening to: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle Fantasy and Escapism What a night of deep thinking interspersed with enlightening research it has been! The other day my husband and I were discussing the general sense of immaturity associated with the fantasy genre and how ironic we find that. […]
The Power of Rejection: Thoughts from a Fantasy Writer I’ve been thinking today about the power of rejection. We’ve all experienced it at some point in our lives and all found a way to move on. Even from the time we began getting our first graded papers in school, we started learning about our own imperfections; we started […]
Cinderella, Midnight… Behave A Writing Prompt Exercise: A couple months ago I entered a fun little contest at Writer’s Digest and figured I would share the details with you all. Prompt: Write the opening sentence to a story (25 words or fewer) incorporating these three words: Cinderella, midnight and behave. This was my entry: People tell me […]
Dear synopsis, I’ve been working on you for days. I want you to accurately depict the intricate novel I slaved over, but you’re making that very difficult. My favorite places can’t be given any discription and some of my most loved side characters no mention. Well you may be a pain but I’ll have you […]
Currently listening to: I Don’t Want To Wait by Paula Cole Location: Just drove through Grape Vine Mountain Pass CA I’m doing a little planning ahead on the second novel in my Obsidian Series this week. So far, I haven’t published any information about the series and for now I’d rather keep it top secret. But […]