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Greetings, word artists and story creators! Ever wondered what makes a character so engaging that you can't help but turn the pages of a...

Writing can be a tough gig. It's not just the blank page staring back at you, daring you to come up with something clever to fill it....

“Let’s get right to it,” said my naturopath. “You have Chronic Lyme Disease.” Words I’ll never forget. Words that took close to a year to...

I don't really use the word 'writer's block.' I think of it more as rest that my brain needs so it can return fresh and renewed. If...

It's probably the most common question writers get: "where do you get your ideas?" My answer: Everywhere. I think of myself as a child of...

If you told me 6 months ago that I'd be finishing a screenplay in 6 months...well, we all know where this is going. Never have I ever...

I have a fantastic critique group. There are four of us, and every week we take turns sharing our work with each other. We also keep each...

I entered a contest with this story in 2020 when I first decided to try my hand at fiction writing. Reading it now reminds me of how far...

We take Fawn, our 6-pound dog, for a walk twice a day. Except for winter. And cold fall and spring days. On our route we pass a free...

My boys are in middle grade so I've moved from reading adult to middle grade novels. And you know what? I'm not sure I'll ever go back....

Wow, here it is! My official author site! After a transformative 2 years (maybe I'll write a captivating memoir about it one day), I've...